2020 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
The 2020 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship is the 90th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. The championship was due to take place between April and August 2020, however, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games, new provincial draws and formats were adopted. The championship eventually began on 17 October 2020, however, it was confirmed four days later that the championship was once again being suspended.[1]
| Championship Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 17 October 2020 - 9/10 January 2021 |
| Teams | 16 |
| All Ireland Champions | |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Limerick |
| Leinster | Not Played |
| Ulster | Not Played |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship Statistics | |
| Matches Played | 12 |
| Total Goals | 21 (1.75 per game) |
| Total Points | 373 (31.98 per game) |
| Top Scorer |  Lochlainn Quinn (0-36) |
← 2019 2021 → | |
Galway are the defending champions.[2]
Format changes
On 29 June 2020, the Munster Council announced that they were abandoning the round robin for one year and reverting to a straight knockout format. Kerry joined the championship for the first time since 2014.[3] A day later, the Leinster Council also announced a new format and fixtures. The changes saw the adoption of a straight knockout format, while the championship was also spilt in two with the top 9 teams in the province participating. The four "weakest" teams contested the Leinster Minor B Championship.[4] The All-Ireland quarter-final round robin was also abandoned, with the Leinster champions receiving a bye to the All-Ireland final, while the Munster champions will play Galway in a lone semi-final.
Leinster Minor Hurling Championship
Leinster round 1
| 17 October 2020 Round 1 | Offaly | 2-18 - 0-12 | Laois | St. Brendan's Park |
| L Quinn 0-15 (twelve frees), C Mitchell 2-0, L Carey 0-2, C Egan 0-1. | Report | C Dunne 0-4 (all frees), P Brennan 0-3 (one free), D Dooley 0-1, D Dooley 0-1, N Quinlan 0-1, C Byrne 0-1, D Bowe 0-1. | Referee: C Flynn (Meath) |
Leinster quarter-finals
| 13 December 2020 Quarter-final | Westmeath | 1-12 - 1-09 | Dublin | TEG Cusack Park |
| E Cunneen 0-9 (0-4f, 0-3 '65', 0-1 sline), M Cunningham 1-0, D McCormack, D Williams, B McGrath 0-1 each. | Report | T Brennan, N Hogan (0-3f) 0-3 each, D O Dulaing 1-0, N Clerkin (0-1f), D Peel, J O'Brien 0-1 each. | Referee: A Kinahan (Offaly) |
| 13 December 2020 Quarter-final | Kildare | 0-09 - 1-18 | Offaly | St. Conleth's Park |
| C Kehoe 0-6 (4f and 2 '65s', C Flanagan, A Tobin and C Sheridan 0-1 each. | Report | L Quinn 0-10 (7f), L Carey 0-3, C Egan 1-0, C Mitchell and J Hoctor 0-2 each, C King 0-1. | Referee: B Redmond (Wexford) |
Leinster semi-finals
| 20 December 2020 Semi-final | Westmeath | 1-08 - 2-18 | Offaly | TEG Cusack Park |
| E Cunneen 0-5 (3f), D Williams 1-0, C Dowd 0-2, D McCormack 0-1. | Report | L Quinn 0-11 (5f; 1 65’), L Carey 1-3, D Bourke 1-0, C Mitchell 0-2, E Murphy and C Egan 0-1 each. | Referee: C Mooney (Dublin) |
| 20 December 2020 Semi-final | Wexford | 1-14 - 0-23 | Kilkenny | Chadwicks Wexford Park |
| C Byrne 0-7, 4 frees, 1 sideline cut; L Murphy 1-1; C Foley 0-2; O Pepper, J J Twamley, L Roche, S O'Hagan, C Byrne-Dunbar 0-1 each. | Report | B Drennan (0-14, 9 frees), K Doyle, G Dunne, 0-2 each; C Beirne, T Clifford, D Walsh, H Shrine 0-1 each. | Referee: S Guinan (Offaly) |
Leinster final
| 2 January 2021 Final | Offaly | v | Kilkenny | O'Moore Park |
Munster Minor Hurling Championship
Munster quarter-finals
| 17 October 2020 Quarter-final | Cork | 1-24 - 2-13 | Clare | Semple Stadium |
