2015–16 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
The 2015–16 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the 46th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship since it began in the 1970-71 season. It is the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county club hurling tournament. The winners receive the Tommy Moore Cup.
| Championship Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 4 October 2015 – 17 March 2016 |
| Teams | 18 |
| All Ireland Champions | |
| Winners | Na Piarsaigh (1st win) |
| Captain | Cathal King |
| Manager | Shane O'Neill |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Ruairí Óg |
| Captain | Arron Graffin |
| Manager | John McKillop |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Na Piarsaigh |
| Leinster | Oulart the Ballagh |
| Ulster | Ruairí Óg |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship Statistics | |
| Matches Played | 17 |
| Total Goals | 43 (2.5 per game) |
| Total Points | 495 (29.1 per game) |
| Top Scorer | Neil McManus (2-29) |
← 2014-15 2016-17 → | |
The championship began on 4 October 2015 and ended on 17 March 2016.
Ballyhale Shamrocks were the defending champions but were defeated by O'Loughlin Gaels in the Kilkenny championship.[1][2][3][4][5] Cuala, Glen Rovers and Sarsfields returned to the championship after prolonged absences.
On 17 March 2016, Na Piarsaigh won the championship following a 2-25 to 2-14 defeat of Ruairí Óg, Cushendall in the All-Ireland final. This was their first All-Ireland title and a first title for a Limerick club.
Ruairí Óg, Cushendall's Neil McManus was the championship's top scorer with 2-29.
Format
County Championships
Ireland's counties play their county championships between their senior hurling clubs. Each county decides the format for determining their county champions. The format can be knockout, double-elimination, league, etc or a combination.
Provincial Championships
Leinster, Munster and Ulster organise a provincial championship for their participating county champions. Connacht do not organise a provincial championship and are represented in the All-Ireland semi-finals by the Galway champions. All matches are knock-out and extra time is played if it's a draw at the end of normal time.
All-Ireland
The two semi-finals are played in early February. The All-Ireland final is traditionally played in Croke Park on St. Patrick's Day, the 17th of March. All matches are knock-out. If it's a draw at the end of normal time in the semi-finals, extra time is played. If the final ends in a draw the match is replayed.
Initial Schedule
County championships April 2015 to November 2015
Provincial championships October 2015 to December 2015
All-Ireland semi-finals early February 2016
All-Ireland final 17 March 2016
Provincial Championships
Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 15 November 2015 - Parnell Park | ||||||||||
| Clara | 0-17 | |||||||||
| 8 November 2015 - O'Connor Park | ||||||||||
| Cuala | 3-12 | |||||||||
| Coolderry | 0-12 | |||||||||
