2015 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
The 2015 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 52nd staging of the All-Ireland championship for since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964. The draws for the various 2015 fixtures took place in October 2014.[1] [2] The championship began on 27 May 2015 and ended on 12 September 2015.
Championship Details | |
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Dates | 27 May 2015 - 12 September 2015 |
Teams | 18 |
All Ireland Champions | |
Winners | Limerick (5th win) |
Captain | Diarmaid Byrnes |
Manager | John Kiely |
All Ireland Runners-up | |
Runners-up | Wexford |
Captain | Eoin Conroy |
Manager | J. J. Doyle |
Provincial Champions | |
Munster | Limerick |
Leinster | Wexford |
Ulster | Antrim |
Connacht | Not Played |
Championship Statistics | |
Matches Played | 17 |
Total Goals | 53 (3.1 per game) |
Total Points | 529 (31.1 per game) |
Top Scorer | Conor McDonald (2-34) |
← 2014 2016 → |
Clare were the defending champions, however, they were defeated in the provincial decider.[3] Limerick won the title following a 0-26 to 1-7 defeat of Wexford in the final.[4][5]
Team summaries
Team | Colours | Most recent success | ||
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All-Ireland | Provincial | |||
Antrim | Saffron and white | 2014 | ||
Armagh | Orange and white | |||
Carlow | Green, red and yellow | |||
Clare | Saffron and blue | 2014 | 2014 | |
Cork | Red and white | 1998 | 2007 | |
Derry | White and red | 2008 | ||
Down | Red and black | 2004 | ||
Dublin | Blue and navy | 2011 | ||
Galway | Maroon and white | 2011 | 2005 | |
Kildare | White | |||
Kilkenny | Black and amber | 2008 | 2012 | |
Laois | Blue and white | 1983 | ||
Limerick | Green and white | 2002 | 2011 | |
Offaly | Green, white and gold | 2000 | ||
Tipperary | Blue and gold | 2010 | 2010 | |
Waterford | White and blue | 1992 | 1994 | |
Westmeath | Maroon and white | |||
Wexford | Purple and gold | 1965 | 2014 |
Results
Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship
27 May 2015 Quarter-final | Laois | 4-7 - 2-15 | Carlow | O'Moore Park |
19:30 | C Dwyer (3-1), PJ Scully (1-3), R Broderick (0-1), C Taylor (0-1), C Collier (0-1). | Report | K McDonnell (0-7), J Doyle (1-2), M Kavanagh (0-5), P Shaw (1-0), G Coady (0-1). | Referee: G Quilty (Kilkenny) |
27 May 2015 Quarter-final | Offaly | 2-15 - 1-10 | Westmeath | O'Connor Park |
19:30 | A Cleary (1-3), D Murray (0-6, 6f), E Nolan (1-2), C Kiely (0-1), E Cahill (0-1, f), K Dunne (0-1), C Doughan (0-1, f). | Report | D Clinton (1-2, 1f), C Doyle (0-5, 3f), N O’Brien (0-2, 1f), M Daly (0-1). |
27 May 2015 Quarter-final | Kildare | 0-14 - 0-23 | Wexford | St. Conleth's Park |
19:30 | G Keegan 0-9(8fs); P Moran 0-2; G Johnson, R Casey, L Power 0-1 each | Report | C McDonald 0-12(4fs); K Foley, S Murphy, J O’Connor, P Sutton 0-2 each; S Donohoe, J Cash, C Dunbar 0-1 each. | Referee: A Devine (Westmeath) |
2 June 2015 Quarter-final | Dublin | 2-16 - 4-12 | Kilkenny | Parnell Park |
19:30 | S Treacy (1-3, 0-1 free), C Boland (1-3), P Winters (0-5, two frees), F McGibb (0-2), O O’Rorke (0-2), AJ Murphy (0-1). | Report | M Mansfield (1-2), C Martin (0-5, four frees), J Maher (1-1), C Bolger (1-0), C Ryan (1-0), L Hickey (0-2, one free), W Brennan (0-1), L Blanchfield (0-1). | Referee: M Murtagh (Westmeath) |
24 June 2015 Semi-final | Carlow | 2-12 - 2-14 | Kilkenny | Netwatch Cullen Park |
19:30 | P Shaw 1-1, K McDonald 0-4, J Kavanagh 1-0, C Nolan 0-3, M Kavanagh 0-2, T Joyce 0-2. | Report | C Ryan 1-2, C Martin 0-5, L Hickey 1-1, L Blanchfield 0-2, J Cleere 0-1, P Deegan 0-1, M Mansfield 0-1, J Maher 0-1. | Referee: J Heffernan (Wexford) |
24 June 2015 Semi-final | Offaly | 1-12 - 2-16 | Wexford | O'Connor Park |
