2020 Galway Senior Hurling Championship
The 2020 Galway Senior Hurling Championship.[1] will be the 123rd staging of the Galway Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment in 1887.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| County | Galway |
| Year | 2020 |
St. Thomas' are the reigning champions. Kinvara will participate in the senior championship having been promoted from the intermediate competition in 2019.[2]
Competition Format
Twenty four teams compete in the initial group stages of the championship – the top ranked twelve teams compete in the Senior A Group and the second ranked twelve teams compete in the Senior B Group. Eight teams from the Senior A Group and four teams from the Senior B Group progress to the knockout stage. The competition format is explained further in each of the championship rounds in the sections below.
Group Stage
Senior A
Senior A consists of 12 teams divided into two groups of 6. The top two teams from each group automatically qualify for the quarter finals. The third and fourth teams from each group play in the preliminary quarter finals. The bottom two teams from each group play-off with the losing team relegated to playing in the following year's Senior B Section.
Senior A - Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts 1 Sarsfields 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 Clarinbridge 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 3 Loughrea 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 4 Liam Mellows 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 5 St. Thomas' 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 6 Oranmore-Maree 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0
| 4/5 April 2020 Round 1 |
Sarsfields | v | Clarinbridge | |
| 4/5 April 2020 Round 1 |
Loughrea | v | Liam Mellows | |
| 4/5 April 2020 Round 1 |
St. Thomas' | v | Oranmore-Maree | |
| 18/19 April 2020 Round 2 |
Liam Mellows | v | St. Thomas' | |
| 18/19 April 2020 Round 2 |
Clarinbridge | v | Loughrea | |
| 18/19 April 2020 Round 2 |
Oranmore-Maree | v | Sarsfields | |
Senior A - Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts 1 Tynagh/Abbey-Duniry 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 Turloughmore 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 3 Cappataggle 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 4 Portumna 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 5 Castlegar 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 6 Tommy Larkin's 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0
| 4/5 April 2020 Round 1 |
Tynagh/Abbey-Duniry | v | Turloughmore | |
| 4/5 April 2020 Round 1 |
Cappataggle | v | Portumna | |
| 4/5 April 2020 Round 1 |
Castlegar | v | Tommy Larkin's | |
| 18/19 April 2020 Round 2 |
Portumna | v | Castlegar | |
| 18/19 April 2020 Round 2 |
Turloughmore | v | Cappataggle | |
| 18/19 April 2020 Round 2 |
Tommy Larkin's | v | Tynagh/Abbey-Duniry | |
Senior B
Senior B consists of 12 teams divided into two groups of 6. The winners of each group qualify for the 2018 preliminary quarter finals and compete in the following year's Senior A competition. The four second and third placed teams play-off with the two winners also qualifying for the 2018 preliminary quarter finals.
Senior B - Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts 1 Gort 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 Athenry 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 3 Ahascragh-Fohenagh 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 4 Ballindereen 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 5 Padraig Pearses 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 6 Killimordaly 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0
| 4/5 April 2020 Round 1 |
Gort | v | Athenry | |
| 4/5 April 2020 Round 1 |
Ahascragh-Fohenagh | v | Ballindereen | |
| 4/5 April 2020 Round 1 |
Padraig Pearses | v | Killimordaly | |
| 18/19 April 2020 Round 2 |
Ballindereen | v | Padraig Pearses | |
| 18/19 April 2020 Round 2 |
Athenry | v | Ahascragh-Fohenagh | |
| 18/19 April 2020 Round 2 |
Killimordaly | v | Gort | |
Senior B - Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts 1 Craughwell 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 Kilnadeema-Leitrim 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 3 Beagh 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 4 Mullagh 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 5 Kinvara 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 6 Ardrahan 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0
| 4/5 April 2020 Round 1 |
Craughwell | v | Kilnadeema-Leitrim | |
| 4/5 April 2020 Round 1 |
Beagh | v | Mullagh | |
| 4/5 April 2020 Round 1 |
Kinvara | v | Ardrahan | |
| 18/19 April 2020 Round 2 |
Mullagh | v | Kinvara | |
| 18/19 April 2020 Round 2 |
Kilnadeema-Leitrim | v | Beagh | |
| 18/19 April 2020 Round 2 |
Ardrahan | v | Craughwell | |
References
- "2020 Galway Hurling Championship Draws". Galway Bay FM. 11 February 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- "Resolute Kinvara pull it out of the fire in dramatic style". Connacht Tribune. 7 November 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2020.