| 29 November 2015 - Netwatch Cullen Park | ||||||||||
| Cuala | 1-23 | |||||||||
| Cuala | 0-13 | |||||||||
| 1 November 2015 - Netwatch Cullen Park | ||||||||||
| Oulart the Ballagh | 2-13 | |||||||||
| St. Mullin's | 0-9 | |||||||||
| 15 November 2015 - Cusack Park | ||||||||||
| Clonkill | 4-9 | |||||||||
| Clonkill | 0-8 | |||||||||
| 1 November 2015 - O'Moore Park | ||||||||||
| Oulart the Ballagh | 0-16 | |||||||||
| Clough/Ballacolla | 0-13 | |||||||||
| Oulart the Ballagh | 3-8 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
| 1 November 2015 Quarter-final | St. Mullin's | 0-9 - 4-9 | Clonkill | Netwatch Cullen Park |
| M Kavanagh (0-06, 0-05 frees), J Doyle (0-03, 0-01 free). | Report | B Murtagh (2-02, 1-00 pen, 1-02 frees), N Dowdall (2-01), A Dowdall (0-02), A Price (0-02, 0-01 free), C Thompson (0-01), P Dowdall (0-01). | Referee: G McGrath (Dublin) |
| 1 November 2015 Quarter-final | Clough/Ballacolla | 0-13 - 3-8 | Oulart the Ballagh | O'Moore Park |
| S Maher (0-5), W Hyland (0-4), R Broderick (0-1), T Delaney (0-1), A Corby (0-1), R Phelan (0-1). | Report | R Jacob (1-4), M Doyle (1-0), D Redmond (1-0), D Mythen (0-2), P Roche (0-1), B Dunne (0-1). | Referee: P Burke (Kilkenny) |
| 8 November 2015 Quarter-final | Coolderry | 0-12 - 1-23 | Cuala | O'Connor Park |
| D Murray (0-7, 0-06 frees, 0-1 ’65), D King (0-2), K Connolly (0-1), A Corcoran (0-1), E Ryan (0-1). | Report | D Treacy (0-12, frees), M Schutte (1-2), D O’Connell (0-2), J Malone (0-1), C Cronin (0-1), C Waldron (0-1), S Treacy (0-1), N Kenny (0-1), S Moran 0-1, N Carty (0-1). | Referee: D Hughes (Carlow) |
Semi-finals
| 15 November 2015 Semi-final | Cuala | 3-12 - 0-17 | Clara | Parnell Park |
| D Treacy (0-06, 0-05f), C Cronin (1-02), M Schutte (1-00), S Treacy (1-00), J Malone (0-02), C Waldron (0-01), D O'Connell (0-01). | Report | K Hogan (0-12, 0-12f), C Bolger (0-02), Lester Ryan (0-01), J Langton (0-01), Liam Ryan (0-01). | Referee: G McGrath (Wexford) |
| 15 November 2015 Semi-final | Clonkill | 0-8 - 0-16 | Oulart the Ballagh | Cusack Park |
| Anthony Price (0-3, two frees), N Dowdall (0-2), M Heffernan (0-2), B Murtagh (0-1, free). | Report | N Kirwan (0-4, one free, one ‘65’), D Mythen (0-5), R Jacob (0-2), D Redmond (0-2), T Storey (0-1), P Roche (0-1, free), G Sinnott (0-1). | Referee: P Murphy (Carlow) |
Final
| 29 November 2015 Final | Cuala | 0-13 - 2-13 | Oulart the Ballagh | Netwatch Cullen Park |
| D Treacy (0-10, 0-07f), C O'Callaghan (0-02), S Treacy (0-01). | Report | N Kirwan (0-05, 0-03f, 0-01 65), T Dunne (1-01), G Sinnott (1-00), T Storey (0-03), D Mythen (0-02), E Moore (0-01), D Redmond (0-01). | Referee: D Hughes (Carlow) |
Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 8 November 2015 - Walsh Park | ||||||||||
| Ballygunner | 0-19 | |||||||||
| Glen Rovers | 1-9 | |||||||||
| 22 November 2015 - Semple Stadium | ||||||||||
| Ballygunner | 2-11 | |||||||||
| 25 October 2015 - O'Garney Park | ||||||||||
| Na Piarsaigh | 2-18 | |||||||||
| Sixmilebridge | 1-15 | |||||||||
