The 2016 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 86th staging of the All-Ireland

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championship since its establishment by the

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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.

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entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by

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in the All-Ireland semi-final. On 4 September 2016 Tipperary won the championship following a 1-21 to 0-17 defeat of

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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 The Leinster GAA Hurling Minor Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Electric Ireland Leinster GAA Hurling Minor Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Ass ...

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 The Munster GAA Hurling Minor Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Electric Ireland Munster GAA Hurling Minor Championship) is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Associ ...

Munster Quarter-Finals

Munster play-offs

Munster Semi-Finals

Munster Final

Ulster Minor Hurling Championship The Ulster Hurling Minor Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Ulster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1930 for the youngest competitors (under-18) in the province of Ulster in Ireland. It is sponsored b ...

Ulster Semi-Finals

Ulster Final

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Minor Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Electric Ireland GAA Hurling All-Ireland Minor Championship) is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). I ...

All-Ireland Quarter-Finals

All-Ireland Semi-Finals

All-Ireland final

Scoring statistics

;Overall ;Top scorer in a single game

External links

2016 Leinster Minor Hurling Championship fixtures

2015 Munster Minor Hurling Championship fixtures

References

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All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship