1916 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
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The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1916 was the 30th series of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Tipperary won the championship, beating Kilkenny 5â4 to 3â2 in the final.[1]
| All-Ireland champions | |
|---|---|
| Winning team | Tipperary (9th win) |
| Captain | Johnny Leahy |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Kilkenny |
| Captain | Sim Walton |
| Provincial champions | |
| Munster | Tipperary |
| Leinster | Kilkenny |
| Ulster | Not Played |
| Connacht | Galway |
| Championship statistics | |
| All-Star Team | See here |
â 1915 1917 â | |
Format
All-Ireland Championship
Semi-final: (1 match) This was a lone match which saw the winners of the Munster championship play Galway who received a bye to this stage. One team was eliminated at this stage while the winning team advanced to the final.
Final: (1 match) The winners of the lone semi-final played the winners of the Leinster championship. The winners were declared All-Ireland champions.