The 2016 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 122nd staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board in 1887. The championship began on 24 September 2016 and ended on 30 October 2016.
Clara were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Ballyhale Shamrocks in the semi-final.
On 30 October 2016, O'Loughlin Gaels won the championship after a 0–19 to 1–12 defeat of Ballyhale Shamrocks in the final. This was their fourth championship title overall and their first since 2010.
Danesfort's Richie Hogan was the championship's top scorer with 0-40.
Team changes To Championship
Promoted from the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship Bennettsbridge
From Championship
Relegated to the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship Carrickshock
Results First round
Four of the twelve teams received byes into the quarter-finals. The remaining eight teams played in four matches with the winners progressing into the quarter-finals.
Relegation play-off
Quarter-finals
The four teams who received byes in the first round played the four winners from the first round.
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics Top scorers
Top scorers overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Richie HoganDanesfort0-4040410.002Darragh JoyceRower-Inistioge1-283147.753Chris BolgerClara2-243047.504T. J. ReidBallyhale Shamrocks2-212739.005Mark BerginO'Loughlin Gaels0-222237.336John WalshMullinavat1-182137.007Nicky CleereBennettsbridge1-1720210.008David WaltonJames Stephens0-171728.509Mark WebsterFenians0-151535.0010Conor TobinFenians2-081434.66
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Nicky CleereBennettsbridge1-1013MullinavatRichie HoganDanesfort0-1313Fenians2Chris BolgerClara1-0811FeniansMark BerginO'Loughlin Gaels0-1111Ballyhale Shamrocks3Chris BolgerClara1-0710DicksboroT. J. ReidBallyhale Shamrocks1-0710MullinavatRichie HoganDanesfort0-1313Rower-InistiogeMark WebsterFenians0-1010DanesfortRichie HoganDanesfort0-1010FeniansDarragh JoyceRower-Inistioge0-1010O'Loughlin Gaels
References
External links 2016 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship results