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The 2020 Munster Senior Hurling Championship was the 133rd staging of the Munster Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1888. The championship fixtures were announced on 10 October 2019, with the championship due to take place between 10 May and 28 June 2020. However, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games, the draw for a rescheduled championship took place on 26 June 2020 with a new knock-out format being adopted, rescheduled to take place between 24/25 October and 14/15 November 2020. The championship format returned to the round-robin league in 2022.

Limerick were the defending Munster champions. They retained their title, beating Waterford in the final by 4 points. The same two teams went on to contest the All-Ireland hurling final on 13 December, when Limerick won again, this time by 11 points.

Teams

The Munster championship was contested by five of the six counties from the Irish province of Munster. The exception was Kerry, traditionally the province's weakest at hurling (but strongest in football).

Personnel and general information

Team	Colours	Manager	Captain	Vice-captain	Sponsor	Most recent success
						All-Ireland	Provincial	League
Cork		Kieran Kingston	Patrick Horgan		Chill Insurance	2005	2018	1998
Clare		Brian Lohan	John Conlon	David McInerney	Pat O'Donnell	2013	1998	2016
Limerick		John Kiely	Declan Hannon	Cian Lynch	J. P. McManus	2018	2019	2019
Tipperary		Liam Sheedy			Teneo	2019	2016	2008
Waterford		Liam Cahill	Pauric Mahony	Conor Prunty	TQS Integration	1959	2010	2015

Bracket

	Quarter-Finals v t e					Semi-Finals					Final
						Cork		1-24 (27)
						Waterford		1-28 (31)
											Waterford		0-21 (21)
											Limerick		0-25 (25)
						Tipperary		2-17 (23)
	Limerick		0-36 (36)			Limerick		3-23 (32)
	Clare		1-23 (26)

Fixtures

Quarter-final

This game is also the 2020 National Hurling League final.

25 October 2020 Quarter-Final	Limerick	0-36 (36) – (26) 1-23	Clare	Thurles
15:45 GMT (UTC±0)				Venue: Semple Stadium

Semi-finals

31 October 2020 Semi-final	Cork	1-24 (27) – (31) 1-28	Waterford	Thurles
15:30 GMT (UTC±0)				Venue: Semple Stadium

1 November 2020 Semi-final	Tipperary	2-17 (23) – (32) 3-23	Limerick
16:00 GMT (UTC±0)

Final

Waterford	0-21 (21) – (25) 0-25	Limerick

See also

• 2020 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
  • 2020 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
  • 2020 Joe McDonagh Cup

References

1. Duffy, Emma (10 October 2020). "All-Ireland champions Tipperary start out with trip to Waterford as 2020 hurling fixtures revealed". The 42. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
2. "2020 Leinster and Munster SHC draws: Holders Wexford and Limerick find out opponents". Hogan Stand. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
3. O'Toole, Fintan (30 June 2019). "More glory for Limerick as they lift Munster crown with 12-point win over Tipperary". The 42. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
4. "Fitzgerald's Wexford to clash with Galway in semis". 26 June 2020 – via www.rte.ie. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
5. Moran, Seán. "Limerick v Clare quarter-final to double up as league decider". The Irish Times.

• 2020 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
• Gaelic games events postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic
• Munster Senior Hurling Championship