2020 Kilkenny Senior Hurling League

2020 Kilkenny Senior Hurling League
Dates	31 July 2020 – 23 August 2020
Teams	12
Sponsor	St. Canice's Credit Union
Champions	Dicksboro (5th title); Conor Doheny (captain); Mark Dowling (manager)
Runners-up	O'Loughlin Gaels
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
Goals scored	43 (2.15 per match)
Points scored	702 (35.1 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Shane Stapleton (1-37)
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The 2020 Kilkenny Senior Hurling League was the 27th staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling League since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board in 1992. The league began on 31 July 2020 and ended on 23 August 2020.

Dicksboro were the defending champions.^[1]

On 23 August 2020, Dicksboro won the league after beating O'Loughlin Gaels 3-0 in a penalty shoot-out at UPMC Nowlan Park, after the game had ended 1-20 apiece after extra time.^[2] It was the first league final to be decided on penalties.

Dicksboro's Shane Stapleton was the league's top scorer with 1-37.

Results

Group A

Table

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Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
O'Loughlin Gaels	3	2	1	0	70	57	13	5
James Stephens	3	2	1	0	63	57	6	5
Bennettsbridge	3	2	0	1	70	62	8	4
Ballyhale Shamrocks	3	1	1	1	73	70	3	3
Tullaroan	3	0	1	2	63	74	-11	1
Danesfort	3	0	0	3	56	75	-19	0

Results

31 July 2020 Round 1	Bennettsbridge	1-14 - 1-18	O'Loughlin Gaels	John Locke Park
	N Cleere 0-6, L Blanchfield 1-2, C Brennan 0-3, K Blanchfield 0-1, S Morrissey 0-1, J Cleere 0-1.		E O'Shea 0-8, M Bergin 1-1, E Wall 0-4, R Buckley 0-3, C Loy 0-1, D Loughnane 0-1.

31 July 2020 Round 1	Ballyhale Shamrocks	2-18 - 1-21	Tullaroan	UPMC Nowlan Park
	TJ Reid 1-5, E Reid 1-1, C Fennelly 0-2, B Cody 0-2, E Cody 0-2, R Reid 0-2, E Kenneally 0-2, P Mullen 0-1, J Cuddihy 0-1.		S Walsh 0-10, B Gaffney 1-1, M Keoghan 0-4, D Simpson 0-2, M Walsh 0-1, T Dunne 0-1, T Walsh (M) 0-1, J Walton 0-1.

1 August 2020 Round 1	James Stephens	0-19 - 1-14	Danesfort	UPMC Nowlan Park
	N Brassil 0-4, E Guilfoyle 0-3, W Spencer 0-3, J McGrath 0-2, M McWey 0-2, M Drennen 0-2, T Dwyer 0-1, N Mullins 0-1, M Ruth 0-1.		R Hogan 0-10, P Hogan 1-1, P Hickey 0-1, C Phelan 0-1, J Bruton 0-1.

7 August 2020 Round 2	Tullaroan	0-18 - 0-22	James Stephens	John Locke Park
	S Walsh 0-11, D Simpson 0-3, M Walsh 0-2, S Cuddihy 0-1, M Keoghan 0-1.		E Guilfoyle 0-9, C Browne 0-4, C Kenny 0-3, M Ruth 0-2, M Drennan 0-1, J O'Dwyer 0-1, D Walton 0-1, S Manogue 0-1.

7 August 2020 Round 2	O'Loughlin Gaels	2-21 - 0-18	Ballyhale Shamrocks	UPMC Nowlan Park
	E O'Shea 0-9, J Nolan 1-1, C Kelly 1-1, M Bergin 0-4, J Molloy 0-2, P Deegan 0-1, R Buckley 0-1, D Loughnane 0-1, P Butler 0-1.		TJ Reid 0-7, J Cuddihy 0-4, E Cody 0-2, R Reid 0-2, J Holden 0-1, E Shefflin 0-1, D Mullen 0-1.

8 August 2020 Round 2	Danesfort	1-17 - 3-16	Bennettsbridge	UPMC Nowlan Park
	R Hogan 0-11, P Hogan 1-1, P Mullen 0-3, P Hickey 0-2.		J Cleere 2-1, N Cleere 0-7, C Brennan 1-1, D Blanchfield 0-2, L Blanchfield 0-2, D Wafer 0-1, A Cleere 0-1, J Harkin 0-1.

14 August 2020 Round 3	James Stephens	2-16 - 2-16	O'Loughlin Gaels	UPMC Nowlan Park
	E Guilfoyle 1-5, M Drennan 1-1, N Brassil 0-2, L Scanlon 0-2, D Stapleton 0-2, M McWey 0-1, C Kenny 0-1, M Ruth 0-1, C Browne 0-1.		O Wall 1-4, E O'Shea 0-4, P Deegan 1-0, P Butler 0-3, L Hogan 0-2, M Bergin 0-2, J Leahy 0-1.

