2000 National Hurling League

2000 National Hurling League
League details
Dates	20 February – 28 May, 2000
Teams	33
League champions
Winners	Galway (7th win)
Captain	Joe Rabbitte
Manager	Mattie Murphy
League runners-up
Runners-up	Tipperary
Captain	Tommy Dunne
Manager	Nicky English
Other division winners
Division 2	Meath
Division 3	Louth
← 1999 2001 →

The 2000 National Hurling League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Church & General National Hurling League, was the 69th edition of the National Hurling League (NHL), an annual hurling competition for the GAA county teams.^[1] Galway won the league, beating Tipperary in the final.^[2]

Overview

Division 1

The National Hurling League's top division featured fourteen teams divided into two groups - 1A and 1B. Each group consisted of seven teams. Galway and Limerick topped division 1A while Tipperary and Waterford topped division 1B. Galway finished the league undefeated and were crowned champions after defeating Tipp in the final.

Down at the other end of the tables, Kerry and Derry failed to win a single group game and were paired against each other in the relegation play-off. Derry won that game, thus condemning Kerry to division 2 for the following year.

Division 2

Division 2 featured one group of ten teams. Carlow and Meath topped the group and contested the final. Meath won and secured promotion to division 1A for the following year. Tyrone ended the group stage without a single victory and were relegated to division 3 for the following year.

Division 3

Division 3 featured one group of nine teams. Louth finished the group stages undefeated and were joined in the final by Longford who recorded just one defeat. Louth won that game and secured promotion to division 2 for the following year.

Division 1

Table 1A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Diff	Pts	Notes
1	Galway	6	6	0	63	12	Division 1 champions
2	Limerick	6	5	1	41	10
3	Offaly	6	4	2	18	8
4	Clare	6	3	3	24	6
5	Dublin	6	2	4	-9	4
6	Antrim	6	1	5	-42	2
7	Kerry	6	0	6	-95	0	Relegated to Division 2

Table 1B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Diff	Pts	Notes
1	Tipperary	6	5	1	47	10	Division 1 runners-up
2	Waterford	6	5	1	12	10
3	Kilkenny	6	4	2	30	8
4	Cork	6	3	3	39	6
5	Wexford	6	3	3	11	6
6	Laois	6	1	5	-72	2
7	Derry	6	0	6	-67	0

Results

Relegation play-off

April 29 Final	Derry	1-21 - 2-4	Kerry	Parnell Park, Dublin
	J O'Dwyer 1-3; G McGonigle 0-6 (0-5 frees); G Biggs 0-5; D Doherty, M Conway, N Mullan (both 65s) 0-2 each; K McKeever 0-1.	Report	B Shanahan 1-1; S Morris 1-0; C Walsh 0-2; J Maher 0-1.	Referee: A Mac Suibhne (Dublin)

Knock-out stage

April 30 Semi-final	Galway	2-15 - 1-15	Waterford	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	F Healy 1-4, O Fahy 1-3, R Gantley 0-3 (f), O Canning 0-2, A Kerins, J Rabbitte, K Broderick 0-1 each.	Report	D Bennett 0-7, (5f, 1 45) M White 1-1, K McGrath 0-4, F Hartley, J Brenner, D Shanahan 0-1 each.	Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)

April 30 Semi-final	Tipperary	2-18 - 0-17	Limerick	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	T Dunne 0-8 (6f, 1'65'), J Leahy 1-2, M O'Leary 1-1, P Shelly, P O'Brien 0-2 each, A Moloney, J Carroll, L Cahill 0-1 each.	Report	M Keane 0-7 (3f), S O'Neill, M O'Brien 0-2 each, M Foley 0-1(f), O Moran 0-1 (f), B Begley, J Cormican, D Hennessy, J Moran 0-1 each.	Referee: P Horan (Offaly)

May 14 Final	Galway	2-18 - 2-13	Tipperary	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	R Gantley 0-9 (9f), O Canning 2-0, F Healy 0-4, O Fahy 0-3, M Kerins, D Tierney 0-1 each.	Report	T Dunne 0-5 (4f), P O'Brien 1-2, P Shelley 1-1, M O'Leary 0-3, D Kennedy, R Ryan 0-1 each.	Referee: P O'Connor (Limerick)

Division 2

Results

Knock-out stage

May 28 Final	Meath	5-14 - 2-10	Carlow	Cusack Park, Mullingar
	B Murray 5-1, M Cole, N Horan 0-4 each, N McKeigue 0-2, M Gannon, P Donnelly, F McMahon 0-1 each.	Report	P Coady 0-6, M Farrelly 1-1, P Jordan 1-0, R Foley, D Roberts, J Byrne 0-1 each.	Referee: P Moore (Waterford)

Division 3

Results

Knock-out stage

May 28 Final	Louth	0-16 - 1-11	Longford	Cusack Park, Mullingar
	D Dunne 0-7 (5f), P Dunne 0-4 (2 `65', 2f), T Corcoran 0-2, E Quigley, P Sharkey, and C Connolly 0-1 each.	Report	M Cassidy 0-6 (5f), C Finucane 1-1, G Ghee 0-2, G Dooley and B Kirby 0-1 each.	Referee: J P Gribben (Down)

References

↑ Gaelic Games
↑ "National Hurling League Results 1925-2009". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 18 April 2011.

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