2020 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

The 2020 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship is due to be the 133rd staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament, since its establishment in 1887. The 2020 fixtures were announced in October 2019.[1][2]

2020 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates24 October to 13 December 2020
Teams10
All-Ireland champions
Provincial champions
MunsterNot Played
LeinsterNot Played
UlsterNot Played
ConnachtNot Played
Championship statistics
All-Star TeamSee here
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If staged as planned, Laois are to return to the Leinster Championship for the first time since 2017, replacing Carlow who were relegated in 2019.[3][4]

Tipperary are the defending champions and attempting to retain the title for the first time since 1965.[5]

The championship was scheduled to begin on 9 May 2020; however, the competition was postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ireland.[6]

The championship will now begin in October with the All-Ireland final scheduled for the 13 December.[7]

Competition format

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.[8]

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.[9] [10][11]

Teams

Stadiums and locations
Pearse Stadium
Semple Stadium
Páirc Uí Chaoimh
Cusack Park
Team Stadium Location Capacity
Croke Park Jones' Road 82,300
Clare Cusack Park Ennis 19,000
Cork Páirc Uí Chaoimh Ballintemple 45,000
Dublin Parnell Park Donnycarney 13,499
Galway Pearse Stadium Salthill 26,197
Kilkenny UPMC Nowlan Park O'Loughlin Road 27,800
Laois O'Moore Park Portlaoise 18,000
Limerick LIT Gaelic Grounds Ennis Road 49,866
Tipperary Semple Stadium Thurles 45,690
Waterford Walsh Park Slievekeale Road 11,046
Wexford Innovate Wexford Park Clonard Road 25,000

Personnel and general information
Team Colours Manager Captain(s) Vice-captain Sponsor Most recent success
All-Ireland Provincial League
Cork Kieran Kingston Patrick Horgan Chill Insurance 2005 2018 1998
Clare Brian Lohan John Conlon David McInerney Pat O'Donnell 2013 1998 2016
Dublin Mattie Kenny Danny Sutcliffe AIG 1938 2013 2011
Galway Shane O'Neill Pádraic Mannion Conor Whelan Supermacs 2017 2018 2017
Kilkenny Brian Cody Colin Fennelly Joey Holden Glanbia 2015 2016 2016
Laois Eddie Brennan Enda Rowland Willie Dunphy MW Hire Group 1915 1949
Limerick John Kiely Declan Hannon Cian Lynch J. P. McManus 2018 2019 2019
Tipperary Liam Sheedy Séamus Callanan Teneo 2019 2016 2008
Waterford Liam Cahill Pauric Mahony Conor Prunty TQS Integration 1959 2010 2015
Wexford Davy Fitzgerald Lee Chin
Matthew O'Hanlon		 Zurich Insurance 1996 2019 1972-73


Provincial Championships

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
  Quarter-Finals     Semi-Finals     Final
                           
      Kilkenny  
  Dublin        
  Laois          
       
      Galway    
        Wexford  

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Five of the six Munster counties participate. Kerry compete in the Joe McDonagh Cup. The competition is entirely knock-out.

  Quarter-Finals     Semi-Finals     Final
                           
      Tipperary  
  Clare        
  Limerick          
       
      Cork    
        Waterford  

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Qualifiers

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

Qualifiers Round 2

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

All-Ireland quarter-finals

All-Ireland semi-finals

All-Ireland final
13 December 2020
15:30
All-Ireland Final
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References
  1. "All-Ireland champions Tipperary to begin Munster campaign against Waterford". Irish Independent. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  2. "Clare and Cork facing tough schedule in 2020 Munster Championship". Irish Examiner. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  3. Graham, Brendan (30 June 2019). "Laois produce stunning second half display to capture Joe McDonagh Cup". The 42. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  4. Fagan, Ronan (8 June 2019). "Wexford line up Kilkenny showdown and relegate Carlow". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  5. O'Toole, Fintan (18 August 2019). "Tipperary power to All-Ireland glory to claim 14-point win over Kilkenny". The 42. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  6. "GAA postpone inter-county championships until further notice". Hogan Stand. 14 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  7. "Saturday football final as 2020 Championships finalised". RTE Sport. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  8. "Changes to Leinster SHC and Joe McDonagh Cup formats gets the go-ahead". www.hoganstand.com. Hogan Stand. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  9. "Munster and Leinster hurling draws live on RTÉ". RTE Sport. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  10. "December All-Ireland final dates confirmed as GAA unveil 2020 championship plan". The 42. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  11. "Recap: Munster and Leinster hurling draws". RTE Sport. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
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