2020 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship

2020 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	31 July 2020 – 14 August 2021
Teams	8
Sponsor	Molloy Environmental
Champions	St Rynagh's (19th title) Conor Clancy (captain) Ken Hogan (manager)
Runners-up	Kilcormac–Killoughey Enda Grogan (captain) Tom Murphy (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	30 (2 per match)
Points scored	444 (29.6 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Eoghan Cahill (0-45)
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The 2020 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship was the 123rd staging of the Offaly Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Offaly County Board in 1896. The beginning of the championship was postponed indefinitely due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games. The championship eventually began on 31 July 2020 and, after being suspended once again, eventually ended on 14 August 2021. ^[1]

St Rynagh's entered the championship as the defending champions. ^[2]

The final was played on 14 August 2021 at Bord na Móna O’Connor Park in Tullamore, between St Rynagh's and Kilcormac–Killoughey, in what was their second meeting in a final in three seasons. St Rynagh's won the match by 1–19 to 1–13 to claim their 19th championship title overall and a second title in succession. ^{[3] [4]}

Birr's Eoghan Cahill was the championship's Top scorer with 0–45.

Group 1

Group 1 table

  Advance to knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Kilcormac–Killoughey	3	3	0	0	71	64	7	6
Birr	3	2	0	1	73	47	26	4
Coolderry	3	1	0	2	55	72	-17	2
Seir Kieran	3	0	0	3	62	78	-16	0

Group 1 results

Birr v Kilcormac–Killoughey

31 July 2020Round 1	Birr	0-14 - 0-17	Kilcormac–Killoughey	St Rynagh's Park
	E Cahill 0-8, C Mulrooney 0-2, C Taylor 0-1, B Murphy 0-1.	Report	Cillian Kiely 0-4, C Mahon 0-3, P Geraghty 0-3, Cathal Kiely 0-3, C Slevin 0-2, J Screeney 0-1, G Healion 0-1.

Coolderry v Seir Kieran

1 August 2020Round 1	Coolderry	1-16 - 0-18	Seir Kieran	St Brendan's Park
	D Tooher 1-6 (4 frees), B Carroll 0-5 (2 frees, 1 65), M Bergin and K Connolly 0-2 each, E Ryan 0-1.	Report	A Hynes 0-10 (8 frees), B Kealy 0-2, E Murphy 0-2 (frees), J Scully, J Mulrooney, K Connor, S Ryan 0-1 each.

Kilcormac–Killoughey v Colderry

29 August 2020Round 2	Kilcormac–Killoughey	1-23 - 1-22	Colderry	St Brendan's Park
	Cathal Kiely 0-10 (6f and one “65”), L Kavanagh 1-3, T Geraghty and Cillian Kiely (1f) 0-3 each, C Mahon 0-2, J Screeney and G Healion 0-1 each.	Report	B Carroll 0-8 (5f), D Miller 1-4, S Corcoran (2f), M Bergin, C Parlon and K Connolly 0-2 each, B Teehan and S Burke 0-1 each.

Seir Kieran v Birr

5 September 2020Round 2	Seir Kieran	1-16 - 1-28	Birr	Bord na Móna O’Connor Park
	J Bergin 1-9 (goal from a penalty and 8f), T Dooley 0-3, A Hynes and K Dunne 0-2 each.	Report	E Cahill 0-13 (10f), B Harding 1-1, M Watkins 0-4, N Lyons and L Nolan 0-3 each, B Murphy 0-2, R Carty and P Cleary 0-1 each.

Seir Kieran v Kilcormac–Killoughey

12 September 2020Round 3	Seir Kieran	2-19 - 3-19	Kilcormac–Killoughey	Kinnitty Grounds
	J Bergin 0-15 (0-11f), A Hynes 2-0, T Dooley 0-2, D Mooney, J Mulrooney 0-1 each.	Report	Cathal Kiely: 0-5 (0-3f), J Geraghty 1-2, Cillian Kiely 1-2 (0-1f) C Mahon 0-4, C Slevin 0-3 (0-2f), L Kavanagh 0-2, G Healion 1-0, T Spain 0-1.

Birr v Coolderry

12 September 2020Round 3	Birr	3-19 - 0-11	Coolderry	Rath Grounds
	E Cahill 0-10 (7f), N Lyons 2-2, M Watkins 0-3, B Hardibng 1-0, S Lonergan 0-2, L Nolan and B Murphy 0-1 each.	Report	B Carroll 0-5 (2f and one '65'), S Connolly, D Connolly, D Miller, C Parlon, D Tooher and D Parlon 0-1 each.

Group 2

Group 2 table

  Advance to knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
St Rynagh's	3	3	0	0	71	62	9	6
Belmont	3	2	0	1	66	55	11	4
Shinrone	3	0	1	2	73	82	-9	1
Ballinamere	3	0	2	1	63	74	-11	1

Group 2 results

Shinrone v Ballinamere

31 July 2020Round 1	Shinrone	2-22 - 3-19	Ballinamere	Rath Grounds
	K Sampson 0-9 (3 frees, 1 65, 1 sideline), A Cleary 1-3, C Doughan 1-1, S Cleary, D Morkan and D Doughan 0-2 each, C Cleary, M Morkan and DJ McLoughlin 0-1 each	Report	B Duignan 0-12 (9 frees), J Murphy 3-0, A Maher 0-4, D Wyer 0-2, C Burke 0-1.

