[3] 2019 winners UCC met NUI Galway in the tie of the first round, while defeated finalists St Mary's were drawn against Maynooth University.
Eventual 2020 champions DCU met Garda College, while the remainder of the ties largely involved an assortment of institutes of technology and polytechnics.
[3] Play began on 11 January 2020, with Queen's University Belfast winning their first round tie.
DCU won the final, played on 29 January in Dublin.
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