2016 All - Ireland Senior Hurling Championship - wikipedia 2016 All - Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 2016 All - Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Championship details Dates 1 May 2016 -- 4 September 2016 Teams 14 All - Ireland champions Winning team Tipperary ( 27th win ) Captain Brendan Maher Manager Michael Ryan All - Ireland Finalists Losing team Kilkenny Captain Shane Prendergast Manager Brian Cody Provincial champions Munster Tipperary Leinster Kilkenny Ulster Antrim Connacht Not Played Championship statistics No. matches played 21 Goals total 47 ( 2.2 per match ) Points total 790 ( 37.6 per match ) Top Scorer Shane Dooley ( 4 - 46 ) Player of the Year Austin Gleeson All - Star Team See here ← 2015 2017 → The 2016 All - Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 129th staging of the All - Ireland championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. It is the top tier of senior inter-county championship hurling. The championship began on 1 May 2016 and ended on 4 September 2016. Kilkenny were the defending champions. Kerry qualified for the competition for the first time since 2004 Tipperary won the title for the 27th time and for the first time since 2010, defeating Kilkenny in the final, 2 -- 29 to 2 -- 20. Contents 1 Format 1.1 Leinster and Munster Hurling Championships 1.2 Qualifiers 1.3 All - Ireland 1.4 Non-participating Provincial Championships 2 Changes from 2015 championship 3 Broadcasting 4 Provincial Championships 4.1 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship 4.1. 1 Leinster Format 4.1. 2 Leinster Qualifier Group 4.1. 2.1 Leinster Qualifier Group Table 4.1. 2.2 Leinster Qualifier Group Round 1 4.1. 2.3 Leinster Qualifier Group Round 2 4.1. 2.4 Leinster Qualifier Group Round 3 4.1. 3 Leinster Knock - out 4.1. 3.1 Leinster Quarter - Finals 4.1. 3.2 Leinster Semi-Finals 4.1. 3.3 Leinster Final 4.2 Munster Senior Hurling Championship 4.2. 1 Munster Format 4.2. 2 Munster Quarter - Final 4.2. 3 Munster Semi-Finals 4.2. 4 Munster Final 5 All - Ireland Qualifiers 5.1 Qualifiers Round 1 5.1. 1 Qualifiers Round 1 Format 5.1. 2 Qualifiers Round 1 Matches 5.2 Qualifiers Round 2 5.2. 1 Qualifiers Round 2 Format 5.2. 2 Qualifiers Round 2 Matches 6 All - Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 6.1 All - Ireland Quarter - Finals 6.2 All - Ireland Semi-Finals 6.3 All - Ireland Final 7 Statistics 7.1 Top scorer overall 7.2 Top scorer in a single game 7.3 Clean sheets 7.4 Scoring 8 Miscellaneous 9 Teams 9.1 Overview 9.2 List of teams 10 Referees 11 Attendances 12 Awards 13 References Format The All - Ireland Senior Hurling Championship is a double - elimination tournament based on the Leinster and Munster provincial championships. Fourteen teams take part. Leinster and Munster Hurling championships Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Seven Leinster counties compete. Galway and Kerry, though not in Leinster, also participate. The competition begins with a qualifier group consisting of the four weakest teams. Two teams from the qualifier group progress and the remainder of the competition is knock - out. Most of the beaten teams enter the All - Ireland qualifiers -- the two bottom teams in the Leinster qualifier group do not. In 2016 the bottom team in the Leinster qualifier group will be relegated to next year 's Christy Ring Cup ( 2nd tier ). Their place in next year 's Leinster qualifier group will be taken by the winner of 2016 's Christy Ring Cup. Kerry qualified for this year 's Leinster Championship by winning the 2015 Christy Ring Cup. Munster Senior Hurling Championship Five Munster counties compete. Kerry participates in The Leinster Hurling Championship ( see above ). The competition has a knock - out format. All of the beaten teams enter the All - Ireland qualifiers. Qualifiers All teams beaten in the quarter - finals and semi-finals of the Leinster and Munster Hurling Championships