The 2016 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 13th staging of the

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since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 2004. The draw for the opening round of the championship took place at the County Convention on 13 December 2015. The championship began on 21 May 2016 and ended on 9 October 2016. On 9 October 2016, Bandon won the championship following a 1-20 to 1-14 defeat of

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in the final. This remains their only championship title in the grade. Fermoy's Liam Coleman was the championship's top scorer with 3-51.

Format change

The 2016 championship saw the introduction of a new double-elimination format. Each team would now be guaranteed at least two games before exiting the championship.

Teams

A total of 16 teams contested the Premier Intermediate Championship, including 15 teams from the 2015 premier intermediate championship and one promoted from the 2015 intermediate championship.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the

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From Championship

Promoted to the

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Results

Round 1

Round 2A

Round 2B

Round 3

Relegation play-offs

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Championship statistics

Scoring events

*Widest winning margin: 21 points ** Mallow 5-22 – 0-16

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(Round 2B) *Most goals in a match: 8 ** Mallow 6-17 – 2-15

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(Round 3) *Most points in a match: 41 **

Ballinhassig Ballinhassig () is a village in County Cork, Ireland, situated south of Cork City just off the N71 Bandon road and near the source of the River Owenabue (''Abhainn Bui'', meaning "Yellow River"). Traditionally an agricultural area, Ballinhass ...

3-23 - 0-18

(Round 1) *Most goals by one team in a match: 6 ** Mallow 6-17 – 2-15

(Round 3) *Most goals scored by a losing team: 4 **

Kilworth Kilworth () is a village in north County Cork, located about 2 kilometres north of Fermoy near the river Funcheon. The M8 Cork–Dublin motorway passes nearby. Kilworth has an army camp, located on the R639 regional road between Mitchelstown a ...

4-11 - 3-16

(Round 1) *Most points scored by a losing team: 21 **

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0-21 – 2-21 Mallow (Quarter-final)

Top scorers

;Top scorer overall ;Top scorers in a single game

Miscellaneous

* Bandon completed a hurling-

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by also winning the

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. It was also the first time that the club gained promotion to the

. *

earned the unwanted distinction of completing a losing double when they also finished as runners-up in the

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. Losing both finals to Bandon. *

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's tally of 1-10 remains a record individual score for a final.

References

External links

2017 Cork PIHC results
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Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship