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Quiz: How well do you remember the 2016 hurling year?

Test yourself, hurling fans.
9.30pm, 26 Dec 2016

Tipperary players celebrate with the Liam McCarthy Cup Tipperary players celebrating their All-Ireland final win. Morgan Treacy / INPHO Morgan Treacy / INPHO / INPHO

IT WAS A brilliant year for Tipperary as they were crowned All-Ireland senior champions.

But what else do you remember from the 2016 hurling year? Take our quiz to find out.

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Who won the Walsh Cup in Croke Park in January?
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Wexford
Dublin

Kilkenny
Offaly
Which Limerick great was the Fitzgibbon Cup winning manager?
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Eamon Cregan
Gary Kirby

Richie Bennis
Ciaran Carey
Who was man-of-the-match in the All-Ireland senior club hurling final?
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Shane Dowling
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Ronan Lynch

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Cathal King
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Adrian Breen
Clare were crowned hurling league champions in May for the first time in how many years?
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34
38

36
40
Who was the top scorer in the 2016 hurling championship?
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Seamus Callanan
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Shane Dooley

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TJ Reid
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Niall O'Brien
Who hit the only goal in the Leinster senior hurling final?
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Jonjo Farrell
Colin Fennelly

Walter Walsh
Richie Hogan
How many goals did Tipperary score in the Munster senior hurling championship?
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9
7

8
10
Who knocked Dublin out in the All-Ireland hurling qualifiers?
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Cork
Wexford

Clare
Limerick
Who scored a hat-trick for Clare against Laois in July?
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Conor McGrath
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Podge Collins

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Shane O'Donnell
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Aaron Shanagher
Wexford defeated Cork in July for the first time in how many years?
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40
70

60
50
What did Pauric Mahony score in the All-Ireland semi-final draw against Kilkenny?
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0-15
0-13

0-14
0-12
How many points did Galway lose to Tipperary by in the All-Ireland semi-final?
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2
4

3
1
Who was man-of-the-match in the All-Ireland senior hurling final?
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Seamus Callanan
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Patrick Maher

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Brendan Maher
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Padraic Maher
Tipperary won the All-Ireland minor title in September. Who did they beat?
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Galway
Limerick

Waterford
Kilkenny
Which one of these players captained Waterford to the All-Ireland U21 hurling title?
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Stephen Bennett
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Shane Bennett

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Patrick Curran
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Austin Gleeson
How many players from the 2016 All-Star hurling team had won All-Star awards in 2015?
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6
3

5
4
Who did Clare's Ballyea beat in the Munster senior club final?
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Glen Rovers
Thurles Sarsfields

Ballygunner
Patrickswell
Who was appointed the new Limerick senior hurling manager in September?
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Gary Kirby
John Kiely

Anthony Daly
Shane O'Neill
Who managed Cuala to win the Leinster senior club hurling title?
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Ollie Baker
Anthony Cunningham

Richie Stakelum
Mattie Kenny
Finally, which one of these Tipperary All-Ireland winners did not retire in 2016?
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Paddy Stapleton
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Conor O'Brien

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Michael Cahill
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Gearoid Ryan
Answer all the questions to see your result!
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You scored out of !
Gold
Top of the pile, you really were paying attention.
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You scored out of !
Silver
Not too bad at all. If you'd paid a little more attention you could have won the gold.
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You scored out of !
Bronze
The questions just didn't suit you this time.
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You scored out of !
Wooden Spoon
Well now. There's not much we can say about that. Do you even like hurling?
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