2016 Munster Senior Hurling League

2016 Munster Senior Hurling League
Dates	3 January 2016 – 23 January 2016
Teams	5
Champions	Clare (1st title); Tony Kelly & Cian Dillon (captain); Davy Fitzgerald (manager)
Runners-up	Limerick ; Nicky Quaid (captain); T. J. Ryan (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	17 (1.7 per match)
Points scored	330 (33 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Declan Hannon (1-21)
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Last updated June 21, 2023

The 2016 Munster Senior Hurling League was the inaugural staging of the Munster Senior Hurling League. The fixtures were announced on 4 December 2015.^[1] The league began on 3 January 2016 and ended on 23 January 2016.

Format

Five of the six Munster teams compete in the league, with Tipperary opting not to participate. Unlike its predecessor, the Waterford Crystal Cup, the league is confined to inter-county teams only. This means that third level institutions are not permitted to take part.

Each team plays the other teams in its group once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. Originally the top two teams were to play each other in the final, but as both Clare and Limerick won their first three games, it was decided that the last group game would double up as the Munster Senior Hurling League final.

Details

Table

	Team	Pld	W	L	SF	SA	SD	Pts
1	Clare	3	3	0	4-61	1-31	+39	6
2	Limerick	3	3	0	8-56	1-53	+24	6
3	Cork	4	2	2	3-70	4-62	+5	4
4	Waterford	4	1	3	2-56	6-62	–18	2
5	Kerry	4	0	4	0-52	5-87	–50	0

Fixtures/results

Round 1

3 January 2016Round 1	Limerick	2-23 - 0-18	Kerry	FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock
14:00	D Reidy 1-4, T Morrissey and D Hannon (free) 0-5 each, S Tobin 0-3 (1free), M Ryan 1-0, D Byrnes 0-2 (free and ‘65), G O’Mahony, J Fitzgibbon, P Browne and D O'Donovan 0-1 each.	Report	S Nolan 0-8 (5frees, 1 ‘65), J Griffin 0-3, P Lucid and B O'Leary 0-2 each, K Carmody, P O'Connor, M O'Leary 0-1 each.	Attendance: 653 Referee: J McCormack (Tipperary)

3 January 2016Round 1	Clare	1-14 - 0-14	Cork	O'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge
14:00	T Kelly (0-4 fs) 0-6; S O'Donnell 1-0; G O'Connell, J Conlon (fs), B Duggan (fs) 0-2 each; P Duggan, M O'Malley, 0-1 each.	Report	P O'Sullivan 0-7 (0-6 fs); W Leahy 0-2; P Collins (f), L Meade, P Haughney, M Ellis, D Brosnan, 0-1 each.	Attendance: 1,309 Referee: J Murphy (Limerick)

Round 2

10 January 2016Round 2	Cork	1-20 - 0-18	Kerry	Mallow GAA Complex, Mallow
	C Lehane 0-6 (0-2 frees), L O’Farrell 1-3, S Harnedy 0-4 (0-2 frees), B Moylan (0-1 free), D Brosnan, A Cadogan 0-2 each, C O’Leary 0-1.	Report	M O’Leary, S Nolan (frees) 0-5 each, C Harty 0-3, P Lucid 0-2, B O’Leary, J Conway, J Goulding 0-1 each.	Attendance: 750 Referee: R McGann (Clare)

19 January 2016Round 2	Waterford	1-17 - 3-16	Limerick	Carriganore Sports Campus, Waterford
	M Shanahan (0-7, 5fs), A Gleeson (1-0), J Dillon (0-3), P Curran (0-2), S Bennett (0-2), S McNulty (0-1), J Barron (0-1), P Hogan (0-1).	Report	D Reidy (1-5, 0-2f), K O’Brien (1-1), T Morrissey (1-1), S Tobin (0-3), D Byrnes (0-2, 1f), G O’Mahony (0-2), T O’Brien (0-2).	Attendance: 1,069 Referee: P Kelly (Tipperary)

Round 3

13 January 2016Round 3	Clare	2-27 - 0-8	Kerry	O'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge
19:30	P Duggan (2-2), Colin Ryan (0-8, 7f), J Conlon (0-3), C O’Connell (0-3, 1f), C O’Donnell (0-2), D Reidy (0-2), G O’Connell (0-2), C Dillon (0-1), D Honan (0-1), M O’Malley (0-1), D Keane (0-1), D Conroy (0-1).	Report	C Harty (0-3, 2f), J Conway (0-2, 1f), B O’Leary (0-1), M Boyle (0-1), J Buckley (0-1).	Attendance: 510 Referee: J. Larkin (Cork)

13 January 2016Round 3	Cork	2-18 - 0-13	Waterford	Mallow GAA Complex, Mallow
19:30	P Cronin (1-8, 0-6f, 0-1'65), W Leahy (1-1), L O’Farrell (0-3), S Harnedy (0-2), B Cooper (0-1), D Brosnan (0-1), P O’Rourke (0-1), S Moylan (0-1).	Report	Shane Bennett (0-6, 4f, 1'65), T Ryan (0-2), T Waring (0-2), S O’Sullivan (0-1), A Molumby (0-1), M Kearney (0-1).	Attendance: 588 Referee: D. O'Driscoll (Limerick)

Round 4

17 January 2016Round 4	Cork	0-18 – 3-17	Limerick	Mallow GAA Complex, Mallow
14:00	P O’Sullivan 0-7 (0-5 frees, 0-1 65), P Cronin 0-4, C Lehane 0-3, W Leahy 0-2, P Haughney, P Horgan 0-1 each.	Report	D Hannon 1-9 (0-7 frees, 0-1 65), G Mulcahy 1-2, C Lynch 0-3, D O’Donovan 1-0, P Ryan, D Reidy, P Browne 0-1 each.	Attendance: 1,185 Referee: T Walsh (Waterford)

