2000 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

The 2000 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 37th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament for players under the age of twenty-one. The championship began on 7 June 2000 and ended on 17 September 2000.

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship 2000
Championship Details
Dates7 June 2000 – 17 September 2000
Teams17
All Ireland Champions
WinnersLimerick (2nd win)
CaptainDonncha Sheehan
ManagerDave Keane
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upGalway
CaptainStephen Morgan
ManagerBrendan Lynskey
Provincial Champions
MunsterLimerick
LeinsterOffaly
UlsterAntrim
ConnachtNot Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played18
Top Scorer Mark Keane (3-34)
1999
2001

Kilkenny were the defending champions but were defeated by Offaly in the Leinster final.

On 17 September 2000, Limerick won the championship following a 1-13 to 0-13 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their second All-Ireland title and their first since 1987.

Limerick's Mark Keane was the championship's top scorer with 3-34.

Results

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Quarter-finals

7 June 2000 Quarter-final Westmeath 0-10 - 1-7 Dublin Cusack Park, Mullingar
A Mitchell 0-7, G Geoghegan 0-2, A Farrell 0-1. D Donnelly 1-1, S Martin 0-2, D Russell 0-2, M Thompson 0-1, D Henry 0-1. Referee: P Delaney (Laois)
7 June 2000 Quarter-final Offaly 1-8 - 0-9 Wexford Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
C Gath 0-4, D Murray 0-4, P Molloy 1-0. M Jacob 0-5, N Higgins 0-4. Referee: P Dunphy (Kilkenny)
21 June 2000 Quarter-final replay Dublin 2-9 - 0-8 Westmeath Parnell Park, Donnycarney
C Daly 1-4, D Donnelly 1-0, D Henry 0-2, E Dunne 0-1, D Russell 0-1, R Brennan 0-1. A Mitchell 0-4, G Geoghegan 0-2, J McGuinness 0-1, K Gavigan 0-1.

Semi-finals

21 June 2000 Semi-final Offaly 1-17 - 1-5 Laois O'Connor Park, Tullamore
C Gath 1-6, D Murray 0-4, B Murphy 0-3, P Molloy 0-1, G O'Connor 0-1, D Tanner 0-1, A Hanrahan 0-1. J Young 1-5.
28 June 2000 Semi-final Dublin 1-6 - 1-17 Kilkenny Parnell Park, Donnycarney
M Breathnach 1-0, D Russell 0-3, C Daly 0-2, D Henry 0-1. H Shefflin 0-6, A Barry 1-2, JP Corcoran 0-4, K Power 0-3, T Drennan 0-1, K Moore 0-1. Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

Final

15 July 2000 Final Offaly 3-14 - 2-14 Kilkenny O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
B Murphy 1-3, P Molloy 1-2, E McGuinness 1-1, C Gath 0-3, D Murray 0-2, R Hanniffy 0-1, D Comerford 0-1, A Hanrahan 0-1. K Power 0-7, J Barron 1-2, T Drennan 1-1, P O'Brien 0-1, A Barry 0-1, M Kavanagh 0-1, JP Corcoran 0-1. Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

Quarter-finals

21 June 2000 Quarter-final Clare 5-23 - 0-6 Kerry Cusack Park, Mullingar
R Hogan 2-5, B Cosgrove 2-1, T Griffin 0-6, B McMahon 1-2, C Earley 0-3, S Arthur 0-2, P McKeogh 0-2, T Carmody 0-1, G Quinn 0-1. S Brick 0-5 (4f), D Young 0-1. Referee: M Cahill (Tipperary)
21 June 2000 Quarter-final Tipperary 1-11 - 0-16 Waterford Semple Stadium, Thurles
P Ryan 1-1, P O'Brien 0-4, P Kelly 0-3, E Brislane 0-1, A Kennedy 0-1, D Fahy 0-1. E Kelly 0-6, P Fitzgerald 0-6, J Mullane 0-2, E McGrath 0-2.

Semi-finals

12 July 2000 Semi-final Waterford 1-15 - 1-26 Cork Walsh Park, Waterford
P Fitzgerald 0-5, J Murray 1-0, G Power 0-3, S Prendergast 0-3, J Mullane 0-3, D Howard 0-1. E Fitzgerald 0-6, B O'Connor 0-5, N Ronan 0-5, C McCarthy 1-1, N McCarthy 0-2, J Egan 0-2, A O'Connor 0-2, G McCarthy 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1, M O'Callaghan 0-1. Referee: W Barrett (Tipperary)
12 July 2000 Semi-final Clare 0-9 - 1-9 Limerick Cusack Park, Ennis
A Quinn 0-6, C Forde 0-1, T Griffin 0-1, B McMahon 0-1. P O'Geday 1-2, M Keane 0-5, D Sheehan 0-2. Referee: J McDonnell (Tipperary)

