2016 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
| Championship Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 25 May 2016 - 10 September 2016 |
| Teams | 18 |
| All Ireland Champions | |
| Winners | Waterford (2nd win) |
| Captain | Patrick Curran & Adam Farrell |
| Manager | Seán Power |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Galway |
| Captain | Brian Molloy |
| Manager | Tony Ward |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Waterford |
| Leinster | Dublin |
| Ulster | Antrim |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship Statistics | |
| Matches Played | 17 |
| Total Goals | 59 (3.47 per game) |
| Total Points | 516 (30.35 per game) |
| Top Scorer |  Patrick Curran (3-34) |
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The 2016 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 53rd staging of the All-Ireland inter-county championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964. The championship began on 25 May 2016 and is scheduled to end on 10 September 2016.
Limerick entered the championship as the defending champions. They were beaten by Tipperary in the Munster semi-final.[1]
On 10 September 2016 Waterford won the championship following a 5-15 to 0-14 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final. This was their second All-Ireland title and their first in 24 championship seasons.[2]
Format
Leinster, Munster and Ulster each organise a provincial under-21 championship. Connacht do not organise a provincial championship and are represented by Galway. The three provincial champions and Galway enter the All-Ireland semi-finals.
New trophy
In September 2016 the GAA established a new trophy named The James Nowlan Cup to be presented to the All-Ireland under-21 hurling champions.[3][4]
The old trophy, the Cross of Cashel, was retired after the 2015 final having been introduced in 1967.
Provincial Championships
Quarter-finals
| 25 May 2016 Quarter-final |  Westmeath | 1-11 - 0-12 |  Kilkenny | Cusack Park, Mullingar |
| D Clinton (0-8, eight frees), W Casserly (1-0), L Varley (0-1, free), K Doyle (0-1), C Doyle (0-1). | Report | J Walsh (0-6, six frees), B Ryan (0-3), S Morrissey (0-2), A Gaffney (0-1, ‘65’). | Referee: B O'Leary (Wexford) |
| 25 May 2016 Quarter-final |  Carlow | 1-17 - 1-15 |  Laois | Netwatch Cullen Park, Carlow |
| K McDonald (0-9, 8f), J Doyle (1-4), E Redmond (0-1), S Brennan (0-1), L Galway (0-1), O Roberts (0-1). | Report | M Kavanagh (1-9, 0-7f), L Bergin (0-1), R Mullaney (0-1), G Dunne (0-1), S Bergin (0-1), S Downey (0-1), E Fennelly (0-1). | Referee: K Jones |
| 25 May 2016 Quarter-final |  Kildare | 1-12 - 5-22 |  Offaly | St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge |
| C Dowling (1-2), B Byrne (0-5), R Casey 0-2 (one free), E Dempsey (0-1), C Egan (0-1), E O’Hehir (0-1). | Report | E Nolan 2-7 (four frees, one 65), O Kelly 3-1, P Guinan 0-3, D Murray 0-3 (two frees), R Hughes 0-3, C Kiely 0-2, A Cleary 0-1, D Wyer 0-1, C Freeman 0-1. | Referee: K Brady (Louth) |
| 1 June 2016 Quarter-final |  Wexford | 1-8 - 2-12 |  Dublin | Innovate Wexford Park, Wexford |
| C McDonald (1-5, 0-4 frees, 0-1, 65), P Foley (0-1), S Kelly (0-1), C Dunbar (0-1). | Report | S Treacy (1-3), S Ryan (1-1), J Malone (0-3), E Conroy (0-2), M McCallion (0-1), C O’Neill (0-1), C Bennett (0-1, 65). | Referee: P Burke (Kilkenny) |
Semi-finals
| 15 June 2016 Semi-final | Dublin | 2-17 - 1-14 | Westmeath | Parnell Park, Dublin |
