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| Event | 2020 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 13 December 2020 | ||||||
| Venue | Croke Park, Dublin | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Gearóid Hegarty[1] | ||||||
| Referee | Fergal Horgan | ||||||
| Attendance | 0 | ||||||
| Weather | Dry | ||||||
The 2020 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, the 133rd event of its kind and the culmination of the 2020 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, was played at Croke Park in Dublin on 13 December 2020.[2][3][4][5]
The match was televised live on RTÉ2 as part of The Sunday Game, presented by Joanne Cantwell from the outside studio at Croke Park, with analysis by Anthony Daly, Donal Óg Cusack and Henry Shefflin. Commentary on the game was provided by Marty Morrissey alongside Michael Duignan. The match was also live on Sky Sports, with analysis from Jamesie O'Connor and Ollie Canning.[6]
Limerick won the game by 0-30 to 0-19 to claim their second All-Ireland title in three years.[7][8][9]
Background
- The championship was delayed due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games. This was the latest the final had taken place in a year since 1924, when the All-Ireland hurling final took place on 14 December.[10]
- Waterford had not won the All-Ireland since 1959 (61 years) and had only appeared in three finals in the interim (1963, 2008 and 2017).[11]
- This was the third final in the previous four years not to involve one of the Big Three (Cork, Kilkenny, Tipperary) — the 2017 (Galway—Waterford) and 2018 (Limerick—Galway) finals also did not involve them.
- This was the third final in which both the teams were from the province of Munster, with the first two being in 1997 (Clare—Tipperary) and 2013 (Clare—Cork).
- This was only the third All-Ireland final in history in which neither team scored a goal, the first two being in 1999 and 2004.
Paths to the final
Waterford
| 31 October 2020 Munster Semi-Final | Cork | 1-24 (27) – (31) 1-28 | Waterford | Thurles | |
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| 15:30 | Venue: Semple Stadium | ||||
| Gls: P Horgan 1 (f). Pts: P Horgan 8 (3f); S Kingston 4; S Harnedy 2; M Coleman 2 (1 sideline), B Cooper 2, C Lehane 2; C Joyce 1, D Dalton 1, A Cadogan 1. |
Report | Gls: C Lyons 1. Pts: S Bennett 12 (12f); A Gleeson 3, D Hutchinson 3, J Barron 3; C Lyons 2; S McNulty 1, K Moran 1, K Bennett 1, J Prendergast 1, P Curran 1. |
TV: Sky Sports
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| 15 November 2020 Munster Final | Limerick | 0-25 (25) – (21) 0-21 | Waterford | Thurles | |
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| 16:00 | Venue: Semple Stadium | ||||
Pts: A Gillane 10 (8f); G Mulcahy 4; P Casey 3; D Byrnes 2 (1 65), C Lynch 2, G Hegarty 2; S Flanagan 1, A Breen 1. |
Report | Pts: Stephen Bennett 12 (8f, 1 65); A Gleeson 3; J Dillon 2; D Hutchinson 1, K Bennett 1, J Prendergast 1, P Curran 1. |
Referee: C Lyons (Cork)
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| 21 November 2020 All-Ireland Quarter-Final | Waterford | 3-27 (36) – (27) 3-18 | Clare | Cork | |
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| Venue: Páirc Uí Chaoimh | |||||
| Gls: D Hutchinson 2, J Fagan 1. Pts: S Bennett 10 (7f); K Bennett 3; D Hutchinson 2, A Gleeson 2, C Gleeson 2, J Barron 2, N Montgomery 1, C Lyons 1, P Curran 1, T de Burca 1, D Lyons 1, J Fagan 1. |
Report | Gls: A Shanagher 2, A McCarthy 1. Pts: T Kelly 8 (6f); C Malone 4; S O’Donnell 2; A Shanagher 1, D Reidy 1, R Taylor 1, D McInerney 1 (sideline). |
Referee: P O'Dwyer (Carlow) TV: Sky Sports Mix
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| 28 November 2020 All-Ireland Semi-Final | Kilkenny | 2-23 (29) – (33) 2-27 | Waterford | Dublin | |
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| Venue: Croke Park | |||||
| Gls: TJ Reid 1, M Keoghan 1. Pts: TJ Reid 14 (12fs); E Cody 2, R Hogan 2, J Donnelly 2; C Buckley 1, P Deegan 1, M Keoghan 1. |
Report | Gls: S Bennett 1, D Lyons 1. Pts: S Bennett 10 (6fs), A Gleeson 4; C Lyons 2, J Prendergast 2, D Hutchinson 2, N Montgomery 2; S McNulty 1, J Barron 1, J Fagan 1, I Daly 1, T de Búrca 1. |
Referee: F Horgan (Tipperary)
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Limerick
| 25 October 2020 Munster Quarter-Final | Limerick | 0-36 (36) – (26) 1-23 | Clare | Thurles | |
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| 15:45 GMT (UTC±0) | Venue: Semple Stadium | ||||
Pts: A Gillane 12 (9f, 1 65); G Hegarty 5; T Morrissey 4; P Casey 3, K Hayes 3, D Byrnes 3; G Mulcahy 2; C Lynch 1, D Hannon 1, S Flanagan 1, P Ryan 1. |
Report | Gls: R Taylor 1. Pts: T Kelly 17 (9f); D Ryan 2, C Malone 2; S O’Halloran 1, R Taylor 1. |
Referee: F Horgan (Tipperary) TV: RTÉ 2
