2020 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship


The 2020 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was 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. The championship ended on 10 July 2021.
Galway entered the championship as the defending champions in search of a fourth successive title.
On 10 July 2021, Galway won the championship after a 1-17 to 1-14 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final. This was their 14th title overall and a record-breaking fourth title in succession.
Offaly's Lochlainn Quinn was the championship's top scorer with 1-42.

Format changes

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. 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. 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.

Statistics

Top scorers

;Top scorer overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Lochlainn QuinnOffaly1-4245411.25
2Billy DrennanKilkenny1-3336312.00
3Éamonn CunneenWestmeath0-252538.33
4Liam CollinsGalway3-1423211.50
4Liam LynchLimerick0-232337.66
6Jack LeamyTipperary1-161936.33
7Ben CunninghamCork0-171728.50
8Adam EnglishLimerick2-101635.33
9Luke CareyOffaly2-091543.75
10Conn KehoeKildare0-141427.00

;In a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1Lochlann QuinnOffaly0-1515Laois
2Billy DrennanKilkenny0-1414Wexford
2Lochlann QuinnOffaly0-1414Westmeath
4Billy DrennanKilkenny0-1313Offaly
4Liam CollinsGalway2-0713Limerick
6Éamonn CunneenWestmeath0-1111Carlow
7Jake DoyleCarlow1-0710Westmeath
7Liam CollinsGalway1-0710Kilkenny
7Lochlann QuinnOffaly0-1010Kildare
7Jack LeamyTipperary0-1010Limerick
7Liam LynchLimerick0-1010Tipperary

Miscellaneous

  • Galway were looking to become the first county at minor level to win four consecutive All-Ireland titles.

Awards

Team of the Year
  1. Tomás Lynch
  2. Zach Bay Hammond
  3. Adam Nolan
  4. Michael Walsh
  5. Joe Fitzpatrick
  6. Tiernan Killeen
  7. Luke Shanahan
  8. Liam Leen
  9. Éamonn Cunneen
  10. Lochlann Quinn
  11. Adam English
  12. Billy Drennan
  13. Shane O'Brien
  14. Liam Collins
  15. Colm Molloy