The 2015 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 129th staging of the All-Ireland championship since its establishment by the

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in 1887. The draw for the 2015 fixtures took place on 9 October 2014 live on

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

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were the defending champions and successfully retained the title following a 1–22 to 1–18 defeat of

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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.

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship The Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Championship, known simply as the Leinster Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county hurl ...

Qualifier group

2015 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Munster Senior Hurling Championship The Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship, known simply as the Munster Championship, is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Munster GAA, Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the h ...

Match Details

All-Ireland Qualifiers

Round 1

The teams beaten in the

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and

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quarter-finals and semi-finals of the

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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.

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Quarter-finals

The beaten finalists in the

and

championships play the winners of Round 2 in two "quarter-finals".

Semi-finals

The

and

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: ** Colours of Antrim

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for Antrim against Laois (''3 May 2015'') *Widest winning margin: 24 points ** Colours of Kilkenny

5-25 – 0-16 Colours of Wexford

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(Leinster semi-final) *Most goals in a match: 8 ** Colours of Antrim

Antrim 5-17 – 3-22 Colours of Laois

Laois County Laois ( ; gle, Contae Laoise) is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and in the province of Leinster. It was known as Queen's County from 1556 to 1922. The modern county takes its name from Loígis, a medie ...

(Leinster group stage) *Most points in a match: 50 ** Colours of Laois

0-29 – 0-21 Colours of Offaly

Offaly County Offaly (; ga, Contae Uíbh Fhailí) is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Uí Failghe. It was formerly known as King's County, in hono ...

(Leinster quarter-final) ** Colours of Galway

2-28 – 0-22 Colours of Cork

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(All-Ireland quarter-final) *Most goals by one team in a match: 5 ** Colours of Antrim

Antrim 5-17 – 3-22 Colours of Laois

(Leinster group stage) ** Colours of Galway

5-19 – 1-18 Colours of Dublin

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(Leinster quarter-final replay) ** Colours of Kilkenny

5-25 – 0-16 Colours of Wexford

(Leinster semi-final) * Highest aggregate score: 63 ** Colours of Antrim

Antrim 5-17 – 3-22 Colours of Laois

(Leinster group stage) *Lowest aggregate score: 31 ** Colours of Westmeath

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1-21 – 1-7 Colours of Antrim

Antrim (Leinster group stage) *Most goals scored by a losing team: 3 ** Colours of Antrim

Antrim 5-17 – 3-22 Colours of Laois

(Leinster group stage) ** Colours of Galway

0-26 – 3-16 Colours of Tipperary

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(All-Ireland semi-final)

Top scorers

;Overall ;Single game

Clean sheets

Miscellaneous

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

Attendances

Highest attendances: * Colours of Kilkenny

Kilkenny 1-22 – 1-18 Colours of Galway

Galway (Croke Park) - 82,300 * Colours of Tipperary

Tipperary 3-16 – 0-26 Colours of Galway

Galway (Croke Park) - 58,495 * Colours of Waterford

Waterford 0-16 – 0-21 Colours of Tipperary

Tipperary (Semple Stadium) - 43,084 * Colours of Kilkenny

Kilkenny 1-21 – 0-18 Colours of Waterford

Waterford (Croke Park) - 41,112 * Colours of Galway

Galway 2-28 – 0-22 Colours of Cork

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 ''

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'' 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 Thomas Joseph Reid (born 16 November 1987), known as T. J. Reid, is an Irish hurler who plays for Kilkenny Senior Championship club Ballyhale Shamrocks and at inter-county level with the Kilkenny senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a ...

was named as the

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with Tadhg de Búrca of

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being named as the

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References

External links

Full list of fixtures
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