2015 Croke Cup

The 2015 Croke Cup was the 64th staging of the Croke Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1944. The competition ran from 14 March to 4 April 2015.

2015 Croke Cup
Dates14 March - 4 April 2015
Teams6
SponsorMasita
Champions St Kieran's College (20th title)
Seán Morrissey (captain)
Runners-up Thurles CBS
Ronan Teehan (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played5
Goals scored5 (1 per match)
Points scored141 (28.2 per match)
Top scorer(s) Ray Lahart (1-14)
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St Kieran's College were the defending champions.[1][2]

The final was played on 4 April 2015 at Semple Stadium in Thurles, between St Kieran's College and Thurles CBS, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.[3] St Kieran's College won the match by 1–15 to 1–12 to claim their 20th Croke Cup title overall and a second successive title.[4][5]

Ray Lahart was the top scorer with 1–14.

Qualification
Province Champions Runners-up
Connacht Presentation College St Brigid's College [6]
Leinster St Kieran's College St Peter's College [7]
Munster Thurles CBS St Francis College [8]

Results

Quarter-finals
14 March 2015 Quarter-final St Kieran's College 2-11 - 0-10 St Francis College Fraher Field
T O’Dwyer 1-1; N Walsh 1-0; R Leahy 0-3; J Connolly (free), R Lahart (frees) (0-2 each); L Blanchfield, S Morrissey, J Byrne (s-l) 0-1 each. Report C Cormack 0-7 (6 frees, 1 65’); S Kingston, D Kelliher, J O’Sullivan 0-1 each. Referee: J Owens (Wexford)
14 March 2015 Quarter-final St Peter's College 0-17 - 0-10 St Brigid's College Ashbourne Grounds
B Dunne (0-4, 3 frees), J O'Connor (0-4), R O'Connor (0-3), R White (0-2); J Pettit (0-2), C Hearne (0-1), J Firman (0-1). Report J Kenny (0-4 frees); R Murphy (0-2), C Molloy (0-2 frees), M Lynch (0-1), P Boreham (0-1).

Semi-finals
19 March 2015 Semi-final Thurles CBS 0-18 - 1-12 St Peter's College WIT GAA Grounds
N Heffernan 0-5 (4f), R Teehan, R Long, K Duggan 0-3 each, B McCarthy 0-2, C Moloney, M Connors 0-1 each. Report B Dunne 0-4f, R O'Connor 1-1, M Joyce 0-3, J Firman, C Hearne, J Pettit, R White 0-1 each. Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)
21 March 2015 Semi-final St Kieran's College 0-19 - 0-17 Presentation College St Rynagh's Park
R Lahart 0-7 (6f 1’65), J Connolly 0-4 (2f), J Byrne 0-3, L Branchfield, T O’Dwyer 0-2 each, B Ryan 0-1. Report E Niland 0-11 (7f), B Burke 0-4 (2f), S Loftus, C Burke 0-1 each. Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)

Final
4 April 2015 Final St Kieran's College 1-15 - 1-12 Thurles CBS Semple Stadium
R Lahart 1-5 (0-4fs, 0-1 '65'), B Ryan 0-3, R Leahy, S Morrissey 0-2 each, J Byrne, L Blanchfield, T O'Dwyer 0-1 each. M Connors 1-2, N Heffernan 0-5 (4f), J Skehan, R Heffernan, B McCarthy, K Duggan, R Long 0-1 each. Referee: J Keenan (Wicklow)

Statistics

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Ray Lahart St Kieran's College 1-14 17 3 5.66
2 Evan Niland Presentation College 0-11 11 1 11.00
3 Niall Heffernan Thurles CBS 0-10 10 2 5.00
4 Billy Dunne St Peter's College 0-08 8 2 4.00
5 Rory O'Connor St Peter's College 1-04 7 2 3.50
Tadhg O'Dwyer St Kieran's College 1-04 7 3 2.33
Cathal Cormack St Francis College 0-07 7 1 7.00

References
  1. O'Flynn, Diarmuid (7 April 2014). "Kingpins Kieran's add to CBS tale of woe". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  2. "Donnelly powers Kieran's to triumph". Irish Independent. 7 April 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  3. "Pres Athenry Defeats Kilkenny CBS In Croke Cup Hurling Semi-Final". Galway Bay FM. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  4. Cahill, Jackie (6 April 2015). "'Awesome' Kieran's seal 20th title". Irish Independent. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  5. "Schools: No stopping St Kieran's". Hogan Stand. 4 April 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  6. "Presentation College, Athenry retain the John Ryan Cup in impressive style". Connacht Tribune. 12 March 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  7. "Schools: St Kieran's back in the winners enclosure". Hogan Stand. 28 February 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  8. "Harty Cup final: Thurles topple Rochestown". Hogan Stand. 21 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
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