2020 Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship

The 2020 Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 56th staging of the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board in 1929. The championship began on 29 August 2020 and ended on 26 September 2020.

2020 Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship
Dates29 August 2020 – 26 September 2020
Teams12
SponsorMichael Lyng Motors Hyundai
Champions Lisdowney (1st title)
Vincent Fitzpatrick (captain)
Patrick O'Carroll (captain)
Martin Power (manager)
Runners-up Thomastown
Relegated St. Patrick's Ballyragget
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored35 (2.5 per match)
Points scored493 (35.21 per match)
2019 (Previous) (Next) 2021

On 26 September 2020, Lisdowney won the championship after a 4–3 victory in a penalty shoot-out against Thomastown in the final at UMPC Nowlan Park.[1] It was their first ever championship title.

Team changes

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To Championship

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Promoted from the Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship

Relegated from the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

From Championship

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Promoted to the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

Relegated to the Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship

Results

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First round

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29 August 2020 First round St. Lachtain's 1-20 - 1-19 John Locke's Tom Ryall Park
30 August 2020 First round Fenians 1-12 - 3-19 O'Loughlin Gaels Páirc Lachtain

Relegation playoffs

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5 September 2020 Semi-final John Locke's 1-12 - 0-10 Fenians St. John's Park

Quarter-finals

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6 September 2020 Quarter-final Thomastown 3-23 - 0-14 O'Loughlin Gaels John Locke Park
6 September 2020 Quarter-final Dunnamaggin 2-16 - 4-17 St, Lachtain's Tullaroan Sportsfield
6 September 2020 Quarter-final Glenmore 3-20 - 0-22 St. Martin's Bennettsbridge Sportsfield
6 September 2020 Quarter-final Lisdowney 1-15 - 0-15 Young Irelands Canon Kearns Park

Semi-finals

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20 September 2020 Semi-final Glenmore 0-19 - 1-17 Lisdowney UMPC Nowlan Park
G Aylward 0-7, A Murphy 0-5, I Byrne 0-4, E Murphy 0-1, L Hennessy 0-1, D Burke 0-1. A Tallis 1-6, N Brennan 0-4, C Jordan 0-3, D O'Carroll 0-2, S Phelan 0-1, C O'Carroll 0-1.
20 September 2020 Semi-final Thomastown 2-19 - 2-17 St. Lachtain's UMPC Nowlan Park
R Donnelly 0-10, S Donnelly 1-3, JJ Farrell 1-1, D Barron 0-2, J Donnelly 0-2, D Caulfield 0-1. L Hickey 2-10, J Maher 0-3, D Maher 0-1, N McGee 0-1, J Fitzpatrick 0-1, B Quinn 0-1.

Final

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26 September 2020 Final Thomastown 1-23 - 1-23
(aet)
Penalties:
3-4
Lisdowney UPMC Nowlan Park
R Donnelly 1-12, J Donnelly 0-6, JJ Farrell 0-3, D Barron 0-1, D Waugh 0-1. A Tallis 0-8, B Kavanagh 0-5, M Kenny 1-1, N Brennan 0-2, C Jordan 0-2, P O'Carroll 0-2, K Sweeney 0-1, W Kenny 0-1, E Hickey 0-1.

References

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  1. ^ Spillane, Trevor (26 September 2020). "What a finish! Lisdowney hold nerve to go back to Kilkenny senior hurling ranks". Kilkenny People. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  2. ^ Knox, John (27 October 2019). "Tullaroan turned all the pain into terrific intermediate championship win". Kilkenny People. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
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