2000 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship Dates 19 August 2000 – 22 October 2000 Teams 12 Sponsor St. Canice's Credit Union Champions Graigue-Ballycallan (2nd title) James Young (captain)Runners-up O'Loughlin Gaels Eugene Furlong (captain)Relegated Clara Matches played 15 Goals scored 31 (2.07 per match) Points scored 348 (23.2 per match) Top scorer(s) Nigel Skehan (2-23)
The 2000 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 106th staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board in 1887. The championship began on 19 August 2000 and ended on 22 October 2000.
Glenmore were the defending champions , however, they were defeated by O'Loughlin Gaels at the semi-final stage.[1]
On 15 October 2000, Graigue-Ballycallan won the title after a 0–16 to 0–09 defeat of O'Loughlin Gaels in the final at Nowlan Park .[2] It was their second championship title overall and their first title in two championship seasons. It remains their last championship triumph.
Nigel Skehan of the O'Loughlin Gaels club was the championship's top scorer with 2-23.
Team changes [ ]
To Championship [ ]
Promoted from the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship
From Championship [ ]
Relegated to the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship
Results [ ]
First round [ ]
Ballyhale Shamrocks v John Locke's
19 August 2000 First round Ballyhale Shamrocks 2-13 - 1-13 John Locke's Hugginstown
H Shefflin 1-6, P Reid 1-1, B Aylward 0-3, D Hoyne 0-1, L Grant 0-1, C Harrington 0-1.
A Power 0-5, D Lynch 1-0, R Jackman 0-4, J O'Neill 0-1, J Power 0-1, M Dunne 0-1, PJ Cody 0-1.
Glenmore v James Stephens
20 August 2000 First round Glenmore 0-12 - 0-09 James Stephens Thomastown
D Mullally 0-6, W Fitzgerald 0-2, P Fitzgerald 0-2, R Mullally 0-2.
J Murray 0-3, K Grogan 0-2, P Larkin 0-2, P O'Brien 0-1, P Barry 0-1.
Referee: J Guinan (St. Lachtain's)
Erin's Own v Fenians
20 August 2000 First round Erin's Own 1-08 - 0-08 Fenians Ballyragget
B Young 1-0, D Buggy 0-3, J Feehan 0-2, J Brennan 0-2, G Byrne 0-1.
E Behan 0-4, P Delaney 0-1, P Quinlan 0-1, Jimmy Brennan 0-1, S Grehan 0-1.
Relegation play-offs [ ]
John Locke's v Fenians
30 September 2000 Semi-final John Locke's 2-12 - 0-15 Fenians St. John's Park, Kilkenny
J Power 1-5, D Lynch 1-3, J Gormley 0-2, J O'Neill 0-1, PJ Cody 0-1.
E Behan 0-8, K Power 0-4, B Power 0-1, P Delaney 0-1, Brian Ryan 0-1.
Fenians v Clara
22 October 2000 Final Fenians 1-13 - 1-09 Clara Ballyragget
E Behan 0-6, Brendan Ryan 1-2, K Power 0-3, Brian Ryan 0-2.
R Moore 0-8, E Phelan 1-0, J Casey 0-1.
Quarter-finals [ ]
Glenmore v Dicksboro
23 September 2000 Quarter-final Glenmore 1-11 - 0-14 Dicksboro Thomastown
D Mullally 0-7, J Phelan 1-1, S Dollard 0-1, P Fitzgerald 0-1, M Murphy 0-1.
D O'Neill 0-11, C O'Loughlin 0-2, S Morrissey 0-1.
Graigue-Ballycallan v Erin's Own
23 September 2000 Quarter-final Graigue-Ballycallan 6-12 - 3-06 Erin's Own Nowlan Park , Kilkenny
J Hoyne 2-3, A Ronan 2-2, T Dermody 1-2, M Hoyne 0-3, D Byrne 0-1, E Brennan 0-1.
B Young 2-2, M Coogan 1-0, J Feehan 0-2, G Rothwell 0-1, G Byrne 0-1.
Ballyhale Shamrocks v Tullaroan
24 September 2000 Quarter-final Ballyhale Shamrocks 3-11 - 1-14 Tullaroan John Locke Park , Callan
H Shefflin 1-6, P Reid 1-0, L Grant 1-0, A Cummins 0-2, T Shefflin 0-1, N O'Keeffe 0-1, D Hoyne 0-1.
J Coogan 0-10, L Keoghan 1-1, P Doheny 0-1, T Walsh 0-1, S Hennessy 0-1.
Glenmore v Dicksboro
30 September 2000 Quarter-final replay Glenmore 0-10 - 1-12 Dicksboro Nowlan Park , Kilkenny
R Heffernan 0-3, D Mullally 0-3, J Phelan 0-2, P Mullally 0-1, S Dollard 0-1.
A Barry 1-3, J O'Gorman 0-3, D O'Neill 0-2, D Carroll 0-1, C O'Loughlin 0-1, S Kennedy 0-1, S Morrissey 0-1.
Referee: E McMahon (Cloneen)
Semi-finals [ ]
Graigue-Ballycallan v Ballyhale Shamrocks
1 October 2000 Semi-final Graigue-Ballycallan 2-15 - 1-12 Ballyhale Shamrocks Nowlan Park , Kilkenny
E Brennan 1-2, A Ronan 0-4, J Young 1-0, T Dermody 0-3, D Byrne 0-3, M Hoyne 0-2, J Hoyne 0-1.
H Shefflin 0-6, B Aylward 0-4, N O'Keeffe 1-0, L Grant 0-2.
Referee: P Dunphy
O'Loughlin Gaels v Dicksboro
8 October 2000 Semi-final O'Loughlin Gaels 2-16 - 0-08 Dicksboro Nowlan Park , Kilkenny
B Dowling 1-3, N Skehan 1-2, A Geoghegan 0-3, J Daly 0-2, J Holohan 0-1, A Comerford 0-1, C Furlong 0-1, B Kelly 0-1, J Comerford 0-1, B Hogan 0-1.
D O'Neill 0-4, A Barry 0-2, B Barry 0-1, J O'Gorman 0-1.
Final [ ]
Graigue-Ballycallan v O'Loughlin Gaels
15 October 2000 Final Graigue-Ballycallan 0-16 - 0-09 O'Loughlin Gaels Nowlan Park , Kilkenny
D Byrne 0-4, M Hoyne 0-3, A Ronan 0-3, J Young 0-3, E Brennan 0-2, J Young 0-1.
N Skehan 0-5, A Geoghegan 0-1, B Kelly 0-1, S Dowling 0-1, B Dowling 0-1.
Championship statistics [ ]
Top scorers [ ]
Overall
Single game
Miscellaneous [ ]
References [ ]