2000 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

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
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	31 (2.07 per match)
Points scored	348 (23.2 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Nigel Skehan (2-23)
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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

• John Locke's

From Championship

Relegated to the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship

• St. Martin's

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.

O'Loughlin Gaels v Clara

19 August 2000 First round	O'Loughlin Gaels	1-14 - 0-12	Clara	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	N Skehan 1-10, J Daly 0-1, B Dowling 0-1, J Comerford 0-1, B Kelly 0-1.		R Moore 0-8, G Byrne 0-1, G Prendergast 0-1, J Casey 0-1, B Phelan 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

James Stephens v Clara

30 September 2000 Semi-final	James Stephens	2-12 - 0-11	Clara	Freshford
	J Murray 2-2, R Manogue 0-7, P Larkin 0-2, K Gorgan 0-1.		R Moore 0-7, B Barcoe 0-1, R Shortall 0-1, P Fitzgerald 0-1, D McDonald 0-1.

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

O'Loughlin Gaels v Young Irelands

23 September 2000 Quarter-final	O'Loughlin Gaels	0-14 - 1-07	Young Irelands	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	N Skehan 0-6, J Daly 0-3, M Comerford 0-3, B Dowling 0-2.		DJ Carey 1-3, P O'Neill 0-1, T Drennan 0-1, C Carter 0-1, D Carroll 0-1.

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

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Nigel Skehan	O'Loughlin Gaels	2-23	29	4	7.25
2	Henry Shefflin	Ballyhale Shamrocks	2-18	24	3	8.00
3	Rory Moore	Clara	0-23	23	3	7.66
4	Eoin Behan	Fenians	0-18	18	3	6.00
5	Dan O'Neill	Dicksboro	0-17	17	3	5.66
6	Denis Mullally	Glenmore	0-16	16	3	5.33
7	Adrian Ronan	Graigue-Ballycallan	2-09	15	3	5.00
8	Brian Young	Erin's Own	3-02	11	2	5.50
	Joe Murray	James Stephens	2-05	11	2	5.50
9	John Hoyne	Graigue-Ballycallan	2-04	10	3	3.33
	Brian Dowling	O'Loughlin Gaels	1-07	10	4	2.50
	Jimmy Coogan	Tullaroan	0-10	10	1	10.00

Single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Nigel Skehan	O'Loughlin Gaels	1-10	13	Clara
2	Dan O'Neill	Dicksboro	0-11	11	Glenmore
3	Jimmy Coogan	Tullaroan	0-10	10	Ballyhale Shamrocks
4	John Hoyne	Graigue-Ballycallan	2-03	9	Erin's Own
	Henry Shefflin	Ballyhale Shamrocks	1-06	9	John Locke's
	Henry Shefflin	Ballyhale Shamrocks	1-06	9	Tullaroan
5	Joe Murray	James Stephens	2-02	8	Clara
	Adrian Ronan	Graigue-Ballycallan	2-02	8	Erin's Own
	Brian Young	Erin's Own	2-02	8	Graigue-Ballycallan
	John Power	John Locke's	1-05	8	Fenians
	Rory Moore	Clara	0-08	8	O'Loughlin Gaels
	Eoin Behan	Fenians	0-08	8	John Locke's
	Rory Moore	Clara	0-08	8	Fenians

Miscellaneous

• O'Loughlin Gaels qualified for the final for the first time.

References

1. Foley, Cliona (25 October 1999). "Glenmore's underdogs dethrone the top Cats". Irish Independent. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
2. "Graigue-Ballycallan pointedly superior". Irish Independent. 16 October 2000. Retrieved 22 October 2018.