2016–17 All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship

The 2016–17 All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship was the 14th staging of the All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's junior inter-county club hurling tournament. The championship began on 2 October 2016 and ended on 18 February 2017.

2016–17 All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship
Championship Details
Dates2 October 2016 – 18 February 2017
Teams30
All Ireland Champions
WinnersMayfield (1st win)
CaptainShane O'Donovan
ManagerSéamus Lawton
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upMooncoin
CaptainCormac Fleming
ManagerJoe Murphy
Provincial Champions
MunsterMayfield
LeinsterMooncoin
UlsterLámh Dhearg
ConnachtCalry/St. Joseph's
Championship Statistics
Matches Played29
Total Goals86 (2.96 per game)
Total Points727 (25.06 per game)
Top ScorerBorder Nicky Kelly (1-43)

The All-Ireland final was played on 18 February 2017 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Mayfield from Cork and Mooncoin from Kilkenny, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.[1] Mayfield won the match by 2-16 to 1-18 to claim their first ever championship title.[2][3]

Mayfield's Nicky Kelly was the championship's top scorer with 1-43.

Results

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Connacht semi-final

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31 October 2016 Semi-final Cluainín Iomáint 2–07 – 4–06 Calry/St. Joseph's Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada
K Raymond 0-4, M O'Callaghan 1-0, M Gilmartin 1-0, D Keown 1-0, K Gilmartin 1-0, E McCarthy 0-2.

Connacht final

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6 November 2016 Final Calry/St. Joseph's 3–09 – 2–10 Mícheál Breathnach Connacht COE
K Raymond 0–7 (6f, 65), M Gilmartin 2–0, D Keown 1–1, K Gilmartin 0–1. Report B Ó Conghaile 1–4, C Ó Griallis 1–4 (3f), A Ó Finneadha 0–1, M Ó Conghaile 0–1. Referee: K McGeeney (Roscommon)

Leinster first round

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22 October 2016 First round St Oliver Plunkett's 1–24 – 2–09 Kiltegan St Oliver Plunkett's Park
C Curley 1-6, P Lynam 0-4, D Kiernan 0-4, C O'Leary 0-2, C Lynch 0-2, J Dooley 0-1, A Craig 0-1, R Corroon 0-1, N Gavin 0-1, S Maguire 0-1, S Donoher 0-1. J Birmingham 2-1, S Germaine 0-5, M Murphy 0-2, P Byrne 0-1.
22 October 2016 First round Ratoath 2–20 – 2–09 Carlow Town Seán Eiffe Park
P O'Hanrahan 1-8, P Coady 1-2, C O'Hanrahan 0-3, B McMahon 0-3, S O'Hanrahan 0-1. K English 0-7, D English 1-2, B English 1-0.
29 October 2016 First round Rosenallis 3–16 – 0–12 Maynooth Rosenallis Ground
P Keating 1-8, R Murphy 1-2, W Murphy 1-1, B Fitzpatrick 0-2, S Kelly 0-1, S Smith 0-1, F Fennell 0-1. C Forde 0-9, K Dunne 0-1, J Millett 0-1, C Hobbs 0-1.
29 October 2016 First round St Fechin's 3–17 – 3–05 Wolfe Tones Gaelic Grounds
S Conneely 2-4, D Stephenson 0-8, B Devlin 1-0, P Mathews 0-2, M Ryan 0-2, N Devlin 0-1. P Cullen 2-0, M Coyle 1-0, J Newman 0-3, S Noonan 0-2.

Leinster quarter-finals

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5 November 2016 Quarter-final St Fechin's 0–10 – 1–19 Mooncoin Gaelic Grounds
P McCormack 0-6, D Stephenson 0-2, V Hynes 0-1, S Connelly 0-1. K Crowley 0-6, E Hennebry 1-2, S Wall 0-3, R Wall 0-2, M Grace 0-2, P Walsh 0-1, C Fleming 0-1, C Daly 0-1, J Fitzgerald 0-1.
5 November 2016 Quarter-final St Oliver Plunkett's 2–12 – 1–11 St. James's St Oliver Plunkett's Park
P Lynam 0-6, C Curley 1-2, G Gavin 1-0, C Lynch 0-1, D Kiernan 0-1, A Craig 0-1, J Dooley 0-1. K O'Grady 0-9, M O'Hanlon 1-0, B Molloy 0-1, R Barron 0-1.
5 November 2016 Quarter-final Ratoath 1–13 – 2–08 Clodiagh Gaels Seán Eiffe Park
P O'Hanrahan 0-6, G McGowan 1-1, D Kelly 0-3, S O'Hanrahan 0-1, J McGowan 0-1, C O'Hanrahan 0-1. K Kinahan 2-0, L Langton 0-3, C Gleeson 0-1, S Dolan 0-1, C Keenaghan 0-1, D Dunne 0-1, C Curran 0-1.
12 November 2016 Quarter-final Rosenallis 0–16 – 0–07 Clontarf Rosenallis Ground
P Keating 0-6, R Murray 0-4, J Lennon 0-3, J Keating 0-2, S Kelly 0-1. R McDyer 0-3, B Forde 0-1, E Cronin 0-1, C Cronin 0-1, F Maher 0-1.

Leinster semi-finals

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19 November 2016 Semi-final Mooncoin 2–11 – 1–07 St Oliver Plunkett's Nowlan Park
M Grace (0-4); E Hennebry (1-0); R Wall (1-0, penalty); C Fleming (0-3, two frees); J Fitzgerald (0-2); K Crowley (0-1, free); S Walsh (0-1). Report P Lynam (1-4, goal 65, three points frees); G Gavin, C Curley, S Donoher (0-1 each).
26 November 2016 Semi-final Ratoath 1–20 – 1–16
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Rosenallis Seán Eiffe Park
P O'Hanrahan 0-7, G McGowan 0-6, D Kelly 0-4, P Coady 1-0, S Keogh 0-1, B McGowan 0-1, C O'Hanrahan 0-1. Report P Keating 0-5, W Murphy 1-1, R Murphy 0-2, J Lennon 0-2, S Kelly 0-2, S Smith 0-1, B Fitzpatrick 0-1, C Fennell 0-1, J Keating 0-1.

Leinster final

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3 December 2016 Final Mooncoin 1–16 – 0–12 Ratoath Nowlan Park
Eamon Hennebry (1–2), K Crowley (0–5, 4f), R Wall (0–3, 1f), A Walsh (0–3), C Daly (0–1), P Hennebry (0–1), K Kirwan (0–1). Report P O'Hanrahan (0–6, 4f), G McGowan (0–2), C O'Hanrahan (0–2), B McGowan (0–1), B McMahon (0–1). Referee: P Murphy

Munster quarter-finals

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29 October 2016 Quarter-final Ballyduff Lower 0–15 – 0–05 Kilgarvan Walsh Park
J Lyons 0–4; E Cummins 0–3; Brian Power (2fs), D Cheasty 0–2 each; C Dunphy, J Kennedy, D Reade (s-l), R Coffey O’Shea 0–1 each. Report S Godfrey 0–4 (1f, 1 65’); J M Foley 0–1 (1f). Referee: N Wall (Cork)
30 October 2016 Quarter-final St. Patrick's 2–02 – 4–34 Mayfield Gaelic Grounds
R Reale (2–0), J Mullins (0–2, frees). Report S Duggan (2–6), N Kely (0–9 ,1 free), S Kelly (1–2), K Walsh, I Looney (0–4 each), P Duggan (1–1), D O’Neill, K Punch, D Hayes (0–2 each), C O’Sullivan, S O’Donovan (0–1 each). Referee: T Walsh (Waterford)

Munster semi-finals

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12 November 2016 Semi-final Ballyduff Lower 0–14 – 0–06 Ballybacon-Grange Walsh Park
Brian Power (0-7f), J Kennedy (0–4), D Reade (0–1), C Lyons (0–1), D Cheasty (0–1). Report B Cummins (0–2; 0-1f, 0–1 65), A Lonergan (0-1f), G Cronin (0–1), D O’Regan (0–1), T Kirwan (0–1). Referee: J Murphy (Limerick)
13 November 2016 Semi-final Mayfield 1–27 – 1–07 Bodyke Mayfield Grounds
N Kelly (0–8, four frees), S Duggan (1–5), D O’Neill (0–4), S Kelly and K Punch (0–3 each), R O’Keeffe (pen), G Looney, D Malone and K Walsh (0–1 each). Report K Quigley (0–5, four frees), P Fitzgerald (1–0), W Fitzgerald and K Quigley (0–1 each). Referee: J McCormack (Tipperary)

Munster final

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4 December 2016 Final Mayfield 2–18 – 3–10 Ballyduff Lower Mallow GAA Complex
N Kelly (0–10, 0–6 frees), D O’Neill (1–4), S Duggan (1–2), K Punch and P Duggan (0–1 each). Report Brian Power (0–5 frees), J Kennedy (1–1), J Lyons and A Carroll (1–0 each), C Lyons, C Dunphy, D Cheasty and E Cummins (0–1 each). Referee: D Fox (Clare)