| C Bennett 2-6, AJ Murphy 0-3, C Boland 0-3, S Ó Riain 0-2, P O'Dea 0-1, S Treacy 0-1, C O'Neill 0-1. | Report | C Doyle 1-7, D Clinton 0-3, N Mitchell 0-2, W Casserly 0-1, J Galvin 0-1. | Referee: B Redmond (Wexford) |
| 23 June 2016 Semi-final | Carlow | 1-13 - 5-16 | Offaly | Netwatch Cullen Park, Carlow |
| K McDonald 0-5fs, J Doyle 0-4, C Foley 1-1, D Wall 0-2, J Kelly 0-1. | Report | D Murray 0-8 (5fs, 1 ‘65’), O Kelly (0-1f), E Nolan (0-1f) 2-2 each, C Kiely 1-1, J O’Toole-Greene, D Wyer, R Hughes 0-1 each. | Referee: J Heffernan (Wexford) |
Final
| 6 July 2016 Final | Offaly | 1-10 - 2-15 | Dublin | O'Connor Park, Tullamore |
| 19:30 | D Murray 0-5 4fs), O Kelly 1-0 pen, E Nolan 0-2, C Doughan (f) and L Langton 0-1 each. | S Treacy 2-2 (1f, 165), C Bennett (3fs, 165) and A Jamieson-Murphy 0-4 each, J Malone 0-2, C Mac Gabhann, R McBride & S O’Ríain 0-1 each. | Attendance: 4,709 Referee: A. Devine (Westmeath) |
Quarter-final
| 28 June 2016 Quarter-final |  Cork | 2-15 - 3-19 |  Limerick | Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork |
| S Kingston (1-6, 5 frees); M Coleman (1-2, 1 65, 1 free); P O'Callaghan (0-3); N Cashman, C Twomey, D Noonan, A Spillane (0-1). | Report | R Lynch (1-8, 6 frees, 1 65, 1 sideline); O O'Reilly (2-0); P Ryan (0-3); C Lynch, D O'Donovan, B Nash (0-2); P Casey, T Morrissey (0-1). | Referee: R McGann (Clare) |
Semi-finals
| 13 July 2016 Semi-final | Waterford | 3-23 - 1-11 |  Clare | Walsh Park, Waterford |
| 7pm | P Curran (0-10, 6 frees, 1 65); Stephen Bennett (2-3); C Roche (1-1); M O'Brien, A Gleeson (1 sideline), M Kearney (0-2 each); T Devine, P Hogan, Shane Bennett (0-1 each). | Report | O Donnellan (1-0), D Conroy (0-3); K Hehir, B O'Gorman (0-2 each); S Gleeson, R Taylor, A Shanagher, B Duggan (free) (0-1 each). | Referee: F Horgan (Tipperary) |
| 14 July 2016 Semi-final |  Tipperary | 2-12 - 1-13 | Limerick | Semple Stadium, Thurles |
| A Coffey 1-2, R Teehan 1-1, J Keane 0-4 (0-3f), C Lanigan, J Ryan 0-2 each, M Russell 0-1. | Report | R Lynch 0-9 (0-9 frees), D O’Donovan 1-0, B Nash, S Flanagan, P Ryan, T Morrissey 0-1 each. | Referee: C McAllister (Cork) |
Final
| 27 July 2016 Final | Waterford | 2-19 - 0-15 | Tipperary | Walsh Park, Waterford |
| 7pm | P Curran (0-8, 6fs, 1 65’), A Gleeson (0-5, 1f), Stephen Bennett (1-1), P Hogan (1-0), T Devine (0-2), DJ Foran (0-1), C Roche (0-1) M O’Brien (0-1), | Report | J Keane (0-6, 5fs), A Coffey (0-4), S Quirke (0-3), C Lanigan (0-1), R Teehan (0-1). | Referee: J Murphy (Limerick) |
Semi-finals
| 20 July 2016 Semi-final |  Down | 1-18 - 2-21 |  Antrim | McKenna Park, Ballycran |
| 19:30 | P McCrickard (0-9, 7f, 0-1 ‘65’), R McCusker (1-1), C Fitzsimons (0-2), C Taggart (0-1), M Fisher (0-1f), B Trainor (0-1), B Byers (0-1), O McManus (0-1), G Hughes (0-1). | Report | S McCaughan (1-8, 7f), J O’Connell (0-4), D Nugent (1-2), TT Butler (0-2), M Connolly (0-2), G Walsh (0-1f), A Delargy (0-1), R McKee (0-1). | Referee: A Nash (Derry) |
| 20 July 2016 Semi-final |  Armagh | 1-10 - 3-19 | Derry | St. Oliver Plunkett Park, Crossmaglen |
| 19:30 | C McAnallen (1-0 pen), D McCreesh (0-3, 0-1 free), P McKearney (0-2), J O’Connor (0-2), F Toal (0-2, 0-1 free), D McKenna (0-1). | Report | D Foley (0-9, 0-8 frees), C O’Doherty (1-3), B Cassidy (1-1), P McNeill (1-1), M McGuigan (0-2), T Magee (0-1), F O’Kane (0-1), F McGurk (0-1). |
Final
