2015 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

The 2015 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 32nd staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship for players in the intermediate grade since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1961. The championship began on 26 May 2015 and ended on 8 August 2015.

2015 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship
Championship Details
Dates24 May 2015 8 August 2015
Teams8
All Ireland Champions
WinnersGalway (4 win)
CaptainJames Skehill
ManagerAnthony Cunningham
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upCork
CaptainKevin Kavanagh
ManagerRonan Dwane
Provincial Champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterGalway
UlsterNot Played
ConnachtNot Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played7
Total Goals14 (2.0 per game)
Total Points253 (36.1 per game)
Top Scorer Willie Griffin (2-16)
2014
2016

Cork were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by 0-23 to 0-14 by Galway in the final.[1]

Team summaries

Team Colours Most recent success
All-Ireland Provincial
Clare Saffron and blue 2011
Cork Red and white 2014 2014
Galway Maroon and white 2002 2008
Kilkenny Black and amber 2010 2013
Limerick Green and white 1998 2008
Tipperary Blue and gold 2013 2013
Waterford White and blue 2007
Wexford Purple and gold 2007 2014

Results

Leinster Intermediate Hurling Championship

1 July 2015 Semi-final Kilkenny 1-17 - 3-22 Galway O'Connor Park
19:30 R Hickey 0-5 (2f, 2 65) J Hayes 0-4, G Malone 1-1, M Rice 0-3, L Blanchfield 0-2 N Doherty 0-1, M Maloney 0-1. Report S Moloney 1-10, C Whelan 2-2, B Molloy 0-4, E Brannigan 0-3, J Regan 0-1, K McHugo 0-1, E Burke 0-1.
15 July 2015 Final Wexford 0-11 - 1-20 Galway O'Moore Park
19:30 J Kelly 0-8 (6 fs), J Berry, T Dwyer, M O’Hanlon 0-1 each. Report B Molloy 1-4, S Moloney 0-4 (2 fs, 1 ’65), P Flaherty and T Haran 0-3 each, R O’Meara 0-2, É Burke, P Flaherty, D Nevin, C Whelan 0-1 each.

Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship

24 May 2015 Quarter-final Limerick 3-14 - 2-15 Clare Semple Stadium
14:00 W Griffin 2-6 (0-3f), M Fitzgerald 1-0, D Byrnes 0-3 (2f, 1 65), W Hickey & M Carmody 0-2 each, K O’Brien 0-1. Report I Galvin 1-5 (0-4f), D Conroy 0-4, R Taylor 1-0, M O’Malley 0-3 (1f), S McGrath, S Ward & D Moloney 0-1 each. Referee: J O'Brien (Tipperary)
7 June 2015 Semi-final Waterford 1-16 - 0-27 Cork Semple Stadium
14:00 O Connors 1-8 (0-8f), T Waring 0-3, P Walsh 0-2, J Dee, T Connors & M O’Brien 0-1 each. Report N McNamara 0-7 (4f, 2 65s), D Flynn, W Leahy & D O’Donovan (3f) 0-3 each, A Cagney, M Collins, F O’Leary, T Murphy & J Sheehan 0-2 each, S McCarthy 0-1. Referee: D Fox (Clare)
21 June 2015 Semi-final Limerick 1-23 - 2-13 Tipperary Gaelic Grounds
14:00 T Morrissey (1-3), W Griffin (0-5, 2 frees), D Byrnes (0-4, 3 frees, 1 65), M Carmody, and M Fitzgibbon (0-3 each), A Brennan (0-2), R O’Donnell, T Quaid and M Fitzgerald (0-1 each.) Report L McGrath 1-5 (0-4f), K Morris 1-1 (0-1f), A Ryan 0-4, D Butler, D Flynn & J Cahill 0-1 each. Referee: T Walsh (Waterford)
8 July 2015 Final Cork 0-20 - 0-18 Limerick Páirc Uí Rinn
19:30 N McNamara (0-8, 7f), T Murphy (0-4), W Leahy, K O'Neill, D O'Donovan (2f) (0-2 each), M Collins, S McCarthy, (0-1 each). Report W Griffin (4f), D Byrnes (2f) (0-5 each,) T Morrissey (0-4), R O’Donnell, R English, M Fitzgibbon, D O’Donovan (0-1 each). Referee: D Fox (Clare)

All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

8 August 2015 Final Cork 0-14 - 0-23 Galway Gaelic Grounds
19:00 N McNamara (0-4fs), T Murphy (2fs), W Leahy, F O’Leary (0-3 each), K O’Neill (0-1). Report T Haran (4fs, 1 sideline), D Nevin (0-5 each), D Higgins (0-3), K McHugo, E Burke, S Moloney, E Brannigan, J Kennedy (0-2 each). Referee: F Horgan (Tipperary)

Statistics

Top scorers

Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Willie Griffin Limerick 2-16 22 3 7.33
2 Shane Moloney Galway 1-16 19 3 6.33
Noel McNamara Cork 0-19 19 3 6.33
4 Brian Molloy Galway 1-8 11 3 3.66
5 Diarmaid Byrnes Limerick 0-12 12 3 4.00
Single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Shane Moloney Galway 1-10 13 Kilkenny
2 Willie Griffin Limerick 2-6 12 Clare
3 Owen Connors Waterford 1-8 11 Cork
4 Conor Whelan Galway 2-2 8 Kilkenny
Ian Galvin Clare 1-5 8 Limerick
Liam McGrath Tipperary 1-5 8 Limerick
Noel McNamara Cork 0-8 8 Limerick
Joe Kelly Wexford 0-8 8 Galway
9 Brian Molloy Galway 1-4 7 Wexford
Noel McNamara Cork 0-7 7 Waterford

Scoring

  • First goal of the championship
  • Widest winning margin: 12 points
  • Most goals in a match: 5
  • Most points in a match: 43
  • Most goals by one team in a match: 3
  • Highest aggregate score: 51
  • Most goals scored by a losing team: 2

Miscellaneous

  • Galway, a team who have faced no competition in their own province for a number of years, enter the Leinster championship for the first time. They later claim their first ever Leinster title.

References

  1. "Third quarter surge sends Cork on way". Irish Examiner. 11 August 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
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