2016 GAA Interprovincial Championships

The 2016 GAA Interprovincial Championships (formerly known as the Railway Cups) was a senior GAA competition in which the four provinces of Ireland competed in Gaelic football and hurling. The provincial squads are made up of players from the county panels in each province.

2016 GAA season
Football ChampionsUlster
Hurling ChampionsMunster

Connacht were the reigning football champions whilst Leinster were the reigning hurling champions from 2014. Due to adverse weather conditions, the 2015 inter-provincials did not take place.[1]

Ulster were the Football champions and Munster were the Hurling champions.[2][3]

Football Championship

Football Managers
  • Ger O’Sullivan (Cork & Munster)
  • John Tobin (Galway & Connacht)
  • Pete McGrath (Down & Ulster)
  • Seán Kelly (Meath & Leinster)

Football Semi-finals
Semi-final
Ulster3-17 - 1-15 Munster
Peter Harte (1-8, 0-4 frees, 1-0 penalty); Stefan Campbell (0-5); Tomas Corrigan (0-4, 0-2 frees); Enda Lynn, Aidan Breen (1-0) Report Paul Whyte (0-4, 0-3 frees); Jamie Malone (1-0); David Tubridy (0-3); Ian Corbett (0-2); Gary Brennan, Tommy Walsh, Brian Fox, Keelan Sexton, Ruairi Deane (0-1); Conor Sweeney (0-1 free)
Referee: Anthony Nolan (Wicklow)
Semi-final
Connacht2-17 - 1-18 Leinster
N Murphy (1-3); J Doherty (0-6, 0-4 frees); C Murtagh (1-1); D Cummins (0-3), F Cregg, D Comer, E Smith, N Daly (0-1) Report J Heslin (0-10, 0-8 frees); K Martin (1-1), D Foley, J McGrath, J Byrne, D Byrne, P Sharry, S O'Rourke, J O'Loughlin (0-1)
Referee: N Mooney (Cavan)

Football final
Final
Connacht3-10—2-16 Ulster
C Murtagh 2-3, D Comer 1-1, J Doherty 0-2 (2f), E Smith 0-1, D Cummins 0-1, E Mulligan 0-1 (1f), P Conroy 0-1. Report P Harte 0-5 (4f), A Breen 1-2, T Corrigan 0-4 (2f), C Vernon 1-1, E Lynn 0-3, S Campbell 0-1
Referee: Padraig O'Sullivan (Kerry)

Hurling Championship

Hurling Managers

Hurling Semi-finals
Semi-final
Munster3-21 - 0-15 Ulster
Seamus Callanan (1-7, 0-6 frees); Michael Breen (1-1); Barry Nash (0-4); Stephen Bennett (1-0); John O'Dwyer (0-2); Diarmaid Byrnes, Tom Murnane, Shane Dowling, Pádraic Maher, David Reidy, Shane Bennett, Dan McCormack (0-1) Report Ciarán Clarke (0-7, 0-6 frees); Conor Corvan (0-3); Conor O'Prey (0-2, 0-1 frees); Danny Cullen, Niall McKenna, Conor Woods (0-1)
Attendance: 100
Referee: Sean Cleere (Kilkenny)
Semi-final
Leinster1-14 - 1-12 Connacht
L Chin (1-4); S Dooley (0-3 frees); C Crummey, S Ryan, W Walsh, C Fennelly, R O'Dwyer, G Keegan, M Kavanagh (0-1) Report J Cooney (1-0), C Cooney (0-3 frees); N Burke (0-3, 0-1 free); J Skehill (0-1 free); J Flynn (0-1 sideline); D Burke; C Mannion, A Harte, P Flaherty (0-1)
Attendance: 100
Referee: C Lyons (Cork)

Hurling final
Final
Munster2-20 - 2-16 Leinster
S Callanan - Tipperary (0-7, 0-4 frees, 0-1 '65); D Reidy - Clare (1-2); A Cadogan - Cork (0-3); D McCormack - Tipperary, B Nash - Limerick (0-2); D Byrnes - Limerick, J Barron - Waterford, M Breen - Tipperary, A Shanagher - Clare, Stephen Bennett - Waterford (0-1) Report TJ Reid - Kilkenny (1-6, 0-4 frees); W Walsh - Kilkenny (0-4); L Chin - Wexford (1-1), C Dwyer - Laois, G Keegan - Kildare (0-2); S Dooley - Offaly (0-1)
Attendance: 592
Referee: Alan Kelly (Galway)

References
  1. "GAA president welcomes return of inter-provincials". RTE Sport. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  2. "Ulster finish strongly to reclaim interpro crown". RTE. 17 December 2016.
  3. "Munster defeat Leinster in Interprovincial Hurling Final". GAA.ie. 17 December 2016.
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