Galway Champions St. Thomas' Manager John Burke | Captain Patrick Skehill | |
The 2016 Galway Senior Hurling Championship will be the 119th staging of the Galway Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment in 1887. Sarsfields are the reigning champions. Abbeyknockmoy and Moycullen will participate in the senior championship having been promoted from the intermediate competition in 2015.
Contents
Group Stage
The Senior A and Senior B Group Stage draw was made on 8 March 2016 broadcast live on Galway Bay FM.
Senior A
Senior A consists of 12 teams divided into two groups of 6. The top 2 teams from each group will automatically qualify for the quarter finals. The 3rd and 4th teams from each group will play in preliminary quarter finals. The bottom two teams from each group will cross play with the losers playing in the Senior B competition in 2017.
Senior A - Group 1
Senior A - Group 2
Senior A - Relegation
Senior B
Senior B consists of 12 teams divided into two groups of 6. The top teams from each group will qualify for preliminary quarter finals and play in the Senior A competition in 2017. The four 2nd and 3rd placed teams will cross play with the winners also qualifying for preliminary quarter finals.