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2000 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
| Field | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| type | Under-21 | ||
| year | 2000 | ||
| dates | 7 June 2000 – 17 September 2000 | ||
| teams | 17 | ||
| munster | Limerick | ||
| leinster | Offaly | ||
| ulster | Antrim | ||
| matches | 18 | ||
| team | Limerick | ||
| titles | 2nd | ||
| captain | Donncha Sheehan | ||
| manager | Dave Keane | ||
| team2 | Galway | ||
| captain2 | Stephen Morgan | ||
| manager2 | Brendan Lynskey | ||
| topscorer | [[File: Colours of Limerick.svg | border | 20px]] Mark Keane (3-34) |
| previous | 1999 | ||
| next | 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. 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
Semi-finals
Final
[[Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship]]
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Finals
[[Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship]]
Semi-finals
Final
[[All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship]]
Semi-finals
Final
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
References
- (18 September 2000). "Young guns grab glory for Limerick". Irish Independent.
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