The 2016 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 86th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. It is the primary inter-county hurling championship for boys under the age of eighteen. The championship began on 6 April 2016 and ended on 4 September 2016.
Galway entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Tipperary in the All-Ireland semi-final.
On 4 September 2016 Tipperary won the championship following a 1–21 to 0–17 defeat of Limerick in the All-Ireland final. This was their 20th All-Ireland title and their first in four championship seasons.
Provincial championships
Leinster Minor Hurling Championship
Leinster First Round
The two tier 1 counties are given byes. The four tier 2 counties play in two matches. The four tier 3 counties play in two matches. The two beaten tier 3 teams are eliminated.
Tier 2
Tier 3
Leinster Second Round
The two tier 1 teams play the two winning tier 2 teams from the first round. The two winning teams advance to the semi-finals. The two beaten teams advance to the quarter-finals.
The two beaten tier 2 teams from the first round play the two winning tier 3 teams from the first round. The two winning teams advance to the quarter-finals. The two beaten teams are eliminated.
Leinster Quarter-Finals
The two beaten teams from the tier1 versus tier 2 matches in the second round play the two winning teams from the tier 2 versus tier 3 matches in the second round.
Leinster Semi-Finals
Leinster Final
Munster Minor Hurling Championship
Munster Quarter-Finals
Munster play-offs
Munster Semi-Finals
Munster Final
Ulster Minor Hurling Championship
Ulster Semi-Finals
Ulster Final
All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
All-Ireland Quarter-Finals
All-Ireland Semi-Finals
All-Ireland final
Scoring statistics
Overall Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Rory O'ConnorWexford3-3342410.502Lyndon FairbrotherTipperary0-353565.83Brian RyanLimerick0-353565.834Conal CunningAntrim1-2831310.33Colin CurrieDublin1-283156.206Eoin WoodsOffaly2-212746.757Peter FarrellMeath4-1325212.508Aaron DunphyLaois1-182137.00Johnny McGuirkDublin1-182154.2010Cian DarcyTipperary4-82063.33
Top scorer in a single game
Rank Player Team Tally Total Opposition1Peter FarrellMeath4-719Wicklow2Rory O'ConnorWexford2-1016OffalyConal CunningAntrim1-1316Derry4Colin CurrieDublin1-1013Kilkenny5Rory O'ConnorWexford0-1212Dublin6Cian DarcyTipperary3-211GalwayBrian RyanLimerick0-1111TipperaryEoghan MurrayWaterford0-1111TipperaryJohnny McGuirkDublin0-1111Laois10Ronan ByrneMeath2-410WicklowJosh BeausangCork1-710TipperaryEvan NilandGalway1-710AntrimAaron DunphyLaois1-710CarlowBrian RyanLimerick0-1010WexfordLyndon FairbrotherTipperary0-1010WaterfordEdmund DelaneyKilkenny0-1010OffalyPaul O'BrienLimerick0-1010WaterfordLyndon FairbrotherTipperary0-1010CorkConal CunningAntrim0-1010DownBrian RyanLimerick0-1010Dublin
External links 2016 Leinster Minor Hurling Championship fixtures 2015 Munster Minor Hurling Championship fixtures
References