2016 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship
| Dates | 10 April – 23 October 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 12 | ||
| Sponsor | Molloy Environmental | ||
| Champions |  St Rynagh's (17th title)Seán Dolan (captain) Francis Forde (manager) | ||
| Runners-up |  BirrBrian Watkins (captain) Paddy Kirwan (manager) | ||
| Relegated |  Ballinamere | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 40 | ||
| Goals scored | 105 (2.63 per match) | ||
| 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
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
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
| St Rynagh's | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 125 | 85 | 40 | 8 |
| Shinrone | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 107 | 76 | 31 | 8 |
| Kilcormac–Killoughey | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 106 | 75 | 31 | 7 |
Belmont
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5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 121 | 97 | 24 | 5 |
| Ballinamere | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 71 | 122 | -51 | 2 |
| Lusmagh | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 143 | -75 | 0 |
Knockout stage
Relegation playoffs
| 3 September 2016 Round 1 | Ballinamere | 2-13 - 3-14 | Tullamore | Clara Grounds |
| 11 September 2016 Round 1 | Lusmagh | 0-22 - 1-13 | Shamrocks | Páirc Naomh Raghnach |
| 25 September 2016 Final | Ballinamere | 0-14 - 1-12 | Shamrocks | Clara Grounds |
Quarter-finals
| 10 September 2016 Quarter-final | 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. |
| 10 September 2016 Quarter-final | 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. |
| 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. |
| 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
| 2 October 2016 Semi-final | 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. |
| 2 October 2016 Semi-final | 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
| 23 October 2016 Final | 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.