2020 Carlow Senior Hurling Championship

The 2020 Carlow Senior Hurling Championship was the 91st staging of the Carlow Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Carlow County Board in 1927. The championship ran from 24 July to 30 August 2020.[2]

2020 Carlow Senior Hurling Championship
Dates24 July - 30 August 2020
Teams5[1]
SponsorJJ Kavanagh & Sons
ChampionsBorder Mount Leinster Rangers (9th title)
Michael Doyle (captain)
Conor Phelan (manager)
Runners-upBorder Ballinkillen
David English (captain)
Tommy Comerford (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored32 (2.46 per match)
Points scored406 (31.23 per match)
Top scorer(s)Border Ciarán Whelan (0-48)
2019 (Previous) (Next) 2021

St. Mullin's entered the championship as the defending champions.[3]

The final was played on 30 August 2020 at Netwatch Cullen Park, between Mount Leinster Rangers and Ballinkillen, in what was their first ever meeting in a final in 19 years. Mount Leinster Rangers won the match by 3–21 to 0–12 to claim their ninth championship title overall and first title in two years.[4]

Ballinkillen's Ciarán Whelan was the championship's top scorer with 0-48.

Team chamges

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To championship

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Promoted from the Carlow Intermediate Hurling Championship

Group stage

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Group stage table

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  Knockout stage

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Mount Leinster Rangers 4 4 0 0 99 52 47 8
St Mullin's 4 2 0 2 71 73 -2 4
Ballinkillen 4 2 0 2 74 78 -4 4
Naomh Eoin 4 2 0 2 67 75 -8 4
Bagenalstown Gaels 4 0 0 4 68 101 47 0

Group stage results

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25 July 2020 Round 1 St Mullin's 2-17 - 1-11 Naomh Eoin Netwatch Cullen Park
M Kavanagh 0-11, J Doyle 1-3, O Ryan 1-0, J O'Neill 0-2, S Murphy 0-1. C Treacy 0-5, B Treacy 1-0, JM Nolan 0-3, M Clowry 0-1, O Kelly 0-1, C Foley 0-1.
25 July 2020 Round 1 Ballinkillen 1-19 - 0-14 Bagenalstown Gaels Netwatch Cullen Park
C Whelan 0-11, S Murphy 0-4, O Roberts 1-0, C Wall 0-2, D Roberts 0-1, D Sheehan 0-1. C Doyle 0-13, E Minchin 0-1.
31 July 2020 Round 2 St Mullin's 0-14 - 3-14 Ballinkillen Netwatch Cullen Park
M Kavanagh 0-8, J Kavanagh 0-3, S Murphy 0-2, J O'Neill 0-1. C Whelan 0-10, M Dalton 2-1, S Murphy 1-1, O Roberts 0-1, R Dunbar 0-1.
1 August 2020 Round 2 Mount Leinster Rangers 1-16 - 2-05 Naomh Eoin Netwatch Cullen Park
C Nolan 0-8, T Joyce 1-1, J Nolan 0-2, K McDonald 0-1, D Tobin 0-1, D Murphy 0-1, R Coady 0-1, E Byrne 0-1. C Treacy 1-3, JM Nolan 1-1, M Kavanagh 0-1.
4 August 2020 Round 3 Bagenalstown Gaels 1-16 - 3-15 St Mullin's Netwatch Cullen Park
C Doyle 0-11, J Clarke 1-1, J Wall 0-2, B Doyle 0-2. M Kavanagh 1-8, S Murphy 2-1, J Walsh 0-3, J Kavanagh 0-1, J O'Neill 0-1, O Ryan 0-1.
4 August 2020 Round 3 Ballinkillen 0-16 - 4-19 Mount Leinster Rangers Netwatch Cullen Park
C Whelan 0-5, M Dalton 0-3, S Murphy 0-2, D Sheehan 0-2, E Whelan 0-2, R Dunbar 0-1, J Wall 0-1. D Murphy 0-7, T Joyce 1-3, C Nolan 1-2, J Nolan 1-2, K McDonald 1-1, D Tobin 0-1, R Coady 0-1, G Lawler 0-1, E Byrne 0-1.
9 August 2020 Round 4 Mount Leinster Rangers 3-23 - 1-12 Bagenalstown Gaels Netwatch Cullen Park
D Murphy 1-7, D Tobin 1-4, C Nolan 0-7, E Byrne 1-2, J Murphy 0-1, K McDonald 0-1, C Kavanagh 0-1. C Doyle 0-8, R Whelan 1-0, E Minchin 0-2, J McCullagh 0-1, B Doyle 0-1.
9 August 2020 Round 4 Naomh Eoin 2-13 - 1-10 Ballinkillen Netwatch Cullen Park
JM Nolan 1-2, C McCabe 1-1, C Treacy 0-4, E Hosey 0-1, M Kavanagh 0-1, M Clowry 0-1. C Whelan 0-7, E Whelan 1-0, M Dalton 0-1, D English 0-1, J Wall 0-1.
16 August 2020 Round 5 Mount Leinster Rangers 0-17 - 0-10 St Mullin's Netwatch Cullen Park
C Nolan 0-7, D Murphy 0-4, E Byrne 0-2, P Coady 0-2, C Kavanagh 0-1, J Nolan 0-1. J O'Neill 0-8, P Kehoe 0-1, J Doyle 0-1.
16 August 2020 Round 5 Naomh Eoin 0-23 - 1-17 Bagenalstown Gaels Netwatch Cullen Park
D Kavanagh 0-9, C Treacy 0-4, JM Nolan 0-3, R Smithers 0-3, M Mullins 0-1, E Hosey 0-1, M Clowry 0-1, B Treacy 0-1. C Doyle 0-11, J Clarke 1-1, B Doyle 0-2, D Doyle 0-2, J Doyle 0-1.

