2020 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship

2020 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	24 July 2020 – 30 August 2020
Teams	12
Sponsor	J. J. Kavanagh & Sons
Champions	Ballygunner (19th title) Philip Mahony (captain) Barry Coughlan (captain) Darragh O'Sullivan (manager)
Runners-up	Passage Eddie Lynch (captain) Michael Walsh (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	19
Goals scored	56 (2.95 per match)
Points scored	645 (33.95 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Maurice Shanahan (3–44)
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The 2020 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship was the 120th staging of the Waterford Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Waterford County Board in 1897. The original championship draw took place on 21 January 2020, however, due to the coronavirus pandemic in Ireland the draws for a rescheduled championship took place on 15 June 2020 with a new format being adopted and relegation being abolished. ^{[1] [2]} The championship took place between 24 July and 30 August 2020.

Ballygunner were the defending champions. ^[3]

On 30 August 2020, Ballygunner won the championship after a 1–23 to 0–09 defeat of Passage in the final at Walsh Park. ^[4] This was their 19th championship title overall and their seventh title in succession.

Lismore's Maurice Shanahan was the championship's top scorer with 3–44.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Waterford Intermediate Hurling Championship

• Ballysaggart ^[5]

From Championship

Relegated to the Waterford Intermediate Hurling Championship

• Ballyduff Upper

Results/fixtures

Group A

Table

  Advance to quarter-finals

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Ballygunner	2	2	0	0	4–42	0–24	30	4
Passage	2	1	0	1	1–33	2–37	−7	2
Tallow	2	0	0	2	0–26	3–40	−23	0

Results

Ballygunner v Tallow

24 July 2020Round 1	Ballygunner	2–22 – 0–09	Tallow	Fraher Field
	D Hutchinson 2–5 (2fs), Pauric Mahony 0–8 (7fs), T O'Sullivan, K Mahony, C Sheahan 0–2 each, M Mahony, C Power, P Hogan 0–1 each.	Report	D Buckley 0–3 (3fs), D O'Brien 0–2, B McCarthy, J Henley, T Ryan, R Grey 0–1 each.	Referee: T Walsh

Passage v Tallow

2 August 2020Round 2	Passage	1–18 – 0–17	Tallow	Fraher Field
	M Cummins 0–9, L Flynn 1–2, E Reilly 0–2, O Connors 0–1, D Lynch 0–1, P Flynn 0–1, K Fitzgerald 0–1, J Whitty 0–1.		R Grey 0–7, I Beecher 0–4, T Ryan 0–3, M O'Brien 0–1, K Geary 0–1, R O'Sullivan 0–1.

Ballygunner v Passage

8 August 2020Round 3	Ballygunner	2–20 – 0–15	Passage	Walsh Park
	P Mahony 0–11, M Mahony 1–1, D Hutchinson 1–1, C Power 0–3, B O'Keeffe 0–2, S O'Sullivan 0–1, C Sheehan 0–1.		M Cummins 0–8, K Fitzgerald 0–4, O Connors 0–2, J Burke 0–1.

Group B

Table

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Roanmore	2	2	0	0	6–37	2–26	23	4
Mount Sion	2	1	0	1	1–36	3–34	−4	2
Clonea	2	0	0	2	3–22	5–35	−19	0

Results

Mount Sion v Clonea

26 July 2020Round 1	Mount Sion	1–19 – 1–13	Clonea	Walsh Park
	A Gleeson 0–8, S Roche 1–1, E McGrath 0–4, M O'Neill 0–4, MF O'Neill 0–1, J Gleeson 0–1.		B Power 0–7, C Power 1–1, J Gleeson 0–3, M Power 0–1, S Clancy 0–1.

Roanmore v Clonea

2 August 2020Round 2	Roanmore	4–16 – 2–09	Clonea	Walsh Park
	B Nolan 1–8, E O'Toole 1–1, G O'Brien 0–4, E Madigan 1–0, S Nolan 1–0, C Dempsey 0–1, S Mackey 0–1, C Wadding 0–1.		B Power 0–6, S Clancy 1–1, S Curry 1–0, R Cahill 0–1, J Power 0–1.

Mount Sion v Roanmore

9 August 2020Round 3	Mount Sion	0–17 – 2–21	Roanmore	Walsh Park
	M O'Neill 0–11, S Roche 0–2, E McGrath 0–1, J Gleeson 0–1, M Gaffney 0–1, A Kirwan 0–1.		B Nolan 1–8, P O'Sullivan 0–6, S Nolan 1–1, S Mackey 0–2, G O'Brien 0–1, R Furlong 0–1, E O'Toole 0–1, C Wadding 0–1.

Group C

Table

  Advance to quarter-finals

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Lismore	2	2	0	0	8–40	4–39	13	4
Fourmilewater	2	1	0	1	0–41	3–39	−7	2
Dungarvan	2	0	0	2	5–36	6–39	−6	0

Results

Dungarvan v Fourmilewater

26 July 2020Round 1	Dungarvan	1–17 – 0–21	Fourmilewater	Fraher Field
	P Curran 0–12, G Crotty 1–0, D Lyons 0–3, J Nagle 0–1, J Allen 0–1.		A Ryan 0–9, J Barron 0–6, T Barron 0–3, S Ryan 0–2, D Murphy 0–1.

Lismore v Fourmilewater

1 August 2020Round 2	Lismore	2–22 – 0–20	Fourmilewater	Fraher Field
	M Shanahan 2–17, I Daly 0–1, P Prendergast 0–1, J Prendergast 0–1, R Barry 0–1, F Reeney 0–1.		A Ryan 0–9, J Barron 0–3, S Ryan 0–2, D Murphy 0–2, C Gleeson 0–1, T Guiry 0–1, T Barron 0–1, S Walsh 0–1.

Dungarvan v Lismore

9 August 2020Round 3	Dungarvan	4–19 – 6–18	Lismore	Fraher Field
	J Burke 1–8, P Curran 2–4, C Curran 0–4, G Crotty 1–0, J Nagle 0–1, D Lyons 0–1, T Loftus 0–1.		R Barry 3–2, M Shanahan 0–10, O O'Gorman 2–0, J Prendergast 1–2, P Prendergast 0–2, F Reaney 0–2.

Group D

Table

  Advance to quarter-finals

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
De La Salle	2	2	0	0	5–37	2–27	19	4
Abbeyside	2	1	0	1	3–38	4–21	14	2
Ballysaggart	2	0	0	2	2–18	4–45	−33	0

Results

De La Salle v Ballysaggart

25 July 2020Round 1	De La Salle	2–22 – 1–12	Ballysaggart	Fraher Field
	J Fagan 1–13, E Meaney 1–0, T Douglas 0–2, R Halloran 0–2, C McCann 0–1, E Barrett 0–1, S Ryan 0–1, K Moran 0–1, A Farrell 0–1.		S Bennett 1–8, K Bennett 0–1, K Cashel 0–1, C O'Gorman 0–1, K Bennett 0–1.

Abbeyside v Ballysaggart

1 AugustRound 2	Abbeyside	2–23 – 1–06	Ballysaggart	Fraher Field
	M Kiely 1–9, M Ferncombe 1–2, N Montgomery 0–4, M O'Halloran 0–3, P Hurney 0–2, T Looby 0–1, C Prunty 0–1, J Beresford 0–1.		S Bennett 0–5, K Cashel 1–0, E O'Brien 0–1.

De La Salle v Abbeyside

8 August 2020Round 3	De La Salle	3–15 – 1–15	Abbeyside	Walsh Park
	J Fagan 1–4, K Moran 1–1, S O'Brien 1–0, S Ryan 0–3, R Halloran 0–3, E Meaney 0–1, E Barrett 0–1, C McCann 0–1, T Douglas 0–1.		M Ferncombe 0–7, N Montgomery 1–2, M Kiely 0–4, P Hurney 0–1, M O'Halloran 0–1.

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Roanmore v Passage

15 August 2020Quarter-final	Roanmore	0–13 – 1–14	Passage	Walsh Park
	B Nolan 0–8 (7fs, 1 65), G O’Brien 0–2, S Mackey, P O’Sullivan, E Power 0–1 each.	Report	M Cummins 0–5 (5fs), K Fitzgerald 0–4 (2fs), L Flynn 1–0, O Connors 0–2 (1f), Callum O’Neill, D Lynch, P Flynn 0–1 each.

Ballygunner v Fourmilewater

15 August 2020Quarter-final	Ballygunner	2–18 – 0–12	Fourmilewater	Fraher Field
	Pauric Mahony (1–9, 8fs), D Hutchinson (1–4), T O’Sullivan (0–3), K Mahony, T Foley (0–1 each).	Report	A Ryan (0–9, 7fs), S Ryan (0–2), S Walsh (0–1).