| 15 November 2015 - Gaelic Grounds | ||||||||||
| Na Piarsaigh | 3-11 | |||||||||
| Na Piarsaigh | 2-15 | |||||||||
| Thurles Sarsfields | 0-17 | |||||||||
Quarter-final
| 25 October 2015 Quarter-final | Sixmilebridge | 1-15 - 3-11 | Na Piarsaigh | O'Garney Park |
| N Gilligan (0-7, five frees), C Malone (1-1), B Corry (0-3), A Morey (0-2), C Deasy and S Golden (0-2 each). | Report | S Dowling (0-5, three frees, one 65m), A Breen (1-2), K Downes (1-1), P Casey (1-0), R Lynch (free), D Dempsey and K Ryan (0-1 each). | Referee: C McAllister (Cork) |
Semi-finals
| 8 November 2015 Semi-final | Ballygunner | 0-19 - 1-9 | Glen Rovers | Walsh Park |
| Brian O’Sullivan (0-9; 0-7, 0-1 65), Shane O’Sullivan (0-2), P Hogan (0-2), S Power (0-2; 0-1 65), T O’Sullivan (0-1), B O’Keeffe (0-1), H Barnes (0-1), C Sheahan (0-1). | Report | P Horgan (1-5; 0-3f, 0-1 65), G Moylan (0-1), G Callanan (0-1), C Dorris (0-1), B Phelan (0-1). | Referee: J Murphy (Limerick) |
| 15 November 2015 Semi-final | Na Piarsaigh | 2-15 - 0-17 | Thurles Sarsfields | Gaelic Grounds |
| S Dowling 0-7 (7f), D Dempsey 1-1, P Casey 1-1, K Ryan 0-2, A Dempsey 0-2, K Downes 0-1, C King 0-1. | Report | P Bourke 0-8 (5f 1 ‘65’), A McCormack 0-3, S Cahill 0-2, B McCarthy 0-1, L Corbett 0-1, C Lanigan 0-1, J Maher 0-1. | Referee: D Kirwan (Cork) |
Final
| 22 November 2015 Final | Ballygunner | 2-11 - 2-18 | Na Piarsaigh | Semple Stadium |
| B O’Sullivan 1-6 (4f, 2 65s), T O’Sullivan 1-0, S Power 0-2 (1f), S O’Keeffe 0-1 (1f), S O’Sullivan 0-1, JJ Hutchinson 0-1 | Report | S Dowling 1-4 (2f), D Dempsey 1-2, P Casey 0-3, R Lynch (1f), A Dempsey 0-2, K Ryan 0-2, M Foley 0-1, W O’Donoghue 0-1, D Breen 0-1. | Referee: D Kirwan (Cork) |
Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 11 October 2015 - O'Neill Park | ||||||||||
| Ballycran | 0-14 | |||||||||
| Slaughtneil | 2-18 | |||||||||
| 25 October 2015 - Athletic Grounds | ||||||||||
| Slaughtneil | 3-17 aet | |||||||||
| Ruairí Óg, Cushendall | 1-24 aet | |||||||||
| 11 October 2015 - Owenbeg | ||||||||||
| Ruairí Óg, Cushendall | 1-17 | |||||||||
| 4 October 2015 - Drumgoon Road | ||||||||||
| Middletown | 1-9 | |||||||||
| Lisbellaw | 2-10 | |||||||||
| Middletown | 0-19 | |||||||||
Quarter-final
| 4 October 2015 Quarter-final | Lisbellaw | 2-10 - 0-19 | Middletown | Drumgoon Road |
| S Corrigan 1-6, C McShea 1-0, J Duffy 0-3, C Corrigan 0-1. | Report | R Gaffney 0-11, C Carville 0-3, S Toal 0-1, D Carville 0-1, P Hughes 0-1, P Lappin 0-1, M Maguire 0-1. | Referee: J O'Connor |
Semi-finals
| 11 October 2015 Semi-final | Ballycran | 0-14 - 2-18 | Slaughtneil | O'Neill Park |
| James Coyle 0-8f, Scott Nicholson 0-2, Brendan Ennis 0-2, Christopher Egan 0-1, Eugene Gilmore 0-1. | Report | Cormac O'Doherty 1-7 (0-7f), Brendan Rogers 1-3, Brian Cassidy 0-3, Chrissy McKaigue and Sé McGuigan 0-2 each, Gareth O'Kane 0-1 | Referee: O Elliott |
| 11 October 2015 Semi-final | Ruairí Óg, Cushendall | 1-17 - 1-9 | Middletown | Owenbeg |
| Donal McNaughton 1-3, Shane McNaughton 0-4, Christy McNaughton 0-3, Paddy McGill, Neil McManus, Karl McKeegan 0-2 each, Ryan McCambridge 0-1. | Report | Ryan Gaffney 0-6, Mark Maguire 1-0, Cathal Carville 0-2, P McBride 0-1. | Referee: É Hassan |
Final
| 25 October 2015 Final | Slaughtneil | 3-17 - 1-24 (aet) | Ruairí Óg, Cushendall | Athletic Grounds |
| 3:30 pm | C O'Doherty 0-9 (9f), B Rodgers 1-2 (1f), B Cassidy 1-1, G O'Kane 1-1, C McKaigue 0-2, M Kearney, O O'Doherty (f) 0-1 each. | Report | N McManus 0-13 (9f); C McNaughton 1-2; K McKeegan, S McNaughton, D McNaughton 0-2 each; E Campbell, S McAfee, C Carson 0-1 each. | Referee: J Clarke (Cavan) |
All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
All-Ireland Draw
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 6 February 2016 | ||||||
| Oulart the Ballagh, Wexford | 0-20 AET | |||||
| 17 March 2016 | ||||||
| Na Piarsaigh, Limerick | 1-22 AET | |||||
| Na Piarsaigh, Limerick | 2-25 | |||||
| 6 February 2016 | ||||||
| Ruairí Óg, Cushendall | 2-14 | |||||
| Sarsfields, Galway | 1-6 | |||||
| Ruairí Óg, Cushendall | 3-12 | |||||
All-Ireland Semi-Finals
| 6 February 2016 Semi-final | Sarsfields | 1-6 - 3-12 | Ruairí Óg, Cushendall | Páirc Tailteann |
| 14:00 | Niall Morrissey (0-5f), Joseph Cooney 1-0, Alan Ward 0-1 | Report | Neil McManus 1-7 (1-0 pen, 0-5f), Sean McAfee 1-0, Karl McKeegan 1-0, Paddy McGill 0-3, Conor Carson and Alec Delargy 0-1 each | Referee: P O'Dwyer (Carlow) |
| 6 February 2016 Semi-final | Oulart the Ballagh | 0-20 - 1-22 (AET) | Na Piarsaigh | Semple Stadium |
| 15:45 | Nicky Kirwan 0-10 (0-8f), Des Mythen 0-3, Eoin Moore 0-2 (0-1f), Shaun Murphy, Garrett Sinnott, Tommy Storey, Conor O’Leary (1f), Billy Dunne (0-1f) 0-1 each. | Report | David Breen 1-2, Shane Dowling 0-5 (0-4 frees); Kevin Downes and Alan Dempsey 0-4 each, David Dempsey, Peter Casey 0-2 each, Ronan Lynch (0-1f), Adrian Breen, Will O'Donoghue 0-1 each. | Referee: F Horgan (Tipperary) |
All-Ireland Final
| 17 March 2016 Final | Na Piarsaigh | 2-25 - 2-14 | Ruairí Óg, Cushendall | Croke Park |
| 14:00 | Shane Dowling (0-7, 0-5 frees), Adrian Breen (1-4); Kevin Downes (1-2); Alan Dempsey (0-4); Peter Casey (0-3); David Breen (0-2); Ronan Lynch, Will O’Donoghue, Pat Gleeson (1 '65) (0-1 each). | Report | Neil McManus (1-7, 0-7 frees); Shane McNaughton (0-4); Karl McKeegan (1-0); Eoghan Campbell, Alec Delargy, Conor Carson (0-1 each). | Referee: D Kirwan (Cork) |
Top scorers
- Overall
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neil McManus | Ruairí Óg | 2-29 | 35 | 4 | 8.75 |
| 2 | Shane Dowling | Na Piarsaigh | 1-28 | 31 | 5 | 6.20 |
| 3 | David Treacy | Cuala | 0-28 | 28 | 3 | 9.33 |
| 4 | Cormac O'Doherty | Slaughtneil | 1-16 | 19 | 2 | 9.50 |
| Nicky Kirwan | Oulart-the Ballagh | 0-19 | 19 | 3 | 6.33 | |
| 6 | Brian O'Sullivan | Ballygunner | 1-15 | 18 | 2 | 9.00 |
| 7 | Ryan Gaffney | Middletown | 0-17 | 17 | 2 | 8.50 |
| 8 | Peter Casey | Na Piarsaigh | 2-9 | 15 | 5 | 3.00 |
| 9 | Kevin Downes | Na Piarsaigh | 2-8 | 14 | 4 | 3.50 |
| 10 | Adrian Breen | Na Piarsaigh | 2-7 | 13 | 5 | 2.60 |
- Single game
