2000–01 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship 2000–01
Championship Details
Dates	1 October 2000 – 16 April 2001
Teams	27
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Athenry (3rd win)
Captain	Joe Rabbitte
Manager	Pat Nally
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Graigue-Ballycallan
Captain	James Young
Manager	Jim Neary
Provincial Champions
Munster	Sixmilebridge
Leinster	Graigue-Ballycallan
Ulster	Dunloy
Connacht	Athenry
Championship Statistics
Matches Played	30
Top Scorer	Adrian Ronan (4-27)
	← 1999-2000 2001–02 →

The 2000–01 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship (also known as the AIB Club Hurling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the 31st staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier club hurling tournament. The championship began on 1 October 2000 and ended on 16 April 2001.

Athenry were the defending champions.

On 16 April 2001, Athenry won the championship following a 3–24 to 2–19 defeat of Graigue-Ballycallan in the All-Ireland final.^[1] This was their third All-Ireland title overall and their second title in succession.

Graigue-Ballycallan's Adrian Ronan was the championship's top scorer with 4-27.

Team Summaries[edit]

Team	County	Most recent success
Team	County	All-Ireland	Provincial	County
Athenry	Galway	2000	1999	1999

Results[edit]

Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship[edit]

First round

15 October 2000 First round	St. Mary's	1-7 - 1-12	Tubbercurry	Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick
	B Beirne 0-5, C Cunniffe 0-1, B Murray 0-1.		P Seevers 1-9, B Walsh 0-1, M Burke 0-1, M Gorman 0-1.

Quarter-final

21 October 2000 Quarter-final	Tooreen	4-12 - 0-16	Tubbercurry	Ballyhaunis
	J Cunnane 2-7, D Greally 1-2, S Hunt 0-1, J Henry 0-1, P Hunt 0-1.		P Severs 0-12, R Brennan 0-1, K Killeen 0-1, M Burke 0-1, M Gorman 0-1.

Semi-final

11 November 2000 Semi-final	Four Roads	0-11 - 1-4	Tooreen
	T Lennon 0-5, R Mulry 0-2, M Cunniffe 0-1, P Glennon 0-1, J Mannion 0-1, B Mannion 0-1.		F Delaney 1-1, J Cunnane 0-2, P Hunt 0-1.	Referee: J Weldon (Westmeath)

Final

3 December 2000 Final	Four Roads	1-7 - 2-16	Athenry	Athleague GAA Grounds, Athleague
	M Cunniffe 0-6, P Glennon 1-0, R Mulry 0-1.	Report	D Moran 0-7, E Cloonan 1-4, D Donoghue 1-1, C Moran, B Higgins, J Rabbitte, D Carroll 0-1 each.	Referee: J Weldon (Westmeath)

Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship[edit]

First round

15 October 2000 First round	Slashers Gaels	2-3 - 2-12	St. Mullin's	Michael Fay Park, Longford
	J Reilly 1-0, C Stakelum 1-0, R Stakelum 0-2, B O'Connor 0-1.		D Doyle 2-1, P Murphy 0-7, C Byrne 0-2, Pat Cody 0-2.

15 October 2000 First round	Castletown	2-10 - 0-11	Coill Dubh	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	D Cuddy 0-6, E Dooley 1-0, J o'Sullivan 1-0, S O'Hanlon 0-2, M Cuddy 0-1, P Phelan 0-1.		T Carew 0-8, A McAndrew 0-2, C Byrne 0-1.

15 October 2000 First round	Lough Lene Gaels	3-12 - 0-9	Knockbridge	Cusack Park, Mullingar
	J Williams 1-5, D Cunningham 2-0, J Kennedy 0-3, G Briody 0-2, C Williams 0-1, D Carty 0-1.		P Dunne 0-2, C O'Houlihan 0-2, A Hoey 0-2, S Byrne 0-2, T Martin 0-1.

