2020 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Initially, the 2020 All-Ireland hurling championship format was to feature five-team groups in both Leinster and Munster and the two Joe McDonagh Cup finalists in the format introduced in 2018 for an initial three-year period. At the GAA Congress on 29 February 2019 it was decided to expand the Leinster Hurling Championship from five to six teams, beginning in 2021. This meant there would be no relegation from the Leinster Hurling Championship in 2020 and that the winners of the Joe McDonagh Cup would be promoted.[9]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ireland, some changes were announced on 26 June 2020. The format reverted to knockout provincial championships, along with qualifiers, similar to the 2017 format. The two Joe McDonagh Cup finalists did not compete in the senior championship.

The draws for the Munster and Leinster Senior Hurling Championships took place live on RTÉ's Six One news on Friday 26 June.[10] [11][12]

Of the six teams who don’t reach their provincial final (three from the Leinster championship and three from the Munster championship) four are drawn, two from Leinster versus two from Munster, to play in round one of the qualifiers, subject to the requirement that the two beaten provincial quarter-finalists play in round one. The two teams given byes play the round one winners in round two.

The winners of round two compete in the two All-Ireland quarter-finals against the beaten Leinster and Munster finalists.

Qualifiers Round 1

Laois v Clare

7 November 2020 Round 1	Laois	3-17 (26) – (27) 0-27	Clare	Kilkenny
13:15 GMT				Venue: Nowlan Park
	Gls: R King 1, J Keyes 1, A Dunphy 1. Pts: M Kavanagh 6 (3f, 1 s/l), R King 2 (2f), W Dunphy 2, P Purcell 2, J Kelly 1, P Delaney 1, C McEvoy 1, J Keyes 1, A Dunphy 1.	Report	Pts: T Kelly 13 (9f), A Shanagher 3, C Malone 2, D McInerney 2, R Taylor 2, S Morey 2, C Guilfoyle 1, R Hayes 1, A McCarthy (1f) 1.	Referee: T Walsh (Waterford) TV: GAAGO

Dublin v Cork

7 November 2020 Round 1	Dublin	0-22 (22) – (28) 1-25	Cork	Thurles
15:45 GMT				Venue: Semple Stadium
	Pts: D Burke 12 (9f); C Crummey 3; D Sutcliffe 2, C Boland 2; R Hayes 1, C Burke 1, D Keogh 1.	Report	Gls: D Dalton 1. Pts: P Horgan 8 (5f, 1 65); R O’Flynn 5, S Harnedy 5, S Kingston 4, D Dalton 1, L Meade 1, J O’Connor 1.	Referee: J Keenan (Wicklow) TV: Sky Sports Mix

Qualifiers Round 2

Wexford v Clare

14 November 2020 Round 2	Wexford	0-17 (17) – (24) 1-21	Clare	Portlaoise
				Venue: O'Moore Park
	Pts: P Morris 6 (55f); S Murphy 3, P Foley 3 (1f); R O’Connor 2; C McDonald 1, D Dunne 1, K Foley 1.	Report	Gls: T Kelly 1. Pts: T Kelly 15 (8f, 1 65); J McCarthy 2; J Malone 1, C Guilfoyle 1, D Ryan 1, D Fitzgerald 1.	Referee: L Gordon (Galway) TV: Sky Sports Mix

Tipperary v Cork

14 November 2020 Round 2	Tipperary	2-18 (24) – (20) 1-17	Cork	Limerick
				Venue: LIT Gaelic Grounds
	Gls: J Forde 1., J Morris 1. Pts: J Forde 6 (5f); M Breen 5; S Callanan 2, D McCormack 2, P Flynn 2; W Connors 1.	Report	Gls: P Horgan 1. Pts: P Horgan 8 (1 65 7f); S Harnedy 4; S. Kingston 1, D Dalton 1, T O’Mahony 1, R O’Flynn 1, B Cooper 1.	Referee: J Owens (Wexford) TV: Sky Sports Mix

All-Ireland series

	Quarter Finals					Semi FInals					FInal
	Galway		3-23
	Tipperary		2-24			Limerick		0-27
						Galway		0-24
											Limerick		0-30
											Waterford		0-19
						Kilkenny		2-23
	Clare		3-18			Waterford		2-27
	Waterford		3-27

All-Ireland quarter-finals

Galway v Tipperary

21 November 2020 Quarter-final	Galway	3-23 (32) – (30) 2-24	Tipperary	Limerick
				Venue: Gaelic Grounds
	Gls: C Mannion 1, A Harte 1, B Concannon 1. Pts: J Canning 14 (12f, 1 s/l); C Mannion 3; J Cooney 1, J Coen 1, C Cooney 1, C Whelan 1, J Flynn 1, S Loftus 1.		Gls: S Callanan 1, Patrick Maher 1. Pts: J Forde 6 (5f); N McGrath 4; S Callanan 2; A Flynn 2, M Breen 2, D McCormack 2; J Morris 1, N O’Meara 1, B Heffernan 1, W Connors 1, R Maher 1 (free), B Hogan 1 (f).	Referee: J Murphy (Limerick) TV: RTÉ

