2000 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

April 2022 Under-21 2000 7 June 2000 – 17 September 2000 17 Limerick Offaly Antrim 18 Limerick 2nd Donncha Sheehan Dave Keane Galway Stephen Morgan Brendan Lynskey border|20px Mark Keane (3-34) 1999 2001 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.https://www.independent.ie/sport/young-guns-grab-glory-for-limerick-26109433.html Young guns grab glory for Limerick Irish Independent 3 October 2015 18 September 2000 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 7 June 2000 Quarter-final Westmeath 0-10 - 1-7 Dublin 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. Cusack Park, Mullingar P Delaney (Laois) 7 June 2000 Quarter-final Offaly 1-8 - 0-9 Wexford C Gath 0-4, D Murray 0-4, P Molloy 1-0. M Jacob 0-5, N Higgins 0-4. Nowlan Park, Kilkenny P Dunphy (Kilkenny) 21 June 2000 Quarter-final replay Dublin 2-9 - 0-8 Westmeath 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. Parnell Park, Donnycarney Semi-finals 21 June 2000 Semi-final Offaly 1-17 - 1-5 Laois 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. O'Connor Park, Tullamore 28 June 2000 Semi-final Dublin 1-6 - 1-17 Kilkenny 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. Parnell Park, Donnycarney B Kelly (Westmeath) Final 15 July 2000 Final Offaly 3-14 - 2-14 Kilkenny 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. O'Moore Park, Portlaoise B Kelly (Westmeath) Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship Quarter-finals 21 June 2000 Quarter-final Clare 5-23 - 0-6 Kerry 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. Cusack Park, Mullingar M Cahill (Tipperary) 21 June 2000 Quarter-final Tipperary 1-11 - 0-16 Waterford 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. Semple Stadium, Thurles Semi-finals 12 July 2000 Semi-final Waterford 1-15 - 1-26 Cork 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. Walsh Park, Waterford W Barrett (Tipperary) 12 July 2000 Semi-final Clare 0-9 - 1-9 Limerick 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. Cusack Park, Ennis J McDonnell (Tipperary) Finals 9 August 2000 Final Cork 1-13 - 1-13 Limerick 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. Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork 23 August 2000 Final replay Limerick 4-18 - 1-6 Report Cork M Keane 1-9 (0-5f), D Sheehan 2-0, B Begley 1-2, D Stapleton 0-5, P O'Grady 0-2. B O'Connor 0-3 (0-2f), W Deasy 1-0, R O'Doherty, S O'Connor, C McCarthy 0-1 each. Gaelic Grounds, Limerick M Wadding (Waterford) Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship Semi-finals 8 July 2000 Semi-final Armagh 0-4 - 2-20 Antrim 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. Athletic Grounds, Armagh 8 July 2000 Semi-final Down 2-9 - 2-10 Derry 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. McKenna Park, Ballycran Final 15 July 2000 Final Antrim 2-14 - 0-3 Derry 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. Casement Park, Belfast All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship Semi-finals 24 August 2000 Semi-final Galway 4-13 - 1-10 Report Offaly 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'). D Murray 0-6 (0-3f), G O'Connor 1-0, C Gath 0-3 (0-1f, 0-1 '65'), R McRedmond 0-1. Gaelic Grounds, Limerick G Devlin (Armagh) 26 August 2000 Semi-final Limerick 1-21 - 1-9 Antrim 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. Parnell Park, Donnycarney P Ahern (Carlow) Final 17 September 2000 Final Limerick 1-13 - 0-13 Report Galway M Keane 1-8 (7f), S Lucey, P O'Grady, S O'Connor, D Stapleton, D Sheehan 0-1 each. D Donoghue 0-6 (5f), E Donoghue 0-2, D Huban, S Morgan (f), S Donoghue, M Greaney, D Hardiman 0-1 each. Semple Stadium, Thurles P Horan (Offaly) Championship statistics Top scorers Top scorers overall Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Mark KeaneLimerick3-344358.602Conor GathOffaly1-161944.753Damien MurrayOffaly0-161644.004David HubanGalway3-041326.50Brian BegleyLimerick2-061252.40Donncha SheehanLimerick2-061252.40Alec WattAntrim2-061234.008Rory HoganClare2-051125.50Andrew MitchellWestmeath0-111125.50P FitzgeraldWaterford0-111125.50 Top scorers in a single game Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition1Mark KeaneLimerick1-1013Antrim2David HubanGalway3-0312OffalyMark KeaneLimerick1-0912Cork4Rory HoganClare2-0511Kerry5Conor GathOffaly1-069LaoisPaul BraniffDown1-069Derry7James YoungLaois1-058Offaly8Brian CosgraveClare2-017KerryJ McKennaDerry2-017DownAlec WattAntrim1-047ArmaghCian DalyDublin1-047WestmeathAndrew MitchellWestmeath0-077DublinKevin PowerKilkenny0-077Offaly References Under-21 Category:All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship