2020 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship

The 2020 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship is the 130th staging of the Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Tipperary County Board in 1887. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 27 January 2020.[1] The championship was scheduled to begin in April 2020, however, it was postponed indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic in Ireland. The championship eventually began on 25 July and is scheduled to end on 12/13 September 2020.

2020 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship
Dates25 July 2020 - 12/13 September 2020
Teams16
SponsorFBD Insurance
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored61 (2.54 per match)
Points scored867 (36.13 per match)
Top scorer(s) Lyndon Fairbrother (2-18)
John McGrath (0-24)
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Borris-Ileigh are the defending champions.[2]

Revised format

The championship format essentially remained the same with 16 teams being divided into four groups of four teams, however, on 25 June 2020 the management committee of the Tipperary County Board announced the removal of the preliminary quarter-finals and the abolition of a place for a divisional champion in the knock-out stage.[3]

Fixtures/results

Group 1

Table

  Advance to quarter-finals   Advance to relegation semi-final

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Kiladangan 32107-543-46205
Drom-Inch 32014-527-46-34
J.K. Bracken's 30215-463-56-42
Roscrea 30122-505-54-131

Results
25 July 2020 Round 1Drom-Inch2-18 - 2-16RoscreaPáirc Shíleáin
S Callanan 1-10, D Butler 1-2, D Collins 0-2, J Ryan 0-2, P Campion 0-1, J Maher 0-1. Report L Cashin 0-10, C Booth 1-1, E Fitzpatrick 1-0, C Sheedy 0-2, D Tynan 0-1, S Fletcher 0-1, D O'Connor 0-1.
25 July 2020 Round 1Kiladangan1-20 - 3-14J. K. Bracken'sSemple Stadium
B McLoughney 0-6, A Flynn 0-4, D O'Meara 1-0, W Connors 0-2, B Seymour 0-2, T Gallagher 0-2, S Hayes 0-1, P Flynn 0-1, J Gallagher 0-1, D Sweeney 0-1. L Fairbrother 1-9, A Ormond 1-2, J Moloney 1-0, S Scully 0-2, S Doyle 0-1.
9 August 2020 Round 2Roscrea0-14 - 2-19KiladanganMacDonagh Park
L Cashin 0-7, A Tynan 0-3, G Loughnane 0-1, D Tynan 0-1, E Fitzpatrick 0-1. B McLoughney 1-4, W Connors 0-4, B Seymour 0-4, D O'Meara 1-0, P Flynn 0-2, S Hayes 0-2, T Gallagher 0-1, J Gallagher 0-1, D McGrath 0-1.
9 August 2020 Round 2J.K. Bracken's1-15 - 2-16Drom-InchSemple Stadium
L Fairbrother 1-9, A Ormonde 0-3, S Doyle 0-2, C Cadell 0-1. S Callanan 0-6, D Collins 1-1, D Butler 1-1, M Connors 0-3, R Long 0-2, J Campion 0-2.
15 August 2020 Round 3J.K. Bracken's1-17 - 0-20RoscreaMacDonagh Park
15 August 2020 Round 3Drom-Inch0-18 - 4-15KiladanganSemple Stadium

Group 2

Table

  Advance to quarter-finals   Advance to relegation semi-final

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Clonoulty-Rossmore 32105-572-52145
Nenagh Éire Óg 32014-552-47144
Holycross-Ballycahill 31111-544-54-93
Éire Óg Annacarty 30032-484-61-190