enter the All - Ireland hurling qualifiers which are knock - out. The qualifiers eventually result in two teams who play the beaten finalists of the Leinster and Munster championships in the two All - Ireland quarter - finals. All - Ireland The Leinster and Munster champions play the winners of the two quarter finals in the semi-finals. The final normally takes place on the first Sunday in September. Non-participating provincial championships Connacht and Ulster teams can qualify for the All - Ireland Senior Hurling Championship by winning the Christy Ring Cup ( tier 2 ). Connacht Senior Hurling Championship This competition is no longer organised. Galway represent Connacht and participate in the Leinster Championship. Ulster Senior Hurling Championship Although this competition takes place, it is not part of the All - Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. Currently no Ulster teams qualify for the All - Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. Changes from 2015 Championship Hawkeye was used for the first time in the Munster Hurling Championship in Thurles when Tipperary played Cork on 22 May 2016. Previously it was only installed in Croke Park. Broadcasting Matches will be broadcast live on television in Ireland on RTÉ and Sky Sports, and in the United Kingdom on Sky Sports. Worldwide coverage will be provided on GAAGO. RTÉ coverage will be shown on RTÉ One on The Sunday Game Live presented by Michael Lyster in high definition. Des Cahill will present The Sunday Game highlights and analysis show on Sunday evening. These matches were broadcast live on television in Ireland Round RTÉ Sky Sports Munster Championship Tipperary vs Cork Waterford vs Clare Tipperary vs Limerick Tipperary vs Waterford Leinster Championship Dublin vs Wexford Kilkenny vs Galway Kilkenny vs Dublin Qualifiers Wexford vs Offaly Cork vs Dublin Cork vs Wexford Clare vs Limerick Quarter - Finals Waterford vs Wexford Clare vs Galway Semi-Finals Kilkenny vs Waterford Kilkenny vs Waterford ( replay ) Tipperary vs Galway Kilkenny vs Waterford Kilkenny vs Waterford ( replay ) Tipperary vs Galway Final Kilkenny vs Tipperary Kilkenny vs Tipperary Provincial championships Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Leinster format Nine counties compete - seven from Leinster plus Galway and Kerry. Last year 's Leinster champions receive a bye into the semi-final. The championship begins with a qualifier group involving the four weakest teams. The group winners and runners - up join four of the five strongest teams in the three Leinster quarter finals. Leinster qualifier group Leinster qualifier group table Team Pld SF SA SD Pts Westmeath 0 0 3 - 62 4 - 39 + 20 6 Offaly 0 5 - 47 4 - 53 - 3 Kerry 0 3 - 52 4 - 54 - 5 Carlow 0 0 4 - 43 3 - 58 - 12 0 Green background ( rows 1 and 2 ) are the teams that earn a place in the quarter - finals of this year 's Leinster Championship. Red background ( row 4 ) are relegated and play in the Christy Ring Cup next year. The winners of this year 's Christy Ring Cup ( Meath ) are promoted in their place to the qualifier group of next year 's Leinster Championship. Leinster qualifier group round 1 Kerry v Carlow 1 May 2016 Round 1 Kerry 2 - 19 - 0 - 17 Carlow Austin Stack Park, Tralee 15 : 00 S Nolan ( 1 - 04 ( 0 - 03f ) ), J Egan ( 1 - 03 ), J Griffin ( 0 - 03 ), M Boyle, J Goulding, J Conway ( 0 - 02 each ), D Collins, M O'Leary, D Dineen ( 0 - 01f ) ( 0 - 01 each ). Report M Kavanagh ( 0 - 08 ( 0 - 06f ), JM Nolan ( 0 - 02 ), J Kavanagh, R Kelly, Seamus Murphy, Sean Murphy, J Doyle ( 0 - 01f ), C Lawlor, HP O'Byrne ( 0 - 01 each ) Attendance : 1000 est. Referee : C Lyons ( Cork ) Westmeath v Offaly 1 May 2016 Round 1 Westmeath 2 - 22 - 1 - 11 Offaly Cusack Park, Mullingar 15 : 00 E Price ( 1 - 05 ), N O'Brien ( 0 - 07 ( 0 - 05f ) ) D McNicholas ( 1 - 02 ), C Boyle ( 0 - 03 ), L Varley ( 0 - 02 ), D Egerton, A Devine, D Clinton ( 0 - 01 each ). Report P