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
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)
← 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

Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

Westmeath v Dublin

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)

Offaly v Wexford

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)

Dublin v Westmeath

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

Offaly v Laois

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.

Dublin v Kilkenny

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

Offaly v Kilkenny

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)

Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

Clare v Kerry

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)

Tipperary v Waterford

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

Waterford v Cork

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)

Clare v Limerick

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

Cork v Limerick

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.

Limerick v Cork

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)

Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

Armagh v Antrim

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.

Down v Derry

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

Antrim v Derry

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.

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

Galway v Offaly

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)

Limerick v Antrim

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

Limerick v Galway

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

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.