The 2015 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 52nd staging of the All-Ireland championship for since its establishment by the

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in 1964. The draws for the various 2015 fixtures took place in October 2014. The championship began on 27 May 2015 and ended on 12 September 2015.

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were the defending champions, however, they were defeated in the provincial decider.

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won the title following a 0-26 to 1-7 defeat of

Wexford Wexford () is the county town of County Wexford, Ireland. Wexford lies on the south side of Wexford Harbour, the estuary of the River Slaney near the southeastern corner of the island of Ireland. The town is linked to Dublin by the M11/N11 N ...

in the

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Team summaries

Results

Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship

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All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

Statistics

Top scorers

;Overall ;Single game

Scoring

*Widest winning margin: 33 points ** Antrim 6-22 - 0-7

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(Ulster semi-final) *Most goals in a match: 6 **

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 ...

4-7 - 2-15

Carlow Carlow ( ; ) is the county town of County Carlow, in the south-east of Ireland, from Dublin. At the 2016 census, it had a combined urban and rural population of 24,272. The River Barrow flows through the town and forms the historic bounda ...

(Leinster quarter-final) **

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2-16 - 4-12

Kilkenny Kilkenny (). is a city in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is located in the South-East Region and in the province of Leinster. It is built on both banks of the River Nore. The 2016 census gave the total population of Kilkenny as 26,512. Kilken ...

(Leinster quarter-final) ** Antrim 6-22 - 0-7

(Ulster semi-final) **

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3-16 - 3-14 Down (Ulster semi-final) **

3-16 - 3-14

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(Munster semi-final) *Most points in a match: 41 **

0-23 - 1-18

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(Munster semi-final) *Most goals by one team in a match: 6 ** Antrim 6-22 - 0-7

(Ulster semi-final) * Highest aggregate score: 47 ** Antrim 6-22 - 0-7

(Ulster semi-final) *Most goals scored by a losing team: 4 **

4-7 - 2-15

(Leinster quarter-final)

Miscellaneous

* Wexford win a third successive Leinster title. It is the third time in their history that they have achieved the three-in-a-row and the first time since 1971. * Antrim win a record-breaking seventh successive Ulster title.

Broadcasting

These matches were broadcast live on television in Ireland by

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External links

Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship fixtures

Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship fixtures

Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship fixtures

References

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