Dates | May 2016 – 23 October 2016 | ||
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Teams | 12 | ||
Sponsor | J. J. Kavanagh & Sons | ||
Champions | Brian O'Sullivan (captain) Denis Walsh (manager) | ||
Runners-up | |||
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The 2016 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship was the 116th staging of the Waterford Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Waterford County Board in 1897. The championship began in May 2016 and ended on 23 October 2016.
Ballygunner were the defending champions. [1]
On 23 October 2016, Ballygunner won the championship after a 4-20 to 1-12 defeat of Passage in the final at Walsh Park. [2] This was their 15th championship title overall and their third title in succession.
23 October 2016Final | Ballygunner | 4-20 - 1-12 | Passage | Walsh Park, Waterford |
Pauric Mahony 1-11 (0-7f), S Power 1-1, B O’Sullivan 0-4, T O’Sullivan, B O’Keeffe 1-0 each, P Hogan 0-3, D O’Sullivan 0-1. | Report | T Connors 1-1, K Fitzgerald 0-4 (0-3f), O Connors, E Kelly 0-2 (0-1f) each, A Roche, N Connors, J Roche 0-1 each. | Referee: M O'Brien (Portlaw) |
Fergal Hartley is an Irish retired hurler who played as a centre-back for the Waterford senior team.
Ballygunner GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club located in the parish of St Mary's Ballygunner in Waterford City, Ireland. The club is exclusively concerned with hurling. The club is one of the most successful in Waterford with a number of county titles and have produced many great players for Waterford such as Paul Flynn, Fergal Hartley, Billy O'Sullivan, and Pauric Mahony. The club enjoys an intense rivalry with city club Mount Sion and for many years through the 1990s and 2000s, the two clubs dominated the county scene in Waterford meeting each other in the county final most years. Since 1992, Ballygunner have won many county titles. The Munster Senior title was first won in 2001 with a victory over Cork side Blackrock.
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