2020 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship


The 2020 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 126th staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board in 1887. The original championship draw took place on 16 December 2019, however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic the draws for a rescheduled championship took place on 24 June 2020 with a new format being adopted. The championship began on 23 July 2020 and ended on 19 September 2020.
Patrickswell were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Na Piarsaigh at the semi-final stage. Murroe-Boher were relegated after suffering a 0–24 to 1–17 defeat by Garryspillane in a playoff.
On 19 September 2020, Na Piarsaigh won the championship after a 5–27 to 1–12 victory over Doon in the final at the LIT Gaelic Grounds. It was their sixth championship title overall and their first title since 2018.
Ballybrown's Andrew Cliffe was the championship's top scorer with 3–31.

Revised format

The championship was redrawn to consist of four groups of three teams. The six teams that were drawn in the original format in each section group 1 and 2 were split into two further groups. The redrawn groups were decided based on 2019 championship results.
Section A
  • The top team in each group in Section A to qualify for the championship semi-finals.
  • The second team in each group in Section A qualify for the championship quarter-finals.
  • The bottom team in each group to play in the relegation final for Group 2 in the 2021 championship.
Section B
  • The top team in each group in Section B qualify for the championship quarter-finals.
  • The bottom team in each group in Section B to play in the relegation final for the Premier Intermediate Championship in 2021.
  • The top team in each group in Section B to qualify for the promotion final to Section A for the 2021 season.
  • If a team from Section B wins the championship they will automatically be promoted to Section A for the 2021 season and no promotion final will be necessary.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship

From Championship

Relegated to the Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship

Fixtures/results

Knock-out stage

Final


Championship statistics

Top scorers

;Overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Andrew CliffeBallybrown3–3140410.00
2Will HennNa Piarsaigh1–333657.20
3Barry MurphyDoon1–303356.60
4Tom MorrisseyAhane1–2932310.66
5Willie GriffinAdare0–282839.33
6Aaron GillanePatrickswell3–182739.00
6Peter CaseyNa Piarsaigh2–212755.40
7Seán TobinMurroe-Boher0–2525212.50
8Dylan O'SheaGarryspillane0–242438.00
9Brian RyanSouth Liberties1–182136.00

;In a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1Andrew CliffeBallybrown2–1117Blackrock
2Tom MorrisseyAhane0–1616Adare
3Seán TobinMurroe-Boher0–1515Monaleen
4Barry NashSouth Liberties3–0514Murroe-Boher
4Willie GriffinAdare0–1414Patrickswell
4Dylan O'SheaGarryspillane0–1414Murroe-Boher
5Aaron GillanePatrickswell2–0612Adare
5John FitzgibbonAdare2–0612Ahane
6Will HennNa Piarsaigh1–0811Ahane
7Peter CaseyNa Piarsaigh2–0410Doon
7Tom MorrisseyAhane1–0710Kilmallock
7Andrew CliffeBallybrown1–0710Garryspillane
7Micheál HoulihanKilmallock0–1010Ahane
7Seán TobinMurroe-Boher0–1010South Liberties