19:30 | D Murray 0-5, E Nolan 0-4, M Maloney 1-0, C Doughan 0-1, C Mahon 0-1, S Guinan 0-1. | Report | C McDonald 1-5, K Foley 0-7, C Dunbar 1-1, J O'Connor 0-1, G Bailey 0-1, T French 0-1 |
8 July 2015 Final | Wexford | 4-17 - 1-9 | Kilkenny | Innovate Wexford Park |
19:30 | C McDonald (1-10, 0-6f), C Dunbar (1-1), A Kenny (1-0), J Cash (1-0), K Foley (0-3), Shane Murphy (0-1), S Kenny (0-1), J O'Connor (0-1). | Report | L Hickey (1-0), C Martin (0-3, 2f), L Blanchfield (0-2), W Brennan (0-1), E Cody (0-1), D Cody (0-1), S Morrissey (0-1). | Referee: J Keenan |
Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship
17 June 2015 Quarter-final | Cork | 1-11 - 1-21 | Waterford | Páirc Uí Rinn |
19:35 | L Meade (1-1), M Brennan (0-3), M O’Connor (0-3f), D Geary (0-2), K O’Neill (0-1), C Twomey (0-1f). | Report | P Curran (0-12, 7f, 1'65), Shane Bennett (1-4), A Gleeson (0-1), C Dunford (0-1), Stephen Bennett (0-1), DJ Foran (0-1), R Donnelly (0-1). | Referee: F Horgan (Tipperary) |
15 July 2015 Semi-final | Clare | 0-23 - 1-18 | Waterford | Cusack Park |
19:30 | B Duggan (0-13, 7f), I Galvin (0-6), E Quirke (0-1), A McGuane (0-1), S Gleeson (0-1), R Taylor (0-1). | Report | P Curran (1-7, 0-5f), A Gleeson (0-5, 1f, 1'65), Shane Bennett (0-2, 1'65), C Dunford (0-1), DJ Foran (0-1), M Kearney (0-1), C Curran (0-1). | Referee: J Murphy |
16 July 2015 Semi-final | Limerick | 3-16 - 3-14 | Tipperary | Gaelic Grounds |
19:30 | D Dempsey, C Ryan (3fs) 0-4 each, T Morrissey, C Lynch 1-1 each, R Hanley 1-0, D O'Donovan 0-2, R Lynch 0-2 (1f, 1 '65'), J Kelliher, P Ryan 0-1 each. | Report | J McGrath 0-6 (2fs, 2 '65s'), C O'Riordan 2-0, T Gallagher 1-0, S Cahill 0-2, B Maher, B Heffernan, T Hamill, J Shelley, J Keane (f), M Breen (f) 0-1 each. | Referee: C Lyons (Cork). |
30 July 2015 Final | Clare | 0-19 - 0-22 | Limerick | Cusack Park |
19:30 | B Duggan (0-6, 5f), I Galvin (0-4), S Gleeson (0-3), E Quirke (0-2), D Conroy (0-1), S O’Donnell (0-1), S Ward (0-1sl), M O’Malley (0-1). | Report | R Lynch (0-13, 8f, 2'65), D Dempsey (0-2), D O’Donovan (0-1), P Ryan (0-1), R Hanley (0-1), C Ryan (0-1), T Morrissey (0-1), C Lynch (0-1), J Kelliher (0-1). | Attendance: 14,311 Referee: F Horgan (Tipperary) |
Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship
15 July 2015 Semi-final | Antrim | 6-22 - 0-7 | Armagh | Páirc Mac Uílín |
19:45 | Conor Johnston (2-2), S McCaughan (1-4, 0-1 free), J O’Connell (1-2), Ciaran Johnston (1-1), J Connolly (0-4, 0-2 frees), P McBride (1-0), C Ross (0-3), N McKenna (0-3), M Connolly (0-1), D Traynor (0-1), T Ó Ciaran (0-1). | Report | R Fullerton (0-2, 0-1 free), S Renaghan (0-2), L Oliver (0-2), T Nevin (0-1). | Referee: A Nash |
15 July 2015 Semi-final | Derry | 3-16 - 3-14 | Down | Owenbeg |
20:00 | D Foley 0-8, 0-5 frees, C O’Doherty 2-1, T Gallagher (1-0), M McGuigan 0-4, G Bradley 0-3. | Report | C Fitzsimmons 1-4, B Byers 1-2, O McManus 1-2, J Doran 0-2, R Courtney 0-1, M Nicholson 0-1, R McCusker 0-1, E Sands 0-1. | Referee: O Elliott (Antrim) |
22 July 2015 Final | Derry | 0-17 - 1-19 | Antrim | Dean McGlinchey Park |
19:30 | D Foley (0-11, 10f, 1'65), C O'Doherty (0-2), T McCloskey (0-1), G Bradley (0-1), B Rogers (0-1), M McGuigan (0-1). | Report | C Johnston (1-4, 0-3f), J Connolly (0-3, 1'65), N McKenna (0-3), M Dudley (0-3), S McCaughan (0-2), E Campbell (0-2), M Connolly (0-1), C Ross (0-1). | Referee: J Clarke |
All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
22 August 2015 Semi-final | Wexford | 1-20 - 1-8 | Antrim | Semple Stadium |
C McDonald 0-7 (4f, 1 65, 1 sl), C Devitt 1-2, T French 0-3, A Kenny, K Foley & C Dunbar 0-2 each, P Foley & S Kenny 0-1 each. | Report | C McNaughton 1-2 (0-2f), E Campbell 0-2, S McCaughan (f), R McCambridge, D McMullan & M Connolly 0-1 each. | Referee: S Cleere (Kilkenny) |