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| 1 November 2020 Munster Semi-Final | Tipperary | 2-17 (23) – (32) 3-23 | Limerick | Cork | |
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| 16:00 | Venue: Pairc Ui Chaoimh | ||||
| Gls: J Morris 1, J McGrath 1. Pts: J Forde 10 (10f); N McGrath 2; J Morris 1; B Maher 1; N O'Meara 1; M Breen 1; A Flynn 1. |
Gls: A Gillane 2 (1 pen); S Flanagan 1. Pts: A Gillane 6 (5f); D Byrnes 3 (2f); T Morrissey 2; G Hegarty 2; W O'Donoghue 2; C Lynch 2; G Mulcahy 2; S Flanagan 1; P Casey 1; D Reidy 1; P Ryan 1. |
TV: RTÉ 2
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| 15 November 2020 Munster Final | Limerick | 0-25 (25) – (21) 0-21 | Waterford | Thurles | |
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| 16:00 | Venue: Semple Stadium | ||||
Pts: A Gillane 10 (8f); G Mulcahy 4; P Casey 3; D Byrnes 2 (1 65), C Lynch 2, G Hegarty 2; S Flanagan 1, A Breen 1. |
Report | Pts: Stephen Bennett 12 (8f, 1 65); A Gleeson 3; J Dillon 2; D Hutchinson 1, K Bennett 1, J Prendergast 1, P Curran 1. |
Referee: C Lyons (Cork)
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| 29 November 2020 All-Ireland Semi-Final | Limerick | 0-27 (27) – (24) 0-24 | Galway | Dublin | |
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| Venue: Croke Park | |||||
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Pre-match
The 2020 Joe McDonagh Cup Final between Kerry and Antrim took place prior to the All-Ireland senior final.[12][13]
On 4 December 2020, the officials were chosen for the final by the GAA, with Tipperary's Fergal Horgan being named as the referee in what would be his second senior final after being the referee in 2017. Colm Lyons from Cork was named as standby referee, with the other linesman being Paud O'Dwyer from Carlow and the sideline official Seán Cleere from Kilkenny.[14]
Jubilee team
The Clare team that won the 1995 All-Ireland Final were remembered before the match to mark 25 years. There was no traditional walk out and parade due to COVID-19 restrictions but the Clare captain of 1995 Anthony Daly was present to place the Liam MacCarthy Cup in front of the Hogan Stand before the match.[15]
Match details
13 December 2020
15:30 All-Ireland Final |
| Waterford | 0-19 – 0-30 | Limerick |
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| (HT: 0-11 - 0-14) | ||
Pts: S Bennett 10 (9fs); A Gleeson 5 (1 sideline, 1f); K Bennett 1, D Hutchinson 1, K Moran 1, C Lyons 1. |
Pts: A Gillane 10 (6fs); G Hegarty 7; T Morrissey 5; S Flanagan 3; W O’Donoghue 1, D Hannon 1, K Hayes 1, P Ryan 1, D Byrnes 1. | |
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Post-match
Financial Times columnist Simon Kuper wrote after Stephen O'Keeffe's performance that hurling was "the best sport ever and if the Irish had colonised the world, nobody would ever have heard of football".[16][17]
References
- ^ "'The one thing that kept me going over the lockdown was, 'Imagine winning an All-Ireland at Christmas time'". The 42. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ "GAA confirms plans for this year's Inter-County Football and Hurling Championships". IrishCentral.com. 26 June 2020.
- ^ O'Toole, Fintan. "December All-Ireland final dates confirmed as GAA unveil 2020 championship plan". The42.
- ^ O'Riordan, Ian. "All-Ireland finals set for December 13th and 19th as GAA confirm 2020 schedule". The Irish Times.
- ^ Moran, Seán. "2020 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship key dates". The Irish Times.
- ^ "Limerick 0-30 Waterford 0-19: As it happened". The 42. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "LIMERICK 0-30 WATERFORD 0-19". GAA.ie. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "All-Ireland SHC final recap: Limerick 0-30 Waterford 0-19". RTE Sport. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "LIVE All-Ireland hurling final: Limerick 0-30 Waterford 0-19 (FT)". Irish Times. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ McGough, Leo (30 June 2020). "Own points and unfinished matches: The story of hurling championship games in December". Irish Examiner.
- ^ "Cyril Farrell: Tried-and-trusted Waterford game-plan will rattle Galway". Irish Independent. 14 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- ^ "Antrim and Kerry hurlers may not watch All-Ireland final at Croke Park". Irish Examiner. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "Antrim see off Kerry to secure McDonagh Cup success at Croke Park". Irish Examiner. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ "Fergal Horgan confirmed as All-Ireland Hurling final referee". Irish Examiner. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "Anthony Daly to represent Clare jubilee team on All-Ireland day". GAA.iel. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ "GAA tweets of the week". Hogan Stand. 14 December 2020.
- ^ "Tweet by Simon Kuper".
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