| 2016 Walsh Cup | |
| Trophy: | Walsh Cup |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Manager: | Ger Cunningham |
| Captain: | Liam Rushe |
| Winners: | Dublin |
| Ordinal: | 7 |
| Runnersup: | Wexford |
| Runnerupmanager: | Liam Dunne |
| Previous: | 2015 |
| Next: | 2017 |
| Sponsor: | Bord na Móna |
The 2016 Bord na Móna Walsh Cup was the 54th staging of the Walsh Cup since its establishment in 1954. Dublin were the winners.
15 teams compete: 10 county teams from Leinster, Ulster and Connacht (Kilkenny, Laois, Wexford, Galway, Offaly, Dublin, Meath, Carlow, Antrim, Westmeath) and five third-level colleges: UCD, DIT, NUI Galway, IT Carlow and DCU. Kilkenny fielded teams composed mainly of under 21 players managed by u21 manager Eddie Brennan.[1] [2]
The teams are drawn into four groups, one of three teams and three of four teams. Each team plays the other teams in its group once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The four group winners progress to the semi-finals.
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| 1 | Offaly | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7-37 | 1-19 | +36 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Dublin Institute of Technology | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-24 | 4-44 | –20 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Kilkenny | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-25 | 7-23 | –16 | 0 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dublin | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9-60 | 5-38 | +44 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Laois | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5-45 | 3-56 | –5 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Antrim | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-56 | 7-54 | -10 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 4 | University College Dublin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4-41 | 6-54 | -19 | 0 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wexford | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6-56 | 3-27 | 38 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2 | I.T. Carlow | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-40 | 4-47 | -7 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Meath | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5-36 | 4-49 | -10 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Carlow | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0-40 | 4-49 | -21 | 2 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galway | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5-55 | 1-46 | 21 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2 | National University of Ireland, Galway | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-59 | 2-52 | 16 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Westmeath | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-48 | 8-62 | -32 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Dublin City University | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-54 | 4-56 | -5 | 1 |
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Ryan | Dublin | 4-31 | 43 | 5 | 8.50 |
| 2 | Liam Watson | Antrim | 0-31 | 31 | 3 | 10.33 |
| 3 | Oisín O'Rourke | University College Dublin | 4-18 | 30 | 3 | 10.00 |
| 4 | Seán Gray | Dublin City University | 1-26 | 29 | 3 | 9.66 |
| 5 | Brendan Murtagh | Westmeath | 0-28 | 28 | 3 | 9.66 |
| 6 | Bobby Duggan | N.U.I. Galway | 2-21 | 27 | 2 | 13.50 |
| 7 | Eamon Dillon | Dublin | 5-10 | 25 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 8 | P. J. Scully | Laois | 1-20 | 23 | 3 | 7.66 |
| 9 | Harry Kehoe | Wexford | 1-19 | 19 | 5 | 3.80 |
| Stephen Maher | I.T. Carlow | 0-22 | 22 | 3 | 7.33 |
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bobby Duggan | N.U.I. Galway | 1-12 | 15 | Westmeath |
| 2 | Paul Ryan | Dublin | 2-7 | 13 | University College Dublin |
| Paul Ryan | Dublin | 1-10 | 13 | Antrim | |
| Brendan Murtagh | Westmeath | 0-13 | 13 | Dublin City University | |
| 5 | Jack Regan | Meath | 1-9 | 12 | Carlow |
| Bobby Duggan | N.U.I. Galway | 1-9 | 12 | Galway | |
| David Treacy | Dublin | 0-12 | 12 | Galway | |
| 8 | Oisín O'Rourke | University College Dublin | 3-2 | 11 | Dublin |
| Oisín O'Rourke | University College Dublin | 0-11 | 11 | Laois | |
| Seán Gray | Dublin City University | 0-11 | 11 | N.U.I. Galway |