15 October 2000 First round	Carnew Emmets	1-15 - 4-6	Trim	Aughrim County Ground, Aughrim
	Joe Murphy 0-8, JJ Myers 1-2, D Hyland 0-3, E Brennan 0-1, Ted Kennedy 0-1.		Joey O'Toole 3-3, B Murray 1-3.

22 October 2000 First round replay	Trim	0-8 - 1-4	Carnew Emmets	Páirc Tailteann, Navan
	J O'Toole 0-5, B Murray, R Fitzsimons, D Murray 0-1 each.	Report	J Murphy 1-3 D Hyland 0-1.	Referee: E Collins (Dublin)

Quarter-finals

29 October 2000 Quarter-final	Graigue-Ballycallan	5-15 - 0-8	Trim	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	A Ronan 2-2, E Brennan 1-2, J Hoyne 1-1, James Young 0-4, T Dermody 1-0, E O'Dwyer 0-3, M Hoyne 0-3.	Report	B Murray 0-5, P Gilsenan 0-1, A Smith 0-1, J O'Toole 0-1.	Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)

29 October 2000 Quarter-final	Lough Lene Gaels	1-7 - 2-9	St. Anne's Rathangan	St. Loman's Park, Trim
	G Briody (1-1), P Williams (0-3), G Kennedy (0-2, frees), J Gavigan (0-1).	Report	D O'Connor (1-2), R Doyle (1-2), R Barry (0-5, frees).	Referee: J Guinan (Kilkenny)

29 October 2000 Quarter-final	University College Dublin	2-12 - 1-8	St. Mullin's	O'Toole Park, Dublin
	B Murphy (1-5), P Delaney (1-0), P Fitzgerald (0-3, two frees), J Byrne (0-2), R Moore (0-1), D Gorman (0-1).	Report	S Gahan (1-0), Pat Coady (0-3, 2 frees), D Doyle (0-2), D Kavanagh (0-1), C Byrne (0-1), D Murphy (0-1).	Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

4 November 2000 Quarter-final	Castletown	2-10 - 1-8	Birr	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	P Phelan 1-2, M Butler 1-1, D Cuddy 0-5, F O'Sullivan 0-1, B Ferns 0-1.	Report	Brian Whelehan 1-2, L Power 0-2, G Hannify 0-2, N Claffey 0-1,	Referee: P Aherne (Carlow)

Semi-finals

11 November 2000 Semi-final	Graigue-Ballycallan	2-12 - 0-7	Castletown	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
	T Dermody (1-2), D Byrne (1-1), M Hoyne (0-4), A Ronan (0-3), James Young (0-1), E Brennan (0-1).	Report	D Cuddy (0-5), J Hanlon (0-1), P Phelan (0-1).	Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

12 November 2000 Semi-final	St. Anne's Rathangan	0-7 - 2-12	University College Dublin	Páirc Uí Shíocháin, Gorey
	R Barry 0-5, J Berry 0-2, Diarmuid Berry 0-1, F Simpson 1-0.	Report	J Byrne 0-6, P Ormonde, C Everard, R Moore, N Murphy, M Gordon, S O'Neill 0-1 each.	Referee: P Neary (Kilkenny)

Final

26 November 2000 Final	Graigue-Ballycallan	2-17 - 3-8	University College Dublin	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	A Ronan 0-5 (3f, 1 65), M Hoyne 0-3, T Comerford, J Young, D Byrne, J Hoyne, T Dermody, E Brennan 0-1 each.	Report	J Byrne 0-5 (4f), B Murphy 1-1, R Moore, P Fitzgerald 0-1 each.

Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship[edit]

Quarter-finals

30 October 2000 Quarter-final	Toomevara	0-11 - 0-11	Patrickswell	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	K Dunne 0-6 (5f), J O'Brien 0-2, P O'Brien, P Hackett, T Carroll 0-1.	Report	G Kirby 0-5 (4f, '65), P O'Grady, A Carmody 0-2 each, T O'Brien, B Foley 0-1.	Referee: G Harrington (Cork)

12 November 2000 Quarter-final	Mount Sion	3-14 - 0-12	Ballyduff	Walsh Park, Waterford
	E Kelly 2-4, T Browne 0-5, B Browne 1-0, M O’Regan 0-2, P Fanning 0-1, E McGrath 0-1, K McGrath 0-1.		B O’Sullivan 0-6, A Boyle 0-2, P Rourke 0-2, G O’Brien 0-1, K Boyle 0-1.

12 November 2000 Quarter-final replay	Patrickswell	1-13 - 1-11	Toomevara	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	G Kirby 1-8 (0-8 frees), P O'Grady 0-3, D Foley and D O'Grady 0-1 each.	Report	P O'Brien 0-6 (all frees), J O'Brien 1-2, M Bevans, K Dunne and Tommy Dunne 0-1 each.	Referee: P Moore (Waterford)

Semi-finals

23 October 2000 Semi-final	Mount Sion	3-7 - 2-9	Newtownshandrum	Walsh Park, Waterford
	T Browne (1-5, points from frees), E Kelly (1-1, point from free), K McGrath (1-0, free), E McGrath (0-1).	Report	B O'Connor (1-5, 4 frees), I Kelleher (1-0), J O'Connor (0-3), M Morrissey (0-1).	Referee: S Roche (Tipperary)

19 November 2000 Semi-final	Patrickswell	0-12 - 0-13	Sixmilebridge	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	G Kirby 0-6 (4f), P O'Grady 0-2, P O'Reilly, T O'Brien, E Foley, B Foley 0-1 each.	Report	J Reddan 0-5, N Gilligan 0-3 (1f), M Conlon, B Culbert, S Fitzpatrick, J Chaplin, J O'Meara 0-1 each.	Referee: W Barrett (Tipperary)

Final

26 November 2000 Final	Sixmilebridge	2-17 - 3-8	Mount Sion	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	N Gilligan 1-8 (3f, 3 '65s'), B Colbert 1-4, C Chaplin, J Reddan 0-2 each, A Mulready 0-1.	Report	K McGrath 2-3 (2-1f), E Kelly 1-1, M White, J O'Meara, T Browne (f), B Browne 0-1 each.	Referee: J Gribbin (Down)

Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship[edit]

Semi-finals

1 October 2000 Semi-final	Dunloy	4-11 - 1-10	Portaferry	Casement Park, Belfast
	Greg O'Kane 1-3, P Richmond 1-1, A Elliott 1-1, D McMullan 1-0, L Richmond 0-3, C McGrath 0-2, E McKee 0-1.		P Branniff 0-5, P Mallon 1-0, G McGrattan 0-2, B Milligan 0-1, B Branniff 0-1, R McGrattan 0-1.

15 October 2000 Semi-final	Dungannon	2-4 - 3-13	Slaughtneil	O'Neill PArk, Dungannon
	B McIntosh 1-1, M Devlin 1-0, E Devlin 0-2, P Lavery 0-1.		M Cassidy 1-3, A Quigg 1-1, D Doherty 0-4, D McMullan 1-0, Fergal McEldowney 0-3, P McKeague 0-2.

Final

22 October 2000 Final	Dunloy	2-17 - 3-8	Slaughtneil	Casement Park, Belfast
	S McMullan 1-3, G O'Kane 0-4, L Richmond 1-1, C McGrath and P Richmond 1-0 each, C McGuckian and C Cunning 0-2 each, E McKee and J Elliott 0-1 each.	Report	D Doherty 0-5, A Quigg, F McEldowney, D Cassidy, J Kelly 0-1 each.	Referee: G Devlin (Armagh)

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship[edit]

Quarter-final

3 December 2000 Quarter-final	Sixmilebridge	2-11 - 0-6	Fr. Murphy's	Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip
	B Culbert 1-3, N Gilligan 0-5 (4f), J Reddan 1-1, M Conlan, J O'Meara 0-1 each.	Report	I Rocks 0-4 (4f), D Howlin, E Roche 0-1 each.	Referee: J Gribbin (Down)

