2016 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship


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
Relegated to the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship

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
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Richie HoganDanesfort0-4040410.00
2Darragh JoyceRower-Inistioge1-283147.75
3Chris BolgerClara2-243047.50
4T. J. ReidBallyhale Shamrocks2-212739.00
5Mark BerginO'Loughlin Gaels0-222237.33
6John WalshMullinavat1-182137.00
7Nicky CleereBennettsbridge1-1720210.00
8David WaltonJames Stephens0-171728.50
9Mark WebsterFenians0-151535.00
10Conor TobinFenians2-081434.66

;Top scorers in a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1Nicky CleereBennettsbridge1-1013Mullinavat
1Richie HoganDanesfort0-1313Fenians
2Chris BolgerClara1-0811Fenians
2Mark BerginO'Loughlin Gaels0-1111Ballyhale Shamrocks
3Chris BolgerClara1-0710Dicksboro
3T. J. ReidBallyhale Shamrocks1-0710Mullinavat
3Richie HoganDanesfort0-1313Rower-Inistioge
3Mark WebsterFenians0-1010Danesfort
3Richie HoganDanesfort0-1010Fenians
3Darragh JoyceRower-Inistioge0-1010O'Loughlin Gaels