2015 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

The 2015 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 129th staging of the All-Ireland championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The draw for the 2015 fixtures took place on 9 October 2014 live on RTÉ2. The championship began on 3 May 2015 and ended on 6 September 2015.

Kilkenny were the defending champions and successfully retained the title following a 1–22 to 1–18 defeat of Galway.

Team changes

To Championship Promoted from the Christy Ring Cup

None

From Championship Relegated to the Christy Ring Cup

London

Teams

General information Fourteen counties will compete in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: nine teams in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship and five teams in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship. CountyLast provincial titleLast championship titlePosition in 2014 ChampionshipAppearance Antrim2014—Round 1 Carlow——Group Stage (Leinster SHC) Clare19982013Round 1 Cork20142005Semi-finals Dublin20131938Quarter-finals Galway20121988Round 1 Kilkenny20142014Champions Laois19491915Round 1 Limerick20131973Semi-finals Offaly19951998Round 2 Tipperary20122010Runners-up Waterford20071959Round 2 Westmeath——Group Stage (Leinster SHC) Wexford20041996Quarter-finals

Personal and kits TeamColoursSponsorCaptain(s)Vice-captain(s)Manager(s)AntrimCreagh Concrete Northern PropertyNeil McManusKevin RyanCarlowDan Morrissey Ltd.Séamus MurphyAlan CorcoranPat EnglishClarePat O'DonnellPatrick DonnellanCian DillonConor McGrathPatrick O'ConnorDavy FitzgeraldCorkChill InsuranceAnthony NashJimmy Barry-MurphyDublinAIGLiam RushePeter KellyGer CunninghamGalwaySupermac'sDavid CollinsAnthony CunninghamKilkennyGlanbiaJoey HoldenBrian CodyLaoisMW Hire ServicesJoe FitzpatrickSéamus PlunkettGer CunninghamLimerickSporting LimerickDonal O'GradyPaudie O'BrienT. J. RyanOffalyCarroll CuisineDan CurramsBrian WhelahanTipperaryIntersport/ElverysBrendan MaherPádraic MaherEamon O'SheaWaterford3Kevin MoranPauric MahonyDarragh FivesDerek McGrathWestmeathRenaultAonghus ClarkeMichael RyanWexfordGainMatthew O'HanlonLiam Dunne

Summary

Championships Level on PyramidCompetitionChampionsRunners upTier 12015 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Kilkenny GalwayTier 1 (Leinster)2015 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Kilkenny GalwayTier 1 (Munster)2015 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Tipperary WaterfordTier 1 (Ulster)2015 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship Antrim DownTier 22015 Christy Ring Cup Kerry DerryTier 32015 Nicky Rackard Cup Roscommon ArmaghTier 42015 Lory Meagher Cup Fermanagh Sligo

Changes from 2014 Championship Penalties must now be struck on or behind the 20 metre line and only the goalkeeper is allowed on the goal line. Previously 3 defenders were allowed.

If a foul has been committed the referee can allow play to continue for up to 5 seconds if he considers it to be to the advantage of the offended team. Previously there was no advantage rule in hurling.

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Group Stage

PosTeamQualification1 Laois32015–597–48+54Advance to quarter-finals2 Westmeath32014–573–44+1643 Carlow31025–494–47+524 Antrim31026–356–61−262Relegated to Christy Ring Cup The winners of this year's Christy Ring Cup are promoted in their place to the qualifier group of next year's Leinster Championship.Ref motion 24 passed at the GAA Annual Congress 28 February 2015

Matches

Knockout stage

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Matches

Final

All-Ireland Qualifiers

Round 1 The teams beaten in the Leinster and Munster quarter-finals and semi-finals of the provincial championships play each other. The draw was held on 22 June.

Round 2 The four winners of Round 1 play in two games. The draw was held on 6 July.

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Bracket

All-Ireland quarter-finals The beaten finalists in the Leinster and Munster championships play the winners of Round 2 in two "quarter-finals".

All-Ireland semi-finals

The Leinster and Munster provincial champions play the winners of the two quarter-finals.

All-Ireland Final

Statistics All scores correct as of September 9, 2015

Scoring

First goal of the championship: Neil McManus for Antrim against Laois (3 May 2015) Widest winning margin: 24 points Kilkenny 5–25 – 0–16 Wexford (Leinster semi-final) Most goals in a match: 8 Antrim 5–17 – 3–22 Laois (Leinster group stage) Most points in a match: 50 Laois 0-29 – 0-21 Offaly (Leinster quarter-final) Galway 2–28 – 0–22 Cork (All-Ireland quarter-final) Most goals by one team in a match: 5 Antrim 5–17 – 3–22 Laois (Leinster group stage) Galway 5–19 – 1–18 Dublin (Leinster quarter-final replay) Kilkenny 5–25 – 0–16 Wexford (Leinster semi-final) Highest aggregate score: 63 Antrim 5–17 – 3–22 Laois (Leinster group stage) Lowest aggregate score: 31 Westmeath 1–21 – 1–7 Antrim (Leinster group stage) Most goals scored by a losing team: 3 Antrim 5–17 – 3–22 Laois (Leinster group stage) Galway 0–26 – 3–16 Tipperary (All-Ireland semi-final)