Murphy ( 1 - 01 ), S Dooley ( 0 - 03 ( 0 - 03f ) ), S Ryan, S Kinsella, K Kiely ( 0 - 02 each ), J Bergin ( 0 - 01 ( 0 - 01f ) ). Attendance : 1000 est. Referee : S Cleere ( Kilkenney ) Leinster qualifier group round 2 Kerry v Westmeath 7 May 2016 Round 2 Kerry 1 - 13 - 1 - 18 Westmeath Austin Stack Park, Tralee S Nolan ( 0 - 4f ), M Boyle ( 1 - 1 ), J Goulding ( 0 - 2 ), P Lucid ( 0 - 2f ), B O'Leary ( 0 - 2 ), J Egan ( 0 - 1 ), B Barrett ( 0 - 1 ). Report D McNicholas ( 1 - 3 ), N O'Brien ( 0 - 5, 4f ), C Boyle ( 0 - 3 ), E Price ( 0 - 2 ), A Devine ( 0 - 1 ), R Greville ( 0 - 1 ), L Varley ( 0 - 1 ), A Clarke ( 0 - 1 ), B Murtagh ( 0 - 1 ). Attendance : 1000 est. Referee : J Keenan ( Wicklow ) Offaly v Carlow 7 May 2016 Round 2 Offaly 1 - 17 - 2 - 11 Carlow O'Connor Park, Tullamore S Dooley ( 1 - 10, 6f, 1 ' 65, 1 s / l ), J Bergin ( 0 - 02, 1f ), J Mulrooney ( 0 - 02 ), P Murphy ( 0 - 02 ), K Connolly ( 0 - 01 ). Report S Murphy ( 1 - 01 ), R Smithers ( 1 - 00 ), J Doyle ( 0 - 03 ), D Murphy ( 0 - 02, 1f ), K McDonald ( 0 - 02, 1f ), D Byrne ( 0 - 01 ), JM Nolan ( 0 - 01 ), S Murphy ( 0 - 01 ). Attendance : 950 Referee : J McGrath ( Westmeath ) Leinster qualifier group round 3 Offaly v Kerry 22 May 2016 Round 3 Offaly 3 - 19 -- 0 - 20 Kerry O'Connor Park, Tullamore S Dooley 1 - 10 ( 0 - 8f, 0 - 1 ' 65, 0 - 1 s / line ), J Bergin 2 - 2, K Connolly 0 - 2, S Kinsella, J Mulrooney, C Kiely, P Guinan & L Langton 0 - 1 each. Report S Nolan 0 - 8 ( 0 - 6f ), B Barrett & J Egan 0 - 3 each, D Collins & J Griffin 0 - 2 each, J Diggins & T Casey 0 - 1 each. Attendance : 1,500 est. Referee : P O'Dwyer ( Carlow ) Carlow v Westmeath 22 May 2016 Round 3 Carlow 2 - 15 -- 0 - 22 Westmeath Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow D Murphy 0 - 6 0 - 3f, Seamus Murphy, C Lawlor 1 - 1 each, Sen Murphy 0 - 3, JM Nolan, J Doyle 0 - 2 each. Report N O'Brien 0 - 8 0 - 5f, D McNicholas and B Murtagh 0 - 3 each, A Clarke, K Doyle, R Greville 0 - 2 each, N Mitchell, L Varley 0 - 1 each. Attendance : 500 est. Referee : J Owens ( Wexford ) Leinster knock - out Leinster quarter - finals Last year 's Leinster champions receive a bye into the semi-finals. The remaining six teams ( four seeded teams plus the qualifier group winners and runners - up ) play in three quarter - finals. If a team from the qualifier group wins their quarter - final, they will be seeded in next year 's Leinster championship and the beaten seeded team will compete in next year 's Leinster qualifier group. Dublin v Wexford 21 May 2016 Quarter - final Dublin 2 - 19 - 0 - 12 Wexford D Treacy 0 - 8f ( 7f, 1 ' 65 ), N McMorrow 0 - 4, E Dillon and D O'Connell 1 - 0 each, J McCaffrey, P Ryan, C Bennett, R O'Dwyer, D Plunkett, M Schutte and D O'Callaghan 0 - 1 each. Report C McDonald 0 - 6 ( 4f ), L Óg McGovern 0 - 4, H Kehoe and E Moore ( ' 65 ) 0 - 1 each. Croke Park, Dublin Attendance : 13,066 Referee : F Horgan ( Tipperary ) Westmeath v Galway 5 June 2016 Quarter - final Westmeath 0 - 19 - 3 - 27 Galway N O'Brien 0 - 12 ( 8f ), A Devine 0 - 2, B Murtagh 0 - 2 ( 1f ), N Mitchell 0 - 2, K Doyle 0 - 1. Report J Canning ( 0 - 8, 3f, 1 sideline, 1 ' 65 ), J Flynn 1 - 3 ( 0 - 1f ), C Whelan 1 - 1, C Cooney 0 - 4, J Cooney 1 - 0, C Mannion 0 - 2, David Burke 0 - 3, D Glennon 0 - 3, S Moloney 0 - 1, P Brehony 0 - 1, N Burke 0 - 1. Cusack Park, Mullingar Attendance : 5,263 Referee : D Kirwan ( Cork ) Offaly v Laois 5 June 2016 Quarter - final Offaly 3 - 22 - 2 - 14 Laois S Dooley 1 - 11 ( 0 - 10fs, 1 - 0 pen, 0 - 1 65 ) ; J Bergin 1 - 1 ; S Kinsella 0 - 3 ; J Mulrooney 1 - 0 ; S Gardiner, P Murphy, S Ryan, K Connolly, C Kiely, S Cleary, L Langton 0 - 1 each Report PJ Scully 1 - 3 ( 0 - 2fs, 1 65 ) ; C Dwyer 0 - 5 ; PJ Scully 1 - 0 ; N Foyle, S Maher ( 1f ) 0 - 2 each ; W Hyland, E Rowland ( f ) 0 - 1 each O'Connor Park, Tullamore Attendance : 5,183 Referee : J Ryan ( Tipperary ) Leinster semi-finals Last year 's Leinster champions receive a bye