2020 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship Dates 24 July 2020 – 30 August 2020 Teams 12 Sponsor J. J. Kavanagh & Sons Champions Ballygunner (19th title)Philip Mahony (captain)Barry Coughlan (captain)Runners-up Passage Eddie Lynch (captain)Michael Walsh (manager)Matches played 19 Goals scored 56 (2.95 per match) Points scored 645 (33.95 per match) Top scorer(s) Maurice Shanahan (3-44)
The 2020 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship was the 120th staging of the Waterford Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Waterford County Board in 1897 . The original championship draw took place on 21 January 2020, however, due to the coronavirus pandemic in Ireland the draws for a rescheduled championship took place on 15 June 2020 with a new format being adopted and relegation being abolished.[1] [2] The championship took place between 24 July and 30 August 2020.
Ballygunner were the defending champions .[3]
On 30 August 2020, Ballygunner won the championship after a 1-23 to 0-09 defeat of Passage in the final at Walsh Park .[4] This was their 19th championship title overall and their seventh title in succession.
Lismore 's Maurice Shanahan was the championship's top scorer with 3-44.
Team changes [ ]
To Championship [ ]
Promoted from the Waterford Intermediate Hurling Championship
From Championship [ ]
Relegated to the Waterford Intermediate Hurling Championship
Results/fixtures [ ]
Group A [ ]
Table [ ]
Advance to quarter-finals
Team
Matches
Score
Pts
Pld
W
D
L
For
Against
Diff
Ballygunner
2
2
0
0
4-42
0-24
30
4
Passage
2
1
0
1
1-33
2-37
-7
2
Tallow
2
0
0
2
0-26
3-40
-23
0
Results [ ]
Ballygunner v Tallow
24 July 2020 Round 1 Ballygunner 2-22 - 0-09 Tallow Fraher Field
D Hutchinson 2-5 (2fs), Pauric Mahony 0-8 (7fs), T O'Sullivan, K Mahony, C Sheahan 0-2 each, M Mahony, C Power, P Hogan 0-1 each.
Report
D Buckley 0-3 (3fs), D O'Brien 0-2, B McCarthy, J Henley, T Ryan, R Grey 0-1 each.
Referee: T Walsh
Passage v Tallow
2 August 2020 Round 2 Passage 1-18 - 0-17 Tallow Fraher Field
M Cummins 0-9, L Flynn 1-2, E Reilly 0-2, O Connors 0-1, D Lynch 0-1, P Flynn 0-1, K Fitzgerald 0-1, J Whitty 0-1.
R Grey 0-7, I Beecher 0-4, T Ryan 0-3, M O'Brien 0-1, K Geary 0-1, R O'Sullivan 0-1.
Ballygunner v Passage
8 August 2020 Round 3 Ballygunner 2-20 - 0-15 Passage Walsh Park
P Mahony 0-11, M Mahony 1-1, D Hutchinson 1-1, C Power 0-3, B O'Keeffe 0-2, S O'Sullivan 0-1, C Sheehan 0-1.
M Cummins 0-8, K Fitzgerald 0-4, O Connors 0-2, J Burke 0-1.
Group B [ ]
Table [ ]
Team
Matches
Score
Pts
Pld
W
D
L
For
Against
Diff
Roanmore
2
2
0
0
6-37
2-26
23
4
Mount Sion
2
1
0
1
1-36
3-34
-4
2
Clonea
2
0
0
2
3-22
5-35
-19
0
Results [ ]
Mount Sion v Clonea
26 July 2020 Round 1 Mount Sion 1-19 - 1-13 Clonea Walsh Park
A Gleeson 0-8, S Roche 1-1, E McGrath 0-4, M O'Neill 0-4, MF O'Neill 0-1, J Gleeson 0-1.
B Power 0-7, C Power 1-1, J Gleeson 0-3, M Power 0-1, S Clancy 0-1.
Roanmore v Clonea
2 August 2020 Round 2 Roanmore 4-16 - 2-09 Clonea Walsh Park
B Nolan 1-8, E O'Toole 1-1, G O'Brien 0-4, E Madigan 1-0, S Nolan 1-0, C Dempsey 0-1, S Mackey 0-1, C Wadding 0-1.
B Power 0-6, S Clancy 1-1, S Curry 1-0, R Cahill 0-1, J Power 0-1.
Mount Sion v Roanmore
9 August 2020 Round 3 Mount Sion 0-17 - 2-21 Roanmore Walsh Park
M O'Neill 0-11, S Roche 0-2, E McGrath 0-1, J Gleeson 0-1, M Gaffney 0-1, A Kirwan 0-1.
B Nolan 1-8, P O'Sullivan 0-6, S Nolan 1-1, S Mackey 0-2, G O'Brien 0-1, R Furlong 0-1, E O'Toole 0-1, C Wadding 0-1.
Group C [ ]
Table [ ]
Advance to quarter-finals
Team
Matches
Score
Pts
Pld
W
D
L
For
Against
Diff
Lismore
2
2
0
0
8-40
4-39
13
4
Fourmilewater
2
1
0
1
0-41
3-39
-7
2
Dungarvan
2
0
0
2
5-36
6-39
-6
0
Results [ ]
Lismore v Fourmilewater
1 August 2020 Round 2 Lismore 2-22 - 0-20 Fourmilewater Fraher Field
M Shanahan 2-17, I Daly 0-1, P Prendergast 0-1, J Prendergast 0-1, R Barry 0-1, F Reeney 0-1.
