2016 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final

none 2016 All-Ireland Hurling Championship Final Croke park hogan stand.jpg 250 2016 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Kilkenny 40px 2-20 Tipperary 40px 2-29 4 September 2016 Croke Park Dublin Séamus Callananhttp://www.the42.ie/seamus-callanan-man-of-the-match-2-2964243-Sep2016/ Seamus Callanan named All-Ireland final man of the match - and who'd argue? 4 September 2016 The 42 6 September 2016https://munster.gaa.ie/event/all-ireland-senior-hurling-championship-final-5/ All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final – Tipperary 2–29 Kilkenny 2–20 Irish Examiner John Fogarty 4 September 2016 Man of the match Seamus Callanan... added a free and they were back level through substitute Jason Forde. Brian Gavin (Offaly) Partly Cloudy 19 °C °Fhttp://www.met.ie/climate/daily-data.asp Met Eireann: Daily Data 04/09/16 6 September 2016 16 September 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160916044808/http://www.met.ie/climate/daily-data.asp dead 2015 2017 The 2016 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was the 129th event of its kind and the culmination of the 2016 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. It was played at Croke Park in Dublin on 4 September 2016. This was the 18th All-Ireland season that ended with a Kilkenny–Tipperary final. Of the previous 17, Tipperary won 10 and Kilkenny 7. It was also the fifth final between Tipperary and Kilkenny since 2009, with Kilkenny leading the series 3–1.http://www.the42.ie/kilkenny-tipperary-final-details-2927940-Aug2016/ Here's the details for the All-Ireland senior hurling final between Kilkenny and Tipperary 14 August 2016 The 42 15 August 2016 Kilkenny were chasing three in a row with Tipperary looking for a first All-Ireland since 2010.http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2016/0814/809150-galway-v-tipperary/ Tipp edge Galway to set up Kilkenny showdown 14 August 2016 RTE Sport 17 August 2016http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2016/0813/809020-kilkenny-waterford/ Kilkenny deny Déise in thriller to book final spot 13 August 2016 RTE Sport 17 August 2016 The final was shown live in Ireland on RTÉ One as part of The Sunday Game live programme, presented by Michael Lyster from Croke Park, with studio analysis from Liam Sheedy, Henry Shefflin and Ger Loughnane. Match commentary was provided by Ger Canning with analysis by Michael Duignan. The game was also shown live on Sky Sports, presented by Rachel Wyse and Brian Carney.http://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/gaa/what-time-kilkenny-v-tipperary-8742662 What time is Kilkenny v Tipperary? All you need to know about the All-Ireland hurling final 1 September 2016 Irish Mirror 2 September 2016 Tipperary clinched their 27th All-Ireland title winning on a 2-29 to 2-20 scoreline.http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/vincent-hogan-tipps-master-at-peak-of-his-powers-35021053.html Vincent Hogan: Tipp's master at peak of his powers 5 September 2016 Irish Independent 6 September 2016 Their victory also marked the first time since the 1960s that Tipperary had won multiple All-Ireland titles in a single decade, having only won one title each in the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. Background Kilkenny–Tipperary hurling rivalry This was the seventh time in eight years that the counties have played each other in the championship, with Kilkenny winning 5 times. Kilkenny went into the final having won 36 All Ireland titles, 11 titles in the last 15 years (2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, and 2015), with Tipperary on 26 titles, 2 titles over the same period (2001 and 2010). The teams had played each other 26 times in the championship, the first time being in 1887, with Kilkenny winning 12 times and Tipperary winning on 13 occasions with one draw in 2014. Since the 2010 All-Ireland Final, Kilkenny have 10 wins and a draw in 13 league and championship games against Tipperary.http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/i-would-never-think-we-have-an-indian-sign-over-tipp-cody-35005681.html