Waterford v Clare

21 November 2020 Quarter-final	Waterford	3-27 (36) – (27) 3-18	Clare	Cork
				Venue: Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	Gls: D Hutchinson 2, J Fagan 1. Pts: S Bennett 10 (7f); K Bennett 3; D Hutchinson 2, A Gleeson 2, C Gleeson 2, J Barron 2, N Montgomery 1, C Lyons 1, P Curran 1, T de Burca 1, D Lyons 1, J Fagan 1.	Report	Gls: A Shanagher 2, A McCarthy 1. Pts: T Kelly 8 (6f); C Malone 4; S O’Donnell 2; A Shanagher 1, D Reidy 1, R Taylor 1, D McInerney 1 (s/l).	Referee: P O'Dwyer (Carlow) TV: Sky Sports Mix

All-Ireland semi-finals

The Leinster and Munster champions play the winners of the two quarter-finals.

Kilkenny v Waterford

28 November 2020 Semi-final	Kilkenny	2-23 (29) – (33) 2-27	Waterford	Dublin
		(HT: 2-11 - 0-10)		Venue: Croke Park
	Gls: TJ Reid 1, M Keoghan 1. Pts: TJ Reid 14 (12fs); E Cody 2, R Hogan 2, J Donnelly 2; C Buckley 1, P Deegan 1, M Keoghan 1.	Report	Gls: S Bennett 1, D Lyons 1. Pts: S Bennett 10 (6fs), A Gleeson 4; C Lyons 2, J Prendergast 2, D Hutchinson 2, N Montgomery 2; S McNulty 1, J Barron 1, J Fagan 1, I Daly 1, T de Búrca 1.	Referee: F Horgan (Tipperary) TV: RTÉ, Sky Sports

Limerick v Galway

29 November 2020 Semi-final	Limerick	0-27 (27) – (24) 0-24	Galway	Dublin
		(HT: 0-15 - 0-13)		Venue: Croke Park
	Pts: A Gillane 6 (5fs), T Morrissey 6 (1f); G Hegarty 4; D Byrnes 3 (1f); S Flanagan 2, P Casey 2, C Lynch 2; D Hannon 1, A Breen 1.	Report	Pts: J Canning 12 (8fs, 4 s/l); B Concannon 3, C Whelan 3; E Niland 2 (1f); C Mannion 1, A Tuohey 1, J Cooney 1, F Burke 1 (s/l).	Referee: J Owens (Wexford) TV: RTÉ, Sky Sports

All-Ireland final

Main article: 2020 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

Waterford v Limerick

RTÉ, Sky Sports

13 December 2020 15:30 All-Ireland Final

Report

Waterford	0-19 – 0-30	Limerick
(HT: 0-11 - 0-14)
Pts: S Bennett 10 (9fs); A Gleeson 5 (1 s/l, 1f); K Bennett 1, D Hutchinson 1, K Moran 1, C Lyons 1.		Pts: A Gillane 10 (6fs); G Hegarty 7; T Morrissey 5; S Flanagan 3; W O’Donoghue 1, D Hannon 1, K Hayes 1, P Ryan 1, D Byrnes 1.

Croke Park, Dublin Referee: F Horgan (Tipperary)

RTÉ, the national broadcaster in Ireland, will provide the majority of the live television coverage of the hurling championship in the fourth year of a five-year deal running from 2017 until 2021.[14][15] Sky Sports will also broadcast a number of matches and will have exclusive rights to some games. Sky Sports will televise all of its live Championship games as part of its basic package on Sky Sports Mix.[16]

Sunday Game Team of the Year

The Sunday Game team of the year was picked on 13 December the night of the final. The panel consisting of Donal Óg Cusack, Jackie Tyrell, Ursula Jacob, and Shane Dowling picked Gearóid Hegarty as the Sunday game player of the year.[17][18]

• 1. Nickie Quaid (Limerick)
• 2. Sean Finn (Limerick)
• 3. Dan Morrissey (Limerick)
• 4. Daithi Burke (Galway)
• 5. Diarmuid Byrnes (Limerick)
• 6. Tadhg de Búrca (Waterford)
• 7. Kyle Hayes (Limerick)
• 8. Cian Lynch (Limerick)
• 9. Jamie Barron (Waterford)
• 10. Tom Morrissey (Limerick)
• 11. TJ Reid (Kilkenny)
• 12. Gearóid Hegarty (Limerick)
• 13. Stephen Bennett (Waterford)
• 14. Aaron Gillane (Limerick)
• 15. Tony Kelly (Clare)