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
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Dublin v Kilkenny
28 June 2000 Semi-final | Dublin | 1-6 - 1-17 | Kilkenny | Parnell Park, Donnycarney |
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M Breathnach 1-0, D Russell 0-3, C Daly 0-2, D Henry 0-1. |
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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 2000 Final | Offaly | 3-14 - 2-14 | Kilkenny | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise |
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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. |
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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
Clare v Kerry
21 June 2000 Quarter-final | Clare | 5-23 - 0-6 | Kerry | Cusack Park, Mullingar |
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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. |
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S Brick 0-5 (4f), D Young 0-1. |
Referee: M Cahill (Tipperary) |
Semi-finals
Waterford v Cork
12 July 2000 Semi-final | Waterford | 1-15 - 1-26 | Cork | Walsh Park, Waterford |
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P Fitzgerald 0-5, J Murray 1-0, G Power 0-3, S Prendergast 0-3, J Mullane 0-3, D Howard 0-1. |
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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 2000 Semi-final | Clare | 0-9 - 1-9 | Limerick | Cusack Park, Ennis |
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A Quinn 0-6, C Forde 0-1, T Griffin 0-1, B McMahon 0-1. |
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P O'Geday 1-2, M Keane 0-5, D Sheehan 0-2. |
Referee: J McDonnell (Tipperary) |
Finals
Cork v Limerick
9 August 2000 Final | Cork | 1-13 - 1-13 | Limerick | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork |
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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. |
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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. |
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Limerick v Cork
23 August 2000 Final replay | Limerick | 4-18 - 1-6 | Cork | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
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M Keane 1-9 (0-5f), D Sheehan 2-0, B Begley 1-2, D Stapleton 0-5, P O'Grady 0-2. |
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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
Down v Derry
8 July 2000 Semi-final | Down | 2-9 - 2-10 | Derry | McKenna Park, Ballycran |
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P Branniff 1-6, S Clarke 1-0, R McGrattan 0-2, F Clarke 0-1. |
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J McKenna 2-1, P Murphy 0-4, A Quigg 0-4, S Kelly 0-1. |
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Final
Antrim v Derry
15 July 2000 Final | Antrim | 2-14 - 0-3 | Derry | Casement Park, Belfast |
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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. |
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A Quigg 0-2, P Murphy 0-1. |
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Semi-finals
Galway v Offaly
24 August 2000 Semi-final | Galway | 4-13 - 1-10 | Offaly | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
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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'). |
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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 2000 Semi-final | Limerick | 1-21 - 1-9 | Antrim | Parnell Park, Donnycarney |
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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. |
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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 2000 Final | Limerick | 1-13 - 0-13 | Galway | Semple Stadium, Thurles |
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M Keane 1-8 (7f), S Lucey, P O'Grady, S O'Connor, D Stapleton, D Sheehan 0-1 each. |
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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
- Top scorers in a single game
References
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