St Rynagh's v Belmont

1 August 2020Round 1	St Rynagh's	0-20 - 1-14	Belmont	Bord na Móna O’Connor Park
	S Dolan 0-4, D Tierney 0-3, J O'Connor, G Conneely, L O'Connor (1f) and A Kenny 0-2 each, P Camon, D Shortt, B Conneely, S Quirke and R Hughes 0-1 each.	Report	O Kelly 1-4 (Goal from a sideline and 1f), D Nally 0-5 (4f), L Fox 0-2 (1 '65'), J Clancy, C Egan and M Cahill 0-1 each.

Belmont v Shinrone

29 August 2020Round 2	Belmont	2-22 - 0-21	Shinrone	St Brendan's Park
	D Nally 0-11 (9f), O Kelly 0-6, D Cox 1-1, D Kenny 1-0, J Nally, L Fox (f), C Flynn and J Maher 0-1 each.	Report	K Sampson 0-12 (10f), J Sampson 0-3, S Cleary and A Cleary 0-2 each, C Cleary and DJ McLoughlin 0-1 each.

Ballinamere v St Rynagh's

30 August 2020Round 2	Ballinamere	1-18 - 2-19	St Rynagh's	Bord na Móna O’Connor Park
	B Duignan 1-9 (goal from a penalty and 6f), A Maher 0-4, J Maher 0-3, J Murphy and K McDermott 0-1 each.	Report	A Treacy 0-9 (7f), L O'Connor 1-4 (2f), A Kenny 1-1, S Quirke 0-3, R Hughes and S Dolan 0-1 each.

Ballinamere v Belmont

12 September 2020Round 3	Ballinamere	1-11 - 1-18	Belmont	Bord na Móna O’Connor Park
	B Duignan (0-6), J Murphy (1-2), C Burke (0-2), C McDonald (0-1).	Report	O Kelly (1-2), D Nally (0-5); J Maher (0-4), D Cox (0-3), C Egan (0-2); L Fox (0-2).

St Rynagh's v Shinrone

12 September 2020Round 3	St Rynagh's	1-23 - 3-15	Shinrone	St Brendan's Park
	S Quirke 1-4, R Hughes 0-4, S Dolan 0-3, A Kenny 0-3 (two frees), L O’Connor 0-3 (two frees), A Treacy 0-3 (frees) P Quirke 0-2, P Quirke 0-1.	Report	K Sampson 0-5 (two frees), S Cleary 1-2, A Cleary 0-4, DJ McLoughlin 1-1, J Sampson 0-3, D Doughan 1-0,

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Belmont v Kilcormac–Killoughey

26 September 2020Semi-final	Belmont	1-18 - 1-22	Kilcormac–Killoughey	St Brendan's Park
	D Nally 0-9, M Cahill 1-0, A Egan 0-2, L Fox 0-2, O Kelly 0-2, C Egan 0-1, D Egan 0-1, D Cox 0-1.		Cathal Kiely 1-8, Cillian Kiely 0-4, C Mahon 0-4, L Kavanagh 0-2, J Gorman 0-1, D Murray 0-1, J Screeney 0-1, T Geraghty 0-1.

Birr v St Rynagh's

27 September 2020Semi-final	Birr	0-17 - 1-20	St Rynagh's	Bord na Móna O’Connor Park
	E Cahill 0-14, S Lonergan 0-1, B Murphy 0-1, M Watkins 0-1.		A Kenny 1-7, A Treacy 0-3, S Dolan 0-3, L O'Connor 0-2, M Maloney 0-1, S Quirke 0-1, R Hughes 0-1, D Horan 0-1, C Flannery 0-1.

Final

St Rynagh's v Kilcormac–Killoughey

14 August 2021Final	St Rynagh's	1-19 - 1-13	Kilcormac–Killoughey	Bord na Móna O’Connor Park
	A Treacy 0-7 (5f and one sideline), A Kenny 1-4 (4f), L O'Connor 0-3, R Hughes 0-2, B Conneely, S Dolan and G Conneely 0-1 each.		L Kavanagh 1-3, C Slevin 0-6 (6f), D Murray 0-2, C Mahon and T Geraghty 0-1 each.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Eoghan Cahill	Birr	0-45	45	4	11.25
2	Brian Duignan	Ballinamere	1-27	30	3	10.00
	David Nally	Belmont	0-30	30	4	7.50
4	Cathal Kiely	Kilcormac–Killoughey	1-26	29	4	7.25
5	Joe Bergin	Seir Kieran	1-24	27	2	13.50
6	Aaron Kenny	St Rynagh's	3-17	26	5	5.20
	Killian Sampson	Shinrone	0-26	26	3	8.66
8	Oisín Kelly	Belmont	2-14	20	3	6.66
9	Adrian Hynes	Seir Kieran	2-12	18	3	6.00
	Brian Carroll	Coolderry]	0-18	18	3	6.00

References

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