Ulster quarter-finals

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2 October 2016 Quarter-final Liatroim 2–16 – 1–08 Naomh Colum Cille Newcastle
2 October 2016 Quarter-final Seán Treacy's 1–11 – 1–12 Lámh Dhearg St. Oliver Plunkett Park
D Nugent 0-5.
2 October 2016 Quarter-final Na Magha 1–13 – 1–17 Seán MacCumhaills Celtick Park
B Quigley (1-3), D Foley (0-6, 4f), B Douban (0-2); D Connolly (0-1), A Grant (0-1). Report L Henderson (0-10, 5f, 1 sixty-five), C Gallagher (0-5), G Gilmore (1-1), S Curran (0-1).
16 October 2016 Quarter-final Cootehill Celtic 0–05 – 7–19 Inniskeen Grattans Hugh O'Reilly Park
A Fitzpatrick 0-2, F Hughes 0-2, C Carney 0-1. C Faul 4-1, T Campbell 3-1, R Meegan 0-6, D Meegan 0-4, M Murphy 0-2, D McGahon 0-2, C McKinley 0-2, J Dooley 0-1.

Ulster semi-finals

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9 October 2016 Semi-final Seán MacCumhaills 2–13 – 2–11 Liatroim Watty Graham Park
L Henderson (0-10, 8f, 1 ‘65), D White (2-0), G Gilmore (0-3). Report
23 October 2016 Semi-final Lámh Dhearg 1–12 – 2–06 Inniskeen Grattans O'Neill Park
D Nugent 0-9, A McGuigan 1-0, P Mervyn 0-1, D Lynch 0-1, T McCrudden 0-1. T Campbell 2-0, R Meegan 0-3, PJ Boyle 0-1, P Meegan 0-1.

Ulster final

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30 October 2016 Final Lámh Dhearg 0–16 – 0–13 Seán MacCumhaills Owenbeg COE
D Nugent 0–11 (9f), T McCrudden 0–2, D Lynch 0–1, B McComb 0–1, P Mervyn 0–1. Report L Henderson 0–10 (frees), M O’Reilly 0–2, G Gilmore 0–1. Referee: B Winters

All-Ireland quarter-final

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19 November 2016 Quarter-final Fullen Gaels 0–09 – 2–12 Calry/St. Joseph's Páirc na hÉireann
S Jennings (0-4), P Duggan (0-2), V Morrissey (0-1), N Urwin (0-1), T Dunne (0-1). M O'Callaghan (2-0), K Raymond (0-6), K Gilmartin (0-2), D Cox (0-2), M Gilmartin (0-1), M Larkin (0-1). Referee: M Murtagh

All-Ireland semi-finals

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29 January 2017 Semi-final Mayfield 1–14 – 1–07 Calry/St. Joseph's O'Connor Park
N Kelly (1–5, 0–3 frees); D O’Neill (0–4); K Punch (0–3); D Hayes, D Malone (0–1 each). Report K Raymond (0–6 frees); C Griffin (1–1).
29 January 2017 Semi-final Mooncoin 5–11 – 0–08 Lámh Dhearg St. Loman's Park
J Fitzgerald (2–1), M Grace (2–0), R Wall (0–4), K Crowley (0–4, 3fs), Eamonn Hennebry (1–0), S Walsh (0–1), C Fleming (0–1). Report P Cunningham (0–6, 5fs), T McCrudden (0–1), M Herron (0–1, f).

All-Ireland final

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18 February 2017 Final Mayfield 2–16 – 1–18 Mooncoin Croke Park
D Malone (1–2), P Duggan (1–0), N Kelly (0–11,6 frees), S Duggan, D O’Neill, K Punch (0–1 each). Report J Fitzgerald (1–1), K Crowley (0–8, 5 frees, 1 ’65), E Hennebry (0–3), A Walsh, R Wall (0–2 each), M Grace, P Walsh (0–1 each). Referee: C Cunning (Antrim)

Championship statistics

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Top scorers

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Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Nicky Kelly Mayfield 1-43 46 5 9.20
2 Pádraig O'Hanrahan Ratoath 1-27 30 4 7.50
Lee Henderson Seán MacCumhaills 0-30 30 3 10.00
4 Shane Duggan Mayfield 4-14 26 5 5.20
5 Domhnall Nugent Lámh Dhearg 0-25 25 4 6.25
6 Kevin Crowley Mooncoin 0-24 24 5 4.80
7 Keith Raymond Calry/St Joseph's 0-23 23 4 5.75
8 Paddy Keating Rosenallis 1-19 22 3 7.33
9 Éamonn Hennebry Mooncoin 4-07 19 5 3.80
10 David O'Neill Mayfield 1-15 18 5 3.60

Miscellaneous

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References

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  1. ^ "Preview- Toughest test of the season awaits Mooncoin's hurlers". Kilkenny Live. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Mayfield delight as they collect All-Ireland junior title in classic". Irish Examiner. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Nicky Kelly the hero with dramatic winning score as mighty Mayfield lift All-Ireland title". The 42. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2017.