The 2020 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship is the 90th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. The championship was due to take place between April and August 2020, however, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games, new provincial draws and formats were adopted. The championship eventually began on 17 October 2020, however, it was confirmed four days later that the championship was once again being suspended.[1]
On 29 June 2020, the Munster Council announced that they were abandoning the round robin for one year and reverting to a straight knockout format. Kerry joined the championship for the first time since 2014.[3] A day later, the Leinster Council also announced a new format and fixtures. The changes saw the adoption of a straight knockout format, while the championship was also spilt in two with the top 9 teams in the province participating. The four "weakest" teams contested the Leinster Minor B Championship.[4] The All-Ireland quarter-final round robin was also abandoned, with the Leinster champions receiving a bye to the All-Ireland final, while the Munster champions will play Galway in a lone semi-final.
L Quinn 0-15 (twelve frees), C Mitchell 2-0, L Carey 0-2, C Egan 0-1.
Report
C Dunne 0-4 (all frees), P Brennan 0-3 (one free), D Dooley 0-1, D Dooley 0-1, N Quinlan 0-1, C Byrne 0-1, D Bowe 0-1.
Referee: C Flynn (Meath)
Westmeath v Carlow
17 October 2020 Round 1
Westmeath
1-15 - 1-14
Carlow
Kinnegad
Report
Antrim v Kildare
17 October 2020 Round 1
Antrim
0-07 - 1-13
Kildare
Abbotstown GAA Centre of Excellence
F McQuillan 0-4 (3 frees), P McKillop 0-1 (free), E McFerran 0-1, A Scullion 0-1.
Report
C Kehoe 0-8 (8 fres), C Sheridan 1-0, C Treacy 0-2, C Boran 0-1, F Maher 0-1, K Harrington 0-1.
Referee: M Ryan (Dublin)
Leinster quarter-finals[edit]
Westmeath v Dublin
13 December 2020 Quarter-final
Westmeath
1-12 - 1-09
Dublin
TEG Cusack Park
E Cunneen 0-9 (0-4f, 0-3 '65', 0-1 sline), M Cunningham 1-0, D McCormack, D Williams, B McGrath 0-1 each.
Report
T Brennan, N Hogan (0-3f) 0-3 each, D O Dulaing 1-0, N Clerkin (0-1f), D Peel, J O'Brien 0-1 each.
Referee: A Kinahan (Offaly)
Kildare v Offaly
13 December 2020 Quarter-final
Kildare
0-09 - 1-18
Offaly
St. Conleth's Park
C Kehoe 0-6 (4f and 2 '65s', C Flanagan, A Tobin and C Sheridan 0-1 each.
Report
L Quinn 0-10 (7f), L Carey 0-3, C Egan 1-0, C Mitchell and J Hoctor 0-2 each, C King 0-1.
Referee: B Redmond (Wexford)
Leinster semi-finals[edit]
Westmeath v Offaly
20 December 2020 Semi-final
Westmeath
1-08 - 2-18
Offaly
TEG Cusack Park
E Cunneen 0-5 (3f), D Williams 1-0, C Dowd 0-2, D McCormack 0-1.
Report
L Quinn 0-11 (5f; 1 65’), L Carey 1-3, D Bourke 1-0, C Mitchell 0-2, E Murphy and C Egan 0-1 each.
Referee: C Mooney (Dublin)
Wexford v Kilkenny
20 December 2020 Semi-final
Wexford
1-14 - 0-23
Kilkenny
Chadwicks Wexford Park
C Byrne 0-7, 4 frees, 1 sideline cut; L Murphy 1-1; C Foley 0-2; O Pepper, J J Twamley, L Roche, S O'Hagan, C Byrne-Dunbar 0-1 each.
Report
B Drennan (0-14, 9 frees), K Doyle, G Dunne, 0-2 each; C Beirne, T Clifford, D Walsh, H Shrine 0-1 each.
Referee: S Guinan (Offaly)
Leinster final[edit]
Offaly v Kilkenny
2 January 2021 Final
Offaly
v
Kilkenny
O'Moore Park
Munster Minor Hurling Championship[edit]
Fixtures/results[edit]
Munster quarter-finals[edit]
Cork v Clare
17 October 2020 Quarter-final
Cork
1-24 - 2-13
Clare
Semple Stadium
B Cunningham 0-9 (0-3 f, 0-2 65, 0-1 sl), J Leahy 0-4, C Walsh 1-1, A Quirke, B Keating, W Buckley 0-2 each, T O'Connell, E Downey, E O'Leary, M Howell 0-1 each.
