2016 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1 May 2016 — 4 September 2016 |
| Teams | 14 |
| All-Ireland champions | |
| Provincial champions | |
| Munster | Not Played |
| Leinster | Not Played |
| Ulster | Not part of The All-Ireland SHC |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship statistics | |
| All-Star Team | See here |
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The 2016 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship will be the 129th staging of the All-Ireland championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The draw for the 2016 fixtures took place on 15 October 2015 live on RTE 2, which was presented by Michael Lyster and Marty Morrissey.[1][2][3]
The championship will begin on 1 May 2016 and is scheduled to end on 4 September 2016
Kilkenny will be the defending champions.[4] Kerry will field a team for the first time since 2004.
Format
The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship is based solely on the Leinster and Munster provincial championships. Fourteen teams take part. In 2016 the bottom team in the Leinster qualifier group will be relegated to the Christy Ring Cup (2nd tier). Their place in next year's Leinster qualifier group will be taken by the winner of 2016’s Christy Ring Cup.
Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Seven Leinster counties compete. Galway and Kerry, though not in Leinster, also participate. Kerry qualified for this year's Leinster Championship by winning the 2015 Christy Ring Cup.
Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Five Munster counties compete. Kerry participate in The Leinster Hurling Championship (see above).
Connacht Senior Hurling Championship
This competition is no longer organised. Galway represent Connacht and participate in the Leinster Championship.
Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
Although this competition takes place, it is not part of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. Currently no Ulster teams qualify for the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.
Changes from 2015 championship
- Hawkeye will be used for the first time in the Munster Hurling Championship in Thurles when Tipperary meet Cork on 22 May 2016. Previously it was only used in Croke Park.[5]
Teams
Overview
All bar one of the teams from the 2015 championship will line out in hurling's top tier in 2016.
Antrim, who finished bottom of the 2015 Leinster qualifier group, were relegated to the Christy Ring Cup. Their place in the 2016 Leinster qualifier group goes to Kerry who won the 2015 Christy Ring Cup and gained automatic promotion.[6] It will be the first time since 2004 that Kerry will participate in the senior championship.
List of teams
Provincial Championships
Qualifier group
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | SD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Westmeath |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-22 | 1-11 | +14 | 2 |
| 2 |  Kerry |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-19 | 0-17 | +8 | 2 |
| 3 |  Carlow |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-17 | 2-19 | -8 | 0 |
| 4 |  Offaly |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-11 | 2-22 | -14 | 0 |
| Green background (rows 1 and 2) are the teams that earn a place in the quarter-finals of this year's Leinster Championship.
Red background (row 4) are relegated and play in the Christy Ring Cup next year. The winners of this year's Christy Ring Cup are promoted in their place to the qualifier group of next year's Leinster Championship. | |||||||||
| 1 May 2016 Round 1 | Kerry | 2-19 - 0-17 | Carlow | Austin Stack Park, Tralee |
| 15:00 | S Nolan (1-04 (0-03f)), J Egan (1-03), J Griffin (0-03), M Boyle, J Goulding, J Conway (0-02 each), D Collins, M O'Leary, D Dineen (0-01f) (0-01 each). | Report | M Kavanagh (0-08 (0-06f), JM Nolan (0-02), J Kavanagh, R Kelly, Seamus Murphy, Sean Murphy, J Doyle (0-01f), C Lawlor, HP O'Byrne (0-01 each) | Referee: C Lyons (Cork) |
