2020 Laois Senior Hurling Championship Explained

2020 Laois Senior Hurling Championship
Dates:31 July 2020 - 14 August 2021
Teams:8[1]
Sponsor:Laois Shopping Centre
Champions: Clough–Ballacolla
Count:9
Champions Captain:Stephen Maher
Champions Manager:Declan Laffan
Runners-Up: Borris-in-Ossory–Kilcotton
Runners-Up Captain:Colm Stapleton
Runners-Up Manager:Ciaran Comerford
Relegated: Ballinakill
Previous Year:2019
Previous Tournament:2019 Laois Senior Hurling Championship
Next Year:2021
Next Tournament:2021 Laois Senior Hurling Championship

The 2020 Laois Senior Hurling Championship was the 127th of the Laois Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Laois County Board in 1888. The championship was scheduled to begin in April 2020, however, it was postponed indefinitely due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games. The championship eventually began on 31 July 2020 and, after being suspended once again on 5 October 2020, eventually ended on 14 August 2021.

Rathdowney–Errill entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they failed to make it out of the group stage.[2] Ballinakill were relegated from the championship after being beaten by Castletown in a playoff.[3]

The final was played on 14 August 2021 at MW Hire O'Moore Park in Port Laoise, between Clough–Ballacolla and Borris-in-Ossory–Kilcotton, in what was their first ever meeting in a final. Clough–Ballacolla won the match by 1–22 to 1–17 to claim their ninth championship title overall and a first title in five years.[4]

Participating teams

Group AGroup B
AbbeyleixBallinakill
CastletownBorris-in-Ossory–Kilcotton
Clough–BallacollaCamross
Rathdowney–ErrillRosenallis

Results

Final

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Previewed and Profiled: Contenders line up for a senior hurling championship like none before. 29 July 2020. Laois Today. 23 October 2021.
  2. Web site: Kavanagh unerring as Rathdowney–Erill win Laois title. RTÉ Sport. 20 October 2019. 9 October 2021.
  3. Web site: Castletown find form to consign Ballinakill to relegation from Laois SHC. 25 September 2020. Laois Today. 23 October 2021.
  4. Web site: Maher fires Clough Ballacolla to 2020 Laois SHC title. 14 August 2021. Irish Examiner . 23 October 2021.