Top scorers Overall Rank Player CountyTally Total Matches Average1Joe Canning Galway5–5570710.002Zane Keenan Laois1–515469.003Maurice Shanahan Waterford2–3844411.00T. J. Reid Kilkenny4–3244411.005Patrick Horgan Cork1–333649.006Séamus Callanan Tipperary5–2035311.677Ian Byrne Wexford1–3033311.008Shane Dowling Limerick2–253147.759Paul Ryan Dublin0–292947.25Cathal Mannion Galway3–202974.1411Jason Flynn Galway1–222564.1712Brendan Murtagh Westmeath3–152454.80Ger Aylward Kilkenny3–152446.0014Marty Kavanagh Carlow1–161936.33Richie Hogan Kilkenny1–161944.7515Niall O'Brien Westmeath0–181844.50Charles Dwyer Laois1–151863.00Ciarán Clarke Antrim2–121836.00

Single game Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition1Joe Canning Galway1–1518 LaoisSéamus Callanan Tipperary3-0918 Galway3Maurice Shanahan Waterford1–1215 Dublin4Ger Aylward Kilkenny3–514 Wexford5Ciarán Clarke Antrim2–713 Laois6Ian Byrne Wexford0–1212 CorkPaul Ryan Dublin0–1212 LimerickZane Keenan Laois1–912 AntrimT.J. Reid Kilkenny1–912 WaterfordT.J. Reid Kilkenny1–912 GalwayMaurice Shanahan Waterford1–912 CorkCathal Mannion Galway3–312 Dublin13Shane Dowling Limerick0–1111 ClareZane Keenan Laois0–1111 OffalyShane Dooley Offaly0–1111 LaoisIan Byrne Wexford0–1111 KilkennyDavid Treacy Dublin0–1111 GalwayJoe Canning Galway1-0811 KilkennySéamus Callanan Tipperary2–511 Limerick

Clean sheets

Rank Goalkeeper County Clean sheets1Colm Callanan Galway2Darren Gleeson TipperaryPatrick Kelly ClareAnthony Nash CorkEoin Murphy Kilkenny

Miscellaneous Galway record their first ever championship defeat of Dublin. Laois secure their first championship victory over Offaly since 1972.

Updated Roll of Honour Kilkenny – 36 (2015) Cork – 30 (2005) Tipperary – 26 (2010) Limerick – 7 (1973) Dublin – 6 (1938) Wexford – 6 (1996) Galway – 4 (1988) Offaly – 4 (1998) Clare – 4 (2013) Waterford – 2 (1959) Laois – 1 (1915) London – 1 (1901) Kerry – 1 (1891)

Attendances Highest attendances: Kilkenny 1–22 – 1–18 Galway (Croke Park) – 82,300 Tipperary 3–16 – 0–26 Galway (Croke Park) – 58,495 Waterford 0–16 – 0–21 Tipperary (Semple Stadium) – 43,084 Kilkenny 1–21 – 0–18 Waterford (Croke Park) – 41,112 Galway 2–28 – 0–22 Cork (Semple Stadium) – 33,150 Total attendance: 567,622

Average attendance: 25,801

Broadcasting These matches were broadcast live on television in Ireland Round RTÉ Sky Sports Munster ChampionshipClare vs LimerickCork vs Waterford Limerick vs Tipperary Waterford vs Tipperary Leinster ChampionshipGalway vs Dublin Galway vs Dublin (replay)Kilkenny vs WexfordKilkenny vs GalwayGalway vs Laois Qualifiers Limerick vs Dublin Wexford vs Cork Clare vs Cork Quarter-finals Galway vs Cork Waterford vs DublinSemi-finals Kilkenny vs Waterford Tipperary vs Galway Kilkenny vs Waterford Tipperary vs GalwayFinal Kilkenny vs GalwayKilkenny vs Galway

Awards Sunday Game Team of the Year The Sunday Game team of the year was picked on 6 September, which was the night of the final. The panel consisting of Donal Óg Cusack, Henry Shefflin, Anthony Daly, Michael Duignan, Ger Loughnane, Liam Sheedy and Cyril Farrell unanimously selected Kilkenny's TJ Reid as the Sunday game player of the year.

Colm Callanan (Galway) Paul Murphy (Kilkenny) Joey Holden (Kilkenny) Cathal Barrett (Tipperary) Daithí Burke (Galway) Tadhg de Búrca (Waterford) Cillian Buckley (Kilkenny) Michael Fennelly (Kilkenny) David Burke (Galway) Jonathan Glynn (Galway) Richie Hogan (Kilkenny) TJ Reid (Kilkenny) Ger Aylward (Kilkenny) Seamus Callanan (Tipperary) Maurice Shanahan (Waterford)

All Star Team of the Year On 5 November, the 2015 All Star Award winners were announced with the awards ceremony being held on 6 November in the National Convention Centre in Dublin. All Ireland champions Kilkenny have seven award winners with runners-up Galway receiving four awards. Winning an award for the first time were Colm Callanan, Joey Holden, Daithi Burke, Tadhg de Burca, Cathal Mannion, Ger Aylward and Maurice Shanahan.

T. J. Reid of Kilkenny was named as the All Stars Hurler of the Year with Tadhg de Búrca of Waterford being named as the All Stars Young Hurler of the Year.

Pos.PlayerTeamAppearances GK Colm Callanan Galway1 RCB Paul Murphy Kilkenny4 FB Joey Holden Kilkenny1 LCB Noel Connors Waterford2 RWB Daithí Burke Galway1 CB Tadhg de BúrcaYHOTY Waterford1 LWB Cillian Buckley Kilkenny2 MD Michael Fennelly Kilkenny3 MD David Burke Galway2 RWF Cathal Mannion Galway1 CF Richie Hogan Kilkenny3 LWF T. J. ReidHOTY Kilkenny3 RCF Ger Aylward Kilkenny1 FF Séamus Callanan Tipperary2 LCF Maurice Shanahan Waterford1

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