Mount Sion v De La Salle

16 August 2020Quarter-final	Mount Sion	3–18 – 2–17	De La Salle	Walsh Park
	Martin O’Neill 0–11 (6fs, 1 65), A Kirwan 2–0, S Roche 1–1, A Gleeson 0–4, M Gaffney 0–2.	Report	K Moran 1–2, J Fagan 0–5 (4fs, 1 65), R Halloran 1–0, E Barrett, E Meaney 0–3 each, S Ryan, T Douglas 0–2 each.

Lismore v Abbeyside

16 August 2020Quarter-final	Lismore	2–22 – 3–11	Abbeyside	Fraher Field
	M Shanahan 1–11 (7fs), Oisin O’Gorman 1–5, F Reaney 0–2, I Daly, J Shanahan, Jack Prendergast, P Prendergast 0–1 each.	Report	M Ferncombe 2–8 (1–0 pen, 6fs), C Prunty 1–0, P Hurney, D McGrath, S Whelan Barrett 0–1 each.

Semi-finals

Ballygunner v Lismore

22 August 2020Semi-final	Ballygunner	2–25 – 1–10	Lismore	Fraher Field
	D Hutchinson 2–8, Pauric Mahony 0–12 (9fs, 1 65), T O’Sullivan 0–2, P Leavy, C Sheahan, P Hogan 0–1 each.	Report	M Shanahan 0–6 (5fs), P Prendergast 1–0, J Shanahan 0–3, F Reaney 0–1.	Referee: M O'Brien

Mount Sion v Passage

23 August 2020Semi-final	Mount Sion	1–21 – 0–26	Passage	Walsh Park
	M Cummins (0–6 frees)(0–9); L Flynn (0–5); K Fitzgerald (0–4); J Whitty (0–3); O Connors (0–2); G Cullinane, A Roche, J Roche (0–1 each).	Report	Martin O’Neill (1 65, 0–10 frees)(0–11); A Gleeson (0–4), S Roche (1–1); Martin F O’Neill (0–2); M Gaffney, J Gleeson, L O’Brien (0–1 each).

Final

Ballygunner v Passage

30 August 2020Final	Ballygunner	1–23 – 0–09	Passage	Walsh Park
	Pauric Mahony (0–8, 5f), D Hutchinson (0–5), C Sheahan (0–2), P Hogan (0–4), K Mahony (1–3), C Power (0–1).	Report	M Cummins (0–6,4f), G Cullinane 0–1, L Flynn (0–1), J Burke (0–1).

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Maurice Shanahan	Lismore	3–44	53	4	13.25
2	Pauric Mahony	Ballygunner	1–48	51	5	10.20
3	Dessie Hutchinson	Ballygunner	6–23	41	5	8.20
4	Martin O'Neill	Mount Sion	0–36	36	4	9.00
5	Mikey Cummins	Passage	0–34	34	5	6.80
6	Billy Nolan	Roanmore	2–24	30	3	10.00
7	Jack Fagan	De La Salle	2–22	28	3	9.33
8	Aaron Ryan	Fourmilewater	0–27	27	3	9.00
9	Mark Ferncombe	Abbeyside	3–17	26	3	8.66
10	Patrick Curran	Dungarvan	2–16	22	2	11.00

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Maurice Shanahan	Lismore	2–17	23	Fourmilewater
2	Jack Fagan	De La Salle	1–13	16	Ballysaggart
3	Mark Ferncombe	Abbeyside	2-08	14	Lismore
	Dessie Hutchinson	Ballygunner	2-08	14	Lismore
	Maurice Shanahan	Lismore	1–11	14	Abbeyside
4	Michael Kiely	Abbeyside	1-09	12	Ballysaggart
	Pauric Mahony	Ballygunner	1-09	12	Fourmilewater
	Patrick Curran	Dungarvan	0–12	12	Fourmilewater
	Pauric Mahony	Ballygunner	0–12	12	Lismore
5	Ray Barry	Lismore	3-02	11	Dungarvan
	Dessie Hutchinson	Ballygunner	2-05	11	Tallow
	Billy Nolan	Roanmore	1-08	11	Clonea
	Billy Nolan	Roanmore	1-08	11	Mount Sion
	Johnny Burke	Dungarvan	1-08	11	Lismore
	Stephen Bennett	Ballysaggart	1-08	11	De La Salle
	Martin O'Neill	Mount Sion	0–11	11	Roanmore
	Pauric Mahony	Ballygunner	0–11	11	Passage
	Martin O'Neill	Mount Sion	0–11	11	De La Salle
	Martin O'Neill	Mount Sion	0–11	11	Passage

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