2020 Westmeath Senior Hurling Championship

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2020 Westmeath Senior Hurling Championship
Colours of Westmeath.svg
Dates26 July - 4 October 2020
Teams6
SponsorSlevin's Coaches
Champions Colours of Kerry.svg Clonkill (17th title)
Brendan Murtagh (captain)
Pat O'Toole (manager)
Runners-up Colours of Kilkenny.svg Castletown Geoghegan
2019 (Previous)(Next) 2021

The 2020 Westmeath Senior Hurling Championship was the 116th staging of the Westmeath Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Westmeath County Board in 1903. The championship began on 26 July 2020 and ended on 4 October 2020.

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Clonkill entered the championship as the defending champions. [1]

The final was played on 4 October 2020 at TEG Cusack Park, between Clonkill and Castletown Geoghegan, in what was their second successive meeting in a final. Clonkill won the match by 3–16 to 2-16 - the first ever to be settled in extra time - to claim their 17th championship title overall and a third title in succession. [2]

Results

Final

4 October 2020Final Clonkill 3-16 - 2-16
(aet)
Castletown Geoghegan TEG Cusack Park
Brendan Murtagh 0-12 (8f, 1 “65”), Niall Mitchell 2-0, Jordan Smyth 1-1, Eoin Price 0-1, Peadar Scally 0-1, Luke Loughlin 0-1. Report Aonghus Clarke 1-6 (3f), Niall O’Brien 0-8 (6f), Joe Clarke 1-1, Plunkett Maxwell 0-1.Referee: C Flynn

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References

  1. "O'Neill gives Saints edge". Irish Independent. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  2. "Westmeath SHC Final: Clonkill win three-in-a-row". GAA website. 4 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2021.