Results
26 July 2020 Round 1Éire Óg Annacarty0-16 - 2-18Clonoulty-RossmoreSemple Stadium
A Griffin 0-9, D Crosse 0-3, D O'Dwyer 0-1, T Fox 0-1, L Óg O'Brien 0-1, R O'Brien 0-1. C Bourke 1-8, F O'Keeffe 1-1, D Quirke 0-3, M Ryan 0-2, J Hammersley 0-1, J O'Keeffe 0-1, R Heffernan 0-1, S Quinn 0-1.
26 July 2020 Round 1Nenagh Éire Óg1-19 - 0-11Holycross-BallycahillSemple Stadium
J Morris 0-9, M Heffernan 1-3, J Mackey 0-2, P Morris 0-2, T Heffernan 0-2, P Murphy 0-1. D Woods 0-6, J Woods 0-2, B O'Mara 0-1, J Skehan 0-1.
9 August 2020 Round 2Holycross-Ballycahill0-23 - 1-18Éire Óg AnnacartyClonoulty Sportsfield
D Woods 0-7, C Barrett 0-6, L O'Mara 0-3, A Stakelum 0-2, S Flanagan 0-1, M Doyle 0-1, B O'Meara 0-1, C Ryan 0-1, R Nally 0-1. S Ryan 0-8, D O'Dwyer 1-1, T Fox 0-2, D Crosse 0-2, A Griffin 0-1, R O'Brien 0-1, P O'Dwyer 0-1, K Fox 0-1, D Mooney 0-1,
9 August 2020 Round 2Clonoulty-Rossmore1-22 - 1-16Nenagh Éire ÓgSemple Stadium
T Hammersley 0-14, C Hammersley 1-0, C Bourke 0-3, D Quirke 0-2, R Heffernan 0-1, M Ryan 0-1, J Hammersley 0-1. J Morris 1-9, M Heffernan 0-4, C Hennessy 0-2, C Ryan 0-1.
15 August 2020 Round 3Holycross-Ballycahill1-20 - 2-17Clonoulty-RossmoreBoherlahen Sportsfield
15 August 2020 Round 3Éire Óg Annacarty1-14 - 2-20Nenagh Éire ÓgThe Ragg

Group 3

Table

  Advance to quarter-finals   Advance to relegation semi-final

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Thurles Sarsfields 33004-721-57246
Loughmore-Castleiney 32013-614-5714
Kilruane MacDonagh's 31026-465-52-32
Moycarkey-Borris 30032-555-68-220

Results
25 July 2020 Round 1Thurles Sarsfields1-19 - 1-13Kilruane MacDonagh'sSt. Michael's Park
A McCormack 0-5, D Maher 1-0, R Maher 0-2, B McCarthy 0-2, E Purcell 0-2, P Bourke 0-2, C Lanigan 0-2, L Corbett 0-1, M Gleeson 0-1, P Maher 0-1, J Maher 0-1. Report C Darcy 0-8, K O'Kelly 1-0, D Peters 0-1, C Morgan 0-1, R McLoughney 0-1, S Hennessy 0-1, N O'Meara 0-1.
25 July 2020 Round 1Moycarkey-Borris0-17 - 1-22Loughmore-CastleineySemple Stadium
K Morris 0-11, J Morrissey 0-2, K Cummins 0-1, R Ryan 0-1, P Molloy 0-1, N Heffernan 0-1. J McGrath 0-10, J Nyland 1-1, C McGrath 0-4, N McGrath 0-2, C Connolly 0-2, E Connolly 0-1, L Treacy 0-1, T McGrath 0-1.
7 August 2020 Round 2Loughmore-Castleiney0-25 - 2-28Thurles SarsfieldsSemple Stadium
J McGrath 0-14, E Sweeney 0-2, A McGrath 0-2, N McGrath 0-2, C Connolly 0-2, Conor McGrath 0-1, Ciaran McGrath 0-1, J Meagher 0-1. P Bourke 2-3, A McCormack 0-8, C Lanigan 0-6, R Maher 0-3, B McCarthy 0-2, D Maher 0-2, E Purcell 0-2, P Maher 0-1, J Maher 0-1.
8 August 2020 Round 2Kilruane MacDonagh's3-21 - 2-19Moycarkey-BorrisPáirc Shíleáin
C Darcy 0-12, J Cahill 1-3, K O'Kelly 1-1, N O'Meara 0-3, K Cahill 0-2. K Morris 0-8, J Morrissey 0-4, JJ Darmody 1-0, R Shelly 1-0, K Shelly 0-2, M Hackett 0-2, J Bergin 0-2, K Cummins 0-1.
16 August 2020 Round 3Moycarkey-Borris0-19 - 1-25Thurles SarsfieldsSt. Michael's Park
16 August 2020 Round 3Kilruane MacDonagh's2-12 - 2-14Loughmore-CastleineySemple Stadium

Group 4

Table

  Advance to quarter-finals   Advance to relegation semi-final

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Borris-Ileigh 32104-644-42225
Toomevara 31205-604-53104
Upperchurch-Drombane 31115-482-59-23
Burgess 30032-456-63-300

