2000 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
{{Short description|Annual hurling competition season}}
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{{infobox hurling championship
| name = 2000 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
| dates = 19 August 2000 – 22 October 2000
| teams = 12
| sponsor = St. Canice's Credit Union
| champions = File:Colours of Cavan.svg Graigue-Ballycallan
| champions captain = James Young
| count = 2
| runners-up = File:Colours of Limerick.svg O'Loughlin Gaels
| runners-up captain = Eugene Furlong
| relegated = File:Colours of Galway.svg Clara
| matches = 15
| goals = 31
| points = 348
| top scorer = File:Colours of Limerick.svg Nigel Skehan (2-23)
| previous year = 1999
| previous tournament = 1999 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
| next year = 2001
| next tournament = 2001 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/glenmores-underdogs-dethrone-the-top-cats-26136358.html|title=Glenmore's underdogs dethrone the top Cats|publisher=Irish Independent|date=25 October 1999|access-date=22 October 2018|first=Cliona|last=Foley}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/graigueballycallan-pointedly-superior-26106829.html|title=Graigue-Ballycallan pointedly superior|publisher=Irish Independent|date=16 October 2000|access-date=22 October 2018}} 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=
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| date = 19 August 2000
| round = First round
| team1 = Ballyhale Shamrocks
| score = 2-13 - 1-13
| team2 = John Locke's
| goals1 = H Shefflin 1-6, P Reid 1-1, B Aylward 0-3, D Hoyne 0-1, L Grant 0-1, C Harrington 0-1.
| goals2 = 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.
| report =
| stadium = Hugginstown
| referee =
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| date = 19 August 2000
| round = First round
| team1 = O'Loughlin Gaels
| score = 1-14 - 0-12
| team2 = Clara
| goals1 = N Skehan 1-10, J Daly 0-1, B Dowling 0-1, J Comerford 0-1, B Kelly 0-1.
| goals2 = R Moore 0-8, G Byrne 0-1, G Prendergast 0-1, J Casey 0-1, B Phelan 0-1.
| report =
| stadium = Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
| referee =
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| date = 20 August 2000
| round = First round
| team1 = Glenmore
| score = 0-12 - 0-09
| team2 = James Stephens
| goals1 = D Mullally 0-6, W Fitzgerald 0-2, P Fitzgerald 0-2, R Mullally 0-2.
| goals2 = J Murray 0-3, K Grogan 0-2, P Larkin 0-2, P O'Brien 0-1, P Barry 0-1.
| report =
| stadium = Thomastown
| referee = J Guinan (St. Lachtain's)
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| date = 20 August 2000
| round = First round
| team1 = Erin's Own
| score = 1-08 - 0-08
| team2 = Fenians
| goals1 = B Young 1-0, D Buggy 0-3, J Feehan 0-2, J Brennan 0-2, G Byrne 0-1.
| goals2 = E Behan 0-4, P Delaney 0-1, P Quinlan 0-1, Jimmy Brennan 0-1, S Grehan 0-1.
| report =
| stadium = Ballyragget
| referee =
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=Relegation play-offs=
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| date = 30 September 2000
| round = Semi-final
| team1 = James Stephens
| score = 2-12 - 0-11
| team2 = Clara
| goals1 = J Murray 2-2, R Manogue 0-7, P Larkin 0-2, K Gorgan 0-1.
| goals2 = R Moore 0-7, B Barcoe 0-1, R Shortall 0-1, P Fitzgerald 0-1, D McDonald 0-1.
| report =
| stadium = Freshford
| referee =
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| date = 30 September 2000
| round = Semi-final
| team1 = John Locke's
| score = 2-12 - 0-15
| team2 = Fenians
| goals1 = J Power 1-5, D Lynch 1-3, J Gormley 0-2, J O'Neill 0-1, PJ Cody 0-1.
| goals2 = E Behan 0-8, K Power 0-4, B Power 0-1, P Delaney 0-1, Brian Ryan 0-1.
| report =
| stadium = St. John's Park, Kilkenny
| referee =
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| date = 22 October 2000
| round = Final
| team1 = Fenians
| score = 1-13 - 1-09
| team2 = Clara
| goals1 = E Behan 0-6, Brendan Ryan 1-2, K Power 0-3, Brian Ryan 0-2.
| goals2 = R Moore 0-8, E Phelan 1-0, J Casey 0-1.
| report =
| stadium = Ballyragget
| referee =
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=Quarter-finals=
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| date = 23 September 2000
| round = Quarter-final
| team1 = O'Loughlin Gaels
| score = 0-14 - 1-07
| team2 = Young Irelands
| goals1 = N Skehan 0-6, J Daly 0-3, M Comerford 0-3, B Dowling 0-2.
| goals2 = DJ Carey 1-3, P O'Neill 0-1, T Drennan 0-1, C Carter 0-1, D Carroll 0-1.
| report =
| stadium = Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
| referee =
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| date = 23 September 2000
| round = Quarter-final
| team1 = Glenmore
| score = 1-11 - 0-14
| team2 = Dicksboro
| goals1 = D Mullally 0-7, J Phelan 1-1, S Dollard 0-1, P Fitzgerald 0-1, M Murphy 0-1.
| goals2 = D O'Neill 0-11, C O'Loughlin 0-2, S Morrissey 0-1.
