2016 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship 2016

Championship Details
Dates	6 April 2016 - 4 September 2016
Teams	20
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Tipperary (20th win)
Captain	Brian McGrath
Manager	Liam Cahill
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Limerick
Captain	Kyle Hayes
Manager	Pat Donnelly
Provincial Champions
Munster	Tipperary
Leinster	Dublin
Ulster	Antrim
Connacht	Not Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played	27
Total Goals	73 (2.70 per game)
Total Points	812 (30.07 per game)
Top Scorer	Rory O'Connor (3-33)
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The 2016 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 86th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. It is the primary inter-county hurling championship for boys under the age of eighteen. The championship began on 6 April 2016 and ended on 4 September 2016.

Galway entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Tipperary in the All-Ireland semi-final. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

On 4 September 2016 Tipperary won the championship following a 1-21 to 0-17 defeat of Limerick in the All-Ireland final. This was their 20th All-Ireland title and their first in four championship seasons. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Provincial championships

Leinster Minor Hurling Championship

Leinster First Round

• The two tier 1 counties are given byes.
• The four tier 2 counties play in two matches.
• The four tier 3 counties play in two matches. The two beaten tier 3 teams are eliminated.

Tier 2

Westmeath v Wexford

9 April 2016Tier 2	Westmeath	1-12 - 5-15	Wexford	TEG Cusack Park, Mullingar
13:45	M Kennedy 1-1 (1-0pen, 0-1f), S O'Brien, S Dowd (2fs, 1'65') 0-3 each, E Fox (1f), C O'Brien (2fs) 0-2 each, C McCrossan 0-1(f).	Report	R O'Connor 1-6 (0-3fs, 0-1 '65'), C Hearne 1-4, A Walsh, T Doyle, D Lynch 1-0 each, Q Sanders 0-3, C Flood 0-2.	Referee: A Keating (Dublin)

Offaly v Laois

9 April 2016Tier 2	Offaly	1-15 - 1-12	Laois	O'Connor Park, Tullamore
14:00	E Woods 0-9 (8fs), C Langton 0-3, D Nally 1-0, M Ryan, E Kelly, D Buckley 0-1 each.	Report	A Bergin 0-6 (3fs, 2 '65s'), A Dunphy 0-4, M Dowling 1-0, L McDonald, S Dunphy 0-1 each.	Referee: A Devine (Westmeath)

Tier 3

Wicklow v Meath

9 April 2016Tier 3	Wicklow	0-7 - 10-22	Meath	Pearse Park, Arklow
13:30	P O'Toole 0-3, I Clancy, A Byrne, C Connolly, S Coogan 0-1 each.	Report	P Farrell 4-7 (2fs), R Byrne 2-4, M Cullen 2-1, J Cummins 1-3 (2fs), B Dowling 1-1, W Flynn, S Martin (f), C McNally, S Coffey, D Murtagh, J Leavy 0-1 each.	Referee: S Cleere (Kilkenny)

Carlow v Kildare

9 April 2016Tier 3	Carlow	0-14 - 0-12	Kildare	Netwatch Cullen Park, Carlow
15:00	C Nolan 0-6 (4fs); C Treacy 0-3; C Lennon 0-2; T Lawlor, J Nolan, N Roche 0-1 each	Report	J Burke 0-6 (5fs); S Ryan 0-3; C O'Regan, C Kielty, C Smith (f) 0-1 each.	Referee: M O'Sullivan (Kilkenny)

Leinster Second Round

The two tier 1 teams play the two winning tier 2 teams from the first round. The two winning teams advance to the semi-finals. The two beaten teams advance to the quarter-finals.

Wexford v Dublin

23 April 2016Second round	Wexford	0-21 - 1-14 (AET)	Dublin	Innovate Wexford Park, Wexford
	R O'Connor 0-12, C Hearne, C Flood 0-3 each, D Reck, B O'Connor, E Kelly 0-1 each.		R Hayes 1-1, C Curris 0-4, C Sullivan, J McGuirk, D Gray 0-2 each, C Burke, D Keogh, C Dowling 0-1 each.

Kilkenny v Offaly

23 April 2016Second round	Kilkenny	3-25 - 1-13	Offaly	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	E Delaney 0-10, J Bergin 2-3, S Buggy 1-2, S Bolger 0-4, J Connolly 0-2, C Kavanagh, J Donnelly, C Prenderville, N Brassil 0-1 each.		E Woods 0-5, J Keenaghan 0-4, A Kenny 1-0, A Maher, E Kelly, C Langton, D Young 0-1 each.

The two beaten tier 2 teams from the first round play the two winning tier 3 teams from the first round. The two winning teams advance to the quarter-finals. The two beaten teams are eliminated.