Results
26 July 2020 Round 1Burgess0-16 - 0-21Upperchurch-DrombaneDolla Sportsfield
S Murray 0-7, S Kirwan 0-3, T O'Halloran 0-2, T Dunne 0-1, J Mulqueen 0-1, R Tucker 0-1, B O'Flaherty 0-1. P Greene 0-7, G Ryan 0-5, N Grant 0-3, M Lee 0-3, J Butler 0-1, P Shanahan 0-1, P Ryan 0-1.
26 July 2020 Round 1Toomevara1-18 - 0-21Borris-IleighPáirc Shíleáin
J McLoughney 0-6, M McCarthy 1-2, K McCarthy 0-5, J Delaney 0-1, K Ryan 0-1, W Coffey 0-1, C O'Meara 0-1, D Young 0-1. Report B Maher 0-6, J Kelly 0-5, Kevin Maher 0-4, Kieran Maher 0-2, D McCormack 0-1, J Devaney 0-1, C Kenny 0-1, T Ryan 0-1.
8 August 2020 Round 2Borris-Ileigh3-23 - 1-14BurgessMacDonagh Park
J Devaney 2-1, C Kenny 0-6, B Maher 1-2, K Maher 0-5, J Kelly 0-4, S Kenny 0-3, N Kenny 0-1, M Stapleton 0-1. S Murray 0-10, B O'Flaherty 1-0, S Kirwan 0-2, J Mulqueen 0-1, K Nealon 0-1.
8 August 2020 Round 2Upperchurch-Drombane3-17 - 1-23ToomevaraSemple Stadium
P Greene 1-11, J Butler 2-0, G Ryan 0-3, K Ryan 0-1, M Lee 0-1, D Grant 0-1. J McLoughney 0-7, J Delaney 0-6, M McCarthy 0-4, R Quirke 1-0, C O'Meara 0-3, R Quirke 0-1, K McCarthy 0-1, W Coffey 0-1.
16 August 2020 Round 3Burgess1-15 - 3-19ToomevaraMacDonagh Park
16 August 2020 Round 3Borris-Ileigh1-20 - 2-10Upperchurch-DrombaneSemple Stadium

Knock-out stage

Relegation playoffs
Semi-finalMoycarkey-BorrisvBurgess
Semi-finalÉire Óg AnnacartyvRoscrea
Finalv

Quarter-finals
Quarter-finalThurles SarsfieldsvNenagh Éire Óg
Quarter-finalClonoulty-RossmorevLoughmore-Castleiney
Quarter-finalBorris-IleighvDrom-Inch
Quarter-finalKiladanganvToomevara

Semi-finals
Semi-finalv
Semi-finalv

Final
12/13 September 2020 FinalvSemple Stadium

Championship statistics

Top scorers
Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Lyndon Fairbrother J.K. Bracken's 2-18 24 2 12.00
John McGrath Loughmore-Castleiney 0-24 24 2 12.00
2 Paudie Greene Upperchurch-Drombane 1-18 21 2 10.50
Jake Morris Nenagh Éire Óg 1-18 21 2 10.50
3 Cian Darcy Kilruane MacDonagh's 0-20 20 2 10.00
4 Séamus Callanan Drom-Inch 1-16 19 2 9.50
Kieran Morris Moycarkey-Borris 0-19 19 2 9.50
5 Luke Cashin Drom-Inch 0-17 17 2 8.50
Stephen Murray Burgess 0-17 17 2 8.50
6 Cathal Bourke Clonoulty-Rossmore 1-11 14 2 7.00
Timmy Hammersley Clonoulty-Rossmore 0-14 14 2 7.00
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Paudie Greene Upperchurch-Drombane 1-11 14 Toomevara
Timmy Hammersley Clonoulty-Rossmore 0-14 14 Toomevara
John McGrath Loughmore-Castleiney 0-14 14 Thurles Sarafields
2 Séamus Callanan Drom-Inch 1-10 13 Roscrea
3 Lyndon Fairbrother J.K. Bracken's 1-09 12 Kiladangan
Lyndon Fairbrother J.K. Bracken's 1-09 12 Drom-Inch
Jake Morris Nenagh Éire Óg 1-09 12 Clonoulty-Rossmore
Cian Darcy Kilruane MacDonagh's 0-12 12 Moycarkey-Borris
4 Cathal Bourke Clonoulty-Rossmore 1-08 11 Éire Óg Annacarty
Kieran Morris Moycarkey-Borris 0-11 11 Loughmore-Castleiney
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References
  1. "Game On: Draws made for the 2020 Tipperary county senior and intermediate hurling and football championships". Tipperary Live. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  2. O'Toole, Fintan (3 November 2019). "33-year wait over as Borris-Ileigh crowned Tipperary senior hurling champions". The 42. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  3. "Tipperary County Board reveal Club Championship plans". Nenagh Guardian. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
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