15 August 2020 Round 3	Bennettsbridge	2-22 - 1-18	Tullaroan	Páirc Lachtain
	N Cleere 0-9, C Brennan 1-5, L Blanchfield 1-3, E Morrissey 0-1, A Cleere 0-1, K Blanchfield 0-1, H O'Neill 0-1, J Larkin 0-1.		S Walsh 0-10, M Keoghan 1-4, P Walsh 0-1, J Walton 0-1, B Gaffney 0-1, K Coogan 0-1.

15 August 2020 Round 3	Ballyhale Shamrocks	3-22 -1-16	Danesfort	John Locke Park
	TJ Reid 1-8, E Cody 1-3, C Fennelly 1-1, E Reid 0-3, J Cuddihy 0-2, R Reid 0-2, R Corcoran 0-1, P Mullen 0-1, D Corcoran 0-1.		R Hogan 0-14, D Dunphy Wallace 1-0, P Mullen 0-1, R Walsh 0-1.

Group B

Table

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Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Dicksboro	3	3	0	0	74	40	34	6
Clara	3	2	0	1	71	63	8	4
Mullinavat	3	1	2	0	56	51	5	4
Erin's Own	3	1	1	1	60	63	-3	3
Rower-Inistioge	3	0	1	2	52	72	-20	1
Graigue-Ballycallan	3	0	0	3	42	66	-24	0

Results

31 July 2020 Round 1	Graigue-Ballycallan	0-16 - 1-21	Clara	Páirc Lachtain
	S Ryan 0-10, J Roberts 0-4, C Prendeville 0-1, C Hoyne 0-1.		J Bergin 0-7, C Bolger 1-2, J Kehoe 0-4, M Kenny 0-2, D Langton 0-1, M O'Connell 0-1, C O'Shea 0-1, L Ryan 0-1, J Langton 0-1,

1 August 2020 Round 1	Erin's Own	0-20 - 1-17	Mullinavat	UPMC Nowlan Park
	M Murphy 0-8, J Holohan 0-4, M Boran 0-3, J Buggy 0-2, S Feehan 0-1, N McMahon 0-1, C Fogarty 0-1.		J Walsh 0-10, G Malone 1-0, O Knox 0-2, P Dempsey 0-1, W O'Dwyer 0-1, L Fennelly 0-1, J Gahan 0-1, B Phelan 0-1.

1 August 2020 Round 1	Rower-Inistioge	0-12 - 2-16	Dicksboro	Bennettsbridge Sportsfield
	D Kelly 0-9, K Murphy 0-2, M Galavan 0-1, J Ryan 0-1.		S Stapleton 0-10, A Nolan 1-1, C Kavanagh 1-0, B Sheehan 0-2, M Nolan 0-2, E Fennelly 0-1.

6 August 2020 Round 2	Clara	1-12 - 3-16	Erin's Own	UPMC Nowlan Park
	J Bergin 1-5, C O'Shea 0-1, M Kenny 0-1, J Kehoe 0-1, L Ryan 0-1, C Bolger 0-1, M O'Connell 0-1, P Cody 0-1.		M Murphy 1-11, J Holohan 1-2, J Buggy 1-1, J Mullins 0-1, D Brennan 0-1.

7 August 2020 Round 2	Dicksboro	0-24 - 0-13	Graigue-Ballycallan	Páirc Lachtain
	S Stapleton 0-10, M Nolan 0-3, B Sheehan 0-2, A Nolan 0-2, L Moore 0-2, A Gaffney 0-1, O Walsh 0-1, O Gough 0-1, C Kavanagh 0-1, E Fennelly 0-1.		S Ryan 0-11, A Brennan 0-1, T Ronan 0-1.

7 August 2020 Round 2	Mullinavat	1-15 - 0-18	Rower-Inistioge	Thomastown Sportsfield
	J Walsh 1-3, W O'Dwyer 0-3, G Malone 0-3, T Aylward 0-1, O Knox 0-1, B Phelan 0-1, M Mansfield 0-1, P Gahan 0-1, M Malone 0-1.		D Kelly 0-13, P Lyng 0-3, J Ryan 0-1, K Murphy 0-1.

15 August 2020 Round 3	Erin's Own	1-12 - 3-19	Dicksboro	UPMC Nowlan Park
	M Murphy 1-8, J Buggy 0-2, C Fogarty 0-1, S Feehan 0-1.		S Stapleton 1-8, L Moore 1-1, B Sheehan 0-4, A Nolan 1-0, O Walsh 0-1, M Fagan 0-1, T Kenny 0-1, D Holohan 0-1, M Nolan 0-1, C Kavanagh 0-1.

