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

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

Table
Team Pld W D L SF SA SD Pts
1 Clare 33004-611-31+396
2 Limerick 33008-561-53+246
3 Cork 42023-704-62+54
4 Waterford 41032-566-62–182
5 Kerry 40040-525-87–500

Fixtures/results

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

General
  • 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
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
  • 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
  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.
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