2020 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship

2020 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship
Dates31 July 2020 – 14 August 2021
Teams8
SponsorMolloy Environmental
Champions St Rynagh's (19th title)
Conor Clancy (captain)
Ken Hogan (manager)
Runners-up Kilcormac–Killoughey
Enda Grogan (captain)
Tom Murphy (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored30 (2 per match)
Points scored444 (29.6 per match)
Top scorer(s) Eoghan Cahill (0-45)
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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]

Birr's Eoghan Cahill was the championship's Top scorer with 0–45.

Group 1

Group 1 table

  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 1 results

31 July 2020 Round 1 Birr 0-14 - 0-17 Kilcormac–Killoughey St Rynagh's Park
E Cahill 0-8, C Mulrooney 0-2, C Taylor 0-1, B Murphy 0-1. Report Cillian Kiely 0-4, C Mahon 0-3, P Geraghty 0-3, Cathal Kiely 0-3, C Slevin 0-2, J Screeney 0-1, G Healion 0-1.
1 August 2020 Round 1 Coolderry 1-16 - 0-18 Seir Kieran St Brendan's Park
D Tooher 1-6 (4 frees), B Carroll 0-5 (2 frees, 1 65), M Bergin and K Connolly 0-2 each, E Ryan 0-1. Report A Hynes 0-10 (8 frees), B Kealy 0-2, E Murphy 0-2 (frees), J Scully, J Mulrooney, K Connor, S Ryan 0-1 each.
29 August 2020 Round 2 Kilcormac–Killoughey 1-23 - 1-22 Colderry St Brendan's Park
Cathal Kiely 0-10 (6f and one “65”), L Kavanagh 1-3, T Geraghty and Cillian Kiely (1f) 0-3 each, C Mahon 0-2, J Screeney and G Healion 0-1 each. Report B Carroll 0-8 (5f), D Miller 1-4, S Corcoran (2f), M Bergin, C Parlon and K Connolly 0-2 each, B Teehan and S Burke 0-1 each.
5 September 2020 Round 2 Seir Kieran 1-16 - 1-28 Birr Bord na Móna O’Connor Park
J Bergin 1-9 (goal from a penalty and 8f), T Dooley 0-3, A Hynes and K Dunne 0-2 each. Report E Cahill 0-13 (10f), B Harding 1-1, M Watkins 0-4, N Lyons and L Nolan 0-3 each, B Murphy 0-2, R Carty and P Cleary 0-1 each.
12 September 2020 Round 3 Seir Kieran 2-19 - 3-19 Kilcormac–Killoughey Kinnitty Grounds
J Bergin 0-15 (0-11f), A Hynes 2-0, T Dooley 0-2, D Mooney, J Mulrooney 0-1 each. Report Cathal Kiely: 0-5 (0-3f), J Geraghty 1-2, Cillian Kiely 1-2 (0-1f) C Mahon 0-4, C Slevin 0-3 (0-2f), L Kavanagh 0-2, G Healion 1-0, T Spain 0-1.
12 September 2020 Round 3 Birr 3-19 - 0-11 Coolderry Rath Grounds
E Cahill 0-10 (7f), N Lyons 2-2, M Watkins 0-3, B Hardibng 1-0, S Lonergan 0-2, L Nolan and B Murphy 0-1 each. Report B Carroll 0-5 (2f and one '65'), S Connolly, D Connolly, D Miller, C Parlon, D Tooher and D Parlon 0-1 each.

