2016 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

The 2016 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship is the 33rd staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship for players in the intermediate grade since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1961. The championship began on 22 May 2016 and ended on 6 August 2016.

2016 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship
Championship Details
Dates22 May 2016 6 August 2016
Teams8
All Ireland Champions
WinnersKilkenny (4th win)
CaptainNicky Cleere
ManagerPat O'Grady
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upClare
CaptainShane McGrath
Provincial Champions
MunsterClare
LeinsterKilkenny
UlsterNot Played
ConnachtNot Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played7
Total Goals26 (3.71 per game)
Total Points229 (32.71 per game)
Top ScorerShane McGrath (0-23)
2015
2017

Galway were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Kilkenny in the Leinster final. Kilkenny won the title after defeating Clare by 5-16 to 1-16 in the final.[1]

Team summaries

Team Colours Most recent success
All-Ireland Provincial
Clare Saffron and blue 2011
Cork Red and white 2014 2015
Galway Maroon and white 2015 2015
Kilkenny Black and amber 2010 2013
Limerick Green and white 1998 2008
Tipperary Blue and gold 2013 2013
Waterford White and blue 2007
Wexford Purple and gold 2004 2014

Results

Leinster Intermediate Hurling Championship

Semi-final

29 June 2016 Semi-final Galway 0-16 - 1-16 Wexford O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
N Morrissey (0-4f), A Helebert (0-3f) 0-4 each, S Loftus 0-3, C Burke 0-2, R Lane, R Cummins, B Concannon 0-1 each. Report T Dwyer 0-6 (0-5f), J Pettitt 1-2, J Doyle 0-4 (0-1f), S Donohoe, B Dunne, G Moore & R Mahon 0-1 each. Referee: G Quilty (Kilkenny)

Final

13 July 2016 Final Kilkenny 3-14 - 2-14 Wexford Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
M Bergin 1-4 (0-2f), R Leahy 1-1, B Ryan 1-0, J Langton, N Cleere (0-1f), J Walsh, C Tobin 0-2 each, S Donnelly 0-1. Report T Dwyer 0-7 (0-7f), J Pettitt, N Kirwan 1-2 each, D Martin Carroll 0-2 (1f), R Mahon, J Doyle 0-1 each. Referee: M Murtagh (Westmeath)

Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship

Quarter-final

22 May 2016 Quarter-final Tipperary 3-20 - 1-15 Cork Semple Stadium, Thurles
14:00 A McCormack 0-14 (12f), M Russell 2-0, B Hogan 1-0 pen, B McCarthy 0-3, S Ryan, L McGrath & D Fitzell 0-1 each. Report N McNamara 0-5f, D Dalton 1-1 (1-0 pen, 0-1f), P O’Rourke 0-3, K Kavanagh, B Murray, K O’Neill, D Brosnan, E O’Sullivan & E Brosnan 0-1 each. Referee: D O'Driscoll (Limerick)

Semi-finals

5 June 2016 Semi-final Clare 3-20 - 2-12 Waterford Semple Stadium, Thurles
14:00 S McGrath 0-7 (5f, 1 65), D Russell, R Taylor & C Crehan 1-2 each, O Donnellan & M O’Malley 0-2 each, J McCarthy, D Conroy & R Hayes 0-1 each. Report DJ Foran 2-4, D Gartland 0-4f, M Harney, S Keating, A Molumby & T Waring 0-1 each. Referee: J McCormack (Tipperary)
19 June 2016 Semi-final Tipperary 0-15 - 2-11 Limerick Semple Stadium, Thurles
14:00 A McCormack 0-5 (0-3f), B Stapleton 0-3, S Quirke 0-2, B Hogan (0-1f), J Cahill, T Fox, A Coffey, M Russell 0-1 each. Report A Gillane 0-6 (0-5f), P Ryan 1-2, D Dempsey 1-0, W O’Donoghue, K O’Brien, B Murphy 0-1 each. Referee: D Fox (Clare)

Final

6 July 2016 Final Limerick 2-18 - 1-26 Clare Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
R Lynch (0-6, 2 frees), A Gillane (1-2, 2 frees), P Ryan (1-0), Willie Griffin (0-3 frees), B Murphy (0-2) A La Touche Cosgrave, K O’Brien, D Dempsey, L Lyons, M Carmody. Report S Gleeson (0-8, 5frees) S McGrath (0-6, 4 frees), O Donnellan (1-1), B O’Gorman, R Taylor, D Conroy (0-2 each), K Hehir, J McCarthy, R Hayes, D Russell, M O’Neill (0-1 each). Referee: J Larkin (Cork)

All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

Final

6 August 2016 Final Kilkenny 5-16 - 1-16 Clare Semple Stadium, Thurles
J Walsh 2-2; B Ryan, N Cleere (4f), 1-4 each; L Scanlon 1-2; A Murphy 0-2 (2f); J Langton, S Morrissey 0-1 each. Report S McGrath 0-10 (8f); K Hehir 0-3; R Taylor 1-0; J McCarthy 0-2; D Russell 0-1. Referee: P O'Dwyer (Carlow)

Statistics

Top scorers

Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Shane McGrath Clare 0-23 23 3 7.66
2 Aidan McCormack Tipperary 0-19 19 2 9.50
3 Tommy Dwyer Wexford 0-13 13 2 6.50
4 Aaron Gillane Limerick 1-08 11 2 5.50
5 D. J. Foran Waterford 2-04 10 1 10.00
Billy Ryan Kilkenny 2-04 10 2 5.00
John Walsh Kilkenny 2-04 10 2 5.00
Jack Pettitt Wexford 2-04 10 2 5.00
Ryan Taylor Clare 2-04 10 3 3.33
10 Nicky Cleere Kilkenny 1-06 9 2 4.50
Single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Aidan McCormack Tipperary 0-14 14 Cork
2 D. J. Foran Waterford 2-04 10 Clare
Shane McGrath Clare 0-10 10 Kilkenny
4 John Walsh Kilkenny 2-02 8 Clare
Shane Gleeson Clare 0-08 8 Limerick
6 Mark Bergin Kilkenny 1-04 7 Wexford
Nicky Cleere Kilkenny 1-04 7 Clare
Billy Ryan Kilkenny 1-04 7 Clare
Shane McGrath Clare 0-07 7 Waterford
Tommy Dwyer Clare 0-07 7 Kilkenny

Scoring

References

  1. "5-star Kilkenny secure first All-Ireland Intermediate title in 6 years". The 42. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
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