into the semi-finals. They are joined by the winners of the three quarter - finals. Dublin v Kilkenny 11 June 2016 19 : 00 Semi-final Dublin 0 - 16 - 1 - 25 Kilkenny D Treacy ( 0 - 11, 0 - 10 frees ) ; D O'Callaghan ( 0 - 2 ) ; É Dillon, D Plunkett, P Ryan ( 0 - 1 ). Report TJ Reid ( 0 - 10, 0 - 7 frees, 0 - 1 ' 65 ) ; JJ Farrell ( 1 - 5 ) ; C Buckley, W Walsh, M Fennelly ( 0 - 2 ) ; P Walsh, C Fogarty, L Ryan, C Fennelly ( 0 - 1 ). O'Moore Park, Portlaoise Attendance : 10,419 Referee : B Gavin ( Offaly ) Offaly v Galway 19 June 2016 15 : 30 Semi-final Offaly 2 - 9 - 2 - 19 Galway S Dooley ( 1 - 5, 1 - 0 pen, 0 - 4 frees ), J Bergin ( 1 - 1 ), J Mulrooney ( 0 - 1 ), D Mooney ( 0 - 1 ), P Murphy ( 0 - 1 ). Report J Canning ( 0 - 8, 0 - 06 frees, 0 - 1 ' 65 ), C Cooney ( 1 - 3 ), N Burke ( 1 - 0 ), David Burke ( 0 - 2 ), J Cooney ( 0 - 2 ), P Mannion ( 0 - 2 ), C Whelan ( 0 - 1 ), C Donnellan ( 0 - 1 ). O'Moore Park, Portlaoise Attendance : 6,121 Referee : C Lyons ( Cork ) Leinster final Kilkenny v Galway 3 July 2016 16 : 00 Final Kilkenny 1 - 26 - 0 - 22 Galway TJ Reid 0 - 10 ( 0 - 7f, 1 65 ), J Farrell 1 - 4, R Hogan 0 - 5, C Fogarty 0 - 3, W Walsh 0 - 2, J Power 0 - 1, M Fennelly 0 - 1. Report J Canning 0 - 6 ( 0 - 6f ), C Mannion 0 - 5, C Cooney 0 - 3, C Whelan 0 - 3, J Cooney 0 - 2, D Glennon 0 - 1, C Donnellan 0 - 1, A Smith 0 - 1. Croke Park, Dublin Attendance : 29,377 Referee : F. Horgan ( Tipperary ) Main article : 2016 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Final Munster Senior Hurling Championship Munster format Five of the six Munster counties compete. Kerry qualify for the qualifier group of the Leinster championship. The competition is straight knock - out. Munster quarter - final Tipperary v Cork 22 May 2016 16 : 00 Quarter - final Tipperary 0 - 22 - 0 - 13 Cork S Callanan 0 - 8 ( 4f ), J O'Dwyer 0 - 7 ( 2f, 1 65 ), N McGrath 0 - 2, Pádraic Maher, B Maher, J McGrath, J Forde & K Bergin 0 - 1 each. Report P Horgan 0 - 4f, A Cadogan 0 - 3, C Lehane 0 - 2 ( 1f ), C Murphy, B Lawton, S Harnedy & L O'Farrell 0 - 1 each. Semple Stadium, Thurles Attendance : 29,114 Referee : B Kelly ( Westmeath ) Munster semi-finals Clare v Waterford 5 June 2016 16 : 00 Semi-final Clare 0 - 17 -- 1 - 21 Waterford C McGrath, C O'Connell ( 0 - 3, 2 frees each ) ; P Collins, C Ryan ( 1 65 ' ) ( 0 - 2 each ) ; C Cleary, C Galvin, T Kelly, J Conlon, B Bugler, D Fitzgerald, D Reidy ( 0 - 1 each ). Report Pauric Mahony ( 5 frees ), A Gleeson ( 1 sideline ) ( 0 - 6 each ) ; M Shanahan ( 1 - 2 ) ; K Moran ( 0 - 3 ) ; D Fives, Shane Bennett, Philip Mahony, J Dillon ( 0 - 1 each ). Semple Stadium, Thurles Attendance : 19,715 Referee : J Owens ( Wexford ) Tipperary v Limerick 19 June 2016 16 : 00 Semi-final Tipperary 3 - 12 -- 1 - 16 Limerick S Callanan ( 1 - 6, 0 - 3 frees, 0 - 2 65s ) ; M Breen ( 2 - 1 ) ; N McGrath ( 0 - 3 ) ; J McGrath, Pádraic Maher ( 0 - 1 each ). Report S Dowling ( 0 - 9, 8 frees ) ; T Morrissey ( 1 - 0 ) ; D Hannon ( 0 - 2 ) ; B Nash, C Lynch, G Hegarty, J Ryan, J Fitzgibbon ( 0 - 1 each ). Semple Stadium, Thurles Attendance : 25,531 Referee : J McGrath ( Westmeath ) Munster Final Waterford v Tipperary 10 July 2016 16 : 00 Final Waterford 0 - 13 -- 5 - 19 Tipperary Pauric Mahony ( 0 - 6, 4 frees ) ; P. Curran ( 0 - 5, 3 frees ) ; A. Gleeson ( 0 - 2, sidelines ) Report S. Callanan ( 1 - 11, 8 frees, 1 65 ) ; J. McGrath ( 3 - 2, 1 - 0 pen ) ; M. Breen ( 1 - 1 ) ; Pádraic Maher, N. McGrath, Patrick Maher, J. Forde, A. McCormack ( 0 - 1 each ) Gaelic Grounds, Limerick Attendance : 26,508 Referee : Brian Gavin ( Offaly ) Main article : 2016 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final All - Ireland qualifiers All qualifier matches are knock - out. Qualifiers round 1 Qualifiers round 1 format The eight teams beaten in the quarter - finals and semi-finals of the Leinster ( 5 teams ) and Munster ( 3 teams ) provincial championships play in four matches. A draw is