I would never think we have an Indian sign over Tipp - Cody 30 August 2016 Irish Independent 30 August 2016 Kilkenny had played in 65 All-Ireland finals, winning 36, losing 25 and drawing 4, with Tipperary having appeared in 40 All-Ireland finals, winning 26, losing 12 and drawing 2. The final was Kilkenny manager Brian Cody's 84th championship match as manager since taking over at the start of 1999 season. Kilkenny had won 68, drawn six and lost nine of the previous matches, the defeats being against Galway in 2001, 2005 and 2012, Cork in 1999, 2004 and 2013, Wexford in 2004, Tipperary in 2010 and Dublin in 2013. Tipperary were bidding to become the first Munster champions to win the All-Ireland title since Cork in 2005.http://tipperary.gaa.ie/ireland-senior-hurling-championship-final-kilkenny-v-tipperary-2/ All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final – Kilkenny v Tipperary 1 September 2016 Tipperary GAA 2 September 2016 Route to the final Kilkenny 11 June 2016 Leinster Semi-final 19:00 20px|border Dublin 0-16 - 1-25 Report 20px|border Kilkenny D Treacy (0-11, 0-10 frees); D O’Callaghan (0-2); É Dillon, D Plunkett, P Ryan (0-1). TJ Reid (0-10, 0-7 frees, 0-1 ’65); JJ Farrell (1-5); C Buckley, W Walsh, M Fennelly (0-2); P Walsh, C Fogarty, L Ryan, C Fennelly (0-1). B Gavin (Offaly) 10,419 O'Moore Park, Portlaoise no 3 July 2016 20px|border Kilkenny 20px|border Galway 16:00 Leinster Final 1-26 - 0-22 TJ Reid 0-10 (0-7f, 1 65), J Farrell 1-4, R Hogan 0-5, C Fogarty 0-3, W Walsh 0-2, J Power 0-1, M Fennelly 0-1. Report J Canning 0-6 (0-6f), C Mannion 0-5, C Cooney 0-3, C Whelan 0-3, J Cooney 0-2, D Glennon 0-1, C Donnellan 0-1, A Smith 0-1. Croke Park, Dublin 29,377 F. Horgan (Tipperary) no 7 August 2016 All-Ireland Semi-final 15:30 border|20x20px Kilkenny 1-21 - 0-24 Report 20px|border Waterford TJ Reid 0-11 (0-10f, 0-1 ’65), W Walsh 1-1, R Hogan 0-4, C Fogarty 0-2, E Larkin, M Fennelly, C Fennelly 0-1 each. Pauric Mahony 0-14 (0-10f, 0-1 ’65), A Gleeson 0-5, J Dillon 0-2, K Moran, P Curran, M Shanahan 0-1 each. J Owens (Wexford) 34,432 Croke Park, Dublin no 13 August 2016 All-Ireland Semi-final replay 18:45 border|20x20px Kilkenny 2-19 - 2-17 Report 20px|border Waterford C Fennelly 2-1, TJ Reid 0-7 (6fs), R Hogan 0-4, L Blanchfield 0-3, P Walsh 0-2, E Larkin 0-1, W Walsh 0-1. Pauric Mahony 0-9 (7fs), A Gleeson 1-2, J Dillon 1-0, Shane Bennett 0-2, J Barron 0-2, M Shanahan 0-2. James McGrath (Westmeath) 30,058 Semple Stadium, Thurles no Tipperary 22 May 2016 Munster Quarter-final 16:00 20px|border Tipperary 0-22 - 0-13 Report 20px|border Cork S Callanan 0-8 (4f), J O’Dwyer 0-7 (2f, 1 65), N McGrath 0-2, Pádraic Maher, B Maher, J McGrath, J Forde & K Bergin 0-1 each. P Horgan 0-4f, A Cadogan 0-3, C Lehane 0-2 (1f), C Murphy, B Lawton, S Harnedy & L O’Farrell 0-1 each. B Kelly (Westmeath) 29,114 Semple Stadium, Thurles no 19 June 2016 Munster Semi-final 16:00 20px|border Tipperary 3-12 - 1-16 Report 20px|border Limerick S Callanan (1-6, 0-3 frees, 0-2 65s); M Breen (2-1); N McGrath (0-3); J McGrath, Pádraic Maher (0-1 each). S Dowling (0-9, 8 frees); T Morrissey (1-0); D Hannon (0-2); B Nash, C Lynch, G Hegarty, J Ryan, J Fitzgibbon (0-1 each). J McGrath (Westmeath) 25,531 Semple Stadium, Thurles no 10 July 2016 20px|border Waterford 20px|border Tipperary 16:00 Munster Final 0-13 - 5-19 Pauric Mahony (0-6, 4 frees); P. Curran (0-5, 3 frees); A. Gleeson (0-2, sidelines) Report S. Callanan (1-11, 8 frees, 1 65); J. McGrath (3-2, 1-0 pen); M. Breen (1-1); Pádraic Maher, N. McGrath, Patrick Maher, J. Forde, A. McCormack (0-1 each) Gaelic Grounds, Limerick 26,508 Brian Gavin (Offaly) no 14 August 2016 All-Ireland Semi-final 15:30 20px|border Tipperary 2-19 - 2-18 Report border|20x20px Galway S Callanan 0-9 (0-8f, 0-1 ’65), J McGrath 1-1, J O'Dwyer 1-0, N McGrath, M Breen 0-3 each, R Maher, P Maher, B Maher 0-1 each. C Cooney 1-7 (0-5f), J Canning 0-5 (0-3f, 0-1 ’65), J Cooney 1-1, C Whelan 0-2, S Mlaoney, D Burke, J Flynn 0-1 each. B Kelly (Westmeath) 54,227 Croke Park, Dublin no Pre-match Jubilee team The Tipperary team that won the 1991 All-Ireland Final was presented to the crowd before the match to mark 25 