2020 Kehoe Cup

The 2020 Kehoe Cup was an inter-county hurling competition in the province of Leinster and Ulster, played by six county teams.

2020 Kehoe Cup

Tournament details
Province	Leinster
Year	2020
Winners
Champions	Offaly (1st win)
Manager	Michael Fennelly
Captain	Ben Conneely
Runners-up
Runners-up	Antrim
Manager	Darren Gleeson
Captain	Conor McCann

The Kehoe Cup is ranked below the Walsh Cup. It took place between November 2019 and January 2020. Offaly were the winners.

Format

The teams are drawn into two groups of three teams. Each team plays the other teams in its group once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The top two teams in each group advance to the semi-finals.

Group stage

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Antrim	2	2	0	0	78	34	+44	4	Advance to semi-final
2	Meath	2	0	1	1	42	60	−18	1
3	Wicklow	2	0	1	1	40	66	−26	1

Updated to match(es) played on 15 December 2019. Source: Leinster GAA

Meath v Antrim

30 November 2019 (2019-11-30) Round 1	Meath	1-15 (18) – (36) 3-27	Antrim	Navan
14:00 GMT (UTC±0)				Venue: Páirc Tailteann
		Report		Referee: Kieran Dooley (Offaly)

Wicklow v Antrim

7 December 2019 (2019-12-07) Round 2	Wicklow	2-10 (16) – (42) 5-27	Antrim	Abbotstown
14:00 GMT (UTC±0)				Venue: National Games Development Centre
		Report

Wicklow v Meath

15 December 2019 (2019-12-15) Round 3	Wicklow	0-24 (24) – (24) 1-21	Meath	Aughrim
14:00 GMT (UTC±0)				Venue: Aughrim County Ground
		Report

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Offaly	2	2	0	0	61	42	+19	4	Advance to semi-final
2	Down	2	1	0	1	46	39	+7	2
3	Kildare	2	0	0	2	30	56	−26	0

Updated to match(es) played on 15 December 2019. Source: Leinster GAA

Offaly v Kildare

30 November 2019 (2019-11-30) Round 1	Offaly	2-28 (34) – (18) 0-18	Kildare	Birr
14:00 GMT (UTC±0)				Venue: St Brendan's Park
		Report		Referee: D Hughes

Kildare v Down

7 December 2019 (2019-12-07) Round 2	Kildare	0-12 (12) – (22) 0-22	Down	Newbridge, County Kildare
14:00 GMT (UTC±0)				Venue: St Conleth's Park
		Report

Offaly v Down

15 December 2019 (2019-12-15) Round 3	Offaly	1-24 (27) – (24) 2-18	Down	Abbotstown
14:00 GMT (UTC±0)				Venue: National Games Development Centre
		Report		Referee: Kevin Brady (Louth)

Knockout stage

Offaly v Meath

4 January 2020 (2020-01-04) Semi-Final	Offaly	8-18 (42) – (27) 3-18	Meath	Birr
14:00 GMT (UTC±0)				Venue: St Brendan's Park
		Report		Referee: Barry Redmond (Wexford)

Antrim v Down

5 January 2020 (2020-01-05) Semi-Final	Antrim	2-19 (25) – (13) 0-13	Down	Belfast
				Venue: The Dub

Offaly v Antrim

12 January 2020 (2020-01-12) Final	Offaly	1-16 (19) – (18) 1-15	Antrim	Navan
14:00 GMT (UTC±0)				Venue: Páirc Tailteann
		Report		Referee: J McGrath (Westmeath)