22 August 2015 Semi-final | Galway | 0-17 - 1-20 | Limerick | Semple Stadium |
J Flynn (0-7, 2f, 2 65s, 1 sl), B Molloy (0-5), D Nevin (0-2), E Brannigan (0-1), S Cooney (0-1), C Whelan (0-1). | Report | T Morrissey (1-3), D Dempsey (0-4), C Ryan (0-3), R Lynch (0-3, 2f, 1 sl), D Byrnes (0-2), D O’Donovan (0-2), C Lynch (0-1), B Nash (0-1), G Hegarty (0-1). | Referee: F Horgan (Tipperary) |
12 September 2015 Final | Wexford | 1-7 - 0-26 | Limerick | Semple Stadium |
19:00 | C McDonald (1-4, 0-3 frees, 0-1 sc); P Foley (0-1 free), A Kenny, C Dunbar (0-1 each). | Report | R Lynch (0-6, 0-5 frees); B Nash (0-5); T Morrissey (0-4); P Casey (0-1 free), P Ryan, C Lynch (0-3 each); D Byrnes (0-2, 0-1 free). | Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary) |
Statistics
Top scorers
- Overall
Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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1 | Conor McDonald | Wexford | 3-38 | 47 | 5 | 9.40 |
2 | Ronan Lynch | Limerick | 0-24 | 24 | 4 | 6.00 |
3 | Patrick Curran | Waterford | 1-19 | 22 | 2 | 11.00 |
4 | Déaglán Foley | Derry | 0-19 | 19 | 2 | 9.50 |
Bobby Duggan | Clare | 0-19 | 19 | 2 | 9.50 | |
6 | Tom Morrissey | Limerick | 2-09 | 15 | 4 | 3.75 |
Conor Johnston | Antrim | 3-06 | 15 | 2 | 7.50 | |
8 | Kevin Foley | Wexford | 0-14 | 14 | 5 | 2.80 |
9 | Dylan Murray | Offaly | 0-11 | 11 | 2 | 5.50 |
Kevin McDonnell | Carlow | 0-11 | 11 | 2 | 5.50 |
- Single game
Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
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1 | Conor McDonald | Wexford | 1-10 | 13 | Kilkenny |
Bobby Duggan | Clare | 0-13 | 13 | Waterford | |
Ronan Lynch | Limerick | 0-13 | 13 | Clare | |
4 | Conor McDonald | Wexford | 0-12 | 12 | Kildare |
Patrick Curran | Waterford | 0-12 | 12 | Cork | |
6 | Cha Dwyer | Laois | 3-01 | 10 | Carlow |
Patrick Curran | Waterford | 1-07 | 10 | Clare | |
8 | Gerry Keegan | Kildare | 0-09 | 9 | Wexford |
9 | Conor Johnston | Antrim | 2-02 | 8 | Armagh |
Conor McDonald | Wexford | 1-05 | 8 | Offaly | |
Déaglán Foley | Derry | 0-08 | 8 | Down | |
Conal Fitzsimmons | Down | 0-08 | 8 | Derry |
Scoring
- Widest winning margin: 33 points
- Most goals in a match: 6
- Most points in a match: 41
- Most goals by one team in a match: 6
- Highest aggregate score: 47
- Most goals scored by a losing team: 4
Broadcasting
These matches were broadcast live on television in Ireland by TG4:
Round | Game |
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Leinster Championship | Dublin vs Kilkenny Offaly vs Wexford Wexford vs Kilkenny |
Munster Championship | Cork vs Waterford Clare vs Waterford Limerick vs Tipperary Limerick vs Clare |
All-Ireland Championship | Antrim vs Wexford Limerick vs Galway Wexford vs Limerick |
External links
References
- "2015 Leinster Championship Draws". GAA website. 2 October 2014. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 9 Jul 2015.
- "2015 Munster GAA Minor & Under 21 Championship Draws". Munster GAA website. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 9 Jul 2015.
- "Kelly inspires Clare to 3-in-a-row". Munster GAA website. 13 September 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- Cormican, Eoghan (12 September 2015). "Limerick ease past Wexford to claim U21 hurling title". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- "Limerick beat Wexford to secure All-Ireland U21 hurling crown". RTE Sport. 13 September 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- "Wexford hammer Kilkenny by 17 points to claim Leinster U21 hurling three-in-a-row". The 42. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- "Antrim U-21s pocket another Ulster title". RTE Sport. 23 July 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
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