made that ensures there are three matches between Leinster and Munster teams and one match between two Leinster teams. Qualifiers round 1 matches Wexford v Offaly 2 July 2016 Round 1 Wexford 1 - 21 -- 1 - 13 Offaly Innovate Wexford Park, Wexford 15 : 30 C McDonald 0 - 11 ( 8fs ), P Doran 0 - 4, P Morris 1 - 0, L Chin 0 - 2 ( 1f ), D O'Keefe 0 - 2, L McGovern 0 - 1, D Dunne 0 - 1. Report S Dooley 0 - 7 ( 6fs ), O Kelly 1 - 0, S Kinsella 0 - 2, S Ryan 0 - 1, J Bergin 0 - 1, P Guinan 0 - 1, P Murphy 0 - 1. Attendance : 3,100 Referee : J. Ryan ( Tipperary ) Westmeath v Limerick 2 July 2016 Round 1 Westmeath 0 - 18 -- 1 - 24 Limerick Cusack Park, Mullingar 17 : 00 N O'Brien 0 - 11 ( 8fs, 1 sideline ), A Clarke 0 - 2, B Murtagh 0 - 2 ( 1f ), A Craig 0 - 1, A Devine 0 - 1, C Boyle 0 - 1. Report S Dowling 0 - 14 ( 10fs, 265s ), D Hannon 0 - 3, G Mulcahy 1 - 0, K Downes 0 - 3, J Ryan 0 - 1, D O'Donovan 0 - 1, P Browne 0 - 1, D Reidy 0 - 1. Attendance : 2,387 Referee : A. Kelly ( Galway ) Clare v Laois 2 July 2016 Round 1 Clare 5 - 32 -- 0 - 12 Laois Cusack Park, Ennis 19 : 00 A Shanagher 3 - 1, T Kelly 0 - 10 ( 3fs ), P Collins 1 - 3, S O'Donnell 1 - 3, C O'Connell 0 - 5 ( 4fs ), D McInerney 0 - 3, C Galvin 0 - 2, J Conlon 0 - 2, C Cleary 0 - 2, S Golden 0 - 1. Report W Hyland ( 0 - 3, 0 - 3 frees ), E Rowland ( 0 - 2 frees ), C Dwyer ( 0 - 2 each ) ; M Whelan, PJ Scully ( 0 - 1 free ), W Dunphy, M Kavanagh, N Foyle ( 0 - 1 each ) Attendance : 5,518 Referee : B. Kelly ( Westmeath ) Cork v Dublin 2 July 2016 Round 1 Cork 1 - 26 -- 1 - 23 Dublin Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork 19 : 00 P. Horgan ( 0 - 12, 8 frees ) ; A. Cadogan ( 1 - 5 ) ; C. Lehane ( 0 - 3 ) ; D. Kearney ( 0 - 2 ) ; L. O'Farrell, W. Egan, B. Lawton, B. Cooper ( 0 - 1 each ). Report D. Treacy ( 0 - 9, 7 frees, 1 65 ) ; P. Ryan ( frees ), C. Bennett ( 0 - 4 each ) ; E. Dillon ( 1 - 0 ) ; N. McMorrow, S. Barrett ( 0 - 2 each ) ; J. McCaffrey, C. Crummey ( 0 - 1 each ). Attendance : 10,058 Referee : P. O'Dwyer ( Carlow ) Qualifiers round 2 Qualifiers round 2 format The four winners of round 1 play in two matches. The draw was made on 4 July. Teams who have already met in the Leinster or Munster championships can not be drawn to meet again. Qualifiers round 2 matches Cork v Wexford 9 July 2016 Round 2 Cork 1 - 17 -- 0 - 23 Wexford Semple Stadium, Thurles 17 : 00 P Horgan 0 - 7 ( 6f ), C Lehan 0 - 3, L O'Farrell 0 - 3, D Kearney 1 - 0, B Cooper 0 - 1, W Egan 0 - 1, S Harnedy 0 - 1, A Cadagon 0 - 1. Report C McDonald 0 - 13 ( 10f ), L chin 0 - 4, L Og McGovern 0 - 2, J O'Connor 0 - 1, P Morris 0 - 1, E Moore 0 - 1 ( 1f ), M Fanning 0 - 1 ( 1f ) Attendance : 15,540 Referee : B. Kelly ( Westmeath ) Clare v Limerick 9 July 2016 Round 2 Clare 0 - 19 -- 0 - 15 Limerick Semple Stadium, Thurles 19 : 00 T Kelly 0 - 9 ( 5f, 1 65, 0 - 1 pen ), P Collins & S O'Donnell 0 - 3 each, D McInerney, J Browne, J Conlon & A Shanagher 0 - 1 each. Report S Dowling 0 - 6 ( 5f, 1 65 ), D Byrnes 0 - 3, J Ryan 0 - 2, D O'Donovan, P Browne, K Downes & G Hegarty 0 - 1 each. Attendance : 15,540 Referee : J. Owens ( Wexford ) All - Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Quarter - finals Semi-finals Final Kilkenny 13th August, Semple Stadium bye Kilkenny 2 - 19 24th July, Semple Stadium Waterford 2 - 17 Waterford 0 - 21 4 September, Croke Park Wexford 0 - 11 Kilkenny 2 - 20 Tipperary 2 - 29 Tipperary 14th August, Croke Park bye Tipperary 2 - 19 24th July, Semple Stadium Galway 2 - 18 Galway 2 - 17 Clare 0 - 17 All - Ireland quarter - finals The beaten finalists from the Leinster and Munster championships play the winners of round 2 of the qualifiers. Waterford v Wexford 24 July 2016 14 : 00 Quarter - final Waterford 0 - 21 -- 0 - 11 Wexford Pauric Mahony 0 - 8 ( 6f ), A Gleeson 0 - 2, J Barron 0 - 2, S Bennett 0 - 2, M Walsh 0 - 2, M Shanahan 0 - 2, B O'Halloran 0 - 2, J Dillon 0 - 1 Report C McDonald 0 - 5 ( 4f ), L Chin 0 - 2, É Martin 