| report =
| stadium = Thomastown
| referee =
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| date = 23 September 2000
| round = Quarter-final
| team1 = Graigue-Ballycallan
| score = 6-12 - 3-06
| team2 = Erin's Own
| goals1 = J Hoyne 2-3, A Ronan 2-2, T Dermody 1-2, M Hoyne 0-3, D Byrne 0-1, E Brennan 0-1.
| goals2 = B Young 2-2, M Coogan 1-0, J Feehan 0-2, G Rothwell 0-1, G Byrne 0-1.
| report =
| stadium = Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
| referee =
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| date = 24 September 2000
| round = Quarter-final
| team1 = Ballyhale Shamrocks
| score = 3-11 - 1-14
| team2 = Tullaroan
| goals1 = 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.
| goals2 = J Coogan 0-10, L Keoghan 1-1, P Doheny 0-1, T Walsh 0-1, S Hennessy 0-1.
| report =
| stadium = John Locke Park, Callan
| referee =
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| date = 30 September 2000
| round = Quarter-final replay
| team1 = Glenmore
| score = 0-10 - 1-12
| team2 = Dicksboro
| goals1 = R Heffernan 0-3, D Mullally 0-3, J Phelan 0-2, P Mullally 0-1, S Dollard 0-1.
| goals2 = 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.
| report =
| stadium = Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
| referee = E McMahon (Cloneen)
}}
=Semi-finals=
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| date = 1 October 2000
| round = Semi-final
| team1 = Graigue-Ballycallan
| score = 2-15 - 1-12
| team2 = Ballyhale Shamrocks
| goals1 = 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.
| goals2 = H Shefflin 0-6, B Aylward 0-4, N O'Keeffe 1-0, L Grant 0-2.
| report =
| stadium = Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
| referee = P Dunphy
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| date = 8 October 2000
| round = Semi-final
| team1 = O'Loughlin Gaels
| score = 2-16 - 0-08
| team2 = Dicksboro
| goals1 = 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.
| goals2 = D O'Neill 0-4, A Barry 0-2, B Barry 0-1, J O'Gorman 0-1.
| report =
| stadium = Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
| referee =
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=Final=
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| date = 15 October 2000
| round = Final
| team1 = Graigue-Ballycallan
| score = 0-16 - 0-09
| team2 = O'Loughlin Gaels
| goals1 = D Byrne 0-4, M Hoyne 0-3, A Ronan 0-3, J Young 0-3, E Brennan 0-2, J Young 0-1.
| goals2 = N Skehan 0-5, A Geoghegan 0-1, B Kelly 0-1, S Dowling 0-1, B Dowling 0-1.
| stadium = Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
| referee =
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Championship statistics
=Top scorers=
;Overall
class="wikitable" |
Rank
! Player ! County ! Tally ! Total ! Matches ! Average |
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rowspan=1 align=center|1
|Nigel Skehan |align=center|2-23 |align=center|29 |align=center|4 |align=center|7.25 |
rowspan=1 align=center|2
|align=center|2-18 |align=center|24 |align=center|3 |align=center|8.00 |
rowspan=1 align=center|3
|Rory Moore |align=center|0-23 |align=center|23 |align=center|3 |align=center|7.66 |
rowspan=1 align=center|4
|Eoin Behan |align=center|0-18 |align=center|18 |align=center|3 |align=center|6.00 |
rowspan=1 align=center|5
|Dan O'Neill |align=center|0-17 |align=center|17 |align=center|3 |align=center|5.66 |
rowspan=1 align=center|6
|Denis Mullally |align=center|0-16 |align=center|16 |align=center|3 |align=center|5.33 |
rowspan=1 align=center|7
|align=center|2-09 |align=center|15 |align=center|3 |align=center|5.00 |
rowspan=2 align=center|8
|Brian Young |align=center|3-02 |align=center|11 |align=center|2 |align=center|5.50 |
Joe Murray
|align=center|2-05 |align=center|11 |align=center|2 |align=center|5.50 |
rowspan=3 align=center|9
|align=center|2-04 |align=center|10 |align=center|3 |align=center|3.33 |
Brian Dowling
|align=center|1-07 |align=center|10 |align=center|4 |align=center|2.50 |
Jimmy Coogan
|align=center|0-10 |align=center|10 |align=center|1 |align=center|10.00 |
;Single game
class="wikitable" |
Rank
! Player ! County ! Tally ! Total ! Opposition |
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rowspan=1 align=center|1
|Nigel Skehan |align=center|1-10 |align=center|13 |
rowspan=1 align=center|2
|Dan O'Neill |align=center|0-11 |align=center|11 |
rowspan=1 align=center|3
|align=center|0-10 |align=center|10 |
rowspan=3 align=center|4
|align=center|2-03 |align=center|9 |
Henry Shefflin
|align=center|1-06 |align=center|9 |
Henry Shefflin
|align=center|1-06 |align=center|9 |
rowspan=7 align=center|5
|Joe Murray |align=center|2-02 |align=center|8 |
Adrian Ronan
|align=center|2-02 |align=center|8 |
Brian Young
|align=center|2-02 |align=center|8 |
John Power
|align=center|1-05 |align=center|8 |
Rory Moore
|align=center|0-08 |align=center|8 |
Eoin Behan
|align=center|0-08 |align=center|8 |
Rory Moore
|align=center|0-08 |align=center|8 |
=Miscellaneous=
- O'Loughlin Gaels qualified for the final for the first time.