| Dates | 29 August 2020 – 27 September 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 12 | ||
| Sponsor | St. Canice's Credit Union | ||
| Champions |  Ballyhale Shamrocks (18th title)Richie Reid (captain) James O'Connor (manager) | ||
| Runners-up |  DicksboroConor Doheny (captain) Mark Dowling (manager) | ||
| Relegated |  Danesfort | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 14 | ||
| Goals scored | 49 (3.5 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 501 (35.79 per match) | ||
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The2020 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 126th staging of theKilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by theKilkenny County Board in1887. The championship began on 29 August 2020 and ended on 27 September 2020.
Ballyhale Shamrocks were thedefending champions.[1]Danesfort were relegated after suffering a 1–15 to 1–13 defeat byGraigue-Ballycallan in a playoff.
On 27 September 2020, Ballyhale Shamrocks won the championship after a 5–19 to 1–10 defeat ofDicksboro in the final atUPMC Nowlan Park.[2] It was their 18th championship title overall and their third title in succession.
Promoted from theKilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship
Relegated to theKilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship
| 29 August 2020First round | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 4-34 - 0-08 | Rower-Inistioge | UPMC Nowlan Park |
| TJ Reid (1-16, 0-7 frees); E Cody (1-4); B Cody (1-3); C Fennelly (1-1); J Cuddihy, D Mullen (0-3 each); E Shefflin, D Corcoran (0-2 each). | Report | D Kelly (0-3, frees); T Doyle, C Bolger (0-2 each); C Ryan (0-1). |
| 29 August 2020First round | Danesfort | 1-25 - 5-27 (aet) | Mullinavat | UPMC Nowlan Park |
| R Hogan 0-16, P Hogan 1-1, J Bruton 0-3, P Mullen 0-2, P Hickey 0-1, R Walsh 0-1, P Cooney 0-1. | J Walsh 2-12, O Knox 2-2, G Malone 1-1, W O'Dwyer 0-3, M Malone 0-2, C Walsh 0-2, S Aylward 0-1, I Duggan 0-1, M Mansfield 0-1, R Malone 0-1, A Mansfield 0-1. |
| 30 August 2020First round | Bennettsbridge | 0-20 - 1-15 | Graigue-Ballycallan | UPMC Nowlan Park |
| N Cleere 0-11, E Morrissey 0-2, K Blanchfield 0-2, L Blanchfield 0-2, H O'Neill 0-1, A Cleere 0-1, C Brennan 0-1. | C Murphy 1-12, A Brennan 0-1, S Ryan 0-1, S Butler 0-1. |
| 30 August 2020First round | Tullaroan | 1-20 - 2-18 | Erin's Own | UPMC Nowlan Park |
| S Walsh 1-7, D Simpson 0-4, B Gaffney 0-4, J Walton 0-3, T Dunne 0-2. | M Murphy 0-6, S Feehan 1-2, E Brennan 1-1, J Mullins 0-4, C Fogarty 0-2, N McMahon 0-1, J Buggy 0-1, N Moran 0-1. |
| 5 September 2020Semi-final | Tullaroan | 1-19 - 1-12 | Danesfort | Páirc Lachtain |
| 5 September 2020Semi-final | Graigue-Ballycallan | 4-13 - 2-24 | Rower-Inistioge | Páirc Dún Iomagáin |
| 13 September 2020Final | Danesfort | 1-13 - 1-15 | Graigue-Ballycallan | John Locke Park |
| P Hogan (1-9, 1-5 frees, 0-2 65), R Walsh (0-2), P Hickey (0-1), P Mullen (0-1, line ball). | Report | C Murphy (0-7, 0-6 frees, 0-1 65); B Ryan (1-1); S Butler (0-3); S Ryan (0-2); A Brennan, P Cahill (0-1 each). |
| 5 September 2020Quarter-final | Dicksboro | 3-27 - 2-14 | Bennettsbridge | UPMC Nowlan Park |
| S Stapleton (0-8, 0-5 frees); L Moore, B Sheehan (1-2); A Nolan (1-0); E Gough, M Nolan, M Gaffney (0-3 each); O Gough (0-3, 0-1 free); O Walsh, C Kavanagh, T Kenny (0-1 each). | N Cleere (0-6, 0-5 frees); H O’Neill, K Blanchfield (1-2 each); L Blanchfield (0-2); A Cleere, C Brennan (0-1 each). |
| 5 September 2020Quarter-final | O'Loughlin Gaels | 2-14 - 0-10 | Erin's Own | UPMC Nowlan Park |
| M Bergin (0-6, 0-5 frees); E O’Shea, P Butler (1-1 each); O Wall, L Hogan (0-2 each); D Burke, J Molloy (0-1 each). | M Murphy (0-8, 0-6 frees, 0-1 65); M Boran, C Fogarty (0-1 each). |
| 6 September 2020Quarter-final | Clara | 0-11 - 4-18 | Ballyhale Shamrocks | UPMC Nowlan Park |
| TJ Reid 1-7, E Reid 2-0, E Cody 1-0, D Corcoran 0-3, B Cody 0-2, D Mullen 0-1, C Fennelly 0-1, E SHefflin 0-1, J Holden 0-1, E Reid 0-1, E Kenneally 0-1. |
| 6 September 2020Quarter-final | James Stephens | 1-21 - 1-16 | Mullinavat | UPMC Nowlan Park |
| 12 September 2020Semi-final | Dicksboro | 2-16 - 0-14 | O'Loughlin Gaels | UPMC Nowlan Park |
| S Stapleton (1-10, 0-8 frees, 0-2 sidelines); A Nolan (1-1); B Sheehan (0-2); T Kenny, L Moore, C Kelly (0-1 each). | Report | E O’Shea (0-6); M Bergin (0-4, frees) O Wall, P Butler, H Lawlor, S Bolger (0-1 each). |
| 12 September 2020Semi-final | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 3-22 - 1-26 | James Stephens | UPMC Nowlan Park |
| TJ Reid (1-8, 1-0 pen, 0-5 frees); C Fennelly (2-5); B Cody, E Cody (0-3 each); R Corcoran, E Reid, P Mullen (0-1 each). | Report | E Guilfoyle (1-11, 0-9 frees, 1 65); C Kenny, T Dwyer, M Ruth (0-3 each); C Browne (0-2); T Dwyer, W Spencer, L Scanlon, N Mullins (0-1 each). |
| 27 September 2020Final | Dicksboro | 1-10 - 5-19 | Ballyhale Shamrocks | UPMC Nowlan Park |
| S Stapleton (0-7, frees); A Gaffney (1-1); B Sheehan, E Carroll (0-1 each). | Report | TJ Reid (0-8, 3 frees, 3 65s); E Reid (2-2); B Cody, E Cody (1-1 each); C Fennelly (1-0); R Corcoran (0-3); P Mullen, J Cuddihy, D Corcoran, C Walsh (0-1 each). | Referee: R Byrne (Glenmore) |