2016 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship#Final
{{Short description|Annual hurling competition season}}
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{{infobox hurling championship
| name = 2016 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship
| dates = 7 May 2016 – 23 October 2016
| teams = 12
| champions = File:Colours of Tipperary.svg Patrickswell
| champions captain = Thomas O'Brien
| champions manager = Gary Kirby
| count = 19
| runners-up = File:Colours of Limerick.svg Ballybrown
| runners-up captain = Stephen O'Reilly
| runners-up manager = Evan Loftus
| relegated = Bruree
Murroe-Boher
| matches = 36
| goals =
| points =
| previous year = 2015
| previous tournament = 2015 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship
| next year = 2017
| next tournament = 2017 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship
}}
The 2016 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 122nd staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board. The championship began on 7 May 2016 and ended on 23 October 2016.
Na Piarsaigh were the defending champions, however, they failed to make it out of the group stage.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/hurling/na-piarsaigh-pounce-late-358834.html|title=Na Piarsaigh pounce late|publisher=Irish Examiner|date=12 October 2015|access-date=15 October 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.punditarena.com/gaa/jslattery/all-ireland-champions-reign-ends-as-na-piarsaigh-out-of-limerick-shc/|title=Limerick SHC: All-Ireland Champions Na Piarsaigh Are Eliminated|publisher=Pundit Arena|date=22 August 2016|access-date=15 October 2018|first=Joel|last=Slattery}}
On 23 October 2016, Patrickswell won the championship after a 1–26 to 1–07 defeat of Ballybrown in the final.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/patrickswell-dominate-ballybrown-to-capture-19th-limerick-shc-title-760623.html|title=Patrickswell dominate Ballybrown to capture 19th Limerick SHC title|publisher=Irish Examiner|date=23 October 2016|access-date=15 October 2018}} It was their first championship title since 2003 and a record-equalling 19th championship title overall.
Team changes
=To Championship=
Promoted from the Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship{{cite web|url=https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/sport/190617/Previews--Limerick-Intermediate-hurling-finals.html|title=Previews: Limerick Intermediate hurling finals double-header|publisher=Limerick Live|date=23 October 2015|access-date=29 October 2024|first=|last=}}
=From Championship=
Relegated to the Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship{{cite web|url=https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/limerick-sport/129522/All-big-guns-into-Limerick-SHC.html|title=All big guns into Limerick SHC knockout stages|publisher=Limerick Live|date=30 August 2015|access-date=29 October 2024|first=|last=}}
Group 1
=Group 1 table=
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|style="text-align:left;"|Kilmallock | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 132 | 88 | 44 | 9 |
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|style="text-align:left;"|Ballybrown | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 125 | 89 | 36 | 9 |
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|style="text-align:left;"|Doon | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 100 | 92 | 8 | 6 |
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|style="text-align:left;"|Na Piarsaigh | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 141 | 98 | 43 | 4 |
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|style="text-align:left;"|South Liberties | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 92 | 116| | ||
| 24 | 2 | |||||||
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|style="text-align:left;"|Bruree | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 45 | 156| | ||
| 111 | 0 |
Group 2
=Group 2 table=
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|style="text-align:left;"|Adare | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 71 | 53 | 10 |
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|style="text-align:left;"|Patrickswell | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 119 | 73 | 46 | 9 |
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|style="text-align:left;"|Ahane | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 83 | 84| | ||
| 1 | 4 | |||||||
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|style="text-align:left;"|Bruff | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 71 | 116| | ||
| 45 | 4 | |||||||
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|style="text-align:left;"|Knockainey | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 68 | 102| | ||
| 34 | 3 | |||||||
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|style="text-align:left;"|Murroe-Boher | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 78 | 97| | ||
| 19 | 1 |
Knockout stage
=Quarter-finals=
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| date = 24 September 2016
| round = Quarter-final
| team1 = Patrickswell
| score = 1-25 - 3-15
| team2 = Doon
| report =
| goals1 = D Byrnes 0-6, T O'Brien 1-1, A Gillane 0-4, C Lynch 0-4, K O'Brien 0-3, J Kelleher 0-2, B Foley 0-1, L Considine 0-1, S O'Brien 0-1, N Foley 0-1, J Flynn 0-1.
