2015 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

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2015 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates3 May 2015 — 6 September 2015
Teams14
All-Ireland champions
Winning teamKilkenny (36th win)
CaptainJoey Holden
ManagerBrian Cody
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamGalway
CaptainAndy Smith
David Collins
ManagerAnthony Cunningham
Provincial champions
MunsterTipperary
LeinsterKilkenny
UlsterAntrim
ConnachtNot Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played28
Top ScorerColours of Galway.svg Joe Canning (5-55)
Player of the YearColours of Kilkenny.svg T.J. Reid
All-Star TeamSee here
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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.[1][2] 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.[3][4][5]

Teams[]

Team Colours Sponsor Captain(s) Vice-captain(s) Manager(s) Most recent success
All-Ireland Provincial League
Antrim Colours of Antrim.svg Creagh Concrete

Northern Property

Neil McManus Kevin Ryan 2014
Carlow Colours of Carlow.svg Dan Morrissey Ltd. Séamus Murphy
Alan Corcoran 		Pat English
Clare Colours of Clare.svg Pat O'Donnell Patrick Donnellan
Cian Dillon 		Conor McGrath
Patrick O'Connor 		Davy Fitzgerald 2013 1998 1977–78
Cork Colours of Cork.svg Chill Insurance Anthony Nash Jimmy Barry-Murphy 2005 2014 1998
Dublin Colours of Dublin.svg AIG Liam Rushe
Peter Kelly 		Ger Cunningham 1938 2013 2011
Galway Colours of Galway.svg Supermac's David Collins Anthony Cunningham 1988 2012 2010
Kilkenny Colours of Kilkenny.svg Glanbia Joey Holden Brian Cody 2014 2014 2014
Laois Colours of Laois.svg MW Hire Services Joe Fitzpatrick Séamus Plunkett
Ger Cunningham 		1915 1949
Limerick Colours of Limerick.svg Sporting Limerick Donal O'Grady Paudie O'Brien T. J. Ryan 1973 2013 1997
Offaly Colours of Offaly.svg Carroll Cuisine Dan Currams Brian Whelahan 1998 1995 1990–91
Tipperary Colours of Tipperary.svg Intersport/Elverys Brendan Maher Pádraic Maher Eamon O'Shea 2010 2012 2008
Waterford Colours of Waterford.svg 3 Kevin Moran Pauric Mahony
Darragh Fives 		Derek McGrath 1959 2010 2015
Westmeath Colours of Westmeath.svg Renault Aonghus Clarke Michael Ryan
Wexford Colours of Wexford.svg Gain Matthew O'Hanlon Liam Dunne 1996 2004 1972–73


Summary[]

Championships[]

Level on Pyramid Competition Champions Runners Up
Tier 1 2015 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny Colours of Galway.svg Galway
Tier 1 (Leinster) 2015 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny Colours of Galway.svg Galway
Tier 1 (Munster) 2015 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford
Tier 1 (Ulster) 2015 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim Colours of Down.svg Down
Tier 2 2015 Christy Ring Cup Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry Colours of Derry.svg Derry
Tier 3 2015 Nicky Rackard Cup Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh
Tier 4 2015 Lory Meagher Cup Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh Colours of Sligo.svg 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.[6]

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.[7]

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship[]

Qualifier group[]

Team Pld W D L SF SA SD Pts
1 Colours of Laois.svg Laois 3 2 0 1 5-59 7-48 5 4
2 Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath 3 2 0 1 4-57 3-44 16 4
3 Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow 3 1 0 2 5-49 4-47 5 2
4 Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 3 1 0 2 6-35 6-61 -26 2
Green background (rows 1 and 2) are the teams that earn a place in the quarter-finals of this year's Leinster Championship.

Red background (row 4) are relegated and play in the Christy Ring Cup the following year. The winners of this year's Christy Ring Cup are promoted in their place to the qualifier group of next year's Leinster Championship.[8]

3 May 2015
15:30
Round 1 		Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath 2-19 – 2-17 Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow Cusack Park
Referee: J Keenan (Wicklow)
N O'Brien 0-7 (2fs), A Devine 1-3, B Murtagh 1-2, D McNicholas 0-3, E Price, D Clinton 0-2 each. Report M Kavanagh 1-7 (4fs, 2 '65s'), Seamus Murphy 1-2, Sean Murphy 0-3, C Wall 0-2, E Coady, P Coady, J M Nolan 0-1 each.
3 May 2015
15:30
Round 1 		Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 5-17 – 3-22 Colours of Laois.svg Laois Páirc Mac Uílín
Referee: P O'Dwyer (Carlow)
C Clarke (2-7, 1-0 pen, 0-5f, 0-1 ’65), C Johnson (2-1), N McManus (1-2), P Shiels (0-3, 1f), N McAuley (0-1), M Bradley (0-1), E Campbell (0-1), D Murphy (0-1). Report Z Keenan (1-9, 1-0 pen, 0-7f), T Fitzgerald (1-1), B Conroy (1-0), PJ Scully (0-3), R King (0-3), W Hyland (0-3), P Purcell (0-1), J Campion (0-1), C Dwyer (0-1).
10 May 2015
15:30
Round 2 		Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath 1-21 – 0-7 Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim Cusack Park
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: F Horgan
N O’Brien (0-8, 5f), A Devine (1-3), R Greville (0-4), D McNicholas (0-3, 1sl), C Boyle (0-2), B Murtagh (0-1). Report C Clarke (0-2f), Ciaran Johnson (0-2), P Shiels (0-2, 1f), E Campbell (0-1).
10 May 2015
15:30
Round 2 		Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow 1-14 – 1-17 Colours of Laois.svg Laois Netwatch Cullen park
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: D Kirwan
M Kavanagh (0-7f), E Byrne (1-1), D Byrne (0-2), D English (0-2, 1f), J Kavanagh (0-1), J M Nolan (0-1). Report Z Keenan (0-10, 9f), B Conroy (1-3), C Dwyer (0-2), PJ Scully (0-1), S Maher (0-1).
24 May 2015
Round 3 		Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow 2-18 – 1-11 Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim Netwatch Cullen Park
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: C McAllister (Cork)
P Coady (1-7, 0-5f), Sean Murphy (1-1), J M Nolan (0-3), M Kavanagh (0-2f), J Kavanagh (0-2); E Byrne (0-2), M Brennan (0-1). Report Ciaran Johnston (1-4, 0-3f), C Clarke (0-3, 2f), O McFadden (0-1), P Shiels (0-1,'65), M Bradley (0-1), C McCann (0-1).
24 May 2015
Round 3 		Colours of Laois.svg Laois 1-20 – 1-17 Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath O'Moore Park
Referee: A Kelly
Z Keenan (0-10, 7f, 1sl), C Dwyer (1-3), R King (0-3), P Purcell (0-1), W Hyland (0-1), S Maher (0-1), D Peacock (0-1). Report B Murtagh (1-2, 0-2f), R Greville (0-3), D McNicholas (0-3), N O’Brien (0-3, 2f), A Devine (0-2), C Boyle (0-2), N Dowdall (0-1), J Boyle (0-1).

2015 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship[]

Quarter Finals Semi Final Leinster Final
      
Colours of Galway.svgGalway 0-20 R: 5-19
Colours of Dublin.svgDublin 1-17 R: 1-18
Colours of Galway.svgGalway 3-28
Colours of Laois.svgLaois 1-14
Colours of Offaly.svgOffaly 0-21
Colours of Laois.svgLaois 0-29
Colours of Kilkenny.svgKilkenny 1-25
Colours of Galway.svgGalway 2-15
Colours of Kilkenny.svgKilkenny 5-25
Colours of Wexford.svgWexford 0-16
Colours of Westmeath.svgWestmeath 1-16
Colours of Wexford.svgWexford 1-24


Munster Senior Hurling Championship[]

Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Munster Final
Colours of Clare.svg Clare 2-15
Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick 1-19 Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick 1-16
Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary 4-23
Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary 0-21
Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford 0-16
Colours of Cork.svg Cork 1-20
Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford 3-19

Match Details[]

24 May 2015
16:00
Quarter-Final 		Colours of Clare.svg Clare 2-15 – 1-19 Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick Semple Stadium
Attendance: 21,493[9]
Referee: C Lyons (Cork)
C Ryan (0-7, 5 frees); A Cunningham (2-1); J Conlon, T Kelly (0-2 each); S Golden, D Reidy, S O'Donnell (0-1 each). Report S Dowling (0-11, 10 frees, 1 65); G Mulcahy (1-1); C Lynch (0-3); P O'Brien, S O'Brien, T Condon, J Fitzgibbon (0-1 each).
7 June 2015
16:00
Semi-Final 		Colours of Cork.svg Cork 1-21 – 3-19 Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford Semple Stadium
Attendance: 21,047[10]
Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)
P Horgan (1-7, goal and six points frees), P Cronin (0-5), A Cadogan (0-2), D McCarthy (0-1, one 65), A Walsh (0-1), L O’Farrell (0-1), D Kearney (0-1), M Ellis (0-1), C Lehane (0-1), B Cooper (0-1). Report M Shanahan (1-9, seven frees, one 65), T Devine (1-0), J Dillon (1-0), K Moran (0-2), Stephen Bennett (0-2), Shane Bennett (0-2), A Gleeson (0-1, free), T de Búrca (0-1), C Dunford (0-1), P Curran (0-1).
21 June 2015
16:00
Semi-Final 		Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick 1-16 – 4-23 Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary Gaelic Grounds
Attendance: 31,488[11]
Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)
S Dowling (1-7), D Hannon (0-3), D Breen (0-1), G O'Mahony (0-1), G Mulcahy (0-2), S O'Brien (0-1), D O'Grady (0-1). Report S Callanan (2-5), J O'Dwyer (0-7), J Forde (1-3), M Breen (1-0), P Maher (0-3), S McGrath (0-2), N O'Meara (0-1), J Woodlock (0-1), S Bourke (0-1).
12 July 2015
16:00
Final 		Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford 0-16 – 0-21 Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary Semple Stadium
Attendance: 43,084[12]
Referee: James Owens (Wexford)
M Shanahan (0-8), S Fives (0-2), K Moran (0-2), A Gleeson (0-2), C Dunford (0-1), P Curran (0-1). Report S Callanan (0-6), J O'Dwyer (0-5), N O'Meara (0-3), J Forde (0-2), Patrick Maher (0-2), M Breen (0-1), L Corbett (0-1), S Bourke (0-1).
Main article: 2015 Munster Senior Hurling Championship 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.[13]

4 July 2015
19:00
Round 1 		Colours of Clare.svg Clare 3-26 – 0-15 Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly Cusack Park (Ennis)
Attendance: 14,268[14]
Referee: J Keenan (Wicklow)
T Kelly 0-8 (2f), C McGrath 1-4, J Conlon 1-2, Colin Ryan (2f) Conor Ryan, D Honan 0-3, S O'Donnell 1-0, S Golden 0-2, P O'Connor 0-1. Report S Dooley 0-6 (6f), S Kinsella 0-4, S Cleary 0-2, P Murphy, J Mulrooney, J Bergin 0-1.
4 July 2015
19:00
Round 1 		Colours of Laois.svg Laois 0-19 – 4-17 Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin O'Moore Park
Attendance: 5,000 est.
Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary)
Z Keenan (0-06, 5f), W Hyland (0-04), C Dwyer (0-03), J Fitzpatrick (0-01), M Whelan (0-01), T Delaney (0-01), S Maher (0-01), J Campion (0-01), N Foyle (0-01). Report M Schutte (2-01), C Keaney (1-03), P Ryan (0-05, 4f), E Dillon (0-04), D O’Callaghan (1-00), S Barrett (0-01), J McCaffrey (0-01), R O’Dwyer (0-01), D Plunkett (0-01).
4 July 2015
19:00
Round 1 		Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford 0-20 – 2-22 Colours of Cork.svg Cork Innovate Wexford Park
Attendance: 11,800[15]
Referee: A Kelly (Galway)
I. Byrne 0-12 (0-10 fs); D. Redmond, 0-3; H. Kehoe, 0-2; K. Foley, P. Morris, C. McDonald 0-1 each. Report P. Horgan 0-9 (0-6 fs), C. Lehane 1-6; S. Harnedy 1-1; B. Lawton, B. Cooper 0-2 each; D. Cahalane, P. Cronin 0-1 each.
5 July 2015
14:00
Round 1 		Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath 1-12 – 4-15 Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick Cusack Park (Mullingar)
Attendance: 2,700[16]
Referee: P O’Dwyer (Carlow)
B Murtagh 0-6 (2f), C Boyle 1-2, D McNicholas 0-2, E Corrigan 0-1, A Devine 0-1. Report S Dowling 1-3 (0-1f), K Downes 1-2, P Brown 1-1, S Tobin 0-3, D Hannon 0-3 (1f, 1’65), A Breen 1-0, G Mulcahy 0-2, T O’Brien 0-1.

