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2015 All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

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Winning team
  
Kilkenny (36th win)

Manager
  
Brian Cody

Manager
  
Anthony Cunningham

Top scorer
  
Joe Canning

Teams
  
14

Captain
  
Joey Holden

Losing team
  
Galway

Champion
  
Kilkenny GAA

Dates
  
3 May 2015 – 6 Sep 2015

Captain
  
Andy Smith David Collins

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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. The championship began on 3 May 2015 and ended on 6 September 2015.

Contents

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

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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

  • 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
    Single game

    Miscellaneous

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

    • 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

    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.

    References

    2015 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Wikipedia
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