Finals

9 August 2000 Final Cork 1-13 - 1-13 Limerick Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
E Fitzgerald 0-4, W Deasy 1-0, J O'Connor 0-3, J Egan 0-2, B O'Connor 0-2, V Cusack 0-1, N Ronan 0-1. B Begley 1-0, J Meskell 0-3, D Sheehan 0-2, S O'Connor 0-2, M Keane 0-2, K Tobin 0-1, D Stapleton 0-1, S Lucey 0-1, P O'Grady 0-1.
23 August 2000 Final replay Limerick 4-18 - 1-6 Cork Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
M Keane 1-9 (0-5f), D Sheehan 2-0, B Begley 1-2, D Stapleton 0-5, P O'Grady 0-2. Report B O'Connor 0-3 (0-2f), W Deasy 1-0, R O'Doherty, S O'Connor, C McCarthy 0-1 each. Referee: M Wadding (Waterford)

Semi-finals

8 July 2000 Semi-final Armagh 0-4 - 2-20 Antrim Athletic Grounds, Armagh
G Enright 0-4. A Watt 1-4, C Magee 1-3, P Richmond 0-4, J Flynn 0-3, D McMullan 0-2, C McGourty 0-2, P Close 0-1, C Gallagher 0-1.
8 July 2000 Semi-final Down 2-9 - 2-10 Derry McKenna Park, Ballycran
P Branniff 1-6, S Clarke 1-0, R McGrattan 0-2, F Clarke 0-1. J McKenna 2-1, P Murphy 0-4, A Quigg 0-4, S Kelly 0-1.

Final

15 July 2000 Final Antrim 2-14 - 0-3 Derry Casement Park, Belfast
J Flynn 0-5, C Magee 1-1, C Gallagher 1-0, P Close, C McGourty 0-2, P Richmond 0-2, G Bell 0-1, M McCullagh 0-1. A Quigg 0-2, P Murphy 0-1.

Semi-finals

24 August 2000 Semi-final Galway 4-13 - 1-10 Offaly Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
D Huban 3-3 (1-0f, 1-0 pen, 0-1f), D Donohue 0-4 (0-1f), D Tierney 1-0, S Donohue 0-2 (0-1 line ball), G Keary 0-2, D Forde 0-1, C Dervan 0-1 ('65'). Report D Murray 0-6 (0-3f), G O'Connor 1-0, C Gath 0-3 (0-1f, 0-1 '65'), R McRedmond 0-1. Referee: G Devlin (Armagh)
26 August 2000 Semi-final Limerick 1-21 - 1-9 Antrim Parnell Park, Donnycarney
M Keane 1-10 (8f), B Begley 0-4, K Tobin 0-2, P O'Reilly 0-1, J Meskell 0-1, S Lucey 0-1, D Stapleton 0-1, D Sheehan 0-1. A Watt 1-2, D McMullan 0-4 (two 65s, 1f), P Richmond 0-2 (1f), M McCambridge 0-1. Referee: P Ahern (Carlow)

Final

17 September 2000 Final Limerick 1-13 - 0-13 Galway Semple Stadium, Thurles
M Keane 1-8 (7f), S Lucey, P O'Grady, S O'Connor, D Stapleton, D Sheehan 0-1 each. Report D Donoghue 0-6 (5f), E Donoghue 0-2, D Huban, S Morgan (f), S Donoghue, M Greaney, D Hardiman 0-1 each. Referee: P Horan (Offaly)

Championship statistics

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Top scorers

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Top scorers overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Mark Keane Limerick 3-34 43 5 8.60
2 Conor Gath Offaly 1-16 19 4 4.75
3 Damien Murray Offaly 0-16 16 4 4.00
4 David Huban Galway 3-04 13 2 6.50
Brian Begley Limerick 2-06 12 5 2.40
Donncha Sheehan Limerick 2-06 12 5 2.40
Alec Watt Antrim 2-06 12 3 4.00
8 Rory Hogan Clare 2-05 11 2 5.50
Andrew Mitchell Westmeath 0-11 11 2 5.50
P Fitzgerald Waterford 0-11 11 2 5.50
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Mark Keane Limerick 1-10 13 Antrim
2 David Huban Galway 3-03 12 Offaly
Mark Keane Limerick 1-09 12 Cork
4 Rory Hogan Clare 2-05 11 Kerry
5 Conor Gath Offaly 1-06 9 Laois
Paul Braniff Down 1-06 9 Derry
7 James Young Laois 1-05 8 Offaly
8 Brian Cosgrave Clare 2-01 7 Kerry
J McKenna Derry 2-01 7 Down
Alec Watt Antrim 1-04 7 Armagh
Cian Daly Dublin 1-04 7 Westmeath
Andrew Mitchell Westmeath 0-07 7 Dublin
Kevin Power Kilkenny 0-07 7 Offaly

References

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  1. ^ "Young guns grab glory for Limerick". Irish Independent. 18 September 2000. Retrieved 3 October 2015.