2016 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship


The 2016 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 53rd staging of the All-Ireland inter-county championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964. The championship began on 25 May 2016 and ended on 10 September 2016.
Limerick entered the championship as the defending champions. They were beaten by Tipperary in the Munster semi-final.
On 10 September 2016 Waterford won the championship following a 5-15 to 0-14 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final. This was their second All-Ireland title and their first in 24 championship seasons.

Format

, Munster and Ulster each organise a provincial under-21 championship. Connacht do not organise a provincial championship and are represented by Galway. The three provincial champions and Galway enter the All-Ireland semi-finals.

New trophy

In September 2016 the GAA established a new trophy named The James Nowlan Cup to be presented to the All-Ireland under-21 hurling champions.
The old trophy, the Cross of Cashel, was retired after the 2015 final having been introduced in 1967.

Provincial Championships

[Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship]

Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final

[Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship]

Quarter-final
Semi-finals
Final

[Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship]

Semi-finals
Final

[All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship]

Semi-finals

Final

Statistics

Top Scorer Overall
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Patrick CurranWaterford3-3443410.75
2Saul McCaughanAntrim2-212739
3Stephen BennettWaterford6-052345.75
3Emmet NolanOffaly4-112337.66
5Oisín KellyOffaly6-032137.00
6Ronan LynchLimerick1-1720210.00
7Chris BennettDublin2-142045.00
8Seán TreacyDublin3-081744.25
9Cormac O'DohertyDerry2-101628.00
9Brian MolloyGalway0-161628.00
9Dylan MurrayOffaly0-161635.33

Top Scorer In A Single Game
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1Emmet NolanOffaly2-0713Kildare
1Patrick CurranWaterford2-0713Antrim
3Chris BennettDublin2-0612Westmeath
3Mark KavanaghLaois1-0912Carlow
3Patrick CurranWaterford1-0912Galway
6Ronan LynchLimerick1-0811Cork
6Saul McCaughanAntrim1-0811Down
8Oisín KellyOffaly3-0110Kildare
8Ciarán DoyleWestmeath1-0710Dublin
8Cormac O'DohertyDerry1-0710Antrim
8Patrick CurranWaterford0-1010Clare
8Brian MolloyGalway0-1010Dublin