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
Dates	22 May 2016 – 6 August 2016
Teams	8
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Kilkenny (4th win)
Captain	Nicky Cleere
Manager	Pat O'Grady
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Clare
Captain	Shane McGrath
Provincial Champions
Munster	Clare
Leinster	Kilkenny
Ulster	Not Played
Connacht	Not Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played	7
Total Goals	26 (3.71 per game)
Total Points	229 (32.71 per game)
Top Scorer	Shane McGrath (0-23)
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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

Provincial championships

Leinster Intermediate Hurling Championship

Semi-final

Galway v Wexford

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

Kilkenny v Wexford

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

Tipperary v Cork

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

Clare v Waterford

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)

Tipperary v Limerick

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

Limerick v Clare

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

Kilkenny v Clare

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

• First goal of the championship
  • Brian Hogan for Tipperary against Cork (Munster quarter-final)
• Widest winning margin: 12 points
  • Kilkenny 5-16 - 1-16 Clare (All-Ireland final)
• Most goals in a match: 6
  • Kilkenny 5-16 - 1-16 Clare (All-Ireland final)
• Most points in a match: 44
  • Clare 1-26 - 2-18 Limerick (Munster final)
• Most goals by one team in a match: 5
  • Kilkenny 5-16 - 1-16 Clare (All-Ireland final)
• Highest aggregate score: 53
  • Clare 1-26 - 2-18 Limerick (Munster final)
• Most goals scored by a losing team: 2
  • Wexford 2-14 - 3-14 Kilkenny
  • Waterford 2-12 - 3-20 Clare
  • Limerick 2-18 - 1-26 Clare