2016 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship

2016 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship
Dates	7 May 2016 – 23 October 2016
Teams	12
Champions	Patrickswell (19th title); Thomas O'Brien (captain); Gary Kirby (manager)
Runners-up	Ballybrown; Stephen O'Reilly (captain); Evan Loftus (manager)
Relegated	Murroe-Boher
Tournament statistics
Matches played	36
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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.^[1]^[2]

On 23 October 2016, Patrickswell won the championship after a 1–26 to 1–07 defeat of Ballybrown in the final.^[3] It was their first championship title since 2003 and a record-equalling 19th championship title overall.

Results

Group 1

Table

Advance to semi-finals Advance to quarter-finals Relegated

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Kilmallock	5	4	1	0	132	88	44	9
Ballybrown	5	4	1	0	125	89	36	9
Doon	5	3	0	2	100	92	8	6
Na Piarsaigh	5	2	0	3	141	98	43	4
South Liberties	5	1	0	4	92	116	-24	2
Bruree	5	0	0	5	45	156	-111	0

Group 2

Table

Advance to semi-finals Advance to quarter-finals Relegated

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Adare	5	5	0	0	124	71	53	10
Patrickswell	5	4	1	0	119	73	46	9
Ahane	5	2	0	3	83	84	-1	4
Bruff	5	2	0	3	71	116	-45	4
Knockainey	5	1	1	3	68	102	-34	3
Murroe-Boher	5	0	1	4	78	97	-19	1

Knock-out stage

Quarter-finals

24 September 2016 Quarter-final	Patrickswell	1-25 - 3-15	Doon	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	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.		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.	Referee: J Mullins (St. Kieran's)

24 September 2016 Quarter-final	Ahane	0-14 - 0-14	Ballybrown	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	T Morrissey 0-10, J Fox 0-2, C Ryan 0-1, D Laing 0-1.		A O'Connor 0-9, L Doolan 0-3, D Kenny 0-1, D Hall 0-1.	Referee: J Murphy (Glenroe)

2 October 2016 Quarter-final replay	Ahane	2-13 - 1-20	Ballybrown	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	T Morrissey 0-9, N Moran 1-1, M Carr 1-0, J Meskell 0-1, D Laing 0-1, O Moran 0-1.		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.	Referee: M Sexton (Bruree)

Semi-finals

2 October 2016 Semi-final	Patrickswell	1-19 - 1-15	Kilmallock	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	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.		R Egan 1-5, J Mulcahy 0-6, O O'Reilly 0-2, P O'Brien 0-1, P O'Loughlin 0-1.	Referee: J O'Mahony (Kildimo-Pallaskenry)

10 October 2016 Semi-final	Ballybrown	2-22 - 1-18	Adare	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	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.		W Griffin 1-8, J Fitzgibbon 0-8, W McNamara 0-1, C McCarthy 0-1.	Referee: D O'Driscoll (Ballinacurra Gaels)

Final

23 October 2016 Final	Patrickswell	1-26 - 1-07	Ballybrown	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	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).		S Foster (1-1); A O’Connor (0-4, 0-3 frees); L Doolan, K Loftus (0-1 each).

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

Patrickswell win their first title since 2003.
Ballybrown qualify for the final for the first time since 1995.

References

^ "Na Piarsaigh pounce late". Irish Examiner. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
^ Slattery, Joel (22 August 2016). "Limerick SHC: All-Ireland Champions Na Piarsaigh Are Eliminated". Pundit Arena. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
^ "Patrickswell dominate Ballybrown to capture 19th Limerick SHC title". Irish Examiner. 23 October 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2018.

[1] "Na Piarsaigh pounce late". Irish Examiner. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2018.

[2] Slattery, Joel (22 August 2016). "Limerick SHC: All-Ireland Champions Na Piarsaigh Are Eliminated". Pundit Arena. Retrieved 15 October 2018.

[3] "Patrickswell dominate Ballybrown to capture 19th Limerick SHC title". Irish Examiner. 23 October 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2018.

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