| 1 May 2016 Round 1 | Westmeath | 2-22 - 1-11 | Offaly | O'Connor Park, Tullamore |
| 15:00 | E Price (1-05), N O'Brien (0-07 (0-05f)) D McNicholas (1-02), C Boyle (0-03), L Varley (0-02), D Egerton, A Devine, D Clinton (0-01 each). | Report | P Murphy (1-01), S Dooley (0-03 (0-03f)), S Ryan, S Kinsella, K Kiely (0-02 each), J Bergin (0-01 (0-01f)). | Referee: S Cleere (Kilkenney) |
| 8 May 2016 Round 2 | Kerry | v | Westmeath | Austin Stack Park |
| 8 May 2016 Round 2 | Offaly | v | Carlow | O'Connor Park |
| 22 May 2016 Round 3 | Kerry | v | Carlow | Austin Stack Park |
| 22 May 2016 Round 3 | Westmeath | v | Offaly | Cusack Park |
Knockout
Quarter-Finals
| 29 May 2016 Quarter-final | Dublin | v | Wexford | Croke Park |
| 5 June 2016 Quarter-final | Group stage winner | v | Galway |
| 5 June 2016 Quarter-final | Group stage runner-up | v | Laois |
Semi-Finals
| 11 June 2016 Semi-final | v | Kilkenny | O'Moore Park / Wexford Park |
| 19 June 2016 Semi-final | v |
Final
| 3 July 2016 Final | v | Croke Park |
Quarter-Final
| 22 May 2016 Quarter-final | Tipperary | v | Cork | Semple Stadium |
Semi-Finals
| 5 June 2016 Semi-final | Clare | v | Waterford | Semple Stadium |
| 19 June 2016 Semi-final | Limerick | v | Tipperary / Cork | Semple Stadium / Gaelic Grounds |
Final
| 10 July 2016 Final | v | |||
| 16:00 |
Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
In November 2015 a new two-tier Ulster Senior Hurling Championship format was announced. The Ulster champions will not participate in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.
Round 1
The eight teams beaten in the quarter-finals and semi-finals of the Leinster (5 teams) and Munster (3 teams) provincial championships play four knock-out matches.
| Round 1 | v |
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Round 2
| 10 July 2016 Round 2 | v | |||
| 17:00 |
| 10 July 2016 Round 2 | v | |||
| 19:00 |
Quarter-finals
| 24 July 2016 Quarter-final | v | Semple Stadium | ||
| 14:00 |
| 24 July 2016 Quarter-final | v | Semple Stadium | ||
| 16:00 |
Semi-finals
| 7 August 2016 Semi-final | Leinster champions | v | Croke Park | |
| 15:30 |
| 14 August 2016 Semi-final | Munster champions | v | Croke Park | |
| 15:30 |
Final
| 4 September 2016 Final | v | Croke Park | ||
| 15:30 |
Statistics
Top scorers
- Single game
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eoin Price | Westmeath | 1-5 | 8 | Offaly |
| Marty Kavanagh | Carlow | 0-8 | 8 | Kerry | |
| 3 | Shane Nolan | Kerry | 1-4 | 7 | Carlow |
| Niall O'Brien | Westmeath | 0-7 | 7 | Offaly | |
| 5 | John Egan | Kerry | 1-3 | 6 | Carlow |
Clean sheets
| Rank | Goalkeeper | County | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aidan McCabe | Kerry
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Miscellaneous
- Kerry become the first team from Munster to play in the Leinster Championship. Their opening round robin match against Carlow is the first ever championship meeting between the two teams.
- Westmeath defeat Offaly in the championship for the first time since 1976. Their opening Leinster round robin game was also their first championship meeting since then.
References
- ^ "Revealed: The provincial draws for the 2016 All-Ireland hurling and football championships". Irish Independent. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ "Kilkenny to begin 2016 championship campaign against Wexford or Dublin". The 42. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ "The 2016 All Ireland Football and Hurling draws: as it happened". The 42. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ McGoldrick, Seán (6 September 2015). "Kilkenny deliver an 11th All-Ireland for Brian Cody as Galway challenge fades away". Irish Independnet. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ Gaelic Athletic Association. "Hawkeye confirmed for Munster SHC clash between Cork and Tipperary at Semple". gaa.ie. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ^ "Explainer: Why will the Kerry hurlers be in Leinster next year?". The 42. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.