Report
J Collins 1-6 (1-5 f, 0-1 65), O'Donnell 1-1 (1-0 f), N O'Farrell 0-2 f, S Rynne, E Guilfoyle, J Guyler, K O'Connor 0-1 each.
Referee: J McCormack (Tipperary)
Kerry v Tipperary
18 October 2020 Quarter-final
Kerry
0-09 - 0-32
Tipperary
LIT Gaelic Grounds
R Walsh 0-6 (0-4 frees), R Monaghan, C Keating, K Molloy 0-1 each.
Report
P McGarry 0-6 (0-2 frees), S Ferncombe 0-6 (0-2 ‘65s, 0-2 frees), T Cahill 0-5, S Kenneally, J Leamy 0-3 each, D Stakelum, C McCormack, L Shanahan 0-2 each, D Fogarty, C McKelvey, D Minogue 0-1 each.
Referee: N Malone (Clare)
Munster semi-finals[edit]
Limerick v Cork
12 December 2020 Semi-final
Limerick
2-19 - 0-13
Cork
Semple Stadium
A English (2-3); L Lynch (0-7, 6 frees); P O’Donovan (0-4); L O’Connor (0-2); S O’Brien, J Keating, J Kirby (0-1 each).
Report
B Cunningham (0-8, frees); M Mullins, J Leahy, B O’Connor, B Keating, E O’Leary (0-1 each).
Referee: K Jordan (Tipperary)
Waterford v Tipperary
12 December 2020 Semi-final
Waterford
0-12 - 2-14
Tipperary
Páirc Uí Rinn
P Fitzgerald (0-7, 5 frees, 1 ’65), J Booth (0-2), C Treen, S Callaghan and L Ó Síothcháin (0-1 each).
Report
J Leamy (1-3, 2 frees), K Lee (1-1), S Ferncombe (0-3, 2 frees, 1 ’65), S Kenneally and P McGarry (1 free) (0-2 each), T Cahill and C McKelvey (0-1 each).
Referee: S Stokes (Cork)
Munster final[edit]
Limerick v Tipperary
20 December 2020 Final
Limerick
2-22 - 0-25 aet
Tipperary
Gaelic Grounds
L Lynch (0-10 frees), A English (0-5), P O’Donovan (1-1), S O’Brien (0-4), E Harmon (1-0), J Keating and J Kirby (0-1 each).
Report
J Leamy (0-10 frees), P McGarry (0-4, 0-3 65s), D Fogarty (0-3), T Cahill, L Shanahan and S Kenneally (0-2 each), D Stakelum and K Lee (0-1 each).
Referee: R McGann (Clare)
All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship[edit]
Fixtures[edit]
All-Ireland semi-final[edit]
Galway v Limerick
2/3 January 2021 Semi-final
Galway
v
Limerick
Croke Park
All-Ireland final[edit]
Leinster champions v
9/10 January 2021 Final
Leinster champions
v
Croke Park
Championship statistics[edit]
Top scorers[edit]
Top scorer overall
Rank
Player
Club
Tally
Total
Matches
Average
1
Lochlainn Quinn
Offaly
0-36
36
3
12.00
2
Éamonn Cunneen
Westmeath
0-25
25
3
8.33
3
Jack Leamy
Tipperary
1-16
19
3
6.33
4
Ben Cunningham
Cork
0-17
17
2
8.50
Liam Lynch
Limerick
0-17
17
2
8.50
5
Adam English
Limerick
2-08
14
2
7.00
Conn Kehoe
Kildare
0-14
14
2
7.00
Billy Drennan
Kilkenny
0-14
14
1
14.00
6
Peter McGarry
Tipperary
0-12
12
3
4.00
7
Luke Carey
Offaly
1-08
11
3
2.66
In a single game
Rank
Player
Club
Tally
Total
Opposition
1
Lochlann Quinn
Offaly
0-15
15
Laois
2
Billy Drennan
Kilkenny
0-14
14
Wexford
3
Éamonn Cunneen
Westmeath
0-11
11
Carlow
Lochlann Quinn
Offaly
0-14
14
Westmeath
4
Jake Doyle
Carlow
1-07
10
Westmeath
Lochlann Quinn
Offaly
0-10
10
Kildare
Jack Leamy
Tipperary
0-10
10
Limerick
Liam Lynch
Limerick
0-10
10
Tipperary
5
Adam English
Limerick
2-03
9
Cork
Jarlath Collins
Clare
1-06
9
Cork
Ben Cunningham
Cork
0-09
9
Clare
Éamonn Cunneen
Westmeath
0-09
9
Dublin
References[edit]
^"GAA confirms U20 and Minor inter-county competitions paused until further notice". Hogan Stand. 21 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)