A Ryan 0-9, J Barron 0-3, S Ryan 0-2, D Murphy 0-2, C Gleeson 0-1, T Guiry 0-1, T Barron 0-1, S Walsh 0-1.
Dungarvan v Lismore
9 August 2020 Round 3 Dungarvan 4-19 - 6-18 Lismore Fraher Field
J Burke 1-8, P Curran 2-4, C Curran 0-4, G Crotty 1-0, J Nagle 0-1, D Lyons 0-1, T Loftus 0-1.
R Barry 3-2, M Shanahan 0-10, O O'Gorman 2-0, J Prendergast 1-2, P Prendergast 0-2, F Reaney 0-2.
Group D [ ]
Table [ ]
Advance to quarter-finals
Team
Matches
Score
Pts
Pld
W
D
L
For
Against
Diff
De La Salle
2
2
0
0
5-37
2-27
19
4
Abbeyside
2
1
0
1
3-38
4-21
14
2
Ballysaggart
2
0
0
2
2-18
4-45
-33
0
Results [ ]
De La Salle v Ballysaggart
25 July 2020 Round 1 De La Salle 2-22 - 1-12 Ballysaggart Fraher Field
J Fagan 1-13, E Meaney 1-0, T Douglas 0-2, R Halloran 0-2, C McCann 0-1, E Barrett 0-1, S Ryan 0-1, K Moran 0-1, A Farrell 0-1.
S Bennett 1-8, K Bennett 0-1, K Cashel 0-1, C O'Gorman 0-1, K Bennett 0-1.
Abbeyside v Ballysaggart
1 August Round 2 Abbeyside 2-23 - 1-06 Ballysaggart Fraher Field
M Kiely 1-9, M Ferncombe 1-2, N Montgomery 0-4, M O'Halloran 0-3, P Hurney 0-2, T Looby 0-1, C Prunty 0-1, J Beresford 0-1.
S Bennett 0-5, K Cashel 1-0, E O'Brien 0-1.
De La Salle v Abbeyside
8 August 2020 Round 3 De La Salle 3-15 - 1-15 Abbeyside Walsh Park
J Fagan 1-4, K Moran 1-1, S O'Brien 1-0, S Ryan 0-3, R Halloran 0-3, E Meaney 0-1, E Barrett 0-1, C McCann 0-1, T Douglas 0-1.
M Ferncombe 0-7, N Montgomery 1-2, M Kiely 0-4, P Hurney 0-1, M O'Halloran 0-1.
Knockout stage [ ]
Quarter-finals [ ]
Roanmore v Passage
15 August 2020 Quarter-final Roanmore 0-13 - 1-14 Passage Walsh Park
B Nolan 0-8 (7fs, 1 65), G O’Brien 0-2, S Mackey, P O’Sullivan, E Power 0-1 each.
Report
M Cummins 0-5 (5fs), K Fitzgerald 0-4 (2fs), L Flynn 1-0, O Connors 0-2 (1f), Callum O’Neill, D Lynch, P Flynn 0-1 each.
Mount Sion v De La Salle
16 August 2020 Quarter-final Mount Sion 3-18 - 2-17 De La Salle Walsh Park
Martin O’Neill 0-11 (6fs, 1 65), A Kirwan 2-0, S Roche 1-1, A Gleeson 0-4, M Gaffney 0-2.
Report
K Moran 1-2, J Fagan 0-5 (4fs, 1 65), R Halloran 1-0, E Barrett, E Meaney 0-3 each, S Ryan, T Douglas 0-2 each.
Lismore v Abbeyside
16 August 2020 Quarter-final Lismore 2-22 - 3-11 Abbeyside Fraher Field
M Shanahan 1-11 (7fs), Oisin O’Gorman 1-5, F Reaney 0-2, I Daly, J Shanahan, Jack Prendergast, P Prendergast 0-1 each.
Report
M Ferncombe 2-8 (1-0 pen, 6fs), C Prunty 1-0, P Hurney, D McGrath, S Whelan Barrett 0-1 each.
Semi-finals [ ]
Ballygunner v Lismore
22 August 2020 Semi-final Ballygunner 2-25 - 1-10 Lismore Fraher Field
D Hutchinson 2-8, Pauric Mahony 0-12 (9fs, 1 65), T O’Sullivan 0-2, P Leavy, C Sheahan, P Hogan 0-1 each.
Report
M Shanahan 0-6 (5fs), P Prendergast 1-0, J Shanahan 0-3, F Reaney 0-1.
Referee: M O'Brien
Mount Sion v Passage
23 August 2020 Semi-final Mount Sion 1-21 - 0-26 Passage Walsh Park
M Cummins (0-6 frees)(0-9); L Flynn (0-5); K Fitzgerald (0-4); J Whitty (0-3); O Connors (0-2); G Cullinane, A Roche, J Roche (0-1 each).
Report
Martin O’Neill (1 65, 0-10 frees)(0-11); A Gleeson (0-4), S Roche (1-1); Martin F O’Neill (0-2); M Gaffney, J Gleeson, L O’Brien (0-1 each).
Final [ ]
Ballygunner v Passage
30 August 2020 Final Ballygunner 1-23 - 0-09 Passage Walsh Park
Pauric Mahony (0-8, 5f), D Hutchinson (0-5), C Sheahan (0-2), P Hogan (0-4), K Mahony (1-3), C Power (0-1).
Report
M Cummins (0-6,4f), G Cullinane 0-1, L Flynn (0-1), J Burke (0-1).
Championship statistics [ ]
Top scorers [ ]
Overall
In a single game
References [ ]