0 - 1, L Ryan 0 - 1, J O'Connor 0 - 1, D Dunne 0 - 1 Semple Stadium, Thurles Attendance : 31,690 Referee : A Kelly ( Galway ) Galway v Clare 24 July 2016 16 : 00 Quarter - final Galway 2 - 17 -- 0 - 17 Clare J Canning ( 1 - 8, 0 - 6 frees, 2 65s ) ; C Cooney ( 1 - 0 ) ; J Cooney, David Burke ( 0 - 2 each ) ; J Coen, P Mannion, C Donnellan, C Mannion, A Harte ( 0 - 1 each ). Report T Kelly ( 0 - 7, 6 frees ) ; C Galvin ( 0 - 5 ) ; C McGrath, C Ryan ( frees ) ( 0 - 2 each ) ; D McInerney ( 0 - 1 ). Semple Stadium, Thurles Attendance : 31,690 Referee : Brian Gavin ( Offaly ) All - Ireland semi-finals The Leinster and Munster champions play the winners of the two quarter - finals. Kilkenny v Waterford 7 August 2016 15 : 30 Semi-final Kilkenny 1 - 21 -- 0 - 24 Waterford TJ Reid 0 - 11 ( 0 - 10f, 0 - 1 ' 65 ), W Walsh 1 - 1, R Hogan 0 - 4, C Fogarty 0 - 2, E Larkin, M Fennelly, C Fennelly 0 - 1 each. Report Pauric Mahony 0 - 14 ( 0 - 10f, 0 - 1 ' 65 ), A Gleeson 0 - 5, J Dillon 0 - 2, K Moran, P Curran, M Shanahan 0 - 1 each. Croke Park, Dublin Attendance : 34,432 Referee : J Owens ( Wexford ) Kilkenny v Waterford 13 August 2016 18 : 45 Semi-final replay Kilkenny 2 - 19 -- 2 - 17 Waterford C Fennelly 2 - 1, TJ Reid 0 - 7 ( 6fs ), R Hogan 0 - 4, L Blanchfield 0 - 3, P Walsh 0 - 2, E Larkin 0 - 1, W Walsh 0 - 1. Report Pauric Mahony 0 - 9 ( 7fs ), A Gleeson 1 - 2, J Dillon 1 - 0, Shane Bennett 0 - 2, J Barron 0 - 2, M Shanahan 0 - 2. Semple Stadium, Thurles Attendance : 30,058 Referee : James McGrath ( Westmeath ) Tipperary v Galway 14 August 2016 15 : 30 Semi-final Tipperary 2 - 19 -- 2 - 18 Galway S Callanan 0 - 9 ( 0 - 8f, 0 - 1 ' 65 ), J McGrath 1 - 1, J O'Dwyer 1 - 0, N McGrath, M Breen 0 - 3 each, R Maher, P Maher, B Maher 0 - 1 each. Report C Cooney 1 - 7 ( 0 - 5f ), J Canning 0 - 5 ( 0 - 3f, 0 - 1 ' 65 ), J Cooney 1 - 1, C Whelan 0 - 2, S Mlaoney, D Burke, J Flynn 0 - 1 each. Croke Park, Dublin Attendance : 54,227 Referee : B Kelly ( Westmeath ) All - Ireland final Kilkenny v Tipperary 4 September 2016 15 : 30 Final Kilkenny 2 - 20 -- 2 - 29 Tipperary TJ Reid ( 0 - 11, 0 - 10f, 0 - 01 65 ), K Kelly ( 1 - 02 ), R Hogan ( 1 - 01 ), E Larkin ( 0 - 02 ), P Walsh ( 0 - 02 ), W Walsh ( 0 - 01 ), C Buckley ( 0 - 01 ). Report S Callanan ( 0 - 13, 0 - 03f, 1 65 ), J O'Dwyer ( 1 - 05, 1 s / l, 0 - 01f ), J McGrath ( 1 - 03 ), Patrick Maher ( 0 - 02 ), J Forde ( 0 - 02 ), S Kennedy ( 0 - 01 ), Pádraic Maher ( 0 - 01 ), D McCormack ( 0 - 01 ), N McGrath ( 0 - 01 ). Croke Park, Dublin Attendance : 82,016 Referee : B Gavin ( Offaly ) Main article : 2016 All - Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final Statistics Top scorer overall Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average Shane Dooley Offaly 4 - 46 58 6 9.67 Séamus Callanan Tipperary 2 - 47 53 5 10.60 T.J. Reid Kilkenny 0 - 49 49 5 9.80 Niall O'Brien Westmeath 0 - 43 43 5 8.60 Pauric Mahony Waterford 0 - 43 43 5 8.60 6 Joe Canning Galway 1 - 35 38 5 7.60 7 Conor McDonald Wexford 0 - 35 35 8.75 8 Shane Dowling Limerick 0 - 29 29 9.66 9 David Treacy Dublin 0 - 28 28 9.33 10 Tony Kelly Clare 0 - 27 27 6.75 Top scorer in a single game Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition Shane Dooley Offaly 1 - 11 14 Laois Séamus Callanan Tipperary 1 - 11 14 Waterford Shane Dowling Limerick 1 - 11 14 Westmeath Pauric Mahony Waterford 0 - 14 14 Kilkenny 5 Shane Dooley Offaly 1 - 10 13 Carlow Shane Dooley Offaly 1 - 10 13 Kerry Conor McDonald Wexford 0 - 13 13 Cork Séamus Callanan Tipperary 0 - 13 13 Kilkenny 9 Niall O'Brien Westmeath 0 - 12 12 Galway Patrick Horgan Cork 0 - 12 12 Dublin Clean sheets Rank Goalkeeper County Clean sheets Eoin Murphy Kilkenny Darren Gleeson Tipperary Anthony Nash Cork Andrew Fahy Clare Nickie Quaid Limerick Colm Callanan Galway 7 Aiden McCabe Kerry Paddy Maloney Westmeath James Dempsey Offaly Dean Grennan Carlow Conor Dooley Dubin Stephen O'Keeffe Waterford Scoring Widest winning margin : 