The 2016 GAA Interprovincial Championships (formerly known as the Railway Cups) was a senior GAA competition in which the four provinces of Ireland competed in Gaelic football and hurling. The provincial squads are made up of players from the county panels in each province.
| 2016 GAA season | |
|---|---|
| Football Champions | Ulster |
| Hurling Champions | Munster |
Connacht were the reigning football champions whilst Leinster were the reigning hurling champions from 2014. Due to adverse weather conditions, the 2015 inter-provincials did not take place.[1]
Ulster were the Football champions and Munster were the Hurling champions.[2][3]
Football Championship edit
Football Managers edit
- Ger O’Sullivan (Cork & Munster)
- John Tobin (Galway & Connacht)
- Pete McGrath (Down & Ulster)
- Seán Kelly (Meath & Leinster)
Football Semi-finals edit
Semi-final
 Ulster | 3-17 - 1-15 |  Munster |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Harte (1-8, 0-4 frees, 1-0 penalty); Stefan Campbell (0-5); Tomas Corrigan (0-4, 0-2 frees); Enda Lynn, Aidan Breen (1-0) | Report | Paul Whyte (0-4, 0-3 frees); Jamie Malone (1-0); David Tubridy (0-3); Ian Corbett (0-2); Gary Brennan, Tommy Walsh, Brian Fox, Keelan Sexton, Ruairi Deane (0-1); Conor Sweeney (0-1 free) |
Referee: Anthony Nolan (Wicklow)
Semi-final
 Connacht | 2-17 - 1-18 |  Leinster |
|---|---|---|
| N Murphy (1-3); J Doherty (0-6, 0-4 frees); C Murtagh (1-1); D Cummins (0-3), F Cregg, D Comer, E Smith, N Daly (0-1) | Report | J Heslin (0-10, 0-8 frees); K Martin (1-1), D Foley, J McGrath, J Byrne, D Byrne, P Sharry, S O'Rourke, J O'Loughlin (0-1) |
Referee: N Mooney (Cavan)
Football final edit
Hurling Championship edit
Hurling Managers edit
- Anthony Daly (Clare & Munster)
- Micheál Donoghue (Galway & Connacht)
- Terence McNaughton (Antrim & Ulster)
- Ciarán Hetherton (Dublin & Leinster)
Hurling Semi-finals edit
Semi-final
| Munster | 3-21 - 0-15 | Ulster |
|---|---|---|
| Seamus Callanan (1-7, 0-6 frees); Michael Breen (1-1); Barry Nash (0-4); Stephen Bennett (1-0); John O'Dwyer (0-2); Diarmaid Byrnes, Tom Murnane, Shane Dowling, Pádraic Maher, David Reidy, Shane Bennett, Dan McCormack (0-1) | Report | Ciarán Clarke (0-7, 0-6 frees); Conor Corvan (0-3); Conor O'Prey (0-2, 0-1 frees); Danny Cullen, Niall McKenna, Conor Woods (0-1) |
Semi-final
| Leinster | 1-14 - 1-12 | Connacht |
|---|---|---|
| L Chin (1-4); S Dooley (0-3 frees); C Crummey, S Ryan, W Walsh, C Fennelly, R O'Dwyer, G Keegan, M Kavanagh (0-1) | Report | J Cooney (1-0), C Cooney (0-3 frees); N Burke (0-3, 0-1 free); J Skehill (0-1 free); J Flynn (0-1 sideline); D Burke; C Mannion, A Harte, P Flaherty (0-1) |
Hurling final edit
Final
| Munster | 2-20 - 2-16 | Leinster |
|---|---|---|
| S Callanan - Tipperary (0-7, 0-4 frees, 0-1 '65); D Reidy - Clare (1-2); A Cadogan - Cork (0-3); D McCormack - Tipperary, B Nash - Limerick (0-2); D Byrnes - Limerick, J Barron - Waterford, M Breen - Tipperary, A Shanagher - Clare, Stephen Bennett - Waterford (0-1) | Report | TJ Reid - Kilkenny (1-6, 0-4 frees); W Walsh - Kilkenny (0-4); L Chin - Wexford (1-1), C Dwyer - Laois, G Keegan - Kildare (0-2); S Dooley - Offaly (0-1) |
References edit
- ^ "GAA president welcomes return of inter-provincials". RTE Sport. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ^ "Ulster finish strongly to reclaim interpro crown". RTE. 17 December 2016.
- ^ "Munster defeat Leinster in Interprovincial Hurling Final". GAA.ie. 17 December 2016.