2016 Derry Senior Hurling Championship

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Season2016
Champions Slaughtneil
(10th SFC Title)
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The 2016 Derry Senior Hurling Championship was the 71st edition of the Derry GAA's premier hurling tournament for senior clubs in Derry club hurling competitions. The winners receive the Fr Collins Cup.

Derry GAA

The Derry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) or Derry GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland. It is responsible for gaelic games in County Londonderry in Northern Ireland. The county board is also responsible for the Derry inter-county teams.

Hurling outdoor team game

Hurling is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic and Irish origin. It is administered by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). The game has prehistoric origins, and has been played for 4,000 years. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goals, the number of players, and much terminology. There is a similar game for women called camogie. It shares a common Gaelic root with the sport of shinty, which is played predominantly in Scotland.

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Slaughtneil Robert Emmet's were the defending champions, having beaten Swatragh 5–26 to 1–5 in the 2015 final. They won their fourth championship in a row by beating Bangher 2–19 to 1–12 in the final on 11 September 2016.

Slaughtneil GAC

Robert Emmet's Gaelic Athletic Club Slaughtneil is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based on the townland of Slaughtneil, near Maghera, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The club is a member of Derry GAA and compete in gaelic football, hurling and camogie. The club is named after Irish patriot and revolutionary Robert Emmet and play their home games at Emmet Park.

Michael Davitt's GAC Swatragh is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Swatragh, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The club is a member of the Derry GAA and currently caters for Gaelic football, hurling and camogie. The club is named after Irish patriot and revolutionary Michael Davitt.

Quarter-finals

13 August 2016
5:15 pm
Quarter-Final
Banagher 3–15 – 1–9 Ballinascreen Owenbeg
Referee: Eamon Hasson (Swatragh)
Man of the Match: Brian Óg McGilligan
Shane Farren 1–4 (0-3f), Oisin McCloskey 1–2, Mark Lynch 1–1, Brian Óg McGilligan 0–4, Steafan McCloskey 0–2, Tiarnan McCloskey and Jonathan O'Dwyer 0–1 eachBrendan Herron 0–5 (0-2f, 2 '65), Paul Cleary 1–1, Sean McBride, Hugh Pat Kelly, Damien McGlade 0–1 each

13 August 2016
7:00 pm
Quarter-Final
Slaughtneil 6–30 – 0–11 Lavey Owenbeg
Referee: Tarlach Conway (Ballinascreen)
Man of the Match: Cormac O'Doherty
Cormac O'Doherty 2–12 (0-6f, 1 '65), Cormac McKenna 2–4 (0-1f), Sé McGuigan 1–2, Brendan Rogers 0–4, Meehaul McGrath 1–0, Conor McAllister, Mark McGuigan, Gareth O'Kane (0-1f) 0–2 each, Karl McKaigue and Chrissy McKaigue (0-1f) 0–1 each Report Paddy Henry 0-7f, Brendan Laverty 0–2, Colm Murphy and Ben Dodds 0–1 each

14 August 2016
6:00 pm
Quarter-Final
Kevin Lynch's 8–24 – 0–8 Na Magha Owenbeg
Referee: Gearoid O'Neill (Banagher)
Man of the Match: Niall Ferris
Gavan McCormick 2–3, Niall Ferris 1–6, Corey O’Reilly 2–2, Conor McElhinney 1–5, Liam Óg Hinphey 1–1, Ciaran Steele 1–0, Ciaran Herron 0–3 (0-2f, 1 '65), Mark McCormick 0–2, Kevin Hinphey and Ciaran Mackle 0–1 each Report Deaglan Foley 0–7 (0-6f, 1 '65) and Daryl Connolly 0–1

Semi-finals

28 August 2016
2:00 pm
Semi-Final
Banagher 1–16 – 0–14 Kevin Lynch's Owenbeg
Attendance: 1831
Referee: Paddy McEldowney (Ballinascreen)
Man of the Match: Mark Lynch
Shane Farren 0-10 (0-7f, 1 '65), Oisin McCloskey 1-0, Ciaran Lynch 0-2, Brian Óg McGilligan, Pauric McCloskey, Steafan McCloskey, Darragh Cartin 0-1 each Report Corey O'Reilly 0-3, Niall Ferris, Kevin Hinphey, Gavan McCormack (0-2f) 0-2 each, Ciaran Herron (0-1f), Tomas Brady, Conor McElhinney, Odhran McKeever, Ciaran Steele 0-1 each

28 August 2016
3:45 pm
Semi-Final
Slaughtneil 1–29 – 0–10 Swatragh Owenbeg
Attendance: 1831
Referee: Tarlach Conway (Ballinascreen)
Man of the Match: Brendan Rogers
Cormac O’Doherty 0-12f, Brendan Rogers 0-7, Gerald Bradley 1-2, Chrissy McKaigue 0-3, Conor McAllister 0-2, Meehaul McGrath, Mark McGuigan, Cormac McKenna 0-1 each Report Ruari Convery 0-6 (0-5f), Michael Kirkpatrick 0-2 (0-1f), Eugene McGuckin and Sean Francis Quinn 0-1 each

Final

11 September 2016
3:45 pm
Semi-Final
Slaughtneil 2–19 – 1–12 Banagher Owenbeg
Attendance: 2,459
Referee: Eamon Hasson (Swatragh)
Man of the Match: Brendan Rogers
Report

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