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2016 Munster Senior Hurling League

The 2016 Munster Senior Hurling League was the inaugural staging of the Munster Senior Hurling League. The fixtures were announced on 4 December 2015.[1] The league began on 3 January 2016 and ended on 23 January 2016.

2016 Munster Senior Hurling League
Dates3 January 2016 – 23 January 2016
Teams5
Champions Clare (1st title)
Tony Kelly & Cian Dillon (captain)
Davy Fitzgerald (manager)
Runners-up Limerick
Nicky Quaid (captain)
T. J. Ryan (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored17 (1.7 per match)
Points scored330 (33 per match)
Top scorer(s) Declan Hannon (1-21)
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On 23 January 2016, Clare won the league following an 0-18 to 0-17 defeat of Limerick in the final.[2][3]

Limerick's Declan Hannon was the league's top scorer with 1-21.

The league attracted almost 12,000 spectators in total, an average of 1,192 per match.

Format edit

Five of the six Munster teams compete in the league, with Tipperary opting not to participate. Unlike its predecessor, the Waterford Crystal Cup, the league is confined to inter-county teams only. This means that third level institutions are not permitted to take part.

Each team plays the other teams in its group once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. Originally the top two teams were to play each other in the final, but as both Clare and Limerick won their first three games, it was decided that the last group game would double up as the Munster Senior Hurling League final.

Details edit

Table edit

Team Pld W D L SF SA SD Pts
1   Clare 3 3 0 0 4-61 1-31 +39 6
2   Limerick 3 3 0 0 8-56 1-53 +24 6
3   Cork 4 2 0 2 3-70 4-62 +5 4
4   Waterford 4 1 0 3 2-56 6-62 –18 2
5   Kerry 4 0 0 4 0-52 5-87 –50 0

Fixtures/results edit

Round 1

3 January 2016 Round 1   Limerick 2-23 - 0-18   Kerry FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock
14:00 D Reidy 1-4, T Morrissey and D Hannon (free) 0-5 each, S Tobin 0-3 (1free), M Ryan 1-0, D Byrnes 0-2 (free and ‘65), G O’Mahony, J Fitzgibbon, P Browne and D O'Donovan 0-1 each. Report S Nolan 0-8 (5frees, 1 ‘65), J Griffin 0-3, P Lucid and B O'Leary 0-2 each, K Carmody, P O'Connor, M O'Leary 0-1 each. Attendance: 653
Referee: J McCormack (Tipperary)
3 January 2016 Round 1   Clare 1-14 - 0-14   Cork O'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge
14:00 T Kelly (0-4 fs) 0-6; S O'Donnell 1-0; G O'Connell, J Conlon (fs), B Duggan (fs) 0-2 each; P Duggan, M O'Malley, 0-1 each. Report P O'Sullivan 0-7 (0-6 fs); W Leahy 0-2; P Collins (f), L Meade, P Haughney, M Ellis, D Brosnan, 0-1 each. Attendance: 1,309
Referee: J Murphy (Limerick)

Round 2

10 January 2016 Round 2   Cork 1-20 - 0-18   Kerry Mallow GAA Complex, Mallow
C Lehane 0-6 (0-2 frees), L O’Farrell 1-3, S Harnedy 0-4 (0-2 frees), B Moylan (0-1 free), D Brosnan, A Cadogan 0-2 each, C O’Leary 0-1. Report M O’Leary, S Nolan (frees) 0-5 each, C Harty 0-3, P Lucid 0-2, B O’Leary, J Conway, J Goulding 0-1 each. Attendance: 750
Referee: R McGann (Clare)
19 January 2016 Round 2   Waterford 1-17 - 3-16   Limerick Carriganore Sports Campus, Waterford
M Shanahan (0-7, 5fs), A Gleeson (1-0), J Dillon (0-3), P Curran (0-2), S Bennett (0-2), S McNulty (0-1), J Barron (0-1), P Hogan (0-1). Report D Reidy (1-5, 0-2f), K O’Brien (1-1), T Morrissey (1-1), S Tobin (0-3), D Byrnes (0-2, 1f), G O’Mahony (0-2), T O’Brien (0-2). Attendance: 1,069
Referee: P Kelly (Tipperary)

Round 3

13 January 2016 Round 3   Clare 2-27 - 0-8   Kerry O'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge
19:30 P Duggan (2-2), Colin Ryan (0-8, 7f), J Conlon (0-3), C O’Connell (0-3, 1f), C O’Donnell (0-2), D Reidy (0-2), G O’Connell (0-2), C Dillon (0-1), D Honan (0-1), M O’Malley (0-1), D Keane (0-1), D Conroy (0-1). Report C Harty (0-3, 2f), J Conway (0-2, 1f), B O’Leary (0-1), M Boyle (0-1), J Buckley (0-1). Attendance: 510
Referee: J. Larkin (Cork)
13 January 2016 Round 3   Cork 2-18 - 0-13   Waterford Mallow GAA Complex, Mallow
19:30 P Cronin (1-8, 0-6f, 0-1'65), W Leahy (1-1), L O’Farrell (0-3), S Harnedy (0-2), B Cooper (0-1), D Brosnan (0-1), P O’Rourke (0-1), S Moylan (0-1). Report Shane Bennett (0-6, 4f, 1'65), T Ryan (0-2), T Waring (0-2), S O’Sullivan (0-1), A Molumby (0-1), M Kearney (0-1). Attendance: 588
Referee: D. O'Driscoll (Limerick)

