2016 Dr. McKenna Cup

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2016 Dr. McKenna Cup
Winners
Champions Tyrone (14th win)
Captain Mattie Donnelly
Manager Mickey Harte
Runners-up
Runners-up Derry
Captain Cailean O'Boyle
Manager Damian Barton
Other
Sponsor Bank of Ireland
2015
2017

The 2016 Dr. McKenna Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the Bank of Ireland Dr. McKenna Cup, is an inter-county and colleges hurling competition in the province of Ulster. As well as the nine county teams, three colleges' teams competed: St Mary's University College, Belfast, Queen's University Belfast and Ulster University.[1][2] It was won by Tyrone for the fifth year in a row.[3]

Format

The teams are drawn into three groups 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 three group winners, and the best runner-up progress to the semi-finals.

Results

Section A

Team Pld W D L Pts Diff Notes
Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone 3 3 0 0 6 +25 Qualified for semi-final
20px Derry 3 2 0 1 4 +12
20px Antrim 3 1 0 2 2 –13
20px Queen's University Belfast 3 0 0 3 0 –24

Section B

Team Pld W D L Pts Diff Notes
20px Fermanagh 3 3 0 0 6 +25 Qualified for semi-final
20px Down 3 1 0 2 2 0
20px St Mary's University College, Belfast 3 1 0 2 2 –7
20px Donegal 3 1 0 2 2 –18

Section C

Team Pld W D L Pts Diff Notes
20px Cavan 3 2 1 0 5 +16 Qualified for semi-final
20px Ulster University 3 2 0 1 4 –2
20px Armagh 3 1 0 2 2 –3
Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan 3 0 1 2 1 –11

Finals

17 January 2016
Semi-Final
Tyrone Colours of Tyrone.svg 1-13 – 0-10 20px Fermanagh

17 January 2016
Semi-Final
Derry 20px 1-17 – 1-10 20px Cavan

23 January 2016
7:30 p.m.
Final
Tyrone Colours of Tyrone.svg 1-22 - 1-15 (a.e.t.) 30px Derry
Report
Athletic Grounds, Armagh
Attendance: 7,143

References