| 27 July 2016 Final | Antrim | 0-16 - 1-9 | Derry | St. Patrick's Park, Loughguile |
| S McCaughan 0-9 (all fs), M Connolly 0-3, G Walsh (f), A Delargy, C Ross and C McNaughton 0-1 each | Report | C O’Doherty 1-7 (6fs), G McCormac and D Foley 0-1 each. | Referee: A Ferguson (Fermanagh) |
Semi-finals
| 20 August 2016 Semi-final | Waterford | 5-25 - 1-8 | Antrim | Semple Stadium, Thurles |
| 16:00 | P Curran 2-7 (0-4f), T Devine 1-2, Stephen Bennett 1-1, DJ Foran, M Kearney (0-1 sideline) 0-4 each, E McManus 1-0 (OG), A Gleeson 0-2, Shane Bennett, M O’Brien, A Farrell, P Hogan, J Fagan 0-1 each. | Report | S McCaughan 1-4 (0-3f), M Connolly 0-2 (1f), D Nugent, D McMullan (0-1f) 0-1 each. | Referee: D Hughes (Carlow) |
| 20 August 2016 Semi-final | Galway | 0-21 - 0-19 (AET) | Dublin | Semple Stadium, Thurles |
| 18:00 | B Molloy (0-10, 0-5 frees, 0-1 ’65); D Nevin (0-1 sc), T Monaghan (0-3 each); C Whelan, E Burke (0-2 each); D Dolan (0-1). | Report | C Bennett (0-3 frees), R McBride, C Boland (0-3 each); S Treacy (0-2 frees), A Jameson (0-2 each); J Madden, Ó Riain Broin, Mac Gabhann, Barrett, Conroy, McHugh (0-1 each). | Referee: D Kirwan (Cork) |
Final
| 10 September 2016 Final | Waterford | 5-15 - 0-14 | Galway | Semple Stadium, Thurles |
| 17:00 | P Curran (1-9, 0-6f), Stephen Bennett (2-0), Shane Bennett (1-1), DJ Foran (1-0), M Kearney (0-2), A Gleeson (0-2, 1f), T Devine (0-1). | Report | B Molloy (0-6, 3f), E Burke (0-3), S Linnane (0-2), C Whelan (0-2), K McHugo (0-1). | Referee: S Cleere (Kilkenny) |
Statistics
Top Scorer Overall
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Curran | Waterford | 3-34 | 43 | 4 | 10.75 |
| 2 | Saul McCaughan | Antrim | 2-21 | 27 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | Stephen Bennett | Waterford | 6-5 | 23 | 4 | 5.75 |
| Emmet Nolan | Offaly | 4-11 | 23 | 3 | 7.66 | |
| 5 | Oisín Kelly | Offaly | 6-3 | 21 | 3 | 7.00 |
| 6 | Ronan Lynch | Limerick | 1-17 | 20 | 2 | 10.00 |
| 7 | Chris Bennett | Dublin | 2-14 | 20 | 4 | 5.00 |
| 8 | Seán Treacy | Dublin | 3-8 | 17 | 4 | 4.25 |
| 9 | Cormac O'Doherty | Derry | 2-10 | 16 | 2 | 8.00 |
| Brian Molloy | Galway | 0-16 | 16 | 2 | 8.00 | |
| Dylan Murray | Offaly | 0-16 | 16 | 3 | 5.33 |
Top Scorer In A Single Game
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emmet Nolan | Offaly | 2-7 | 13 | Kildare |
| Patrick Curran | Waterford | 2-7 | 13 | Antrim | |
| 3 | Chris Bennett | Dublin | 2-6 | 12 | Westmeath |
| Mark Kavanagh | Laois | 1-9 | 12 | Carlow | |
| Patrick Curran | Waterford | 1-9 | 12 | Galway | |
| 6 | Ronan Lynch | Limerick | 1-8 | 11 | Cork |
| Saul McCaughan | Antrim | 1-8 | 11 | Down | |
| 8 | Oisín Kelly | Offaly | 3-1 | 10 | Kildare |
| Ciarán Doyle | Westmeath | 1-7 | 10 | Dublin | |
| Cormac O'Doherty | Derry | 1-7 | 10 | Antrim | |
| Patrick Curran | Waterford | 0-10 | 10 | Clare | |
| Brian Molloy | Galway | 0-10 | 10 | Dublin |
References
- ^ Cormican, Eoghan (12 September 2015). "Limerick ease past Wexford to claim U21 hurling title". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- ^ "All-Ireland U21 HC final: dazzling Deise surge past Tribesmen". HoganStand.com. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ "New All-Ireland U21HC trophy unveiled". www.hoganstand.com. Hogan Stand. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ Keys, Colm (11 September 2015). "All-Ireland U-21 hurling trophy to be 'retired'". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 14 September 2015.