Round 2[]

The four winners of Round 1 play in two games. The draw was held on 6 July.[17]

11 July 2015
17:00
Round 2 		Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick 1-16 – 1-17 Colours of Dublin.svgDublin Semple Stadium
Attendance: 25,245
Referee: C McAllister (Dublin)
S Tobin (0-6, 4f), D Breen (1-1), S Dowling (0-4, 2f, 2'65), D Hannon (0-2, 1sl), G Mulcahy (0-2), P O’Brien (0-1), K Downes (0-1). Report P Ryan (0-12, 6f), D O’Callaghan (1-0), D Plunkett (0-2), R O’Dwyer (0-1), M Schutte (0-1), C Boland (0-1).
11 July 2015
19:00
Round 2 		Colours of Clare.svg Clare 0-17 – 0-20 Colours of Cork.svgCork Semple Stadium
Attendance: 25,245[18]
Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)
T Kelly (0-5, 1f), C McGrath (0-3), Colin Ryan (0-2f), S O’Donnell (0-2), D McInerney (0-1), Conor Ryan (0-1), S Golden (0-1), D Honan (0-1), C Galvin (0-1). Report P Horgan (0-8, 5f), S Harnedy (0-2), P Cronin (0-2), C Lehane (0-2), A Walsh (0-1), C Murphy (0-1), B Cooper (0-1), A Cadogan (0-1), J Coughlan (0-1), P O’Sullivan (0-1).

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship[]

Quarter Finals Semi Finals Final
Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford 2-21
Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 1-19 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny 1-21
Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford 0-18
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny 1-22
Colours of Galway.svg Galway 0-18
Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary 3-16
Colours of Galway.svg Galway 2-28 Colours of Galway.svg Galway 0-26
Colours of Cork.svg Cork 0-22

Quarter-finals[]

The beaten finalists in the Leinster and Munster championships play the winners of Round 2 in two "quarter-finals".[19]

26 July 2015
14:00
Quarter-Final 		Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford 2-21 – 1-19 Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin Semple Stadium
Attendance: 33,150
Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary)
M Shanahan (1-12, 0-8 frees, 0-2 ’65); A Gleeson (0-4, 0-1 sc); S Bennett (1-0); C Dunford, K Moran (0-2 each), J Dillon (0-1). Report P Schutte (1-2), P Ryan (0-5, 0-5 frees); D O’Callaghan, D Sutcliffe (0-3); D Treacy (0-2, 0-1 ’65), R O’Dwyer (0-2 each); C Crummey, N McMorrow (0-1 each).
26 July 2015
16:00
Quarter-Final 		Colours of Galway.svg Galway 2-28 – 0-22 Colours of Cork.svg Cork Semple Stadium
Attendance: 33,150[20]
Referee: J Ownes (Wexford)
C Mannion (0-7); J Glynn, C Whelan (1-2 each); J Canning (0-5, 2 frees, 1 sideline, 1 65); J Flynn (0-3); A Harte (0-2); David Burke, C Donnellan (0-2 each); A Smith, J Cooney, N Healy (0-1 each). Report P Horgan (0-9, 6 frees, 1 65); C Lehane, S Harnedy (0-3 each); D Kearney (0-2); C Murphy, B Lawton, P O'Sullivan, A Cadogan, A Walsh (0-1 each).

