Dates | 19 August – 3 October 2020 | ||
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Teams | 20 | ||
Sponsor | JJ Kavanagh and Sons | ||
Champions | Conahy Shamrocks (3rd title) | ||
Runners-up | Dicksboro | ||
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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. [1]
Conahy Shamrocks defeated Dicksboro by 3–14 to 0–19 (after extra-time) in the final on 3 October 2020 at Nowlan Park. [2] As 2020 junior champions they were promoted to the 2021 Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship.