2015 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship Dates 24 May 2015 – 8 August 2015 Teams 8 Winners Galway (4 win)Captain James Skehill Manager Anthony Cunningham Runners-up Cork Captain Kevin Kavanagh Manager Ronan Dwane Munster Cork Leinster Galway Ulster Not Played Connacht Not Played Matches Played 7 Total Goals 14 (2.0 per game) Total Points 253 (36.1 per game) Top Scorer Willie Griffin (2-16)
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
Results
Kilkenny v Galway
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.
Wexford v Galway
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.
Limerick v Clare
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)
Waterford v Cork
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.
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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)
Limerick v Tipperary
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.)
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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)
Cork v Limerick
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).
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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)
Cork v Galway
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).
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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
Single game
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.
External links
References
2015 All-Ireland Hurling Championships
2015 All-Ireland Hurling Championships