2020 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship
Dates | 31 July 2020 – 14 August 2021 | ||
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Teams | 8 | ||
Sponsor | Molloy Environmental | ||
Champions | ![]() Conor Clancy (captain) Ken Hogan (manager) | ||
Runners-up | ![]() Enda Grogan (captain) Tom Murphy (manager) | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 15 | ||
Goals scored | 30 (2 per match) | ||
Points scored | 444 (29.6 per match) | ||
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The 2020 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship was the 122nd staging of the Offaly Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Offaly County Board in . The beginning of the championship was postponed indefinitely due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games. The championship eventually began on 31 July 2020 and, after being suspended once again, eventually ended on 14 August 2021.[1]
St. Rynagh's entered the championship as the defending champions.[2]
The final was played on 14 August 2021 at Bord na Móna O’Connor Park in Tullamore, between St. Rynagh's and Kilcormac/Killoughey, in what was their second meeting in a final in . St. Rynagh's won the match by 1-19 to 1-13 to claim their 19th championship title overall and a second title in succession.[3][4]
Results[]
Group 1[]
Group 1 table[]
Advance to knockout stage
Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
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Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
Kilcormac/Killoughey | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 64 | 7 | 6 |
Birr | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 47 | 26 | 4 |
Coolderry | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 72 | -17 | 2 |
Seir Kieran | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 62 | 78 | -16 | 0 |
Group 2[]
Group 2 table[]
Advance to knockout stage
Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
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Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
St. Rynagh's | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 62 | 9 | 6 |
Belmont | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 55 | 11 | 4 |
Shinrone | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 73 | 82 | -9 | 1 |
Ballinamere | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 63 | 74 | -11 | 1 |
Knockout stage[]
Semi-finals[]
26 September 2020 Semi-final | Belmont | 1-18 - 1-22 | Kilcormac/Killoughey | St. Brendan's Park |
27 September 2020 Semi-final | Birr | 0-17 - 1-20 | St. Rynagh's | Bord na Móna O’Connor Park |
Final[]
14 August 2021 Final | St. Rynagh's | 1-19 - 1-13 | Kilcormac/Killoughey | Bord na Móna O’Connor Park |
A Treacy 0-7 (5f and one sideline), A Kenny 1-4 (4f), L O'Connor 0-3, R Hughes 0-2, B Conneely, S Dolan and G Conneely 0-1 each. | L Kavanagh 1-3, C Slevin 0-6 (6f), D Murray 0-2, C Mahon and T Geraghty 0-1 each. |
References[]
- ^ Keegan, Gearóid (8 August 2021). "Three Offaly hurling finals go ahead next weekend". Offaly Express. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ Roche, Frank (21 October 2018). "St Rynagh's dream a living nightmare for deflated Birr". Irish Independent. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ "St Rynagh's dig deep to finally claim Offaly SHC crown". RTÉ Sport. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ Corrigan, Kevin (14 August 2021). "Dominant St Rynagh's worthy champions as K/K left floundering". Offaly Express. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- 2020 senior hurling county championships
- Offaly Senior Hurling Championship
- 2020 in hurling