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.
Teams
Summary
Championships
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.
Fixtures/results
[Leinster Senior Hurling Championship]
Qualifier group
2015 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
[Munster Senior Hurling Championship]
Match Details
All-Ireland Qualifiers">All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship qualifiers">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">All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship">All-Ireland Knockout
Quarter-finals
The beaten finalists in the Leinster and Munster championships play the winners of Round 2 in two "quarter-finals".Semi-finals
The Leinster and Munster provincial champions play the winners of the two quarter-finals.Final
Statistics
- All scores correct as of September 9, 2015
Scoring
- First goal of the championship:
- * Neil McManus for Antrim against Laois
- Widest winning margin: 24 points
- * Kilkenny 5-25 – 0-16 Wexford
- Most goals in a match: 8
- * Antrim 5-17 – 3-22 Laois
- Most points in a match: 50
- * Laois 0-29 – 0-21 Offaly
- * Galway 2-28 – 0-22 Cork
- Most goals by one team in a match: 5
- * Antrim 5-17 – 3-22 Laois
- * Galway 5-19 – 1-18 Dublin
- * Kilkenny 5-25 – 0-16 Wexford
- Highest aggregate score: 63
- * Antrim 5-17 – 3-22 Laois
- Lowest aggregate score: 31
- * Westmeath 1-21 – 1-7 Antrim
- Most goals scored by a losing team: 3
- * Antrim 5-17 – 3-22 Laois
- * Galway 0-26 – 3-16 Tipperary
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Joe Canning | Galway | 5-55 | 70 | 7 | 10.00 |
| 2 | Zane Keenan | Laois | 1-51 | 54 | 6 | 9.00 |
| 3 | Maurice Shanahan | Waterford | 2-38 | 44 | 4 | 11.00 |
| 3 | T. J. Reid | Kilkenny | 4-32 | 44 | 4 | 11.00 |
| 5 | Patrick Horgan | Cork | 1-33 | 36 | 4 | 9.00 |
| 6 | Séamus Callanan | Tipperary | 5-20 | 35 | 3 | 11.67 |
| 7 | Ian Byrne | Wexford | 1-30 | 33 | 3 | 11.00 |
| 8 | Shane Dowling | Limerick | 2-25 | 31 | 4 | 7.75 |
| 9 | Paul Ryan | Dublin | 0-29 | 29 | 4 | 7.25 |
| 9 | Cathal Mannion | Galway | 3-20 | 29 | 7 | 4.14 |
| 11 | Jason Flynn | Galway | 1-22 | 25 | 6 | 4.17 |
| 12 | Brendan Murtagh | Westmeath | 3-15 | 24 | 5 | 4.80 |
| 12 | Ger Aylward | Kilkenny | 3-15 | 24 | 4 | 6.00 |
| 14 | Marty Kavanagh | Carlow | 1-16 | 19 | 3 | 6.33 |
| 14 | Richie Hogan | Kilkenny | 1-16 | 19 | 4 | 4.75 |
| 15 | Niall O'Brien | Westmeath | 0-18 | 18 | 4 | 4.50 |
| 15 | Charles Dwyer | Laois | 1-15 | 18 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 15 | Ciarán Clarke | Antrim | 2-12 | 18 | 3 | 6.00 |
;Single game
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Joe Canning | Galway | 1-15 | 18 | Laois |
| 1 | Séamus Callanan | Tipperary | 3-09 | 18 | Galway |
| 3 | Maurice Shanahan | Waterford | 1-12 | 15 | Dublin |
| 4 | Ger Aylward | Kilkenny | 3-5 | 14 | Wexford |
| 5 | Ciarán Clarke | Antrim | 2-7 | 13 | Laois |
| 6 | Ian Byrne | Wexford | 0-12 | 12 | Cork |
| 6 | Paul Ryan | Dublin | 0-12 | 12 | Limerick |
| 6 | Zane Keenan | Laois | 1-9 | 12 | Antrim |
| 6 | T.J. Reid | Kilkenny | 1-9 | 12 | Waterford |
| 6 | T.J. Reid | Kilkenny | 1-9 | 12 | Galway |
| 6 | Maurice Shanahan | Waterford | 1-9 | 12 | Cork |
| 6 | Cathal Mannion | Galway | 3-3 | 12 | Dublin |
| 13 | Shane Dowling | Limerick | 0-11 | 11 | Clare |
| 13 | Zane Keenan | Laois | 0-11 | 11 | Offaly |
| 13 | Shane Dooley | Offaly | 0-11 | 11 | Laois |
| 13 | Ian Byrne | Wexford | 0-11 | 11 | Kilkenny |
| 13 | David Treacy | Dublin | 0-11 | 11 | Galway |
| 13 | Joe Canning | Galway | 1-08 | 11 | Kilkenny |
| 13 | Séamus Callanan | Tipperary | 2-5 | 11 | Limerick |
Clean sheets
| Rank | Goalkeeper | County | Clean sheets |
| 1 | Colm Callanan | Galway | 2 |
| 1 | Darren Gleeson | Tipperary | 2 |
| 1 | Patrick Kelly | Clare | 2 |
| 1 | Anthony Nash | Cork | 2 |
| 1 | Eoin Murphy | Kilkenny | 2 |
Miscellaneous
- Galway record their first ever championship defeat of Dublin.
- Laois secure their first championship victory over Offaly since 1972.
Attendances
- Kilkenny 1-22 – 1-18 Galway - 82,300
- Tipperary 3-16 – 0-26 Galway - 58,495
- Waterford 0-16 – 0-21 Tipperary - 43,084
- Kilkenny 1-21 – 0-18 Waterford - 41,112
- Galway 2-28 – 0-22 Cork - 33,150
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 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 YearThe 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
- Paul Murphy
- Joey Holden
- Cathal Barrett
- Daithí Burke
- Tadhg de Búrca
- Cillian Buckley
- Michael Fennelly
- David Burke
- Jonathan Glynn
- Richie Hogan
- TJ Reid
- Ger Aylward
- Seamus Callanan
- Maurice Shanahan
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. | Player | Team | Appearances |
| GK | Colm Callanan | Galway | 1 |
| RCB | Paul Murphy | Kilkenny | 4 |
| FB | Joey Holden | Kilkenny | 1 |
| LCB | Noel Connors | Waterford | 2 |
| RWB | Daithí Burke | Galway | 1 |
| CB | Tadhg de BúrcaYHOTY | Waterford | 1 |
| LWB | Cillian Buckley | Kilkenny | 2 |
| MD | Michael Fennelly | Kilkenny | 3 |
| MD | David Burke | Galway | 2 |
| RWF | Cathal Mannion | Galway | 1 |
| CF | Richie Hogan | Kilkenny | 3 |
| LWF | T. J. ReidHOTY | Kilkenny | 3 |
| RCF | Ger Aylward | Kilkenny | 1 |
| FF | Séamus Callanan | Tipperary | 2 |
| LCF | Maurice Shanahan | Waterford | 1 |