2016 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

The 2016 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 53rd staging of the All-Ireland inter-county championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964. The championship began on 25 May 2016 and ended on 10 September 2016.
Limerick entered the championship as the defending champions. They were beaten by Tipperary in the Munster semi-final.
On 10 September 2016 Waterford won the championship following a 5-15 to 0-14 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final. This was their second All-Ireland title and their first in 24 championship seasons.

Format

Leinster, Munster and Ulster each organise a provincial under-21 championship. Connacht do not organise a provincial championship and are represented by Galway. The three provincial champions and Galway enter the All-Ireland semi-finals.

New trophy

In September 2016 the GAA established a new trophy named The James Nowlan Cup to be presented to the All-Ireland under-21 hurling champions.
The old trophy, the Cross of Cashel, was retired after the 2015 final having been introduced in 1967.

Provincial championships

[Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship]

Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
'''Final'''

[Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship]

Quarter-final
Semi-finals
'''Final'''

[Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship]

Semi-finals
'''Final'''

Statistics

Top Scorer Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Patrick Curran	Waterford	3-34	43	4	10.75
2	Saul McCaughan	Antrim	2-21	27	3	9
3	Stephen Bennett	Waterford	6-05	23	4	5.75
3	Emmet Nolan	Offaly	4-11	23	3	7.66
5	Oisín Kelly	Offaly	6-03	21	3	7.00
6	Ronan Lynch	Limerick	1-17	20	2	10.00
7	Chris Bennett	Dublin	2-14	20	4	5.00
8	Seán Treacy	Dublin	3-08	17	4	4.25
9	Cormac O'Doherty	Derry	2-10	16	2	8.00
9	Brian Molloy	Galway	0-16	16	2	8.00
9	Dylan Murray	Offaly	0-16	16	3	5.33

Top Scorer In A Single Game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Emmet Nolan	Offaly	2-07	13	Kildare
1	Patrick Curran	Waterford	2-07	13	Antrim
3	Chris Bennett	Dublin	2-06	12	Westmeath
3	Mark Kavanagh	Laois	1-09	12	Carlow
3	Patrick Curran	Waterford	1-09	12	Galway
6	Ronan Lynch	Limerick	1-08	11	Cork
6	Saul McCaughan	Antrim	1-08	11	Down
8	Oisín Kelly	Offaly	3-01	10	Kildare
8	Ciarán Doyle	Westmeath	1-07	10	Dublin
8	Cormac O'Doherty	Derry	1-07	10	Antrim
8	Patrick Curran	Waterford	0-10	10	Clare
8	Brian Molloy	Galway	0-10	10	Dublin

Awards

Team of the Year