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Waterford vs dublin 2015 all ireland senior hurling championship quarter final
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.
Contents
- Waterford vs dublin 2015 all ireland senior hurling championship quarter final
- Goals from 2015 all ireland senior hurling championship 65 80 televised
- Changes from 2014 Championship
- Round 1
- Round 2
- Quarter finals
- Semi finals
- Statistics
- Scoring
- Top scorers
- Miscellaneous
- Attendances
- Broadcasting
- Awards
- References
Kilkenny were the defending champions and successfully retained the title following a 1-22 to 1-18 defeat of Galway.
Goals from 2015 all ireland senior hurling championship 65 80 televised
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.
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.
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.
Statistics
Scoring
Top scorers
Miscellaneous
Attendances
Highest attendances:
Total attendance: 567,622
Average attendance: 25,801
Broadcasting
These matches were broadcast live on television in Ireland
Awards
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.
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.