Round 4

17 January 2016 Round 4   Cork 0-18 – 3-17   Limerick Mallow GAA Complex, Mallow
14:00 P O’Sullivan 0-7 (0-5 frees, 0-1 65), P Cronin 0-4, C Lehane 0-3, W Leahy 0-2, P Haughney, P Horgan 0-1 each. Report D Hannon 1-9 (0-7 frees, 0-1 65), G Mulcahy 1-2, C Lynch 0-3, D O’Donovan 1-0, P Ryan, D Reidy, P Browne 0-1 each. Attendance: 1,185
Referee: T Walsh (Waterford)
17 January 2016 Round 4   Waterford 1-9 – 1-20   Clare Carriganore Sports Campus, Waterford
14:00 T Ryan 0-7 (6fs), A Molumby 1-0, P Prendergast, B Nolan 0-1 each. Report C Ryan 0-7 (4fs, 1 65), J Conlon 0-5, D Honan 0-4, D Reidy 1-0, M O’Malley 0-2, T Kelly, C O’Connell 0-1 each. Attendance: 500 est.
Referee: J O'Brien (Tipperary)

Round 5

23 January 2016 Round 5   Kerry 0-8 — 0-17   Waterford FitzGerald Stadium, Killarney
14:00 P Lucid (0-4f), S Nolan (0-3f), J Goulding (0-1). Report M Shanahan (0-9, 7f, 1pen), J Dillon (0-2), A Gleeson (0-2), P Curran (0-2), C Dunford (0-2). Attendance: 500 est.
Referee: J Mullins

Final

23 January 2016 Final   Limerick 0-17 – 0-18   Clare Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
19:30 D Hannon 0-7 (3f); B Nash 0-4; P Browne, C Lynch 0-2 each; D O'Donovan, P Ryan 0-1 each. Report C Ryan 0-5 (2f); B Duggan, P Duggan 0-3 each; J Conlon, C O'Connell 0-2 each; C Dillon, D Fitzgerald, C Cleary 0-1 each. Attendance: 4,853
Referee: N Wall (Cork)

League statistics edit

General edit

  • First goal of the championship:
    • David Reidy for Limerick against Kerry (3 January 2016)
  • Widest winning margin: 25 points
  • Most goals in a match: 4
  • Most points in a match: 41
  • Most goals by one team in a match: 3
  • Highest aggregate score: 47
  • Lowest aggregate score: 31
  • Most goals scored by a losing team: 1

Scoring edit

Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Declan Hannon   Limerick 1-21 24 3 8.00
2 Colin Ryan   Cork 0-20 20 4 5.00
3 David Reidy   Limerick 2-10 16 3 5.33
Shane Nolan   Kerry 0-16 16 4 4.00
Maurice Shanahan   Waterford 0-16 16 2 8.00
6 Pa Cronin   Cork 1-12 15 2 7.50
7 Paudie O'Sullivan   Cork 0-14 14 3 4.66
8 Peter Duggan   Clare 2-6 12 4 3.00
John Conlon   Clare 0-12 12 4 3.00
10 Luke O'Farrell   Cork 1-6 9 2 4.50
Tom Morrissey   Limerick 1-6 9 3 3.00
Thomas Ryan   Waterford 0-9 9 2 4.50
Conor Lehane   Cork 0-9 9 2 4.50
Single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Declan Hannon   Limerick 1-9 12   Cork
2 Pa Cronin   Cork 1-8 11   Waterford
3 Maurice Shanahan   Waterford 0-9 9   Kerry
4 Peter Duggan   Clare 2-2 8   Kerry
David Reidy   Limerick 1-5 8   Waterford
Colin Ryan  Clare 0-8 8   Kerry
Shane Nolan   Kerry 0-8 8   Limerick
8 David Reidy   Limerick 1-4 7   Kerry
Paudie O'Sullivan   Cork 0-7 7   Clare
Declan Hannon   Limerick 0-7 7   Clare
Thomas Ryan   Waterford 0-7 7   Clare
Paudie O'Sullivan   Cork 0-7 7   Limerick
Colin Ryan   Clare 0-7 7   Waterford
Maurice Shanahan   Waterford 0-7 7   Limerick
Declan Hannon   Limerick 0-7 7   Clare
Clean sheets
Rank Goalkeeper County Clean sheets
1 Nicky Quaid   Limerick 2
Andrew Fahy  Clare
3 Ian O'Regan   Waterford 1
Donal Tuohy  Clare
Declan Dalton   Cork
Anthony Nash   Cork
Aidan McCabe   Kerry

Miscellaneous edit

  • Initially intended to be a final group game, with Limerick and Clare already through to the final of the competition it was decided to double this fixture up as the final. Both sides advanced having won each of their three group games.

References edit

  1. ^ "2016 McGrath Cup / Munster SHL fixtures". Hogan Stand. 4 December 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Munster Senior Hurling League Final: Limerick 0-17 Clare 0-18". GAA.ie. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Davy Fitzgerald accepts January silverware as Clare show early bite". Irish Examiner. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.

External links edit

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