17 January 2016Round 4	Waterford	1-9 – 1-20	Clare	Carriganore Sports Campus, Waterford
14:00	T Ryan 0-7 (6fs), A Molumby 1-0, P Prendergast, B Nolan 0-1 each.	Report	C Ryan 0-7 (4fs, 1 65), J Conlon 0-5, D Honan 0-4, D Reidy 1-0, M O’Malley 0-2, T Kelly, C O’Connell 0-1 each.	Attendance: 500 est. Referee: J O'Brien (Tipperary)

Round 5

23 January 2016Round 5	Kerry	0-8 — 0-17	Waterford	FitzGerald Stadium, Killarney
14:00	P Lucid (0-4f), S Nolan (0-3f), J Goulding (0-1).	Report	M Shanahan (0-9, 7f, 1pen), J Dillon (0-2), A Gleeson (0-2), P Curran (0-2), C Dunford (0-2).	Attendance: 500 est. Referee: J Mullins

Final

23 January 2016Final	Limerick	0-17 – 0-18	Clare	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
19:30	D Hannon 0-7 (3f); B Nash 0-4; P Browne, C Lynch 0-2 each; D O'Donovan, P Ryan 0-1 each.	Report	C Ryan 0-5 (2f); B Duggan, P Duggan 0-3 each; J Conlon, C O'Connell 0-2 each; C Dillon, D Fitzgerald, C Cleary 0-1 each.	Attendance: 4,853 Referee: N Wall (Cork)

League statistics

General

First goal of the championship:
- David Reidy for Limerick against Kerry (3 January 2016)
Widest winning margin: 25 points
- Clare 2-27 – 0-8 Kerry (13 January 2016)
Most goals in a match: 4
- Waterford 1-17 – 3-16 Limerick (19 January 2016)
Most points in a match: 41
- Limerick 2-23 – 0-18 Kerry (3 January 2016)
Most goals by one team in a match: 3
- Limerick 3-16 - 1-17 Waterford (19 January 2016)
Highest aggregate score: 47
- Limerick 2-23 – 0-18 Kerry (3 January 2016)
Lowest aggregate score: 31
- Clare 1-14 - 1-14 Cork (3 January 2016)
Most goals scored by a losing team: 1
- Waterford 1-9 – 1-20 Clare (17 January 2016)
- Waterford 1-17 – 3-16 Limerick (19 January 2016)

Scoring

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Declan Hannon	Limerick	1-21	24	3	8.00
2	Colin Ryan	Cork	0-20	20	4	5.00
3	David Reidy	Limerick	2-10	16	3	5.33
	Shane Nolan	Kerry	0-16	16	4	4.00
	Maurice Shanahan	Waterford	0-16	16	2	8.00
6	Pa Cronin	Cork	1-12	15	2	7.50
7	Paudie O'Sullivan	Cork	0-14	14	3	4.66
8	Peter Duggan	Clare	2-6	12	4	3.00
8	John Conlon	Clare	0-12	12	4	3.00
10	Luke O'Farrell	Cork	1-6	9	2	4.50
	Tom Morrissey	Limerick	1-6	9	3	3.00
	Thomas Ryan	Waterford	0-9	9	2	4.50
	Conor Lehane	Cork	0-9	9	2	4.50

Single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Declan Hannon	Limerick	1-9	12	Cork
2	Pa Cronin	Cork	1-8	11	Waterford
3	Maurice Shanahan	Waterford	0-9	9	Kerry
4	Peter Duggan	Clare	2-2	8	Kerry
	David Reidy	Limerick	1-5	8	Waterford
	Colin Ryan	Clare	0-8	8	Kerry
	Shane Nolan	Kerry	0-8	8	Limerick
8	David Reidy	Limerick	1-4	7	Kerry
	Paudie O'Sullivan	Cork	0-7	7	Clare
	Declan Hannon	Limerick	0-7	7	Clare
	Thomas Ryan	Waterford	0-7	7	Clare
	Paudie O'Sullivan	Cork	0-7	7	Limerick
	Colin Ryan	Clare	0-7	7	Waterford
	Maurice Shanahan	Waterford	0-7	7	Limerick
	Declan Hannon	Limerick	0-7	7	Clare

Clean sheets

Rank	Goalkeeper	County	Clean sheets
1	Nicky Quaid	Limerick	2
1	Andrew Fahy	Clare	2
3	Ian O'Regan	Waterford	1
	Donal Tuohy	Clare
	Declan Dalton	Cork
	Anthony Nash	Cork
	Aidan McCabe	Kerry

Miscellaneous

Initially intended to be a final group game, with Limerick and Clare already through to the final of the competition it was decided to double this fixture up as the final. Both sides advanced having won each of their three group games.

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References

↑ "2016 McGrath Cup / Munster SHL fixtures". Hogan Stand. 4 December 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
↑ "Munster Senior Hurling League Final: Limerick 0-17 Clare 0-18". GAA.ie. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
↑ "Davy Fitzgerald accepts January silverware as Clare show early bite". Irish Examiner. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.

External links

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[1] "2016 McGrath Cup / Munster SHL fixtures". Hogan Stand. 4 December 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.

[2] "Munster Senior Hurling League Final: Limerick 0-17 Clare 0-18". GAA.ie. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.

[3] "Davy Fitzgerald accepts January silverware as Clare show early bite". Irish Examiner. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.

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