Knockout stage

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Semi-finals

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23 August 2020 Semi-final Ballinkillen 1-20 - 1-19 St Mullin's Netwatch Cullen Park
C Whelan 0-7, S Whelan 0-4, D Wall 1-0, S Murphy 0-3, D Sheehan 0-2, C Wall 0-2, J Treacy 0-1, E Whelan 0-1. M Kavanagh 1-13, J Doyle 0-3, J Walsh 0-1, J O'Neill 0-1, S Murphy 0-1.
23 August 2020 Semi-final Mount Leinster Rangers 1-22 - 0-11 Naomh Eoin Netwatch Cullen Park
C Nolan 1-8, D Murphy 0-4, J Nolan 0-3, E Byrne 0-2, T Joyce 0-2, D Byrne 0-1, P Coady 0-1, K McDonald 0-1. D Kavanagh 0-4, C Treacy 0-2, C Foley 0-1, M Mullins 0-1, R Smithers 0-1, M Nolan 0-1, M Kavanagh 0-1.

Final

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30 August 2020 Final Mount Leinster Rangers 3-21 - 0-12 Ballinkillen Netwatch Cullen Park
D Murphy 2-7 (4f, 1’65), C Nolan 0-8 (1f), E Byrne 1-2, P Coady 0-1, T Joyce 0-1, M Malone 0-1, D Tobin 0-1 Report C Whelan 0-8 (7f, 1’65), C Wall 0-1, E Whelan 0-1, S Murphy 0-1, D Sheehan 0-1. Referee: J Murphy

Championship statistics

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Top scorers

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Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Ciarán Whelan Ballinkillen 0-48 48 6 8.00
2 Marty Kavanagh St Mullin's 2-40 46 4 11.50
Chris Nolan Mount Leinster Rangers 2-40 46 6 7.66
4 Craig Doyle Bagenalstown Gaels 0-43 43 4 10.75
5 Denis Murphy Mount Leinster Rangers 3-30 39 6 6.50
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Craig Doyle Bagenalstown Gaels 0-13 13 Ballinkillen
2 Marty Kavanagh St Mullin's 1-08 11 Bagenalstown Gaels
Chris Nolan Mount Leinster Rangers 1-08 11 Naomh Eoin
Marty Kavanagh St Mullin's 0-11 11 Naomh Eoin
Craig Doyle Bagenalstown Gaels 0-11 11 St Mullin's
Craig Doyle Bagenalstown Gaels 0-11 11 Naomh Eoin
Ciarán Whelan Ballinkillen 0-11 11 Bagenalstown Gaels
8 Denis Murphy Mount Leinster Rangers 1-07 10 Bagenalstown Gaels
Ciarán Whelan Ballinkillen 0-10 10 St Mullin's
10 Dwaine Kavanagh Naomh Eoin 0-09 9 Bagenalstown Gaels

References

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  1. ^ "Carlow senior hurling championship club profiles". Carlow Nationalist. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Carlow GAA release Hurling Championship Fixtures". Scoreline. 10 July 202. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  3. ^ "O'Neill gives Saints edge". Irish Independent. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Mount Leinster Rangers romp home in Carlow SHC Final". GAA website. 30 August 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Bagenalstown return to top table". The Nationalist. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
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