Westmeath v Meath

23 April 2016Second round	Westmeath	1-17 - 0-15	Meath	Cusack Park, Mullingar
	M Kennedy 1-4, S O'Brien, C O'Brien 0-4 each, D O'Reilly 0-2, J Murphy, S Loughlin, E Fox 0-1 each.		P Farrell 0-6, M Cullen 0-5, R Byrne 0-3, B McGowan 0-1.

Laois v Carlow

23 April 2016Second round	Laois	3-20 - 0-9	Carlow	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	A Dunphy 1-7, B Corby 2-0, J Keyes 0-3, S Dunphy, L Delaney and C Comerford 0-2 each, E Killeen, L McDonald, J Walshe, J Keyes 0-1 each.		C Nolan 0-4, G Lawlor 0-2, C Treacy, R McEvoy and D Jordan 0-1 each.

Leinster Quarter-Finals

The two beaten teams from the tier1 versus tier 2 matches in the second round play the two winning teams from the tier 2 versus tier 3 matches in the second round.

Laois v Dublin

30 April 2016Quarter-final	Laois	0-12 - 1-18	Dublin	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	A Dunphy 0-7 (7f); S Dunphy 0-2; C Comerford, J Keyes, M Dowling 0-1 each.	Report	J McGuirk (9f, 65) 0-11; D Keogh 1-1; D Gray 0-2; C Ryan, C Dowling, C Burke, C Currie 0-1 each.	Referee: B Redmond (Wexford)

Westmeath v Offaly

30 April 2016Quarter-final	Westmeath	1-7 - 3-9	Offaly	TEG Cusack Park, Mullingar
	C O'Brien 1-2 (0-2fs), C McCrossan 0-3 (2fs), E Fox, M Kennedy (f) 0-1 each.	Report	J Keenaghan 1-4 (0-4fs), E Woods 1-3 (1-0pen, 0-2fs), D Buckley 1-0, E Kelly, C Langton 0-1 each.	Referee: A Keating (Dublin)

Leinster Semi-Finals

Offaly v Wexford

14 May 2016Semi-final	Offaly	2-13 - 2-24	Wexford	O'Connor Park, Tullamore
	E Woods 1-4, A Kenny 1-0, D Nally 0-3, E Kelly 0-2, A Maher, J Keenaghan, D Buckley and C Langton 0-1 each.		R O'Connor 2-10, C Hearne and D Rock 0-4 each, C Flood and L Pender 0-2 each, B O'Connor and A Walsh 0-1 each.

Dublin v Kilkenny

14 May 2016Semi-final	Dublin	2-18 - 1-19 (AET)	Kilkenny	Parnell Park, Dublin
	C Currie 1-10 (0-10f), D Burke 1-1, J McGuirk (0-1f), C Dowling, D Gray 0-2 each, C Ryan 0-1.	Report	A Mullen 0-8 (4f), E Delaney (0-3f, 0-1 sideline), J Donnelly 0-5 each, S Mahony 1-0, V Costello 0-1.	Referee: B Redmond (Wexford)

Leinster Final

Wexford v Dublin

3 July 2016Final	Wexford	0-12 - 2-12	Dublin	Croke Park, Dublin
14:00	R O'Connor 0-5 (0-2f), D Reck 0-3 (0-2f), C Flood 0-2, J Cullen 0-1, G Molloy 0-1.	Report	D Burke 1-3, C Currie 0-5 (0-4f), J McGuirk 1-1, C Burke 0-1, J Walsh 0-1, C Dowling 0-1	Attendance: 29,377 Referee: P. Burke, Kilkenny

Munster Minor Hurling Championship

Munster Quarter-Finals

Waterford v Cork

6 April 2016Quarter-final	Waterford	1-10 - 0-17	Cork	Walsh Park, Waterford
18:30	E McGrath 1-0, B Nolan 0-3 (0-3f), N Montgomery, E Murray (0-2f) 0-2 each, J Prendergast, C Curran, M Mahony 0-1 each.	Report	E Sheehan (0-1 sideline), J Beausang (0-4f) 0-5 each, M Bradley 0-4, C O’Mahony, R Bourke, L Healy 0-1 each.	Attendance: 2,707 Referee: P Kelly (Tipperary)

Limerick v Clare

6 April 2016Quarter-final	Limerick	2-11 - 1-8	Clare	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
19:00	M O’Dwyer 0-3 (0-3f); J Ryan, C Magnier Flynn 1-0 each; C Boylan, K Hayes 0-2 each; C McCarthy, B Ryan, D Carroll (1 sideline), C O’Connor 0-1 each.	Report	S O’Loughlin 0-5 (0-5f); I Murray 1-0; A Kennedy 0-2; C Tierney 0-1.	Attendance: 2,240 Referee: T Walsh (Waterford)

