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2016 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship 2016
Championship Details
Dates 6 April 2016 - 4 September 2016
Teams 20
All Ireland Champions
Winners Tipperary (20th win)
Captain Brian McGrath
Manager Liam Cahill
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up Limerick
Captain Kyle Hayes
Manager Pat Donnelly
Provincial Champions
Munster Tipperary
Leinster Dublin
Ulster Antrim
Connacht Not Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played 27
Total Goals 73 (2.70 per game)
Total Points 812 (30.07 per game)
Top Scorer Colours of Wexford.svg Rory O'Connor (3-33)
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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.

Tier 2



Tier 3



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.



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.






















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