2000 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship
{{short description|Hurling championship}}
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{{Infobox All-Ireland Hurling
| type = Intermediate
| year = 2000
| image =
| dates = 28 May – 23 September 2000
| teams = 12
| connacht =
| munster = Tipperary
| leinster = Kilkenny
| ulster =
| matches = 13
| team = Tipperary
| titles = 5th
| captain = Declan Corcoran
| manager = Brendan Bonnar
| team2 = Galway
| captain2 =
| manager2 = Josie Harte
| totalgoals = 40 (3.07 per game)
| totalpoints = 336 (25.07 per game)
| topscorer = File:Colours of Tipperary.svg Declan Browne (6-47)
| previous = 1999
| next = 2001
}}
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.
Galway entered the championship as the defending champions.{{cite web|url=https://hoganstand.com/Galway/Profile|title=Galway profile|publisher=Hogan Stand|date=|accessdate=10 July 2010|first=|last=}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://hoganstand.com/Tipperary/Profile|title=Tipperary profile|publisher=Hogan Stand|date=|accessdate=10 July 2010|first=|last=}}{{cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/hurling/2000/0924/151643-hurling/|title=GAA: Tipp crowned Intermediate hurling champs|publisher=RTÉ Sport|date=24 September 2000|accessdate=9 July 2010|first=|last=}}
Tipperary's Declan Browne was the championship's top scorer with 6-47.
[[Leinster Intermediate Hurling Championship]]
=Leinster quarter-final=
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| date = 10 June 2000
| round = Quarter-final
| team1 = Kilkenny
| score = 1-15 - 0-10
| team2 = Laois
| report =
| goals1 = 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
| goals2 = B Keenan 0-5, E Meagher 0-3, M Dunphy 0-1, J Dollard 0-1
| stadium = Nowlan Park
| referee =
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=Leinster semi-finals=
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| date = 1 July 2000
| round = Semi-final
| team1 = Wexford
| score = 2-18 - 0-07
| team2 = Dublin
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| date = 1 July 2000
| round = Semi-final
| team1 = Kilkenny
| score = 0-18 - 3-09
| team2 = Offaly
| report =
| goals1 = 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.
| goals2 = D Murray 1-6, D Pilkington 1-0, J Guinan 1-0, W Comerford 0-2, P McLoughlin 0-1.
| stadium = Nowlan Park
| referee =
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| date = 19 July 2000
| round = Semi-final replay
| team1 = Offaly
| score = 1-08 - 2-13
| team2 = Kilkenny
| report =
| goals1 = A Mannion 0-4, J Guinan 1-0, P McLoughlin 0-1, P Molloy 0-1, D Pilkington 0-1, D Murray 0-1.
| goals2 = 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.
| stadium = St. Brendan's Park
| referee =
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=Leinster final=
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| date = 29 July 2000
| round = Final
| team1 = Kilkenny
| score = 2-12 - 1-13
| team2 = Wexford
| report =
| goals1 = 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.
| goals2 = 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.
| stadium = Nowlan Park
| referee =
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[[Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship]]
=Munster quarter-final=
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| date = 28 May 2000
| round = Quarter-final
| team1 = Tipperary
| score = 4-17 - 3-09
| team2 = Waterford
| report =
| goals1 = D Browne 4-12, C Morrissey 0-3, P Maguire 0-1, S O'Meara 0-1.
| goals2 = 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.
| stadium = Páirc Uí Chaoimh
| referee =
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=Munster semi-finals=
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| date = 4 June 2000
| round = Semi-final
| team1 = Cork
| score = 1-11 - 1-11
| team2 = Limerick
| report =
| goals1 = 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.
| goals2 = A Ryan 0-6, O O'Neill 1-1, G Galvin 0-2, P Neenan 0-1, D Murphy 0-1.
| stadium = Semple Stadium
| referee =
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| date = 11 June 2000
| round = Semi-final
| team1 = Tipperary
| score = 3-12 - 2-05
| team2 = Clare
| report =
| goals1 = 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.
| goals2 = G O'Donnell 1-1, J Punch 1-0, S Ryan 0-2, C Early 0-2.
| stadium = Páirc Uí Chaoimh
| referee =
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| date = 12 June 2000
| round = Semi-final replay
| team1 = Cork
| score = 4-14 - 1-13
| team2 = Limerick
| report =
| goals1 = 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.
| goals2 = 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.
| stadium = Páirc Uí Chaoimh
| referee =
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=Munster final=
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| date = 2 August 2000
| round = Final
| team1 = Tipperary
| score = 1-19 - 0-15
| team2 = Cork
| report =
| goals1 = 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.
| goals2 = 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.
| stadium = Semple Stadium
| referee =
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[[All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship]]
=All-Ireland semi-finals=
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| date = 26 August 2000
| round = Semi-final
| team1 = Tipperary
| score = 1-14 - 2-09
| team2 = Meath
| report =
| goals1 = D Corcoran 1-3, D Browne 0-6, P Maguire 0-2, R Killeen 0-1, C Morrissey 0-1, D Gleeson 0-1.
| goals2 = N Horan 1-3, N Reilly 1-1, F McMahon 0-2, P Donnelly 0-2, D Reilly 0-1.
| stadium = O'Moore Park
| referee =
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| date = 2 September 2000
| round = Semi-final
| team1 = Galway
| score = 1-15 - 1-12
| team2 = Kilkenny
| report =
| goals1 = B Cunningham 0-10, M Greaney 1-0, M Fahy 0-2, J Cummins 0-1, M Headd 0-1, J Conroy 0-1.
| goals2 = O O'Connor 1-3, D Lyng 0-4, G Walsh 0-2, E Behan 0-2, A Barry 0-1.
| stadium = St. Brendan's Park
| referee =
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=All-Ireland final=
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| date = 23 September 2000
| round = Final
| team1 = Tipperary
| score = 2-17 - 1-10
| team2 = Galway
| report =
| goals1 = D Browne 1-11, R Killeen 1-0, D Corcoran 0-3, D O'Connor 0-3.
| goals2 = B Cunningham 1-4, M Greaney 0-2, J Cummins 0-1, M Headd 0-1, K Carr 0-1, E Hyland 0-1.
| stadium = Gaelic Grounds
| referee =
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Championship statistics
=Top scorers=
;Overall
| class="wikitable" |
| Rank
! Player ! Team ! Tally ! Total ! Matches ! Average |
|---|
| rowspan=1 align=center|1
|align=center|6-47 |align=center|65 |align=center|5 |align=center|13.00 |
| rowspan=1 align=center|2
|align=center|1-21 |align=center|24 |align=center|4 |align=center|6.00 |
| rowspan=2 align=center|3
|Brian Cunningham |align=center|1-14 |align=center|17 |align=center|2 |align=center|8.50 |
| Owen Behan
|align=center|1-14 |align=center|17 |align=center|5 |align=center|3.40 |
| rowspan=1 align=center|5
|Cork |align=center|1-13 |align=center|16 |align=center|3 |align=center|5.33 |
=Miscellaneous=
- 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
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{{All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship}}