The 2019–20 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the 50th staging of the

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Club Championship, known simply as the All-Ireland Club Championship, is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-coun ...

, the

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's premier

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club hurling tournament. The competition began on 27 October 2019 and ended on 19 January 2020. The defending champion was

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of Kilkenny. Ballyhale Shamrocks defeated Borris–Ileigh by 0–18 to 0–15 in the

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on 18 January 2020 to win the competition. This was the club's eighth title, as well as a second title in succession. T. J. Reid of Ballyhale Shamrocks was the competition's top scorer, finishing with 2–53.

Format

County Championships The top hurling

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in Ireland's counties compete in their senior club championship. Each county decides the format for determining their

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champions – it can be knockout,

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, league, etc or a combination. Only single club teams are allowed to enter the All-Ireland Club championship. If a team which is an amalgamation of two or more clubs, a divisional team or a university team wins a county's championship, a single club team will represent that county in the provincial championship as determined by that county's championship rules. Normally it is the club team that exited the county championship at the highest stage. Provincial Championships

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and

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organise a

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championship for their participating county champions.

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discontinued their senior club championship after 2007 but they do organise intermediate and junior championships. The

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champions represent Connacht in the All-Ireland senior club semi-finals as Galway club hurling is at higher level than the hurling in the other four Connacht counties. Some Leinster, Munster and Ulster counties enter their senior champions in the All-Ireland intermediate club championship (tier 2) as it is recognised that club hurling is weak in those counties. All matches are knock-out. Two ten minute periods of extra time are played each way if it's a draw at the end of normal time in all matches including the final. If the score is still level after extra time the match is replayed. All-Ireland The two semi-finals will be played on the weekend 4–5 January 2020 with the final scheduled for 19 January 2020 at Croke Park. The All-Ireland Club SHC final was traditionally played at Croke Park on 17 March (

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). All matches are knock-out. Two ten minute periods of extra time are played each way if it's a draw at the end of normal time in the semi-finals or final. If the score is still level after extra time the match is replayed. Initial Schedule County championships April 2019 to November 2019
Provincial championships October 2019 to December 2019
All-Ireland semi-finals 4–5 January 2020
All-Ireland final 19 January 2020

Team summaries

Leinster

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Munster

Quarter-final

Semi-finals

Final

Ulster

Semi-finals

Final

Semi-finals

Final

Bracket

Statistics

Top scorers

;Top scorers overall ;Top scorers in a single game

Awards

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# Paddy Stapleton # Joey Holden # Darren Mullen #

Evan Shefflin Evan Shefflin (born 12 September 1999) is a ginger Irish hurling, hurler who plays for Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship, Kilkenny Senior Championship club Ballyhale Shamrocks GAA, Ballyhale Shamrocks and at inter-county level with the Kilken ...

# Brendan Maher # Shane Cooney # Dan McCormack #

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# Brendan Rogers # T. J. Reid #

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# Dessie Hutchinson #

Colin Fennelly Colin Fennelly (born 25 August 1989) is an Irish hurler who plays as a forward for Kilkenny Senior Championship club Ballyhale Shamrocks. He is a former captain of the Kilkenny senior hurling team. Fennelly first appeared on the inter-county ...

# Martin Kavanagh Hurler of the Year *

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References

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