2020 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship
| Dates | 31 July 2020 – 14 August 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 8 | ||
| Sponsor | Molloy Environmental | ||
| Champions |  St Rynagh's (19th title)Conor Clancy (captain) Ken Hogan (manager) | ||
| Runners-up |  Kilcormac–KillougheyEnda Grogan (captain) Tom Murphy (manager) | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 15 | ||
| Goals scored | 30 (2 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 444 (29.6 per match) | ||
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The 2020 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship was the 123rd staging of the Offaly Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Offaly County Board in 1896. The beginning of the championship was postponed indefinitely due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games. The championship eventually began on 31 July 2020 and, after being suspended once again, eventually ended on 14 August 2021.[1]
St Rynagh's entered the championship as the defending champions.[2]
The final was played on 14 August 2021 at Bord na Móna O’Connor Park in Tullamore, between St Rynagh's and Kilcormac–Killoughey, in what was their second meeting in a final in three seasons. St Rynagh's won the match by 1–19 to 1–13 to claim their 19th championship title overall and a second title in succession.[3][4]
Results
[edit]Group 1
[edit]Group 1 table
[edit]Advance to knockout stage
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
| Kilcormac–Killoughey | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 64 | 7 | 6 |
| Birr | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 47 | 26 | 4 |
| Coolderry | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 72 | -17 | 2 |
| Seir Kieran | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 62 | 78 | -16 | 0 |
Group 2
[edit]Group 2 table
[edit]Advance to knockout stage
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
| St Rynagh's | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 62 | 9 | 6 |
| Belmont | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 55 | 11 | 4 |
| Shinrone | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 73 | 82 | -9 | 1 |
| Ballinamere | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 63 | 74 | -11 | 1 |
Knockout stage
[edit]Semi-finals
[edit]| 26 September 2020 Semi-final | Belmont | 1-18 - 1-22 | Kilcormac–Killoughey | St Brendan's Park |
| 27 September 2020 Semi-final | Birr | 0-17 - 1-20 | St Rynagh's | Bord na Móna O’Connor Park |
Final
[edit]| 14 August 2021 Final | St Rynagh's | 1-19 - 1-13 | Kilcormac–Killoughey | Bord na Móna O’Connor Park |
| A Treacy 0-7 (5f and one sideline), A Kenny 1-4 (4f), L O'Connor 0-3, R Hughes 0-2, B Conneely, S Dolan and G Conneely 0-1 each. | L Kavanagh 1-3, C Slevin 0-6 (6f), D Murray 0-2, C Mahon and T Geraghty 0-1 each. |
References
[edit]- ^ Keegan, Gearóid (8 August 2021). "Three Offaly hurling finals go ahead next weekend". Offaly Express. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ Roche, Frank (21 October 2018). "St Rynagh's dream a living nightmare for deflated Birr". Irish Independent. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ "St Rynagh's dig deep to finally claim Offaly SHC crown". RTÉ Sport. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ Corrigan, Kevin (14 August 2021). "Dominant St Rynagh's worthy champions as K/K left floundering". Offaly Express. Retrieved 16 October 2021.