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neil McManus | Ruairí Óg | 0-13 | 13 | Slaughtneil |
| 2 | David Treacy | Cuala | 0-12 | 12 | Coolderry |
| 3 | Keith Hogan | Clara | 0-12 | 12 | Cuala |
| 4 | Ryan Gaffney | Middletown | 0-11 | 11 | Lisbellaw |
| 5 | Neil McManus | Ruairí Óg | 1-7 | 10 | Na Piarsaigh |
| Cormac O'Doherty | Slaughtneil | 1-7 | 10 | Ballycran | |
| Neil McManus | Ruairí Óg | 1-7 | 10 | Sarsfields | |
| David Treacy | Cuala | 0-10 | 10 | Oulart the Ballagh | |
| Nicky Kirwan | Oulart the Ballagh | 0-10 | 10 | Na Piarsaigh | |
| 10 | Seán Corrigan | Lisbellaw | 1-6 | 9 | Middletown |
| Brian O'Sullivan | Ballygunner | 1-6 | 9 | Na Piarsaigh | |
| Cormac O'Doherty | Slaughtneil | 0-9 | 9 | Ruairí Óg | |
| Brian O'Sullivan | Ballygunner | 0-9 | 9 | Glen Rovers |
Miscellaneous
After losing six provincial finals between 1994 and 2013, Oulart-the Ballagh finally won the Leinster title by defeating Cuala 2-13 to 0-13.
Team Summaries
| Team | County | Captain(s) | Manager | Most recent success | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-Ireland | Provincial | County | ||||
| Ballycran | Down | 1993 | 2011 | |||
| Ballygunner | Waterford | David O'Sullivan | Denis Walsh | 2001 | 2014 | |
| Clara | Kilkenny | Keith Hogan | Mick Purcell | 2013 | ||
| Clonkill | Westmeath | Paddy Dowdall | David O'Reilly | 2012 | ||
| Clough/Ballacolla | Laois | Darren Maher | Kevin Martin | 2011 | ||
| Coolderry | Offaly | Brian Carroll | Johnny Kelly | 2011 | 2011 | |
| Cuala | Dublin | Mattie Kenny | 1994 | |||
| Glen Rovers | Cork | Graham Callinan | Richie Kelleher | 1977 | 1976 | 1989 |
| Lisbellaw | Fermanagh | Adie Phillips | 2013 | |||
| Middletown | Armagh | Arthur Hughes | 2012 | |||
| Na Piarsaigh | Limerick | Cathal King | Shane O'Neill | 2013 | 2013 | |
| Oulart the Ballagh | Wexford | Barry Kehoe | Frank Flannery | 2013 | ||
| Ruairí Óg, Cushendall | Antrim | Seán Delargy Aaron Graffin |
John McKillop | 2015 | 2015 | |
| Sarsfields | Galway | Joe Cooney | Cathal Murray | 1994 | 1997 | 1997 |
| Sixmilebridge | Clare | Caimin Morey | John O'Meara | 1996 | 2000 | 2013 |
| Slaughtneil | Derry | Michael McShane | 2014 | |||
| St. Mullin's | Carlow | Paudie Kehoe | 2014 | |||
| Thurles Sarsfields | Tipperary | Pádraic Maher | Paddy McCormack | 2012 | 2014 | |
References
- "Ballyhale are Kings of Croke Park again as Shefflin savours a third club championship". The 42. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- "Ballyhale Shamrocks 1-18 Kilmallock 1-6". GAA.ie. 17 March 2015. Archived from the original on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- "Ballyhale brush aside Kilmallock to claim hurling title". RTE Sport. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- "Brilliant Ballyhale Shamrocks turn on the style". Irish Examiner. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- "Ballyhale's reign as All-Ireland club champions comes to an end in Kilkenny". The 42. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
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