35 points Clare 5 - 32 -- 0 - 12 Laois ( Qualifier round 1 ) Most goals in a match : 5 Clare 5 - 32 -- 0 - 12 Laois ( Qualifier round 1 ) Offaly 3 - 22 -- 2 - 14 Laois ( Leinster quarter - final ) Tipperary 5 - 19 -- 0 - 13 Waterford ( Munster Final ) Most points in a match : 49 Cork 1 - 26 -- 1 - 23 Dublin ( Qualifier round 1 ) Tipperary 2 - 29 -- 2 - 20 Kilkenny ( All - Ireland Final ) Most goals by one team in a match : 5 Clare 5 - 32 -- 0 - 12 Laois ( Qualifier round 1 ) Tipperary 5 - 19 -- 0 - 13 Waterford ( Munster Final ) Highest aggregate score : 61 Tipperary 2 - 29 -- 2 - 20 Kilkenny ( All - Ireland Final ) Lowest aggregate score : 34 Clare 0 - 19 -- 0 - 15 Limerick ( Qualifier Round 2 ) Most goals scored by a losing team : 2 Offaly 1 - 17 -- 2 - 11 Carlow ( Leinster round robin ) Westmeath 0 - 22 -- 2 - 15 Carlow ( Leinster round robin ) Tipperary 2 - 29 -- 2 - 20 Kilkenny ( All - Ireland Final ) Miscellaneous Kerry are the first team from Munster to play in the Leinster Championship and was their first in the senior championship since 2004. Their round 3 qualifier group match against Offaly on 22nd May was the first ever championship meeting between the two teams. On 1 May 2016 Westmeath defeated Offaly in the championship for the first time since 1976. Their opening Leinster qualifier group game was also their first championship meeting since then. The draw between Kilkenny and Waterford on 7 August was the first time a replay was required to decide an All - Ireland semi-final since 2003, when Wexford an Cork played out a 3 - 17 to 2 - 20 tie. Tipperary 's defeat of Waterford by 21 points in the Munster final is the biggest Munster final win since 1972. Tipperary 's victory in the All - Ireland marks their second title of the 2010s, making it the first decade since the 1960s in which the county has won multiple All - Ireland titles, having only won one title each in the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. Teams Overview All bar one of the teams from the 2015 championship participated in hurling 's top tier in 2016. Antrim, who finished bottom of the 2015 Leinster qualifier group, were relegated to the 2016 Christy Ring Cup. Their place in the 2016 Leinster qualifier group went to Kerry who won the 2015 Christy Ring Cup and gained automatic promotion. It was the first time since 2004 that Kerry participated in the All - Ireland senior championship. List of teams Team Colours Sponsor Captain ( s ) Vice-captain ( s ) Manager ( s ) Most recent success All - Ireland Provincial League Carlow Dan Morrissey Ltd. Séamus Murphy Alan Corcoran Pat English Clare Pat O'Donnell Tony Kelly Cian Dillon Colin Ryan Shane O'Donnell Davy Fitzgerald 2013 1998 2016 Cork Chill Insurance Stephen McDonnell Séamus Harnedy Kieran Kingston 2005 2014 1998 Dublin AIG Liam Rushe Ger Cunningham 1938 2013 2011 Galway Supermac 's David Burke Joe Canning Micheal Donoghue 1988 2012 Kerry Kerry Group Daniel Collins Tom Murnane Ciarán Carey 1891 1891 Kilkenny Glanbia Shane Prendergast Brian Cody 2015 2015 2014 Laois MW Hire Services Charles Dwyer Séamus Plunkett 1915 1949 Limerick Sporting Limerick Nickie Quaid Séamus Hickey T.J. Ryan 1973 2013 1997 Offaly Carroll Cuisine Colin Egan James Dempsey James Mulrooney Éamonn Kelly 1998 1995 1990 -- 91 Tipperary Intersport / Elverys Brendan Maher Pádraic Maher Michael Ryan 2015 2008 Waterford Kevin Moran Derek McGrath 1959 2015 Westmeath Renault Aonghus Clarke Michael Ryan Wexford Gain Matthew O'Hanlon Lee Chin Liam Dunne 1972 -- 73 Referees Sean Cleere - Kilkenny Brian Gavin - Offaly Fergal Horgan - Tipperary John Keenan - Wicklow Alan Kelly - Galway Barry Kelly - Westmeath Diarmuid Kirwan - Cork Colm Lyons - Cork James McGrath - Westmeath Paud O'Dwyer - Carlow James Owens - Wexford Johnny Ryan - Tipperary Attendances Highest attendances : Tipperary 2 - 29 -- 2 - 20 Kilkenny ( Croke Park ) - 82,016 Tipperary 2 - 19 -- 2 - 18 Galway ( Croke Park ) - 54,227 