The 2020 Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 56th staging of the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board in 1929. The championship began on 29 August 2020 and ended on 26 September 2020.
Dates | 29 August 2020 – 26 September 2020 | ||
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Teams | 12 | ||
Sponsor | Michael Lyng Motors Hyundai | ||
Champions | Lisdowney (1st title) Vincent Fitzpatrick (captain) Patrick O'Carroll (captain) Martin Power (manager) | ||
Runners-up | Thomastown | ||
Relegated | St. Patrick's Ballyragget | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 14 | ||
Goals scored | 35 (2.5 per match) | ||
Points scored | 493 (35.21 per match) | ||
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On 26 September 2020, Lisdowney won the championship after a 4–3 victory in a penalty shoot-out against Thomastown in the final at UMPC Nowlan Park.[1] It was their first ever championship title.
Team changes edit
To Championship edit
Promoted from the Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship
Relegated from the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
From Championship edit
Promoted to the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
Relegated to the Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship
Results edit
First round edit
29 August 2020 First round | Young Irelands | 1-21 - 1-21 Penalties: 3-2 | St. Patrick's Ballyragget | Canon Kearns Park |
29 August 2020 First round | St. Lachtain's | 1-20 - 1-19 | John Locke's | Tom Ryall Park |
30 August 2020 First round | Carrickshock | 1-16 - 0-21 | St. Martin's | Páirc Shéamuis Stíophán |
30 August 2020 First round | Fenians | 1-12 - 3-19 | O'Loughlin Gaels | Páirc Lachtain |
Relegation playoffs edit
5 September 2020 Semi-final | Carrickshock | 0-17 - 0-12 | St. Patrick's Ballyragget | Clara Sportsfield |
5 September 2020 Semi-final | John Locke's | 1-12 - 0-10 | Fenians | St. John's Park |
13 September 2020 Final | St. Patrick's Ballyragget | 1-20 - 4-13 | Fenians | Canon Kearns Park |
Quarter-finals edit
6 September 2020 Quarter-final | Thomastown | 3-23 - 0-14 | O'Loughlin Gaels | John Locke Park |
6 September 2020 Quarter-final | Dunnamaggin | 2-16 - 4-17 | St, Lachtain's | Tullaroan Sportsfield |
6 September 2020 Quarter-final | Glenmore | 3-20 - 0-22 | St. Martin's | Bennettsbridge Sportsfield |
6 September 2020 Quarter-final | Lisdowney | 1-15 - 0-15 | Young Irelands | Canon Kearns Park |
Semi-finals edit
20 September 2020 Semi-final | Glenmore | 0-19 - 1-17 | Lisdowney | UMPC Nowlan Park |
G Aylward 0-7, A Murphy 0-5, I Byrne 0-4, E Murphy 0-1, L Hennessy 0-1, D Burke 0-1. | A Tallis 1-6, N Brennan 0-4, C Jordan 0-3, D O'Carroll 0-2, S Phelan 0-1, C O'Carroll 0-1. |
20 September 2020 Semi-final | Thomastown | 2-19 - 2-17 | St. Lachtain's | UMPC Nowlan Park |
R Donnelly 0-10, S Donnelly 1-3, JJ Farrell 1-1, D Barron 0-2, J Donnelly 0-2, D Caulfield 0-1. | L Hickey 2-10, J Maher 0-3, D Maher 0-1, N McGee 0-1, J Fitzpatrick 0-1, B Quinn 0-1. |
Final edit
26 September 2020 Final | Thomastown | 1-23 - 1-23 (aet) Penalties: 3-4 | Lisdowney | UPMC Nowlan Park |
R Donnelly 1-12, J Donnelly 0-6, JJ Farrell 0-3, D Barron 0-1, D Waugh 0-1. | A Tallis 0-8, B Kavanagh 0-5, M Kenny 1-1, N Brennan 0-2, C Jordan 0-2, P O'Carroll 0-2, K Sweeney 0-1, W Kenny 0-1, E Hickey 0-1. |
References edit
- ^ Spillane, Trevor (26 September 2020). "What a finish! Lisdowney hold nerve to go back to Kilkenny senior hurling ranks". Kilkenny People. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ Knox, John (27 October 2019). "Tullaroan turned all the pain into terrific intermediate championship win". Kilkenny People. Retrieved 5 December 2019.