Group 2

Group 2 table

  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

Group 2 results

31 July 2020 Round 1 Shinrone 2-22 - 3-19 Ballinamere Rath Grounds
K Sampson 0-9 (3 frees, 1 65, 1 sideline), A Cleary 1-3, C Doughan 1-1, S Cleary, D Morkan and D Doughan 0-2 each, C Cleary, M Morkan and DJ McLoughlin 0-1 each Report B Duignan 0-12 (9 frees), J Murphy 3-0, A Maher 0-4, D Wyer 0-2, C Burke 0-1.
1 August 2020 Round 1 St Rynagh's 0-20 - 1-14 Belmont Bord na Móna O’Connor Park
S Dolan 0-4, D Tierney 0-3, J O'Connor, G Conneely, L O'Connor (1f) and A Kenny 0-2 each, P Camon, D Shortt, B Conneely, S Quirke and R Hughes 0-1 each. Report O Kelly 1-4 (Goal from a sideline and 1f), D Nally 0-5 (4f), L Fox 0-2 (1 '65'), J Clancy, C Egan and M Cahill 0-1 each.
29 August 2020 Round 2 Belmont 2-22 - 0-21 Shinrone St Brendan's Park
D Nally 0-11 (9f), O Kelly 0-6, D Cox 1-1, D Kenny 1-0, J Nally, L Fox (f), C Flynn and J Maher 0-1 each. Report K Sampson 0-12 (10f), J Sampson 0-3, S Cleary and A Cleary 0-2 each, C Cleary and DJ McLoughlin 0-1 each.
30 August 2020 Round 2 Ballinamere 1-18 - 2-19 St Rynagh's Bord na Móna O’Connor Park
B Duignan 1-9 (goal from a penalty and 6f), A Maher 0-4, J Maher 0-3, J Murphy and K McDermott 0-1 each. Report A Treacy 0-9 (7f), L O'Connor 1-4 (2f), A Kenny 1-1, S Quirke 0-3, R Hughes and S Dolan 0-1 each.
12 September 2020 Round 3 Ballinamere 1-11 - 1-18 Belmont Bord na Móna O’Connor Park
B Duignan (0-6), J Murphy (1-2), C Burke (0-2), C McDonald (0-1). Report O Kelly (1-2), D Nally (0-5); J Maher (0-4), D Cox (0-3), C Egan (0-2); L Fox (0-2).
12 September 2020 Round 3 St Rynagh's 1-23 - 3-15 Shinrone St Brendan's Park
S Quirke 1-4, R Hughes 0-4, S Dolan 0-3, A Kenny 0-3 (two frees), L O’Connor 0-3 (two frees), A Treacy 0-3 (frees) P Quirke 0-2, P Quirke 0-1. Report K Sampson 0-5 (two frees), S Cleary 1-2, A Cleary 0-4, DJ McLoughlin 1-1, J Sampson 0-3, D Doughan 1-0,

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

26 September 2020 Semi-final Belmont 1-18 - 1-22 Kilcormac–Killoughey St Brendan's Park
D Nally 0-9, M Cahill 1-0, A Egan 0-2, L Fox 0-2, O Kelly 0-2, C Egan 0-1, D Egan 0-1, D Cox 0-1. Cathal Kiely 1-8, Cillian Kiely 0-4, C Mahon 0-4, L Kavanagh 0-2, J Gorman 0-1, D Murray 0-1, J Screeney 0-1, T Geraghty 0-1.
27 September 2020 Semi-final Birr 0-17 - 1-20 St Rynagh's Bord na Móna O’Connor Park
E Cahill 0-14, S Lonergan 0-1, B Murphy 0-1, M Watkins 0-1. A Kenny 1-7, A Treacy 0-3, S Dolan 0-3, L O'Connor 0-2, M Maloney 0-1, S Quirke 0-1, R Hughes 0-1, D Horan 0-1, C Flannery 0-1.

Final

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.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Eoghan Cahill Birr 0-45 45 4 11.25
2 Brian Duignan Ballinamere 1-27 30 3 10.00
David Nally Belmont 0-30 30 4 7.50
4 Cathal Kiely Kilcormac–Killoughey 1-26 29 4 7.25
5 Joe Bergin Seir Kieran 1-24 27 2 13.50
6 Aaron Kenny St Rynagh's 3-17 26 5 5.20
Killian Sampson Shinrone 0-26 26 3 8.66
8 Oisín Kelly Belmont 2-14 20 3 6.66
9 Adrian Hynes Seir Kieran 2-12 18 3 6.00
Brian Carroll Coolderry] 0-18 18 3 6.00

References

  1. ^ Keegan, Gearóid (8 August 2021). "Three Offaly hurling finals go ahead next weekend". Offaly Express. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  2. ^ Roche, Frank (21 October 2018). "St Rynagh's dream a living nightmare for deflated Birr". Irish Independent. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  3. ^ "St Rynagh's dig deep to finally claim Offaly SHC crown". RTÉ Sport. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  4. ^ Corrigan, Kevin (14 August 2021). "Dominant St Rynagh's worthy champions as K/K left floundering". Offaly Express. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
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