Semi-finals[]

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

9 August 2015
15:45
Semi-Final 		Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny 1-21 – 0-18 Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford Croke Park
Attendance: 41,112[21]
Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)
T. J. Reid (1-9, 0-6 frees), R Hogan (0-5), G Aylward (0-4), C Buckley, E Larkin, M Fennelly (0-1 each). Report M Shanahan (0-9, 6 frees, 1 65), C Dunford (0-4), A Gleeson (1 sideline) (0-3), S Bennett, K Moran (0-1 each).
16 August 2015
16:00
Semi-Final 		Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary 3-16 - 0-26 Colours of Galway.svg Galway Croke Park
Attendance: 58,495[22]
Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)
Seamus Callanan (3-9, 0-3 frees, 0-1 penalty, 0-1 '65); John O'Dwyer (0-2, 0-1 free); Jason Forde, Brendan Maher, Patrick Maher, Conor O'Mahony, Noel McGrath (0-1) Report Joe Canning (0-10, 0-6 frees, 0-1 '65, 0-1 sideline); Cathal Mannion (0-5); Jason Flynn (0-5, 0-1 free); David Burke, Conor Whelan (0-2); Shane Moloney, Andy Smith (0-1)

Final[]

6 September 2015
15:30
Final 		Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny 1-22 - 1-18 Colours of Galway.svg Galway Croke Park
Attendance: 82,300[23]
Referee: James Owens (Wexford)
TJ Reid (1-7, 5f, 2 65s), G Aylward (0-3), W Walsh (0-2), E Larkin (0-2), M Fennelly (0-2), C Fennelly (0-2), R Hogan (0-2), P Walsh (0-1), C Fogarty (0-1). Report J Canning (1-8, 1-5f), J Flynn (0-04, 3f), D Collins (0-2), C Whelan (0-2), C Donnellan (0-1), D Burke (0-1).
Main article: 2015 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

Statistics[]

  • All scores correct as of September 9, 2015[24]

Scoring[]

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

Top scorers[]

Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Joe Canning Colours of Galway.svg Galway 5-55 70 7 10.00
2 Zane Keenan Colours of Laois.svg Laois 1-51 54 6 9.00
3 Maurice Shanahan Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford 2-38 44 4 11.00
T. J. Reid Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny 4-32 44 4 11.00
5 Patrick Horgan Colours of Cork.svg Cork 1-33 36 4 9.00
6 Séamus Callanan Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary 5-20 35 3 11.67
7 Ian Byrne Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford 1-30 33 3 11.00
8 Shane Dowling Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick 2-25 31 4 7.75
9 Paul Ryan Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 0-29 29 4 7.25
Cathal Mannion Colours of Galway.svg Galway 3-20 29 7 4.14
11 Jason Flynn Colours of Galway.svg Galway 1-22 25 6 4.17
12 Brendan Murtagh Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath 3-15 24 5 4.80
Ger Aylward Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny 3-15 24 4 6.00
14 Marty Kavanagh Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow 1-16 19 3 6.33
Richie Hogan Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny 1-16 19 4 4.75
15 Niall O'Brien Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath 0-18 18 4 4.50
Charles Dwyer Colours of Laois.svg Laois 1-15 18 6 3.00
Ciarán Clarke Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 2-12 18 3 6.00
Single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Joe Canning Colours of Galway.svg Galway 1-15 18 Colours of Laois.svg Laois
Séamus Callanan Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary 3-09 18 Colours of Galway.svg Galway
3 Maurice Shanahan Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford 1-12 15 Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin
4 Ger Aylward Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny 3-5 14 Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford
5 Ciarán Clarke Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 2-7 13 Colours of Laois.svg Laois
6 Ian Byrne Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford 0-12 12 Colours of Cork.svg Cork
Paul Ryan Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 0-12 12 Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick
Zane Keenan Colours of Laois.svg Laois 1-9 12 Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim
T.J. Reid Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny 1-9 12 Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford
T.J. Reid Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny 1-9 12 Colours of Galway.svg Galway
Maurice Shanahan Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford 1-9 12 Colours of Cork.svg Cork
Cathal Mannion Colours of Galway.svg Galway 3-3 12 Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin
13 Shane Dowling Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick 0-11 11 Colours of Clare.svg Clare
Zane Keenan Colours of Laois.svg Laois 0-11 11 Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly
Shane Dooley Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 0-11 11 Colours of Laois.svg Laois
Ian Byrne Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford 0-11 11 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny
David Treacy Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 0-11 11 Colours of Galway.svg Galway
Joe Canning Colours of Galway.svg Galway 1-08 11 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny
Séamus Callanan Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary 2-5 11 Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick

Clean sheets[]

Rank Goalkeeper County Clean sheets
1 Colm Callanan Colours of Galway.svg Galway 2
Darren Gleeson Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary
Patrick Kelly Colours of Clare.svg Clare
Anthony Nash Colours of Cork.svg Cork
Eoin Murphy Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny

Miscellaneous[]

  • Galway record their first ever championship defeat of Dublin.[25]
  • Laois secure their first championship victory over Offaly since 1972.[26]

Attendances[]

Highest attendances:

  • Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny 1-22 – 1-18 Colours of Galway.svg Galway (Croke Park) - 82,300
  • Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary 3-16 – 0-26 Colours of Galway.svg Galway (Croke Park) - 58,495
  • Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford 0-16 – 0-21 Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary (Semple Stadium) - 43,084
  • Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny 1-21 – 0-18 Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford (Croke Park) - 41,112
  • Colours of Galway.svgGalway 2-28 – 0-22 Colours of Cork.svg 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 Championship Clare vs Limerick
Cork vs Waterford
Limerick vs Tipperary
Waterford vs Tipperary
Leinster Championship Galway vs Dublin
Galway vs Dublin (replay)
Kilkenny vs Wexford
Kilkenny vs Galway 		Galway vs Laois
Qualifiers Limerick vs Dublin Wexford vs Cork
Clare vs Cork
Quarter-Finals Galway vs Cork
Waterford vs Dublin
Semi-Finals Kilkenny vs Waterford
Tipperary vs Galway 		Kilkenny vs Waterford
Tipperary vs Galway
Final Kilkenny vs Galway Kilkenny 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.[27]

  • 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.[28][29] 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. [30] 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.[31]

[32]

Pos. Player Team Appearances
GK Colours of Galway.svg Colm Callanan Galway 1
RCB Colours of Kilkenny.svg Paul Murphy Kilkenny 4
FB Colours of Kilkenny.svg Joey Holden Kilkenny 1
LCB Colours of Waterford.svg Noel Connors Waterford 2
RWB Colours of Galway.svg Daithí Burke Galway 1
CB Colours of Waterford.svg Tadhg de BúrcaYHOTY Waterford 1
LWB Colours of Kilkenny.svg Cillian Buckley Kilkenny 2
MD Colours of Kilkenny.svg Michael Fennelly Kilkenny 3
MD Colours of Galway.svg David Burke Galway 2
RWF Colours of Galway.svg Cathal Mannion Galway 1
CF Colours of Kilkenny.svg Richie Hogan Kilkenny 3
LWF Colours of Kilkenny.svg T. J. ReidHOTY Kilkenny 3
RCF Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ger Aylward Kilkenny 1
FF Colours of Tipperary.svg Séamus Callanan Tipperary 2
LCF Colours of Waterford.svg Maurice Shanahan Waterford 1

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