2015 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship
The 2015 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship—known as the Liberty Insurance All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship for sponsorship reasons— is the premier competition of the 2015 camogie season. Ten county teams compete in the Senior Championship out of twenty-seven who compete overall in the Senior, Intermediate and Junior Championships.[1] It commenced on 20 June.[2]
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 20 June - 13 September 2015 |
| Teams | 10 |
| All-Ireland champions | |
| Winners | Cork (26th win) |
| Captain | Ashling Thompson |
| Manager | Paudie Murray |
| All-Ireland runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Galway |
| Captain | Niamh Kilkenny |
| Manager | Tony Ward |
| Championship statistics | |
| Matches played | 26 |
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Format
The ten teams are drawn into two groups of five teams. All the teams play each other once, scoring two points for a win and one for a draw.
In the two quarter-finals, 2nd in Group A plays 3rd in Group B and 3rd in Group A plays 2nd inGroup B..
The two group winners and the two quarter-final winners play in the semi-finals.
The semi-final winners contest the 2015 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final
Fixtures and results
Group stages
| Advance to semi-finals | |
| Advance to quarter-finals |
Group 1
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galway | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 41 | 29 | 8 |
| Wexford | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 48 | 12 | 6 |
| Cork | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 46 | 6 | 4 |
| Limerick | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 51 | 74 | -23 | 2 |
| Offaly | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 41 | 65 | -24 | 0 |
Group 2
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilkenny | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 36 | +96 | 8 |
| Tipperary | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 85 | –20 | 6 |
| Dublin | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 51 | 57 | –6 | 3 |
| Clare | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 59 | 72 | –13 | 3 |
| Derry | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 53 | 110 | –57 | 0 |
As stated in the rules, it was originally planned that a coin toss would take place to decide which of Dublin and Clare would progress to the quarter-finals. The head-to-head match between them had ended in a 1-8 to 1-8 draw and competition rules meant that they were level in the group. Both teams withdrew in protest at the proposed coin toss and eventually the Camogie Association decided that a play-off match would take place instead.[3][4]