2015 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

2015 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship
Championship Details
Dates	24 May 2015 – 8 August 2015
Teams	8
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Galway (4 win)
Captain	James Skehill
Manager	Anthony Cunningham
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Cork
Captain	Kevin Kavanagh
Manager	Ronan Dwane
Provincial Champions
Munster	Cork
Leinster	Galway
Ulster	Not Played
Connacht	Not Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played	7
Total Goals	14 (2.0 per game)
Total Points	253 (36.1 per game)
Top Scorer	Willie Griffin (2-16)
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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.

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
Team	Colours	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).		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).

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, 1s/l), 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
2	Noel McNamara	Cork	0-19	19	3	6.33
4	Brian Molloy	Galway	1-8	11	3	3.66
5	Diarmuid 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 Whelen	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
9	Noel McNamara	Cork	0-7	7	Waterford

Scoring

First goal of the championship
- Ian Galvin for Clare against Limerick (Munster quarter-final)
Widest winning margin: 12 points
- Galway 1-20 - 0-11 Wexford (Leinster final)
Most goals in a match: 5
- Limerick 3-14 - 2-15 Clare (Munster quarter-final)
Most points in a match: 43
- Waterford 1-16 - 0-27 Cork (Munster semi-final)
Most goals by one team in a match: 3
- Limerick 3-14 - 2-15 Clare (Munster quarter-final)
- Galway 3-22 - 1-17 Kilkenny (Leinster semi-final)
Highest aggregate score: 51
- Galway 3-22 - 1-17 Kilkenny (Leinster semi-final)
Most goals scored by a losing team: 2
- Clare 2-15 - 3-14 Limerick (Munster quarter-final)
- Tipperary 2-13 - 1-23 Limerick (Munster semi-final)

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.

External links

References

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

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