Kilkenny 1 - 21 -- 0 - 24 Waterford ( Croke Park ) - 34,432 Galway 2 - 17 -- 0 - 17 Clare ( Semple Stadium ) - 31,690 Waterford 0 - 21 -- 0 - 11 Wexford ( Semple Stadium ) - 31,690 Kilkenny 2 - 19 -- 2 - 17 Waterford ( Semple Stadium ) - 30,358 Kilkenny 1 - 26 -- 0 - 22 Galway ( Croke Park ) - 29,377 Tipperary 0 - 22 -- 0 - 13 Cork ( Semple Stadium ) - 29,114 Tipperary 5 - 19 -- 0 - 13 Waterford ( Gaelic Grounds ) - 26,508 Tipperary 3 - 12 -- 1 - 16 Limerick ( Semple Stadium ) - 25,531 Clare 0 - 17 -- 1 - 21 Waterford ( Semple Stadium ) - 19,715 Cork 1 - 17 -- 0 - 23 Wexford ( Semple Stadium ) - 15,540 Clare 0 - 19 -- 0 - 15 Limerick ( Semple Stadium ) - 15,540 Dublin 2 - 19 -- 0 - 12 Wexford ( Croke Park ) - 13,066 Dublin 0 - 16 -- 1 - 25 Kilkenny ( O ' Moore Park ) - 10,419 Cork 1 - 26 -- 1 - 23 Dublin ( Páirc Uí Rinn ) - 10,058 Total attendance : 486,553 Average attendance : 24,328 Awards Sunday Game Team of the Year The Sunday Game team of the year was picked on 4 September, which was the night of the final. The panel consisting of Brendan Cummins, Henry Shefflin, Michael Duignan, Ger Loughnane, Liam Sheedy, Eddie Brennan and Cyril Farrell selected Tipperary 's Séamus Callanan as the Sunday game player of the year. Other players nominated were Padraic Maher and John McGrath of Tipperary. Eoin Murphy ( Kilkenny ) Cathal Barrett ( Tipperary ) James Barry ( Tipperary ) Daithí Burke ( Galway ) Padraig Walsh ( Kilkenny ) Ronan Maher ( Tipperary ) Padraic Maher ( Tipperary ) Jamie Barron ( Waterford ) David Burke ( Galway ) Walter Walsh ( Kilkenny ) Austin Gleeson ( Waterford ) Patrick Maher ( Tipperary ) Richie Hogan ( Kilkenny ) Seamus Callanan ( Tipperary ) John McGrath ( Tipperary ) All Star Team of the Year On 4 November, the 2016 All Star Award winners were announced at the awards ceremony in the National Convention Centre in Dublin. Austin Gleeson of Waterford was named as the All Stars Hurler of the Year and the All Stars Young Hurler of the Year. Eoin Murphy ( Kilkenny ) Cathal Barrett ( Tipperary ) James Barry ( Tipperary ) Daithí Burke ( Galway ) Padraig Walsh ( Kilkenny ) Ronan Maher ( Tipperary ) Padraic Maher ( Tipperary ) Jamie Barron ( Waterford ) David Burke ( Galway ) Walter Walsh ( Kilkenny ) Austin Gleeson ( Waterford ) Patrick Maher ( Tipperary ) Richie Hogan ( Kilkenny ) Seamus Callanan ( Tipperary ) John McGrath ( Tipperary ) References Jump up ^ Hurling tiers - 1. All - Ireland ( Liam MacCarthy ) 2. Christy Ring 3. Nicky Rackard 4. Lory Meagher Jump up ^ McGoldrick, Seán ( 6 September 2015 ). `` Kilkenny deliver an 11th All - Ireland for Brian Cody as Galway challenge fades away ''. Irish Independent. Retrieved 6 September 2015. Jump up ^ `` All - Ireland final : Kilkenny v Tipperary Live ''. Irish Times. 3 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016. Jump up ^ `` Michael Ryan 's stamp delivers title for Tipperary tigers ''. Irish Examiner. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016. 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All - Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Quarter - finals Semi-finals Finals Qualification via Connacht via Leinster via Munster via Ulster via the Christy Ring Cup Championships 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Finals 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Statistics Finalists Hat - tricks Records Top scorers Winning captains Winning managers Winning players Winning teams Miscellaneous All Stars History Hurler of the Year Player of the Month Trophy Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2016_All-Ireland_Senior_Hurling_Championship&oldid=790297682 '' Categories : 2016 in hurling All - Ireland Senior Hurling Championships Talk Contents About Wikipedia Gaeilge Edit links This page was last edited on 12 July 2017, at 20 : 38. 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Question: who won the 2016 all ireland hurling final
Answer: Tipperary