2000 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship 2000

Championship Details
Dates	7 June 2000 – 17 September 2000
Teams	17
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Limerick (2nd win)
Captain	Donncha Sheehan
Manager	Dave Keane
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Galway
Captain	Stephen Morgan
Manager	Brendan Lynskey
Provincial Champions
Munster	Limerick
Leinster	Offaly
Ulster	Antrim
Connacht	Not Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played	18
Top Scorer	Mark Keane (3-34)
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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.

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

Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

Westmeath v Dublin

7 June 2000Quarter-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)

Offaly v Wexford

7 June 2000Quarter-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)

Dublin v Westmeath

21 June 2000Quarter-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

Offaly v Laois

21 June 2000Semi-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.

Dublin v Kilkenny

28 June 2000Semi-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

Offaly v Kilkenny

15 July 2000Final	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)

Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

Clare v Kerry

21 June 2000Quarter-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)

Tipperary v Waterford

21 June 2000Quarter-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

Waterford v Cork

12 July 2000Semi-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)

Clare v Limerick

12 July 2000Semi-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

Cork v Limerick

9 August 2000Final	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.

Limerick v Cork

23 August 2000Final 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)

Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

Armagh v Antrim

8 July 2000Semi-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.

Down v Derry

8 July 2000Semi-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

Antrim v Derry

15 July 2000Final	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.

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

Galway v Offaly

24 August 2000Semi-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)

Limerick v Antrim

26 August 2000Semi-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

Limerick v Galway

17 September 2000Final	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

Top scorers

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

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