2020 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship

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2020 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship
Dates31 July 2020 – 14 August 2021
Teams8
SponsorMolloy Environmental
Champions Colours of Tipperary.svg St Rynagh's (19th title)
Conor Clancy (captain)
Ken Hogan (manager)
Runners-up Colours of Kerry.svg Kilcormac–Killoughey
Enda Grogan (captain)
Tom Murphy (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored30 (2 per match)
Points scored444 (29.6 per match)
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The 2020 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship was the 122nd 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]

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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]

Results

Group 1

Group 1 table

  Advance to knockout stage

TeamMatchesScorePts
PldWDLForAgainstDiff
Kilcormac–Killoughey 3300716476
Birr 32017347264
Coolderry 31025572-172
Seir Kieran 30036278-160

Group 2

Group 2 table

  Advance to knockout stage

TeamMatchesScorePts
PldWDLForAgainstDiff
St Rynagh's 3300716296
Belmont 32016655114
Shinrone 30127382-91
Ballinamere 30216374-111

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

27 September 2020Semi-final Birr 0-17 - 1-20 St Rynagh's Bord na Móna O’Connor Park

Final

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.

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References

  1. ↑ Keegan, Gearóid (8 August 2021). "Three Offaly hurling finals go ahead next weekend". Offaly Express. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  2. ↑ Roche, Frank (21 October 2018). "St Rynagh's dream a living nightmare for deflated Birr". Irish Independent. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  3. ↑ "St Rynagh's dig deep to finally claim Offaly SHC crown". RTÉ Sport. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  4. ↑ Corrigan, Kevin (14 August 2021). "Dominant St Rynagh's worthy champions as K/K left floundering". Offaly Express. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
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