Munster Play-offs

Waterford v Tipperary

23 April 2016Play-off	Waterford	1-20 - 1-17	Tipperary	Walsh Park, Waterford
	E Murray 0-11 (4fs, 1 s-l); H Ruddle Redmond 0-5 (3 65s, 2fs); N Montgomery 1-1; J Prendergast 0-2; T Douglas 0-1.	Report	L Fairbrother 0-10 (7fs, 2 65s); D Quirke 1-0; C Darcy 0-3; G Browne 0-2; J Morris, M Kehoe 0-1 each.	Referee: R McGann (Clare)

Clare v Tipperary

4 May 2016Play-off	Clare	0-12 - 2-15	Tipperary	Cusack Park, Ennis
	I Murray 0-5, S O'Loughlin 0-2, C Lynch 0-1, K Galvin 0-1, D Fitzgerald 0-1, C Tierney 0-1, S Kennedy 0-1.	Report	C Darcy 1-1, M Kehoe 0-4, G Browne 0-4, D Walsh 1-0, S Neville 0-2, L Fairbrother 0-2, P Cadell 0-1, J Kelly 0-1.	Referee: J Larkin (Cork)

Munster Semi-Finals

Waterford v Limerick

29 June 2016Semi-final	Waterford	0-17 - 0-19	Limerick	Walsh Park, Waterford
	E Murray 0-5 (3fs); J Prendergast, C Dalton, M Mahony, D Power, T Douglas 0-2 each; C Kirwan, N Montgomery 0-1 each.	Report	P O'Brien 0-10 (8fs); B Ryan 0-3; D Carroll (1 s-l), K Hayes 0-2 each; C Magnier Flynn, D Woulfe 0-1 each.	Referee: N Wall (Cork)

Cork v Tipperary

30 June 2016Semi-final	Cork	1-12 - 0-23	Tipperary	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	J Beausang (1-7, 0-6 frees); J O’Connor (0-3); E Sheehan (0-2); L Healy, M Bradley, D Gunning (0-1 each).	Report	L Fairbrother (0-10, 0-8 frees); D Walsh (0-4); B McGrath (0-1 free, 0-1 ’65), C Darcy (0-2 each); C Flanagan, P Cadell, G Browne (0-1 free), M Kehoe, R Doody (0-1 each)	Referee: J. Murphy (Limerick)

Munster Final

Limerick v Tipperary

10 July 2016Final	Limerick	0-10 - 1-24	Tipperary	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
14:00	P O’Brien 0-3f, K Hayes & C Boylan 0-2 each, C Magnier Flynn, J Flynn & A Kennedy (f) 0-1 each.	Report	J Morris 1-4, L Fairbrother 0-7 (3f), B McGrath (2f) & D Walsh 0-3 each, G Browne & M Kehoe 0-2 each, R Doody, C English & S Neville 0-1 each.	Referee: R. McGann (Clare)

Ulster Minor Hurling Championship

Ulster Semi-Finals

Down v Armagh

26 June 2016Semi-final

Down

w/o - scr.

Armagh

Owenbeg Centre of Excellence

Antrim v Derry

26 June 2016Semi-final	Antrim	4-23 - 3-11 (AET)	Derry	Owenbeg Centre of Excellence
	C Doherty-Cunning 1-13, E O’Neill 2-3, K Malloy 1-4, P McCallan 1-0, R Crummy 0-1, D McShane 0-1, C McLarnon 0-1.	Report	Brian Cassidy 0-9, E O'Kane 2-00, O McKeever 1-00, J Mullan 0-1, J McGuigan 0-1.

Ulster Final

Antrim v Down

10 July 2016Final	Antrim	2-15 - 0-10	Down	Owenbeg Centre of Excellence
	C Doherty-Cunning 0-10 (8f), D McKernan 1-0 (pen), P McCallin 1-0, K Molloy 0-2, A O'Boyle, D Black, E O'Neill 0-1 each	Report	C McCrickard 0-5 (4f), D Sands 0-2, S McKay, A Doran, R McCrickard 0-1 each, D Rooney 0-1 (f)	Referee: J. Connors (Donegal)

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Quarter-Finals

Galway v Antrim

23 July 2016Quarter-final	Galway	2-22 - 0-8	Antrim	Kingspan Breffni Park, Cavan
	E Niland 1-7 (0-4f), J Coyne 0-5 (0-1f, 1 65), C Salmon 1-1, J Canning 0-3, R Murphy, C Fahy, R Malone, K Cooney, E Fahy, M McManus 0-1 each.	Report	C Doherty-Cunning 0-5 (0-4f), D McShane, D McKernan (0-1f), K Molloy 0-1 each.	Referee: G McGrath (Wexford)