| goals2 = B Murphy 0-8, P Ryan 1-1, M Barry 1-1, N Maher 1-1, D Coleman 0-1, P Cummins 0-1, M McKenna 0-1, M Ryan 0-1.
| stadium = Gaelic Grounds
| attendance =
| referee = J Mullins (St. Kieran's)
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| date = 24 September 2016
| round = Quarter-final
| team1 = Ahane
| score = 0-14 - 0-14
| team2 = Ballybrown
| report =
| goals1 = T Morrissey 0-10, J Fox 0-2, C Ryan 0-1, D Laing 0-1.
| goals2 = A O'Connor 0-9, L Doolan 0-3, D Kenny 0-1, D Hall 0-1.
| stadium = Gaelic Grounds
| attendance =
| referee = J Murphy (Glenroe)
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| date = 2 October 2016
| round = Quarter-final replay
| team1 = Ahane
| score = 2-13 - 1-20
| team2 = Ballybrown
| report =
| goals1 = T Morrissey 0-9, N Moran 1-1, M Carr 1-0, J Meskell 0-1, D Laing 0-1, O Moran 0-1.
| goals2 = A O'Connor 0-9, K Loftus 1-2, R Griffin 0-2, D Hall 0-2, J Adams 0-1, L Doran 0-1, L Doolan 0-1, A Cliffe 0-1, S Kenny 0-1.
| stadium = Gaelic Grounds
| attendance =
| referee = M Sexton (Bruree)
}}
=Semi-finals=
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| date = 2 October 2016
| round = Semi-final
| team1 = Patrickswell
| score = 1-19 - 1-15
| team2 = Kilmallock
| report =
| goals1 = K O'Brien 1-2, T O'Brien 0-4, C Lynch 0-3, L Considine 0-3, A Gillane 0-2, D Byrnes 0-2, B Foley 0-2, S O'Brien 0-1.
| goals2 = R Egan 1-5, J Mulcahy 0-6, O O'Reilly 0-2, P O'Brien 0-1, P O'Loughlin 0-1.
| stadium = Gaelic Grounds
| attendance =
| referee = J O'Mahony (Kildimo-Pallaskenry)
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| date = 10 October 2016
| round = Semi-final
| team1 = Ballybrown
| score = 2-22 - 1-18
| team2 = Adare
| report =
| goals1 = A O'Connor 0-11, L Doolan 1-3, B Griffin 1-1, K Loftus 0-2, S Kenny 0-2, D Hall 0-1, D Kenny 0-1, A Cliffe 0-1.
| goals2 = W Griffin 1-8, J Fitzgibbon 0-8, W McNamara 0-1, C McCarthy 0-1.
| stadium = Gaelic Grounds
| attendance =
| referee = D O'Driscoll (Ballinacurra Gaels)
}}
=Final=
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| date = 23 October 2016
| round = Final
| team1 = Patrickswell
| score = 1-26 - 1-07
| team2 = Ballybrown
| goals1 = A Gillane (0-7, 0-5 frees); D Byrnes (0-6, 0-5 frees); C Lynch (0-3); K O’Brien (1-0); S O’Brien, J Kelleher, B Foley, T O’Brien (0-2 each); M Carmody, L Considine (0-1 each).
| goals2 = S Foster (1-1); A O’Connor (0-4, 0-3 frees); L Doolan, K Loftus (0-1 each).
| stadium = Gaelic Grounds
| referee =
}}
Championship statistics
=Miscellaneous=
- Patrickswell win their first title since 2003.
- Ballybrown qualify for the final for the first time since 1995.