2020 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

2020 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates24 October - 13 December 2020
Teams10
All-Ireland champions
Winning teamLimerick (9th win)
CaptainDeclan Hannon
ManagerJohn Kiely
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamWaterford
CaptainConor Prunty
ManagerLiam Cahill
Provincial champions
MunsterLimerick
LeinsterKilkenny
UlsterNot Played
ConnachtNot Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played17
Goals total41 (2.41 per game)
Points total787 (46.29 per game)
Top ScorerBorder Stephen Bennett (1-54)
All-Star TeamSee here
2019
2021

The 2020 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was 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] Games were initially scheduled to begin on 9 May 2020. Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games, the competition was delayed before beginning on 24 October 2020 and ending on 13 December 2020.[3][4]

Laois returned to the Leinster Championship for the first time since 2017, replacing Carlow who were relegated in 2019.[5][6] Tipperary entered the championship as the defending champions and were attempting to retain the title for the first time since 1965.[7] They were knocked out at the All-Ireland quarter final stage following a defeat by Galway.

On 13 December 2020, Limerick won the championship after a 0-30 to 0-19 win over Waterford in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park.[8] It was their ninth championship title overall and their first title since 2018.[9][10]

Waterford's Stephen Bennett was the championship's top scorer with 1-54.

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  2. ^ "Clare and Cork facing tough schedule in 2020 Munster Championship". Irish Examiner. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  3. ^ "GAA postpone inter-county championships until further notice". Hogan Stand. 14 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Saturday football final as 2020 Championships finalised". RTE Sport. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  5. ^ Graham, Brendan (30 June 2019). "Laois produce stunning second half display to capture Joe McDonagh Cup". The 42. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  6. ^ Fagan, Ronan (8 June 2019). "Wexford line up Kilkenny showdown and relegate Carlow". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Fogarty, John (13 December 2020). "Superb Limerick regain All-Ireland title with emphatic win". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Limerick are All-Ireland champions following slick performance to see off Waterford". Irish Independent. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Limerick 0-30 Waterford 0-19: Treaty triumph to regain All-Ireland title". Sky Sports. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2021.