Annual hurling competition season
2016 Offaly Senior Hurling ChampionshipDates | 10 April – 23 October 2016 |
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Teams | 12 |
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Sponsor | Molloy Environmental |
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Champions | St Rynagh's (17th title) Seán Dolan (captain) Francis Forde (manager) |
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Runners-up | Birr Brian Watkins (captain) Paddy Kirwan (manager) |
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Relegated | Ballinamere |
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Tournament statistics |
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Matches played | 40 |
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Goals scored | 105 (2.63 per match) |
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Points scored | 1208 (30.2 per match) |
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The 2016 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship was the 119th staging of the Offaly Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Offaly County Board in 1896. The championship ran from 10 April to 23 October 2016.
Coolderry entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by St Rynagh's in the quarter-finals.[1][2]
The final was played on 23 October 2016 at O'Connor Park in Tullamore, between St Rynagh's and Birr, in what was their eighth meeting in the final overall and a first meeting in 15 years. St Rynagh's won the match by 2–16 to 1–15 to claim their 17th championship title overall and a first title in 23 years.[3][4]
Group 1
Group 1 table
Quarter-finalists Relegation playoffs
Team | Matches | Score | Pts |
Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
Birr | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 72 | 37 | 10 |
Seir Kieran | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 103 | 74 | 31 | 6 |
Kinnitty | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 104 | 78 | 26 | 6 |
Coolderry | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 99 | 100 | -1 | 6 |
Shamrocks | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 58 | 97 | -31 | 2 |
Tullamore | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 71 | 123 | -52 | 0 |
Group 2
Group 2 table
Quarter-finalists Relegation playoffs
Knockout stage
Relegation playoffs
Quarter-finals
Birr v Belmont 10 September 2016 Quarter-final | Birr | 1-21 - 2-11 | Belmont | O'Connor Park |
| E Nolan 1-5, E Cahill 0-8, B Murphy 0-5, R Hanniffy 0-2, B Harding 0-1. | | O Kelly 1-2, C Egan 1-1, M Egan 0-4, J Maher 0-2, D Egan 0-1, L Fox 0-1. | |
Kilcormac–Killoughey v Seir Kieran 10 September 2016 Quarter-final | Kilcormac–Killoughey | 0-20 - 3-10 | Seir Kieran | O'Connor Park |
| C Slevin 0-9, C Kiely 0-3, D Currams 0-2, C Mahon 0-2, P Geraghty 0-2, T Geraghty 0-1, K Leonard 0-1. | | J Mulrooney 2-0, J Bergin 0-4, A Hynes 1-0, K Dunne 0-3, B Connors 0-1, T Carroll 0-1, E Murphy 0-1. | |
St Rynagh's v Coolderry 11 September 2016 Quarter-final | St Rynagh's | 0-27 - 0-17 | Coolderry | St Brendan's Park |
| M Maloney 0-11, A Treacy 0-3, P Camon 0-2, P Quirke 0-2, R Hughes 0-2, S Dolan 0-2, D Molloy 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1, G Kelly 0-1, G Conneely 0-1, G Scales 0-1. | | B Carroll 0-9, K Connolly 0-3, D Miller 0-2, D King 0-1, B Teehan 0-1, J Brady 0-1. | |
Kinnitty v Shinrone 11 September 2016 Quarter-final | Kinnitty | 2-20 - 2-18 | Shinrone | St Brendan's Park |
| C Coughlan 0-15, S Kinsella 1-1, J Dempsey 1-0, K Bergin 0-1, B Coughlan 0-1, O Kealey 0-1, J Hardiman 0-1. | | C Doughan 0-5, JP Cleary 1-1, D Morkan 0-4, J Sampson 1-0, S Cleary 0-3, A Cleary 0-2, J Cleary 0-1, M Cordial 0-1, C Cleary 0-1. | |
Semi-finals
Birr v Kinnitty 2 October 2016 Semi-final | Birr | 1-19 - 0-16 | Kinnitty | O'Connor Park |
| E Cahill 1-11, E Nolan 0-3, B Murphy 0-2, S Ryan 0-1, R Hanniffy 0-1, C Mulrooney 0-1. | | C Coughlan 0-9, S Kinsella 0-3, E Callaghan 0-2, L Bergin 0-1, J Molloy 0-1. | |
St Rynagh's v Kilcormac–Killoughey 2 October 2016 Semi-final | St Rynagh's | 1-11 - 0-12 | Kilcormac–Killoughey | O'Connor Park |
| S Quirke 1-2, M Maloney 0-3, A Treacy 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1, R Hughes 0-1, G Kelly 0-1, S Dolan 0-1, G Scales 0-1. | | C Slevin 0-6, J Gorman 0-2, T Geraghty 0-1, P Geraghty 0-1, C Kiely 0-1. | |
Final
St Rynagh's v Birr 23 October 2016 Final | St Rynagh's | 2-16 - 1-15 | Birr | O'Connor Park |
| R Hughes (1-4); S Wynne (0-6, 5 frees); J O’Connor (1-2); S Quirke (0-3 frees); G Conneely (0-1) | Report | E Cahill (0-7 frees); C Mulrooney (1-1); E Nolan (0-3); B Harding, B Murphy, B Whelahan, S Ryan (0-1 each) | |
References
- ^ "Late drama in Offaly as Coolderry seal their 30th SHC title". The 42. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ^ "Offaly SHC: Rynagh's end Coolderry's reign". Hogan Stand. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ "St Rynagh's withstand Birr charge". Irish Examiner. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ "Ronan Hughes the hero as St Rynagh's reign in Offaly". RTÉ Sport. 23 October 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
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