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2015 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

2015 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates3 May — 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 Scorer Joe Canning (5-55)
Player of the Year 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]

Team changes

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To Championship

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Promoted from the Christy Ring Cup

From Championship

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Relegated to the Christy Ring Cup

Teams

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General information

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Fourteen counties will compete in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: nine teams in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship and five teams in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship.

County Last provincial title Last championship title Position in 2014 Championship Appearance
Antrim 2014 — Round 1
Carlow — — Group Stage (Leinster SHC)
Clare 1998 2013 Round 1
Cork 2014 2005 Semi-finals
Dublin 2013 1938 Quarter-finals
Galway 2012 1988 Round 1
Kilkenny 2014 2014 Champions
Laois 1949 1915 Round 1
Limerick 2013 1973 Semi-finals
Offaly 1995 1998 Round 2
Tipperary 2012 2010 Runners-up
Waterford 2007 1959 Round 2
Westmeath — — Group Stage (Leinster SHC)
Wexford 2004 1996 Quarter-finals

Personal and kits

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Team Colours Sponsor Captain(s) Vice-captain(s) Manager(s)
Antrim Creagh Concrete

Northern Property

Neil McManus Kevin Ryan
Carlow Dan Morrissey Ltd. Séamus Murphy
Alan Corcoran 		Pat English
Clare Pat O'Donnell Patrick Donnellan
Cian Dillon 		Conor McGrath
Patrick O'Connor 		Davy Fitzgerald
Cork Chill Insurance Anthony Nash Jimmy Barry-Murphy
Dublin AIG Liam Rushe
Peter Kelly 		Ger Cunningham
Galway Supermac's David Collins Anthony Cunningham
Kilkenny Glanbia Joey Holden Brian Cody
Laois MW Hire Services Joe Fitzpatrick Séamus Plunkett
Ger Cunningham
Limerick Sporting Limerick Donal O'Grady Paudie O'Brien T. J. Ryan
Offaly Carroll Cuisine Dan Currams Brian Whelahan
Tipperary Intersport/Elverys Brendan Maher Pádraic Maher Eamon O'Shea
Waterford 3 Kevin Moran Pauric Mahony
Darragh Fives 		Derek McGrath
Westmeath Renault Aonghus Clarke Michael Ryan
Wexford Gain Matthew O'Hanlon Liam Dunne

Summary

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Championships

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

Changes from 2014 Championship

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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

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Main article: Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Group Stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA SD Pts Qualification
1 Laois 3 2 0 1 5-59 7-48 +5 4 Advance to quarter-finals
2 Westmeath 3 2 0 1 4-57 3-44 +16 4
3 Carlow 3 1 0 2 5-49 4-47 +5 2
4 Antrim 3 1 0 2 6-35 6-61 -26 2 Relegated to Christy Ring Cup

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]

Matches

3 May 2015
15:30
Round 1 		Westmeath 2-19 – 2-17 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 		Antrim 5-17 – 3-22 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 		Westmeath 1-21 – 0-7 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 		Carlow 1-14 – 1-17 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 		Carlow 2-18 – 1-11 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 		Laois 1-20 – 1-17 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).

Knockout stage

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Quarter-finals Semi-final Leinster Final
      
Galway 0-20 R: 5-19
Dublin 1-17 R: 1-18
Galway 3-28
Laois 1-14
Offaly 0-21
Laois 0-29
Kilkenny 1-25
Galway 2-15
Kilkenny 5-25
Wexford 0-16
Westmeath 1-16
Wexford 1-24

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

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Main article: Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Munster Final
Clare 2-15
Limerick 1-19 Limerick 1-16
Tipperary 4-23
Tipperary 0-21
Waterford 0-16
Cork 1-20
Waterford 3-19

Matches

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24 May 2015
16:00
Quarter-final 		Clare 2-15 – 1-19 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 		Cork 1-21 – 3-19 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 		Limerick 1-16 – 4-23 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).

Final

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Main article: 2015 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final
12 July 2015
16:00
Final 		Waterford 0-16 – 0-21 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).

All-Ireland Qualifiers

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Main article: All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship qualifiers

Round 1

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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 		Clare 3-26 – 0-15 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 		Laois 0-19 – 4-17 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 		Wexford 0-20 – 2-22 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 		Westmeath 1-12 – 4-15 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

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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 		Limerick 1-16 – 1-17 Dublin 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 		Clare 0-17 – 0-20 Cork 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

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Bracket

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Waterford 2-21
Dublin 1-19 Kilkenny 1-21
Waterford 0-18
Kilkenny 1-22
Galway 1-18
Tipperary 3-16
Galway 2-28 Galway 0-26
Cork 0-22

All-Ireland quarter-finals

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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 		Waterford 2-21 – 1-19 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 		Galway 2-28 – 0-22 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).

All-Ireland semi-finals

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

9 August 2015
15:45
Semi-final 		Kilkenny 1-21 – 0-18 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 		Tipperary 3-16 - 0-26 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)

All-Ireland Final

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Main article: 2015 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final
6 September 2015
15:30
Final 		Kilkenny 1-22 - 1-18 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).

Statistics

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Scoring

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Top scorers

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Overall
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
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
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
Ger Aylward Kilkenny 3-15 24 4 6.00
14 Marty Kavanagh Carlow 1-16 19 3 6.33
Richie Hogan Kilkenny 1-16 19 4 4.75
15 Niall O'Brien Westmeath 0-18 18 4 4.50
Charles Dwyer Laois 1-15 18 6 3.00
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
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
Paul Ryan Dublin 0-12 12 Limerick
Zane Keenan Laois 1-9 12 Antrim
T.J. Reid Kilkenny 1-9 12 Waterford
T.J. Reid Kilkenny 1-9 12 Galway
Maurice Shanahan Waterford 1-9 12 Cork
Cathal Mannion Galway 3-3 12 Dublin
13 Shane Dowling Limerick 0-11 11 Clare
Zane Keenan Laois 0-11 11 Offaly
Shane Dooley Offaly 0-11 11 Laois
Ian Byrne Wexford 0-11 11 Kilkenny
David Treacy Dublin 0-11 11 Galway
Joe Canning Galway 1-08 11 Kilkenny
Séamus Callanan Tipperary 2-5 11 Limerick

Clean sheets

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

Miscellaneous

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Updated Roll of Honour

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Attendances

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Highest attendances:

Total attendance: 567,622

Average attendance: 25,801

Broadcasting

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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

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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]

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]

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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

See also

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References

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