The 2020 All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship was the second staging of the All-Ireland Under-20 Championship and the 57th staging overall of a hurling championship for players between the minor and senior grades. The championship was scheduled to begin in May 2020, however, it was postponed indefinitely due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games. The championship eventually began on 19 October 2020 and, after being suspended once again, ended on 10 July 2021.
Tipperary entered the championship as the defending champions in search of a third successive title, however, they were beaten by Cork in the Munster final. Kerry fielded a team in the Munster Championship for the first time since 2005.
On 10 July 2021, Cork won the championship following a 2-19 to 1-18 defeat of Dublin in the All-Ireland final at UPMC Nowlan Park. This was a record 12th All-Ireland title overall and their first title since 1998.
Dublin's Liam Murphy was the championship's top scorer with 0-37.
Format change
The championship was scheduled to begin in May 2020, however, it was postponed indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic in Ireland. When the championship resumed, time constraints led to a revision of the format, with the All-Ireland semi-finals being abolished, thus resulting in no second chance for the defeated Leinster and Munster finalists.
Team summaries TeamColoursMost recent successAll-IrelandProvincialAntrimSaffron and white2016CarlowGreen, red and yellowClareSaffron and blue20142014CorkRed and white19982018DublinBlue and navy2016GalwayMaroon and white20112018KerryGreen and yellowKilkennyBlack and amber20082019LaoisBlue and white1983LimerickGreen and white20172017OffalyGreen, white and gold2000TipperaryBlue and gold20192019WaterfordWhite and blue20162016WestmeathMaroon and whiteWexfordPurple and gold19652015
Results Leinster Under-20 Hurling Championship
Round 1
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Munster Under-20 Hurling Championship
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship
Final
Statistics Top scorers Top scorers overall Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Liam MurphyDublin0-373757.402Donal O'SheaGalway2-2733311.003Devon RyanTipperary3-192839.334Cathal KielyOffaly0-2222211.005Brian HayesCork2-081443.50Eddie GibbonsDublin2-081452.80Conor BoweTipperary1-111434.66Alan ConnollyCork0-141443.50Colin O'BrienCork0-141443.5010Andrew OrmondTipperary2-071334.33Kevin DesmondDublin2-071352.60Shane BarrettCork1-101343.25
Top scorers in a single game Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Devon RyanTipperary2-1016Waterford2Donal O'SheaGalway2-0713Laois3Cathal KielyOffaly0-1212WestmeathDonal O'SheaGalway0-1212Kilkenny5Eoin GuilfoyleKilkenny1-0710GalwayLiam MurphyDublin0-1010WexfordCathal KielyOffaly0-1010Dublin8Liam MurphyDublin0-099Antrim9Michael KielyWaterford2-028TipperaryCiarán KavanaghCarlow0-088LaoisAidan O'ConnorLimerick0-088CorkDonal O'SheaGalway0-088Dublin
Miscellaneous In winning the Leinster final, Dublin defeated Galway for the first time in the history of the championship.
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