# 2020 Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship

The 2020 Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship was the 110th staging of the competition since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board in 1905 and ran from 19 August to 3 October 2020.
The competition consisted of 20 teams divided into sections A and B. Section A comprised 13 junior-grade clubs represented by their first-team panels. Section B comprised seven senior/intermediate-grade clubs represented by their second-team panels. Three teams from Section A (quarter-final winners) and one from Section B (final winner) advanced to the combined semi-final stage.
Conahy Shamrocks defeated Dicksboro by 3–14 to 0–19 (after extra-time) in the final on 3 October 2020 at Nowlan Park. As 2020 junior champions they were promoted to the 2021 Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship.

## Teams
### Section A

* Barrow Rangers
* Blacks & Whites
* Cloneen
* Conahy Shamrocks
* Emeralds
* Galmoy
* Graignamanagh
* Kilmacow
* Mooncoin
* Piltown
* Slieverue
* Tullogher–Rosbercon
* Windgap

### Section B

* Ballyhale Shamrocks
* Clara
* Dicksboro
* Erin's Own
* James Stephens
* Rower–Inistioge
* St Patrick's
* ↑ relegated from 2019 Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship
* ↑ promoted from 2019 Kilkenny Junior A Hurling Championship

## Results
### Section B
#### Quarter-finals

| 19 August 2020 (2020-08-19) Section B Quarter-final | Erin's Own | 4–14 1–14 | St Patrick's | Ballyragget Referee: J Guinan |
| 30 August 2020 (2020-08-30) Section B Quarter-final | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 1–10 3–18 | Clara | Bennettsbridge Referee: P Bowden |
| 30 August 2020 (2020-08-30) Section B Quarter-final | Dicksboro | 5–26 1–12 | Emeralds | Danesfort Referee: J O'Dwyer |

#### Semi-finals

| 5 September 2020 (2020-09-05) Section B Semi-final | James Stephens | 3–13 0–20 | Clara | Jenkinstown Referee: E Mansfield |
| 6 September 2020 (2020-09-06) Section B Semi-final | Dicksboro | 2–24 2–12 | Erin's Own | Gowran Referee: C Tobin |

#### Final

| 13 September 2020 (2020-09-13) Section B Final | James Stephens | 2–09 3–20 | Dicksboro | St John's Park Referee: P Dunphy |

### Section A
#### Round 1

| 29 August 2020 (2020-08-29) Section A Round 1 | Barrow Rangers | 1–18 0–16 | Kilmacow | Thomastown Referee: S McMahon |

#### Round 2

| 5 September 2020 (2020-09-05) Section A Round 2 | Tullogher–Rosbercon | 4–14 0–11 | Barrow Rangers | Thomastown Referee: J O'Dwyer |
| 5 September 2020 (2020-09-05) Section A Round 2 | Piltown | 4–16 1–17 | Slieverue | Mooncoin Referee: E Hayes |
| 5 September 2020 (2020-09-05) Section A Round 2 | Conahy Shamrocks | 4–07 2–10 | Cloneen | Muckalee Referee: S Murphy |
| 5 September 2020 (2020-09-05) Section A Round 2 | Graignamanagh | 0–10 1–19 | Blacks & Whites | Gowran Referee: P Bowden |
| 6 September 2020 (2020-09-06) Section A Round 2 | Windgap | 0–16 1–20 | Emeralds | Kilmanagh Referee: G Rafter |
| 6 September 2020 (2020-09-06) Section A Round 2 | Galmoy | 0–17 1–24 | Mooncoin | Danesfort Referee: S McMahon |

#### Quarter-finals

| 13 September 2020 (2020-09-13) Section A Quarter-final | Mooncoin | 2–12 1–16 | Conahy Shamrocks | Thomastown Referee: C Everard |
| 13 September 2020 (2020-09-13) Section A Quarter-final | Piltown | 1–17 2–11 | Blacks & Whites | Ballyhale Referee: D Hughes |
| 13 September 2020 (2020-09-13) Section A Quarter-final | Tullogher–Rosbercon | 2–15 2–16 | Emeralds | Gowran Referee: S Delaney |

### Combined Play-offs
#### Semi-finals

| 19 September 2020 (2020-09-19) Semi-final | Emeralds | 1–15 1–18 | Conahy Shamrocks | Nowlan Park Referee: G Quilty |
| 19 September 2020 (2020-09-19) Semi-final | Piltown | 2–09 2–22 | Dicksboro | Nowlan Park Referee: C Everard |

#### Final

| 3 October 2020 (2020-10-03) Final | Conahy Shamrocks | 3–14 0–19 | Dicksboro | Nowlan Park Referee: O Beehan |
| 3 October 2020 (2020-10-03) Final | James Bergin 2-7 (0-5fs), Kieran Mooney 1-2 (0-1f), Tom Phelan 0-2, Eddie Delaney 0-1, Darragh Dooley 0-1 and Alan Healy 0-1. | | David Ryan 0-10 (0-6fs), Padraic Moylan 0-3 (0-1fs), Sean Boyd 0-3, Aran Murphy 0-1, Paul O'Flynn 0-1, Joe Sheehan 0-1. | Nowlan Park Referee: O Beehan |