years.http://tipperary.gaa.ie/tipperary-gaa-scene-august-23rd-2016/ Tipperary GAA Scene – August 23rd 2016 1 September 2016 Tipperary GAA 2 September 2016 Tipperary manager Michael Ryan who played on that team was represented by his mother for the presentation.http://www.tipperarystar.ie/news/news/214793/tipp-team-of-91-to-be-feted-on-sunday.html Tipp team of '91 to be feted on Sunday 4 September 2016 Tipperary Star 6 September 2016 Ticketing With a stadium capacity of 82,300, the 32 individual county boards will receive 60,000 tickets. Schools and third level colleges will get 2,500 tickets, while season ticket holders will be entitled to 5,500 tickets. 1,000 tickets will be given to overseas clubs. The Camogie, Ladies' Football, Handball and Rounders Associations are each allocated about 200 tickets, as are the jubilee teams and mini-7s which play at half-time. The match was a sell-out. Related events The 2016 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Final was played between Tipperary and Limerick as a curtain-raiser to the senior final.http://tipperary.gaa.ie/electric-ireland-ireland-minor-hurling-championship-final-limerick-v-tipperary/ Electric Ireland All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship Final – Limerick v Tipperary 1 September 2016 Tipperary GAA 2 September 2016 Tipperary went on to win the final on a 1–21 to 0-17 scoreline.http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2016/0904/814079-tipperary-limerick-mhc-final/ Tipperary see off Limerick to claim minor title 4 September 2016 RTE Sport 6 September 2016 The Tipperary minor team were captained by Brian McGrath, brother of Noel and John McGrath who went to win the senior final with Tipperary.http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/three-allireland-medals-in-one-day-photo-captures-heartwarming-moment-the-mcgraths-came-together-at-croker-35022610.html Three All-Ireland medals in one day! Photo captures heartwarming moment the McGraths came together at Croker 4 September 2016 Irish Independent 6 September 2016 Match summary Officials On 22 August 2016 the officials were chosen for the final by the GAA, with Brian Gavin being named as the referee.http://www.the42.ie/brian-gavin-kilkenny-tipperary-2942366-Aug2016/ A familiar face will referee the All-Ireland hurling final between Kilkenny and Tipperary 23 August 2016 The 42 23 August 2016 Barry Kelly was the standby referee with Colm Lyons of Cork the other linesman and John Keane of Galway the sideline official. The umpires were Michael Gavin, David Gavin, William Flynn, all from Clara and PJ Lawlor from Ferbane/Belmont. The match was his fourth All-Ireland final having been the referee in 2011, 2013, and the replay in 2014.http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2016/0822/811112-offalyman-brian-gavin-to-ref-all-ireland-shc-final/ Offalyman Brian Gavin to ref All-Ireland SHC final 23 August 2016 RTE Sport 23 August 2016 Team news It was confirmed on 15 August that Kilkenny's Michael Fennelly would miss the final after he ruptured his achilles tendon in the semi-final replay victory over Waterford.http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/huge-blow-for-brian-cody-as-kilkenny-confirm-that-michael-fennelly-has-achilles-injury-34968445.html Huge blow for Brian Cody as Kilkenny confirm that Michael Fennelly has achilles injury 15 August 2016 Irish Independent 17 August 2016 Kilkenny named their starting fifteen on Friday 2 September and it showed two changes to the one which defeated Waterford in the semi-final replay with Kevin Kelly included at corner-forward. The other change saw Kieran Joyce replacing Michael Fennelly.http://www.the42.ie/kilkenny-all-ireland-final-team-2962310-Sep2016/ Cody springs selection surprise for All-Ireland final as 22-year-old Kevin Kelly included 2 September 2016 The 42 6 September 2016 Michael Ryan made one change to the Tipperary team for the final with John O’Dwyer coming in at top of the right instead of Nial O Meara with John McGrath moving to top of the left. There were five All-Ireland Final debutants in Tipperary's starting line-up.http://www.nationalist.ie/news/home/214904/bubbles-to-start-as-tipperary-make-one-change-for-final.html Bubbles' to start as Tipperary make one change for final 3 September 2016 The Nationalist 6 September 2016 Summary Seamus Callanan opened the scoring after two minutes with a point from out on the left which he hit over his left shoulder. Kevin Kelly equalized for Kilkenny in the fifth minute before TJ Reid scored from a free to put Kilkenny into a one-point lead. http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2016/0904/814073-live-build-up-all-ireland-shc-final/ As it happened: Tipperary claim Liam MacCarthy glory 5 September 2016 RTE Sport 6 September 2016 After ten minutes, Séamus Kennedy scored his first ever championship point to make it four points all, after fifteen minutes it was six all. John O’Dwyer scored a point after twenty five minutes to level the scores at nine all. The half-time score was Tipperary 0-14 Kilkenny 0–12 with every single Tipperary forward scoring from play. The sides were level 10 times in the first half.http://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/gaa/tipperary-crowned-ireland-champions-after-8766942 Tipperary crowned All Ireland Champions after super nine point victory over Kilkenny 5 September 2016 Irish Mirror 6 September 2016 http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/majestic-tipperary-are-all-ireland-champions-after-victory-over-kilkenny-in-croke-park-35020342.html Majestic Tipperary are All Ireland champions after victory over Kilkenny in Croke Park 6 September 2016 Irish Independent 6 September 2016 Seamus Callinan had five points in the first half and scored the first point of the second half from a free to open the lead to three points. After forty-one minutes, Kevin Kelly scored a goal for Kilkenny when he scoped and flicked the ball into the empty net in front of the hill 16 end. http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2016/0904/814136-10-minutes-that-mattered/ 10 minutes that mattered, from a final to remember 6 September 2016 RTE Sport 6 September 2016 Seamus Callinan got the next score from a free to put one point between them. Jason Forde who had come on as a substitute a minute earlier for Michael Breen scored a point to level the game in the forty fifth minute. http://www.hoganstand.com/Hurling/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=260420 SHC Final: Super Tipp claim 27th title 6 September 2016 Hogan Stand 6 September 2016 Two minutes later John O’Dwyer picked up the ball and cut in from the left and hit a low shot from distance that flew into the back of the net to put Tipperary into a four-point lead. http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/all-ireland-final-tipping-point-reached-as-kilkenny-succumb-1.2779483 All-Ireland final: Tipping point reached as Kilkenny succumb 6 September 2016 Irish Times 6 September 2016 http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/colm-keys-10-small-battles-that-tilted-the-croker-war-in-tipps-direction-35024610.html Colm Keys: 10 small battles that tilted the Croker war in Tipp's direction 5 September 2016 Irish Independent 6 September 2016 Pauric Maher scored a point from out on the left touchline in the fifty-first minute to increase the lead to five. http://www.the42.ie/tipperary-kilkenny-talking-points-3-2963994-Sep2016/ 5 talking points as breathtaking Tipperary take down Cody's empire 4 September 2016 The 42 6 September 2016 Tipperary were six ahead in the fifty-sixth minute after another Seamus Callinan point. http://www.nationalist.ie/news/home/214942/magnificent-tipperary-dethrone-kilkenny-to-win-all-ireland-final-in-superb-style.html Magnificent Tipperary dethrone Kilkenny to win All-Ireland final in superb style 5 September 2016 Nationalist 6 September 2016 With ten minutes left John McGrath scored a second goal for Tipperary when he cut in from the right and hit a high shot to the left after a pass from Noel McGrath, this put Tipperary nine points clear. Two minutes later Richie Hogan scored with a ground shot to the net to reduce the lead to six. Tipperary then scored a further four points to go into stoppage time with a nine-point lead which they held to the end to claim the