The 2000 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 17th staging of the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1961. The championship ran from 28 May to 23 September 2000.
| Championship Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 28 May – 23 September 2000 |
| Teams | 12 |
| All Ireland Champions | |
| Winners | Tipperary (5th win) |
| Captain | Declan Corcoran |
| Manager | Brendan Bonnar |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Galway |
| Manager | Josie Harte |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Tipperary |
| Leinster | Kilkenny |
| Ulster | Not Played |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship Statistics | |
| Matches Played | 13 |
| Total Goals | 40 (3.07 per game) |
| Total Points | 336 (25.07 per game) |
| Top Scorer |  Declan Browne (6-47) |
← 1999 2001 → | |
Galway entered the championship as the defending champions.[1]
The All-Ireland final was played at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick on 30 August 2000 between Tipperary and Galway, in what was their first meeting in the final in 28 years. Tipperary won the match by 2-17 to 1-10 to claim a fifth All-Ireland title overall and a first title in 28 years.[2][3]
Tipperary's Declan Browne was the championship's top scorer with 6-47.
Leinster quarter-final
edit| 10 June 2000 Quarter-final | Kilkenny | 1-15 - 0-10 | Laois | Nowlan Park |
| O Behan 1-7, J Barron 0-2, M Gordan 0-2, B Phelan 0-1, JP Corcoran 0-1, G Walsh 0-1, D Lynch 0-1 | B Keenan 0-5, E Meagher 0-3, M Dunphy 0-1, J Dollard 0-1 |
Leinster semi-finals
edit| 1 July 2000 Semi-final | Kilkenny | 0-18 - 3-09 | Offaly | Nowlan Park |
| O O'Connor 0-6, J Barron 0-4, M Gordon 0-3, O Behan 0-2, D Lyng 0-2, B Joyce 0-1. | D Murray 1-6, D Pilkington 1-0, J Guinan 1-0, W Comerford 0-2, P McLoughlin 0-1. |
| 19 July 2000 Semi-final replay | Offaly | 1-08 - 2-13 | Kilkenny | St. Brendan's Park |
| A Mannion 0-4, J Guinan 1-0, P McLoughlin 0-1, P Molloy 0-1, D Pilkington 0-1, D Murray 0-1. | O O'Connor 0-5, M Gordon 1-1, J Young 1-1, J Barron 0-2, J Drea 0-1, S Kelly 0-1, G Walsh 0-1, D Lyng 0-1. |
Leinster final
edit| 29 July 2000 Final | Kilkenny | 2-12 - 1-13 | Wexford | Nowlan Park |
| O O'Connor 0-7, J Young 1-0, M Gordon 1-0, O Behan 0-3, G Walsh 0-1, D Lyng 0-1. | O O'Connor 0-4, P Carley 1-0, M Jacob 0-3, MJ Reck 0-2, C Byrne 0-2, E Cullen 0-1, P Redmond 0-1. |
Munster quarter-final
edit| 28 May 2000 Quarter-final | Tipperary | 4-17 - 3-09 | Waterford | Páirc Uí Chaoimh |
| D Browne 4-12, C Morrissey 0-3, P Maguire 0-1, S O'Meara 0-1. | S Daly 1-1, S Barron 1-1, S Cunningham 1-0, B Hannon 0-3, J Fitzgerald 0-1, B Hanley 0-1, A Fitzgerald 0-1. |
Munster semi-finals
edit| 4 June 2000 Semi-final | Cork | 1-11 - 1-11 | Limerick | Semple Stadium |
| J Kingston 1-2, J O'Callaghan 0-3, D O'Donoghue 0-2, R Dwane 0-1, S O'Farrell 0-1, G O'Donovan 0-1, D Moher 0-1. | A Ryan 0-6, O O'Neill 1-1, G Galvin 0-2, P Neenan 0-1, D Murphy 0-1. |
| 11 June 2000 Semi-final | Tipperary | 3-12 - 2-05 | Clare | Páirc Uí Chaoimh |
| D Browne 0-8, R Killeen 1-1, D Corcoran 1-0, S Maher 1-0, S O'Meara 0-1, C Morrissey 0-1, P Maguire 0-1. | G O'Donnell 1-1, J Punch 1-0, S Ryan 0-2, C Early 0-2. |
| 12 June 2000 Semi-final replay | Cork | 4-14 - 1-13 | Limerick | Páirc Uí Chaoimh |
| J O'Callaghan 1-6, S Farrell 2-0, D Moher 0-4, J Kingston 1-0, R Dwane 0-2, D O'Donoghue 0-2. | P Coleman 1-0, O O'Neill 0-3, D Murphy 0-2, P Neenan 0-2, T McLoughlin 0-2, A Ryan 0-2, B Tobin 0-1, D Carroll 0-1. |
Munster final
edit| 2 August 2000 Final | Tipperary | 1-19 - 0-15 | Cork | Semple Stadium |
| D Browne 1-10, D O'Connor 0-3, P Maguire 0-2, C Morrissey 0-2, D Corcoran 0-1, S Maher 0-1. | D Moher 0-5, J O'Callaghan 0-4, M Daly 0-3, A O'Connor 0-1, R Dwane 0-1, J Kingston 0-1. |
All-Ireland semi-finals
edit| 26 August 2000 Semi-final | Tipperary | 1-14 - 2-09 | Meath | O'Moore Park |
| D Corcoran 1-3, D Browne 0-6, P Maguire 0-2, R Killeen 0-1, C Morrissey 0-1, D Gleeson 0-1. | N Horan 1-3, N Reilly 1-1, F McMahon 0-2, P Donnelly 0-2, D Reilly 0-1. |
| 2 September 2000 Semi-final | Galway | 1-15 - 1-12 | Kilkenny | St. Brendan's Park |
| B Cunningham 0-10, M Greaney 1-0, M Fahy 0-2, J Cummins 0-1, M Headd 0-1, J Conroy 0-1. | O O'Connor 1-3, D Lyng 0-4, G Walsh 0-2, E Behan 0-2, A Barry 0-1. |
All-Ireland final
edit| 23 September 2000 Final | Tipperary | 2-17 - 1-10 | Galway | Gaelic Grounds |
| D Browne 1-11, R Killeen 1-0, D Corcoran 0-3, D O'Connor 0-3. | B Cunningham 1-4, M Greaney 0-2, J Cummins 0-1, M Headd 0-1, K Carr 0-1, E Hyland 0-1. |
Championship statistics
editTop scorers
edit- Overall
| Rank | Player | Team | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Declan Browne | Tipperary | 6-47 | 65 | 5 | 13.00 |
| 2 | Ollie O'Connor | Kilkenny | 1-21 | 24 | 4 | 6.00 |
| 3 | Brian Cunningham | Galway | 1-14 | 17 | 2 | 8.50 |
| Owen Behan | Kilkenny | 1-14 | 17 | 5 | 3.40 | |
| 5 | Jonathan O'Callaghan | Cork | 1-13 | 16 | 3 | 5.33 |
Miscellaneous
edit- Tipperary's Declan Browne set a number of scoring records in the Munster Championship. His 4-12 against Waterford became the highest personal tally ever recorded by a player in a match. Browne's overall tally of 5-30 during the three games was also the highest score ever recorded by a player in a single Munster Championship campaign. He also overtook Kerry's Declan Lovett to become the top scorer in the history of the Munster Championship.
References
edit- ^ "Galway profile". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
- ^ "Tipperary profile". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
- ^ "GAA: Tipp crowned Intermediate hurling champs". RTÉ Sport. 24 September 2000. Retrieved 9 July 2010.