Wexford v Limerick

24 July 2016Quarter-final	Wexford	0-9 - 0-17	Limerick	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	D Reck 0-3 (2f, 1 65), L Stafford & T Doyle 0-2 each, C Flood (f) & A Walsh 0-1 each.	Report	B Ryan 0-10 (6f), C Boylan 0-3, J Adams (f), M O’Grady, K Hayes & D Woulfe 0-1 each.	Referee: D Hughes (Carlow)

All-Ireland Semi-Finals

Dublin v Limerick

7 August 2016Semi-final	Dublin	0-15 - 1-18	Limerick	Croke Park, Dublin
13:30	Colin Currie 0-8 (all frees), Johnny McGuirk 0-2 (0-1f), Ciaran Dowling 0-2, Conor Burke, Eoin Foley, Daire Gray 0-1 each.	Report	Bryan Ryan 0-10 (0-5 frees), Cian Magner-Flynn (1-1), Kyle Hayes, Anthony Barrett (0-2 each), Finn Hourigan, Mark O’Kelly (free), Conor Boylan (0-1 each).	Referee: J Heffernan (Wexford)

Tipperary v Galway

14 August 2016Semi-final	Tipperary	7-12 - 2-12	Galway	Croke Park, Dublin
13:30	C Darcy 3-2, R Doody 2-2 (0-1f), M Kehoe 1-4, G Browne 1-1, L Fairbrother, B McGrath (free) 0-1 each.	Report	E Niland 0-5 (0-4 frees), M Whelan (own goal), R Murphy 1-0 each, L Forde, E Fahy, C Fahey, J Coyne, K Cooney, J Canning 0-1 each.

All-Ireland final

Limerick v Tipperary

4 September 2016Final	Limerick	0-17 - 1-21	Tipperary	Croke Park, Dublin
13:30	B Ryan (0-11, 9f), D Carroll (0-01), C O’Connor (0-01), C Boylan (0-01), K Hayes (0-01), P O’Brien (0-01), D Woulfe (0-01).	Report	J Morris (1-03), L Fairbrother (0-05, 4f), C English (0-04), S Neville (0-03), B McGrath (0-02, 1f, 1 65), M Kehoe (0-02), G Browne (0-01), D Walsh (0-01).	Referee: J Keennan (Wicklow)

Scoring statistics

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Rory O'Connor	Wexford	3-33	42	4	10.50
2	Lyndon Fairbrother	Tipperary	0-35	35	6	5.83
	Brian Ryan	Limerick	0-35	35	6	5.83
4	Conal Cunning	Antrim	1-28	31	3	10.33
	Colin Currie	Dublin	1-28	31	5	6.20
6	Eoin Woods	Offaly	2-21	27	4	6.75
7	Peter Farrell	Meath	4-13	25	2	12.50
8	Aaron Dunphy	Laois	1-18	21	3	7.00
	Johnny McGuirk	Dublin	1-18	21	5	4.20
10	Cian Darcy	Tipperary	4-8	20	6	3.33

Top scorer in a single game

Rank	Player	Team	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Peter Farrell	Meath	4-7	19	Wicklow
2	Rory O'Connor	Wexford	2-10	16	Offaly
	Conal Cunning	Antrim	1-13	16	Derry
4	Colin Currie	Dublin	1-10	13	Kilkenny
5	Rory O'Connor	Wexford	0-12	12	Dublin
6	Cian Darcy	Tipperary	3-2	11	Galway
	Brian Ryan	Limerick	0-11	11	Tipperary
	Eoghan Murray	Waterford	0-11	11	Tipperary
	Johnny McGuirk	Dublin	0-11	11	Laois
10	Ronan Byrne	Meath	2-4	10	Wicklow
	Josh Beausang	Cork	1-7	10	Tipperary
	Evan Niland	Galway	1-7	10	Antrim
	Aaron Dunphy	Laois	1-7	10	Carlow
	Brian Ryan	Limerick	0-10	10	Wexford
	Lyndon Fairbrother	Tipperary	0-10	10	Waterford
	Edmund Delaney	Kilkenny	0-10	10	Offaly
	Paul O'Brien	Limerick	0-10	10	Waterford
	Lyndon Fairbrother	Tipperary	0-10	10	Cork
	Conal Cunning	Antrim	0-10	10	Down
	Brian Ryan	Limerick	0-10	10	Dublin

External links

• 2016 Leinster Minor Hurling Championship fixtures
• 2015 Munster Minor Hurling Championship fixtures

References

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