2020 All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship

The 2020 All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship was the second staging of the All-Ireland Under-20 Championship and the 57th staging overall of a hurling championship for players between the minor and senior grades. The championship was scheduled to begin in May 2020, however, it was postponed indefinitely due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games. The championship eventually began on 19 October 2020 and, after being suspended once again, ended on 10 July 2021.[1]

2020 All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship
Championship Details
Dates19 October 2020 - 10 July 2021
Teams15
All Ireland Champions
WinnersCork (12th win)
CaptainConor O'Callaghan
ManagerPat Ryan
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upDublin
CaptainAndrew Dunphy
ManagerPaul O'Brien
Provincial Champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterDublin
UlsterNot Played
ConnachtNot Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played14
Total Goals40 (2.85 per game)
Total Points464 (33.14 per game)
Top Scorer Liam Murphy (0-37)
2019
2021

Tipperary entered the championship as the defending champions in search of a third successive title, however, they were beaten by Cork in the Munster final.[2][3] Kerry fielded a team in the Munster Championship for the first time since 2005.

On 10 July 2021, Cork won the championship following a 2-19 to 1-18 defeat of Dublin in the All-Ireland final at UPMC Nowlan Park.[4] This was a record 12th All-Ireland title overall and their first title since 1998.

Dublin's Liam Murphy was the championship's top scorer with 0-37.

Format change

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The championship was scheduled to begin in May 2020, however, it was postponed indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic in Ireland. When the championship resumed, time constraints led to a revision of the format, with the All-Ireland semi-finals being abolished, thus resulting in no second chance for the defeated Leinster and Munster finalists.

Team summaries

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Team Colours Most recent success
All-Ireland Provincial
Antrim Saffron and white 2016
Carlow Green, red and yellow
Clare Saffron and blue 2014 2014
Cork Red and white 1998 2018
Dublin Blue and navy 2016
Galway Maroon and white 2011 2018
Kerry Green and yellow
Kilkenny Black and amber 2008 2019
Laois Blue and white 1983
Limerick Green and white 2017 2017
Offaly Green, white and gold 2000
Tipperary Blue and gold 2019 2019
Waterford White and blue 2016 2016
Westmeath Maroon and white
Wexford Purple and gold 1965 2015

Results

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Round 1

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21 October 2020 Round 1 Antrim 1-08 - 2-22 Dublin Louth Centre of Excellence
S Elliott (0-6, 2fs, 1’65); D Murphy (1-0); P Boyle, R McAteer (0-1 each). Report L Murphy (0-9, 3fs, 1’65); K Desmond (1-3); M Murphy (0-5); E Gibbons (1-0 pen); D Purcell (0-2); M Sweeney, D Power, L McDwyer (0-1 each).
21 October 2020 Round 1 Laois 1-15 - 0-15 Carlow MW Hire O'Moore Park
D Delaney 0-5 (frees), M Hennessy 1-2, C Conroy, C Byrne, A Kirwan (1 free, 1 65) 0-2 each, T Keyes, T Cuddy 0-1 each. Report C Kavanagh 0-8 (4 frees), J Doyle 0-3, O Ryan, C Treacy, J McCullagh, S Treacy 0-1 each.
21 October 2020 Round 1 Offaly 2-22 - 3-09 Westmeath Faithful Fields
C Kiely 0-12 (0-7fs), C Donoghue 0-5, L O’Connor 1-1, C O’Meara 1-0, P Cantwell, K McDermott, L Nolan, L Kavanagh 0-1 each. Report R Keyes 1-3 (1-0 pen, 0-3fs), D McGrath 1-2, M Cunningham 1-0, O McCabe, E Daly, C McKeogh, P Weir Norris 0-1 each.

