2015 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship Dates 24 May 2015 – 8 August 2015 Teams 8 Winners Galway (4 win)Captain James Skehill Manager Anthony Cunningham Runners-up Cork Captain Kevin Kavanagh Manager Ronan Dwane Munster Cork Leinster Galway Ulster Not Played Connacht Not Played Matches Played 7 Total Goals 14 (2.0 per game) Total Points 253 (36.1 per game) Top Scorer Willie Griffin (2-16)
The 2015 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 32nd staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship for players in the intermediate grade since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1961. The championship began on 26 May 2015 and ended on 8 August 2015.
Cork were the defending champions , however, they were defeated by 0-23 to 0-14 by Galway in the final.[1]
Team summaries [ ]
Team
Colours
Most recent success
All-Ireland
Provincial
Clare
Saffron and blue
2011
Cork
Red and white
2014
2014
Galway
Maroon and white
2002
2008
Kilkenny
Black and amber
2010
2013
Limerick
Green and white
1998
2008
Tipperary
Blue and gold
2013
2013
Waterford
White and blue
2007
Wexford
Purple and gold
2007
2014
Results [ ]
Kilkenny v Galway
1 July 2015 Semi-final Kilkenny 1-17 - 3-22 Galway O'Connor Park 19:30
R Hickey 0-5 (2f, 2 65) J Hayes 0-4, G Malone 1-1, M Rice 0-3, L Blanchfield 0-2 N Doherty 0-1, M Maloney 0-1.
Report
S Moloney 1-10, C Whelan 2-2, B Molloy 0-4, E Brannigan 0-3, J Regan 0-1, K McHugo 0-1, E Burke 0-1.
Wexford v Galway
15 July 2015 Final Wexford 0-11 - 1-20 Galway O'Moore Park 19:30
J Kelly 0-8 (6 fs), J Berry, T Dwyer, M O’Hanlon 0-1 each.
Report
B Molloy 1-4, S Moloney 0-4 (2 fs, 1 ’65), P Flaherty and T Haran 0-3 each, R O’Meara 0-2, É Burke, P Flaherty, D Nevin, C Whelan 0-1 each.
Limerick v Clare
24 May 2015 Quarter-final Limerick 3-14 - 2-15 Clare Semple Stadium 14:00
W Griffin 2-6 (0-3f), M Fitzgerald 1-0, D Byrnes 0-3 (2f, 1 65), W Hickey & M Carmody 0-2 each, K O’Brien 0-1.
Report
I Galvin 1-5 (0-4f), D Conroy 0-4, R Taylor 1-0, M O’Malley 0-3 (1f), S McGrath, S Ward & D Moloney 0-1 each.
Referee: J O'Brien (Tipperary)
Waterford v Cork
7 June 2015 Semi-final Waterford 1-16 - 0-27 Cork Semple Stadium 14:00
O Connors 1-8 (0-8f), T Waring 0-3, P Walsh 0-2, J Dee, T Connors & M O’Brien 0-1 each.
Report
N McNamara 0-7 (4f, 2 65s), D Flynn, W Leahy & D O’Donovan (3f) 0-3 each, A Cagney, M Collins, F O’Leary, T Murphy & J Sheehan 0-2 each, S McCarthy 0-1.
Referee: D Fox (Clare)
Limerick v Tipperary
21 June 2015 Semi-final Limerick 1-23 - 2-13 Tipperary Gaelic Grounds 14:00
T Morrissey (1-3), W Griffin (0-5, 2 frees), D Byrnes (0-4, 3 frees, 1 65), M Carmody, and M Fitzgibbon (0-3 each), A Brennan (0-2), R O’Donnell, T Quaid and M Fitzgerald (0-1 each.)
Report
L McGrath 1-5 (0-4f), K Morris 1-1 (0-1f), A Ryan 0-4, D Butler, D Flynn & J Cahill 0-1 each.
Referee: T Walsh (Waterford)
Cork v Limerick
8 July 2015 Final Cork 0-20 - 0-18 Limerick Páirc Uí Rinn 19:30
N McNamara (0-8, 7f), T Murphy (0-4), W Leahy, K O'Neill, D O'Donovan (2f) (0-2 each), M Collins, S McCarthy, (0-1 each).
Report
W Griffin (4f), D Byrnes (2f) (0-5 each,) T Morrissey (0-4), R O’Donnell, R English, M Fitzgibbon, D O’Donovan (0-1 each).
Referee: D Fox (Clare)
Cork v Galway
8 August 2015 Final Cork 0-14 - 0-23 Galway Gaelic Grounds 19:00
N McNamara (0-4fs), T Murphy (2fs), W Leahy, F O’Leary (0-3 each), K O’Neill (0-1).
Report
T Haran (4fs, 1s/l), D Nevin (0-5 each), D Higgins (0-3), K McHugo, E Burke, S Moloney, E Brannigan, J Kennedy (0-2 each).
Referee: F Horgan (Tipperary)
Statistics [ ]
Top scorers [ ]
Overall
Rank
Player
County
Tally
Total
Matches
Average
1
Willie Griffin
Limerick
2-16
22
3
7.33
2
Shane Moloney
Galway
1-16
19
3
6.33
Noel McNamara
Cork
0-19
19
3
6.33
4
Brian Molloy
Galway
1-8
11
3
3.66
5
Diarmuid Byrnes
Limerick
0-12
12
3
4.00
Single game
Scoring [ ]
First goal of the championship
Widest winning margin: 12 points
Most goals in a match: 5
Most points in a match: 43
Most goals by one team in a match: 3
Highest aggregate score: 51
Most goals scored by a losing team: 2
Miscellaneous [ ]
Galway, a team who have faced no competition in their own province for a number of years, enter the Leinster championship for the first time. They later claim their first ever Leinster title.
External links [ ]
References [ ]
2015 All-Ireland Hurling Championships
2015 All-Ireland Hurling Championships