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.

Team summaries

TeamColoursMost recent success
All-IrelandProvincial
ClareSaffron and blue2011
CorkRed and white20142014
GalwayMaroon and white20022008
KilkennyBlack and amber20102013
LimerickGreen and white19982008
TipperaryBlue and gold20132013
WaterfordWhite and blue2007
WexfordPurple and gold20072014

Results

Leinster Intermediate Hurling Championship

1 July 2015 Semi-finalKilkenny1-17 - 3-22GalwayO'Connor Park
19:30R 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.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 FinalWexford0-11 - 1-20GalwayO'Moore Park
19:30J Kelly 0-8 (6 fs), J Berry, T Dwyer, M O’Hanlon 0-1 each.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-finalLimerick3-14 - 2-15ClareSemple Stadium
14:00W 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.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-finalWaterford1-16 - 0-27CorkSemple Stadium
14:00O Connors 1-8 (0-8f), T Waring 0-3, P Walsh 0-2, J Dee, T Connors & M O’Brien 0-1 each.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-finalLimerick1-23 - 2-13TipperaryGaelic Grounds
14:00T 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.)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 FinalCork0-20 - 0-18LimerickPáirc Uí Rinn
19:30N 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).Referee: D Fox (Clare)

All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

8 August 2015 FinalCork0-14 - 0-23GalwayGaelic Grounds
19:00N McNamara (0-4fs), T Murphy (2fs), W Leahy, F O’Leary (0-3 each), K O’Neill (0-1).T Haran (4fs, 1 sideline), 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

RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Willie GriffinLimerick2-162237.33
2Shane MoloneyGalway1-161936.33
Noel McNamaraCork0-191936.33
4Brian MolloyGalway1-81133.66
5Diarmaid ByrnesLimerick0-121234.00

Single game

RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1Shane MoloneyGalway1-1013Kilkenny
2Willie GriffinLimerick2-612Clare
3Owen ConnorsWaterford1-811Cork
4Conor WhelanGalway2-28Kilkenny
Ian GalvinClare1-58Limerick
Liam McGrathTipperary1-58Limerick
Noel McNamaraCork0-88Limerick
Joe KellyWexford0-88Galway
9Brian MolloyGalway1-47Wexford
Noel McNamaraCork0-77Waterford

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.

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