Quarter-finals

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11 December 2020 Quarter-final Laois 0-07 - 4-21 Galway MW Hire O'Moore Park
D Delaney 0-4f, T Keyes 0-1, F Holland 0-1, J Phelan 0-1. Report D O’Shea 2-7 (1-0p, 0-6f, 0-1 ’65), A Connaire 1-2, M Kennedy 1-0, D Kilcommins 0-2, S McDonagh 0-2 (1f), C Walsh 0-2, S Neary 0-1, I McGlynn 0-1, J Fleming 0-1, A Prendergast 0-1, J O’Donoghue 0-1, C Killeen 0-1.
12 December 2020 Quarter-final Offaly 0-16 - 2-16 Dublin St. Brendan's Park
C Kiely 0-10 (0-7f, 0-2 65s), K Sampson, K McDermott, R Carty, C Donoghue, C O’Meara, B Duignan 0-1 each Report L Murphy 0-5 frees, D McBride 1-1 (0-1 sideline), E Gibbons 0-3f, K Desmond 1-0, T Kinnane & M Murphy 0-2 each, B Ryan, D Power & P Linehan 0-1 each. Referee: P Murphy (Carlow)

Semi-finals

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18 December 2020 Semi-final Kilkenny 1-11 - 0-19 Galway O'Moore Park
E Guilfoyle (1-7, 7 frees); C Heary (0-2); E Cody, I Byrne (0-1 each). Report D O'Shea (0-12, 11 frees); C Flaherty (1 free), D Shaughnessy, S Neary, A Prendergast, A Connaire, S McDonagh, J Fleming (0-1 each). Referee: R Fitzsimons (Offaly)
18 December 2020 Semi-final Wexford 1-10 - 1-19 Dublin Netwatch Cullen Park
R Banville 0-6 (0-4f), G Murphy-Butler 1-0, S O’Connor 0-2, C Mahoney, D Codd 0-1 each. Report L Murphy 0-10 (0-5f, 0-1 ‘65), E Gibbons 1-2 (1-2f), K Desmond 0-2, D Leavy, D McBride, M Sweeney, L Dunne, P Linehan 0-1 each. Referee: S Cleere (Kilkenny)

Final

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23 June 2021 Final Dublin 1-20 - 1-18 Galway Bord na Móna O'Connor Park
Liam Murphy 0-7f, Lee Gannon and Dara Purcell 0-4 each, Mark Sweeney 1-0, Darach McBride and Micheal Murphy 0-2 each, Eddie Gibbons 0-1f Report [1] Donal O'Shea 0-8 (0-6f, 1 '65) Mark Kennedy 0-6, John Cooney 1-0, Dylan Shaughnessy, Ian McGlynn, John Fleming, Fionn McDonagh 0-1 each Referee: David Hughes (Kilkenny)
Man of the Match: Lee Gannon (Whitehall Colmcille)

Quarter-finals

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19 October 2020 Quarter-final Tipperary 1-19 - 0-12 Clare Semple Stadium
C Bowe (0-7); D Ryan (1-4, 1-0 pen, 0-3 frees); A Ormond (0-3); K McCarthy, S Ryan (0-2 each); G O’Connor (0-1 free). Report C Galvin (0-5, 0-3 frees); M Rodgers (0-4, 0-1 free); R Mounsey, W Halpin, C Hegarty (0-1 each).
19 October 2020 Quarter-final Kerry 2-10 - 2-24 Cork Austin Stack Park
M Slattery 1-4 (1-2 f, 0-65), N Guerin 1-0, D Slattery 0-2, K Goulding 0-2 f, D Moriarty, D Casey 0-1 each. Report B Roche 1-3, B Hayes 1-2, T O'Connell 0-5 (0-3 f), D O'Leary 0-4, S O'Regan 0-3, B O'Sullivan, E Carey, C O'Brien 0-2 each, A Connolly 0-1. Referee: M Kennedy (Tipperary)