15 August 2020 Round 3	Rower-Inistioge	2-16 - 3-23	Clara	Thomastown Sportsfield
	D Kelly 0-8, T Murphy 1-0, R Galavan 1-0, P Lyng 0-2, M Galavan 0-2, J Logue 0-1, J Ryan 0-1, C Ryan 0-1, T Doyle 0-1.		Liam Ryan 1-4, J Byrne 0-5, M O'Connell 1-1, D Langton 0-4, J Nolan 1-0, Lester Ryan 0-3, C Bolger 0-2, M Kenny 0-1, J Langton 0-1, J Kehoe 0-1.

15 August 2020 Round 3	Graigue-Ballycallan	0-13 - 0-18	Mullinavat	UPMC Nowlan Park
	S Ryan 0-5, J Roberts 0-3, A Brennan 0-2, T Dunphy 0-1, K Egan 0-1, C Prendeville 0-1.		J Walsh 0-4, O Knox 0-3, A Mansfield 0-3, M Mansfield 0-2, W O'Dwyer 0-1, L Fennelly 0-1, I Duggan 0-1, G Malone 0-1, M Malone 0-1, C Walsh 0-1.

Knockout stage

Shield final

23 August 2020 Shield final	James Stephens	0-12 - 1-22	Clara	Bennettsbridge Sportsfield
	E Guilfoyle (0-6, 0-5 frees); M Drennan, D Walton, J McGrath, W Spencer, C Browne, D Stapleton (0-1 each).		C Bolger (0-8); P Cody (1-1); J Byrne (0-3, frees); L Ryan (0-3); C O’Shea, M O’Connell (0-2 each); J Kehoe, J Langton, P Nolan (0-1 each).

Final

23 August 2020 Final	O'Loughlin Gaels	1-20 - 1-20 Penalties: 0-3	Dicksboro	UPMC Nowlan Park
	M Bergin 0-8 (5f); D Burke 1-0; S Murphy (2f), E O’Shea (f), L Hogan, C Heary 0-2 each; C Loy, P Deegan, P Butler, M Butler 0-1 each.	Report	S Stapleton 0-9 (6f, 0-1 pen, 1 ’65); A Nolan 1-5; B Sheehan 0-3; O Gough, L Moore, J Sheehan 0-1 each.

League statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Shane Stapleton	Dicksboro	1-37	40	4	10.00
2	Richie Hogan	Danesfort	0-35	35	3	11.66
3	Michael Murphy	Erin's Own	2-27	33	3	11.00
4	Shane Walsh	Tullaroan	0-31	31	3	10.33
5	David Kelly	Rower-Inistioge	0-30	30	3	10.00
6	T. J. Reid	Ballyhale Shamrocks	2-20	26	3	8.66
	Eoin Guilfoyle	James Stephens	1-23	26	4	6.50
	Seán Ryan	Graigue-Ballycallan	0-26	26	3	8.66
7	Eoin O'Shea	O'Loughlin Gaels	0-23	23	4	5.75
8	Nicky Cleere	Bennettsbridge	0-22	22	3	7.33

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Michael Murphy	Erin's Own	1-11	14	Clara
1	Richie Hogan	Danesfort	0-14	14	Ballyhale Shamrocks
2	David Kelly	Rower-Inistioge	0-13	13	Mullinavat
3	T. J. Reid	Ballyhale Shamrocks	1-08	11	Danesfort
	Michael Murphy	Erin's Own	1-08	11	Dicksboro
	Shane Stapleton	Dicksboro	1-08	11	Erin's Own
	Shane Walsh	Tullaroan	0-11	11	James Stephens
	Richie Hogan	Danesfort	0-11	11	Bennettsbridge
	Seán Ryan	Graigue-Ballycallan	0-11	11	Dicksboro
4	Shane Walsh	Tullaroan	0-10	10	Ballyhale Shamrocks
	Richie Hogan	Danesfort	0-10	10	James Stephens
	Seán Ryan	Graigue-Ballycallan	0-10	10	Clara
	John Walsh	Mullinavat	0-10	10	Erin's Own
	Shane Stapleton	Dicksboro	0-10	10	Rower-Inistioge
	Shane Stapleton	Dicksboro	0-10	10	Graigue-Ballycallan
	Shane Walsh	Tullaroan	0-10	10	Bennettsbridge

References

^ Keane, Seán (22 September 2019). "Dicksboro win Kilkenny senior hurling league final in epic battle". Kilkenny People. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
^ "Holohan the hero as Dicksboro retain Kilkenny League crown". Irish Examiner. 23 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.

External links

2020 Kilkenny SHL fixtures and results

[1] Keane, Seán (22 September 2019). "Dicksboro win Kilkenny senior hurling league final in epic battle". Kilkenny People. Retrieved 28 September 2019.

[2] "Holohan the hero as Dicksboro retain Kilkenny League crown". Irish Examiner. 23 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.

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