title.http://www.the42.ie/kilkenny-tipperary-live-3-2963653-Sep2016/ As it happened: 2016 All Ireland Final 4 September 2016 The 42 6 September 2016 http://www.the42.ie/kilkenny-tipperary-all-ireland-hurling-final-2964224-Sep2016/ John Gardiner: Relentless Tipp left Kilkenny searching for answers they simply didn't have 4 September 2016 The 42 6 September 2016 Match details 4 September 2016 15:30 20px|border Kilkenny 2-20 - 2-29 Report 20px|border Tipperary TJ Reid 0-11 (10f, 1'65), K Kelly 1-2 (0-1 sideline), R Hogan 1-1, P Walsh, E Larkin 0-2 each, W Walsh, C Buckley 0-1 each. S Callanan 0-13 (3f, 1'65'), J O'Dwyer 1-5 (0-1f, 0-1 sideline), J McGrath 1-3, J Forde, Patrick Maher 0-2 each, N McGrath, S Kennedy, D McCormack, Padraic Maher 0-1 each. Croke Park, Dublin 82,016 Brian Gavin _shoulder_stripes_gold_stripes _blackstripes _shoulder_stripes_gold_stripes _adidasonwhite _hoops_black 000000 FFC125 000000 000000 FFC125 Kilkenny _goldshoulders _goldhorizontal _goldshoulders _adidasonwhite 0000cc 0000cc 0000cc 0000cc 0000cc Tipperary 1 Eoin Murphy 2 Paul Murphy 3 Joey Holden 4 Shane Prendergast (captain) 5 Pádraig Walsh 6 Kieran Joyce 7 Cillian Buckley 8 T. J. Reid 9 Conor Fogarty 10 Walter Walsh 11 Richie Hogan 12 Eoin Larkin 13 Kevin Kelly 14 Colin Fennelly 15 Liam Blanchfield Substitutes:18 Rob Lennon for K. Joyce (60 mins)21 Lester Ryan for E. Larkin (60 mins)Manager: Brian Cody 1 Darren Gleeson 2 Cathal Barrett 3 James Barry 4 Michael Cahill 5 Séamus Kennedy 6 Ronan Maher 7 Pádraic Maher 8 Brendan Maher (captain) 9 Michael Breen 10 Dan McCormack 11 Patrick Maher 12 Noel McGrath 13 John O'Dwyer 14 Séamus Callinan 15 John McGrath Substitutes:19 Jason Forde for M. Breen (45 mins)25 Niall O'Meara for D. McCormack (62 mins)22 Donagh Maher for M. Cahill (65 mins)17 Kieran Bergin for N. McGrath (70 mins)20 Thomas Hamill for S. Kennedy (72 mins)Manager: Michael Ryan Man of the Match: Séamus Callanan Linesmen: Barry Kelly (Westmeath) Colm Lyons (Cork) Sideline Official John Keane (Galway) Umpires Michael Gavin David Gavin William Flynn PJ Lawlor Trophy presentation Tipperary captain Brendan Maher accepted the Liam MacCarthy Cup from GAA president Aogán Ó Fearghail in the Hogan Stand. The Tipperary team then did a victory lap around Croke Park with the trophy. Reaction Tipperary manager Michel Ryan speaking after the match said "This is a fantastic day for Tipperary hurling. I think we might have awoken other giants that may have been sleeping though, in that every other county is going to take huge encouragement from what we’ve achieved this year, because we’re all in the pot; every one of us hurling counties are chasing Kilkenny and those are the facts. And for one of us to come through and break that mould for once... don’t get me wrong, that’s not a foregone conclusion that that will ever happen again, such is the quality of Kilkenny, but I think we’re after sending home a lot of teams that I think will set 2017 alight.” http://www.the42.ie/michael-ryan-reaction-2964024-Sep2016/ Tipp win 'might have awoken sleeping giants' says Ryan 4 September 2016 The 42 6 September 2016 http://www.the42.ie/michael-ryan-tipperary-3-2964133-Sep2016/ 'He remains a great friend to our group' - Ryan tribute to ex Tipp manager O'Shea 4 September 2016 The 42 6 September 2016 thumb|170px|Shirt worn by Séamus Kennedy in the 2016 All-Ireland final (Tipperary Museum of Hidden History) Kilkenny manager Brian Cody speaking after the match said "The better team won, the better team always wins as far as I’m concerned but it was comprehensive, We went in after the first half two points down, well in the game. We got a good start to the second half, got the goal but you know they didn’t blink, they came back at us and they got some terrific scores, We were out-played through the second half and there’s no argument that the better team won the match." http://www.the42.ie/brian-cody-reaction-3-2964066-Sep2016/ 'They didn't blink' - no excuses from Brian Cody as three-in-a-row bid ends 4 September 2016 The 42 6 September 2016 http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/no-complaints-no-excuses-no-if-onlys-from-brian-cody-419380.html No complaints, no excuses, no ‘if onlys’ from Brian Cody 4 September 2016 Irish Examiner 6 September 2016 Noel McGrath said it was the stuff of dreams to come back from cancer and win the All-Ireland title saying "Fifteen months ago I never thought I'd be playing in Croke Park, let alone going up the steps at Croke Park, or watching Brendan (Maher) lift up the cup. It was tough for me for a few months in 2015, but look I'm just delighted to be back playing and delighted to be on the pitch and doing what I can for Tipperary and I'm just absolutely thrilled to be part of an All-Ireland-winning team. I was just delighted to be able to get back playing to whatever level I could get back to - I wasn't sure what that would be." http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/beating-cancer-to-win-the-allireland-the-stuff-of-dreams-for-noel-mcgrath-35024762.html Beating cancer to win the All-Ireland the 'stuff of dreams' for Noel McGrath 5 September 2016 Irish Independent 6 September 2016 Former Tipperary hurler and manager Nicky English writing in the Irish Times taught that Tipperary out-Kilkennyed Kilkenny this time to emerge as very deserving and worthy winners of this All-Ireland final saying "This was a huge win for Tipperary – there’s no other way to put it. Huge! Tipperary’s strength in the first tackle, their aerial ability throughout, their skill in the forwards and their intensity was reminiscent of Kilkenny at their level best, which should be taken as a serious compliment. From Mick Ryan and his management team’s perspective, they couldn’t have asked for any more from the players. In terms of power, aggression, skill and intelligent hurling, Tipperary were fantastic." http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/nicky-english-tipp-beat-kilkenny-by-playing-like-kilkenny-1.2779322 Nicky English: Tipp beat Kilkenny by playing like Kilkenny 5 September 2016 Irish Times 6 September 2016 Highlights of the final were shown on The Sunday Game programme which aired at 9:30pm that night on RTÉ Two and was presented by Des Cahill with match analysis from Brendan Cummins, Eddie Brennan, and Cyril Farrell. On the man of the match award shortlist were John O'Dwyer, Ronan Maher, and Seamus Callanan, with Seamus Callanan winning the award which was presented by GAA president Aogán Ó Fearghail at the Double tree by Hilton hotel in Dublin where the post match Tipperary function was being held. Tipperary manager Michael Ryan opened the envelope that contained the winning players name.http://www.the42.ie/seamus-callanan-man-of-the-match-2-2964243-Sep2016/ Seamus Callanan named All-Ireland final man of the match - and who'd argue? 5 September 2016 The 42 6 September 2016 Celebrations The Tipperary team returned home on the 5 September were the homecoming event was held at Semple Stadium in Thurles. The gates of the Stadium were opened at 4.00pm with the Tipperary senior team were introduced to the crowd at 8.00pm, preceded by the minor squad, who helped the county to their first minor-senior double since 1949.http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/massive-turnout-for-tipperary-hurling-champs-homecoming-1.2780637 Massive turnout for Tipperary hurling champs’ homecoming 5 September 2016 Irish Times 6 September 2016https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2016/0905/814415-tipperary/ Tipperary fans throng Thurles for homecoming 5 September 2016 RTE Sport 6 September 2016http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/hurling/michael-ryan-keeping-tipperarys-great-expectations-in-check-419551.html Michael Ryan keeping Tipperary’s great expectations in check 6 September 2016 Irish Examiner 6 September 2016 Miscellaneous Sides were level 11 times (equalling the all-time record from 2009 and the 2014 drawn match). Kilkenny were in the lead on seven occasions, equal to Tipperary's record in 2009. References June 2017 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, 2016 Category:September 2016 sports events in Ireland Category:All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship finals Category:GAA finals at Croke Park Category:Kilkenny county hurling team matches Category:Tipperary county hurling team matches