2020 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship 2020
Championship Details
Dates17 October 2020 - 10 July 2021
Teams16
All Ireland Champions
WinnersGalway (14th win)
CaptainAdam Nolan
ManagerBrian Hanley
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upKilkenny
CaptainTimmy Clifford
ManagerRichie Mulrooney
Provincial Champions
MunsterLimerick
LeinsterKilkenny
UlsterNot Played
ConnachtNot Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played15
Total Goals32 (2.13 per game)
Total Points467 (31.13 per game)
Top Scorer Lochlainn Quinn (1-42)
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The 2020 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was 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] The championship ended on 10 July 2021.

Galway entered the championship as the defending champions in search of a fourth successive title.[2]

On 10 July 2021, Galway won the championship after a 1-17 to 1-14 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final.[3] This was their 14th title overall and a record-breaking fourth title in succession.

Offaly's Lochlainn Quinn was the championship's top scorer with 1-42.

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.[4] 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.[5] 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

Fixtures/results

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)
17 October 2020 Round 1 Westmeath 1-15 - 1-14 Carlow Kinnegad
Report
17 October 2020 Round 1 Antrim 0-07 - 1-13 Kildare Abbotstown GAA Centre of Excellence
F McQuillan 0-4 (3 frees), P McKillop 0-1 (free), E McFerran 0-1, A Scullion 0-1. Report C Kehoe 0-8 (8 fres), C Sheridan 1-0, C Treacy 0-2, C Boran 0-1, F Maher 0-1, K Harrington 0-1. Referee: M Ryan (Dublin)

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

3 July 2021 Final Offaly 3-09 - 2-21 Kilkenny MW Hire O'Moore Park
L Quinn 1-6 (0-4f, 0-2 65s), L Carey 1-1 (1-0 pen), L Hogan 1-0, D Bourke, A Landy 0-1 each. Report B Drennan 0-13 (0-12f), H Shine 1-3, D Walsh 1-1, T Dunne, B Reid, C Beirne, T Clifford 0-1 each. Referee: C Daly (Kildare)

Munster Minor Hurling Championship

Fixtures/results

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

Fixtures

All-Ireland semi-final

2 July 2021 Semi-final Galway 4-18 - 0-15 Limerick Cusack Park
L Collins (2-7, 3f, 2 ‘65), C Molloy (0-5), R Davitt (1-1), G Lee (1-1), C Slattery (0-2), G Thomas (0-2). Report L Lynch (0-6, 5f, 1 ‘65), S O’Brien (0-3), P O’Donovan (0-2), A English (0-2), C Scully (0-1), J Fitzgerald (0-1). Referee: T Walsh (Waterford)

All-Ireland final

10 July 2021 Final Galway 1-17 - 1-14 Kilkenny MW Hire O'Moore Park
L Collins 1-7 (4f, 1 65), C Molloy 0-3, G Lee 0-2, R Davitt 0-1, L Leen 0-1, K Hanrahan 0-1, D Davoren 0-1, G Thomas 0-1. Report B Drennan 1-6 (1-0 pen, 0-5 f), J Fitzpatrick 0-2, D Walsh 0-2, K Doyle 0-1, H Shine 0-1, T Dunne 0-1 and C Beirne 0-1. Referee: S Stack (Dublin)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorer overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Lochlainn Quinn Offaly 1-42 45 4 11.25
2 Billy Drennan Kilkenny 1-33 36 3 12.00
3 Éamonn Cunneen Westmeath 0-25 25 3 8.33
4 Liam Collins Galway 3-14 23 2 11.50
Liam Lynch Limerick 0-23 23 3 7.66
6 Jack Leamy Tipperary 1-16 19 3 6.33
7 Ben Cunningham Cork 0-17 17 2 8.50
8 Adam English Limerick 2-10 16 3 5.33
9 Luke Carey Offaly 2-09 15 4 3.75
10 Conn Kehoe Kildare 0-14 14 2 7.00
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
Lochlann Quinn Offaly 0-14 14 Westmeath
4 Billy Drennan Kilkenny 0-13 13 Offaly
Liam Collins Galway 2-07 13 Limerick
6 Éamonn Cunneen Westmeath 0-11 11 Carlow
7 Jake Doyle Carlow 1-07 10 Westmeath
Liam Collins Galway 1-07 10 Kilkenny
Lochlann Quinn Offaly 0-10 10 Kildare
Jack Leamy Tipperary 0-10 10 Limerick
Liam Lynch Limerick 0-10 10 Tipperary

Miscellaneous

  • Galway are looking to become the first county at minor level to win four consecutive All Ireland titles.

References

  1. ^ "GAA confirms U20 and Minor inter-county competitions paused until further notice". Hogan Stand. 21 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Electric Ireland MHC Final: Impressive Galway triumph". GAA website. 18 August 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  3. ^ "All Ireland MHC Final: Galway retain title". GAA website. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  4. ^ "2020 Munster MHC and MFC draws". Hogan Stand. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Details of revised 2020 Leinster MFC and MHC". Hogan Stand. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.