Semi-finals

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12 December 2020 Semi-final Limerick 0-21 - 2-29
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Cork LIT Gaelic Grounds
A O’Connor (0-8, 0-7 frees); C O’Neill (0-5); C Ryan (0-3, 0-3 frees); D O’Shea (0-2, 0-1 free); J Considine, B Nix, M McCarthy (0-1 each). Report B Hayes (1-4); S Barrett (1-3); A Connolly (0-6, 0-4 frees); C O’Brien (0-5, 0-3 sc); D Connery (0-4, 0-4 frees); B Roche, T O’Connell (0-1 free), S O’Regan (0-2 each); B O’Sullivan (0-1 free). Referee: R McGann (Clare)
15 December 2020 Semi-final Waterford 3-16 - 5-18
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Tipperary Fraher Field
M Kiely (2-2, 1-0 pen), K Mahony (0-4 frees), C Power (1-0), J Burke, A Kirwan and J Power (0-2 each), C Wadding, R Halloran, S Fitzgerald and G Fives (0-1 each). Report D Ryan (2-10, 0-8 frees), C Bowe (1-3), A Ormond (1-1), M Hackett (1-0), K Maher, K McCarthy G O’Connor, J Devaney (0-1 each). Referee: J O'Halloran (Limerick)

Final

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23 December 2020 Final Cork 1-16 - 1-14 Tipperary Páirc Uí Chaoimh
J Cahalane (1-1), C O’Brien, S Barrett, A Connolly (frees) (0-4 each); B Roche, D Connery (free), D Flynn (0-1 each). Report A Ormond (1-3); D Ryan (0-5, 4 frees); E Connolly (0-4, frees); K O’Kelly, C Bowe (0-1 each). Referee: J Murphy (Limerick)

Final

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10 July 2021 Final Cork 2-19 - 1-18 Dublin UPMC Nowlan Park
P Power 1-1, S Twomey 1-0, S Barrett, A Connolly (0-2f), D Connery (0-2f) 0-3 each, D Flynn, T O’Connell, C O’Brien (0-1 sideline), B Hayes 0-2 each, J Cahalane 0-1. Report L Murphy 0-6 (0-3f), D Purcell 0-4, L McDwyer 1-0, M Murphy 0-3, E Gibbons (0-2f), K Desmond 0-2 each, D Power 0-1. Referee: J Keenan (Wicklow)

Championship statistics

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Top scorers

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Top scorers overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Liam Murphy Dublin 0-37 37 5 7.40
2 Donal O'Shea Galway 2-27 33 3 11.00
3 Devon Ryan Tipperary 3-19 28 3 9.33
4 Cathal Kiely Offaly 0-22 22 2 11.00
5 Brian Hayes Cork 2-08 14 4 3.50
Eddie Gibbons Dublin 2-08 14 5 2.80
Conor Bowe Tipperary 1-11 14 3 4.66
Alan Connolly Cork 0-14 14 4 3.50
Colin O'Brien Cork 0-14 14 4 3.50
10 Andrew Ormond Tipperary 2-07 13 3 4.33
Kevin Desmond Dublin 2-07 13 5 2.60
Shane Barrett Cork 1-10 13 4 3.25
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Devon Ryan Tipperary 2-10 16 Waterford
2 Donal O'Shea Galway 2-07 13 Laois
3 Cathal Kiely Offaly 0-12 12 Westmeath
Donal O'Shea Galway 0-12 12 Kilkenny
5 Eoin Guilfoyle Kilkenny 1-07 10 Galway
Liam Murphy Dublin 0-10 10 Wexford
Cathal Kiely Offaly 0-10 10 Dublin
8 Liam Murphy Dublin 0-09 9 Antrim
9 Michael Kiely Waterford 2-02 8 Tipperary
Ciarán Kavanagh Carlow 0-08 8 Laois
Aidan O'Connor Limerick 0-08 8 Cork
Donal O'Shea Galway 0-08 8 Dublin

Miscellaneous

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  • In winning the Leinster final, Dublin defeated Galway for the first time in the history of the championship.

References

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  1. ^ "GAA confirms U20 and Minor inter-county competitions paused until further notice". Hogan Stand. 21 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  2. ^ O'Toole, Fintan (24 August 2019). "Early Tipp goals power them past Cork to seal All-Ireland hurling glory". The 42. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  3. ^ Moynihan, Michael (23 December 2020). "Jack Cahalane and Shane Barrett inspire Cork to Munster U20 title". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  4. ^ O'Toole, Fintan (10 July 2021). "Cork end All-Ireland hurling title wait as goals key in U20 final success against Dublin". The 42. Retrieved 10 July 2021.