Semi-final

25 February 2001 Semi-final	Athenry	3-20 - 1-10	Dunloy	Parnell Park, Dublin
	E Cloonan 1-11 (7f), D Donohue 1-2, C Moran 1-1, P Higgins 0-2, J Rabbitte 0-1, B Keogh 0-1, B Hanley 0-1, D Burns 0-1.	report	S McMullan 1-0, G Kane 0-3 (2f), A Elliott 0-2, C Cunning 0-2, L Redmond 0-1, C McGuckian 0-1, D McMullan 0-1 ('65).	Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

25 February 2001 Semi-final	Graigue-Ballycallan	1-16 - 2-13	Sixmilebridge	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	A Ronan 1-5, E Brennan, T Dermody, M Hoyne 0-3 each, E O'Dwyer, D Byrne 0-1 each.	Report	N Gilligan 1-7 (7f), B Culbert 1-2, C Chaplin, J Reddan 0-2 each.	Referee: P O'Connor (Limerick)

31 March 2001 Semi-final replay	Graigue-Ballycallan	1-13 - 1-12	Sixmilebridge	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	E Brennan (1-0), M Hoyne (0-3), A Ronan (0-3, all frees), D Byrne (0-3), T Dermody (0-2), J Young (0-1), J Hoyne (0-1).	Report	N Gilligan (0-7, all frees), B Culbert (1-0), D Fitzgerald (0-2), M Conlon (0-2), J Chaplin (0-1).

Final

16 April 2001 Final	Athenry	3-24 - 2-19 (aet)	Graigue-Ballycallan	Croke Park, Dublin
	E Cloonan 1-11 (8f, 2 '70's), D Donohue 1-3, J Rabbitte 1-1, D Moran 0-4, D Burns 0-2, P Higgins, B Higgins, D Higgins (f) 0-1 each.	Report	A Ronan 1-9 (6f), James Young 1-0, E Brennan 0-4, M Hoyne, J Hoyne 0-2 each, E O'Dwyer, D Hoyne 0-1.	Referee: J McDonnell (Tipperary)

Scoring statistics[edit]

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Adrian Ronan	Graigue-Ballycallan	4-27	39	6	6.50
2	Niall Gilligan	Sixmilebridge	2-30	36	5	7.20
3	Eugene Cloonan	Athenry	3-26	35	3	11.66
4	Paul Seevers	Tubbercurry	1-21	24	2	12.00
5	Brian Culbert	Sixmilebridge	4-10	22	5	4.40
5	Gary Kirby	Patrickswell	1-19	22	3	7.33
6	Eoin Kelly	Mount Sion	4-06	18	3	6.00
	Joey O'Toole	Trim	3-09	18	3	6.00
	Micheál Hoyne	Graigue-Ballycallan	0-18	18	6	3.00
7	Eddie Brennan	Graigue-Ballycallan	2-11	17	6	2.83

Single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Eugene Cloonan	Athenry	1-11	14	Graigue-Ballycallan
1	Eugene Cloonan	Athenry	1-11	14	Dunloy
2	Johnny Cunnane	Tooreen	2-07	13	Tubbercurray
3	Joey O'Toole	Trim	3-03	12	Carnew Emmets
	Paul Seevers	Tubbercurray	1-09	12	St. Mary's
	Adrian Ronan	Graigue-Ballycallan	1-09	12	St. Mary's
	Paul Seevers	Tubbercurray	0-12	12	Tooreen
4	Gary Kirby	Patrickswell	1-08	11	Toomevara
4	Niall Gilligan	Sixmilebridge	1-08	11	Mount Sion
5	Eoin Kelly	Mount Sion	2-04	10	Ballyduff
5	Niall Gilligan	Sixmilebridge	1-07	10	Graigue-Ballycallan

References[edit]

^ "Athenry make it two-in-a-row". RTÉ Sport. 16 April 2001. Retrieved 29 October 2010.

[1] "Athenry make it two-in-a-row". RTÉ Sport. 16 April 2001. Retrieved 29 October 2010.

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