| B Cunningham 0-9 (0-3 f, 0-2 65, 0-1 sl), J Leahy 0-4, C Walsh 1-1, A Quirke, B Keating, W Buckley 0-2 each, T O'Connell, E Downey, E O'Leary, M Howell 0-1 each. | Report | J Collins 1-6 (1-5 f, 0-1 65), O'Donnell 1-1 (1-0 f), N O'Farrell 0-2 f, S Rynne, E Guilfoyle, J Guyler, K O'Connor 0-1 each. | Referee: J McCormack (Tipperary) |
| 18 October 2020 Quarter-final | Kerry | 0-09 - 0-32 | Tipperary | LIT Gaelic Grounds |
| R Walsh 0-6 (0-4 frees), R Monaghan, C Keating, K Molloy 0-1 each. | Report | P McGarry 0-6 (0-2 frees), S Ferncombe 0-6 (0-2 ‘65s, 0-2 frees), T Cahill 0-5, S Kenneally, J Leamy 0-3 each, D Stakelum, C McCormack, L Shanahan 0-2 each, D Fogarty, C McKelvey, D Minogue 0-1 each. | Referee: N Malone (Clare) |
Munster semi-finals
| 12 December 2020 Semi-final | Limerick | 2-19 - 0-13 | Cork | Semple Stadium |
| A English (2-3); L Lynch (0-7, 6 frees); P O’Donovan (0-4); L O’Connor (0-2); S O’Brien, J Keating, J Kirby (0-1 each). | Report | B Cunningham (0-8, frees); M Mullins, J Leahy, B O’Connor, B Keating, E O’Leary (0-1 each). | Referee: K Jordan (Tipperary) |
| 12 December 2020 Semi-final | Waterford | 0-12 - 2-14 | Tipperary | Páirc Uí Rinn |
| P Fitzgerald (0-7, 5 frees, 1 ’65), J Booth (0-2), C Treen, S Callaghan and L Ó Síothcháin (0-1 each). | Report | J Leamy (1-3, 2 frees), K Lee (1-1), S Ferncombe (0-3, 2 frees, 1 ’65), S Kenneally and P McGarry (1 free) (0-2 each), T Cahill and C McKelvey (0-1 each). | Referee: S Stokes (Cork) |
Munster final
| 20 December 2020 Final | Limerick | 2-22 - 0-25 aet | Tipperary | Gaelic Grounds |
| L Lynch (0-10 frees), A English (0-5), P O’Donovan (1-1), S O’Brien (0-4), E Harmon (1-0), J Keating and J Kirby (0-1 each). | Report | J Leamy (0-10 frees), P McGarry (0-4, 0-3 65s), D Fogarty (0-3), T Cahill, L Shanahan and S Kenneally (0-2 each), D Stakelum and K Lee (0-1 each). | Referee: R McGann (Clare) |
All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
All-Ireland semi-final
| 2/3 January 2021 Semi-final | Galway | v | Limerick | Croke Park |
All-Ireland final
| 9/10 January 2021 Final | Leinster champions | v | Croke Park |
Championship statistics
Top scorers
- Top scorer overall
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lochlainn Quinn | Offaly | 0-36 | 36 | 3 | 12.00 |
| 2 | Éamonn Cunneen | Westmeath | 0-25 | 25 | 3 | 8.33 |
| 3 | Jack Leamy | Tipperary | 1-16 | 19 | 3 | 6.33 |
| 4 | Ben Cunningham | Cork | 0-17 | 17 | 2 | 8.50 |
| Liam Lynch | Limerick | 0-17 | 17 | 2 | 8.50 | |
| 5 | Adam English | Limerick | 2-08 | 14 | 2 | 7.00 |
| Conn Kehoe | Kildare | 0-14 | 14 | 2 | 7.00 | |
| Billy Drennan | Kilkenny | 0-14 | 14 | 1 | 14.00 | |
| 6 | Peter McGarry | Tipperary | 0-12 | 12 | 3 | 4.00 |
| 7 | Luke Carey | Offaly | 1-08 | 11 | 3 | 2.66 |
- In a single game
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lochlann Quinn | Offaly | 0-15 | 15 | Laois |
| 2 | Billy Drennan | Kilkenny | 0-14 | 14 | Wexford |
| 3 | Éamonn Cunneen | Westmeath | 0-11 | 11 | Carlow |
| Lochlann Quinn | Offaly | 0-14 | 14 | Westmeath | |
| 4 | Jake Doyle | Carlow | 1-07 | 10 | Westmeath |
| Lochlann Quinn | Offaly | 0-10 | 10 | Kildare | |
| Jack Leamy | Tipperary | 0-10 | 10 | Limerick | |
| Liam Lynch | Limerick | 0-10 | 10 | Tipperary | |
| 5 | Adam English | Limerick | 2-03 | 9 | Cork |
| Jarlath Collins | Clare | 1-06 | 9 | Cork | |
| Ben Cunningham | Cork | 0-09 | 9 | Clare | |
| Éamonn Cunneen | Westmeath | 0-09 | 9 | Dublin |
References
- "GAA confirms U20 and Minor inter-county competitions paused until further notice". Hogan Stand. 21 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- "Electric Ireland MHC Final: Impressive Galway triumph". GAA website. 18 August 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- "2020 Munster MHC and MFC draws". Hogan Stand. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- "Details of revised 2020 Leinster MFC and MHC". Hogan Stand. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
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