| Type: | Senior Club |
| Year: | 2015–16 |
| Dates: | 4 October 2015 – 17 March 2016 |
| Teams: | 18 |
| Munster: | Na Piarsaigh |
| Munsterlink: | Na Piarsaigh GAA (Limerick) |
| Leinster: | Oulart–The Ballagh |
| Ulster: | Ruairí Óg |
| Team: | Na Piarsaigh |
| Titles: | 1st |
| Captain: | Cathal King |
| Manager: | Shane O'Neill |
| Team2: | Ruairí Óg |
| Captain2: | Arron Graffin |
| Manager2: | John McKillop |
| Totalgoals: | 43 (2.5 per game) |
| Totalpoints: | 495 (29.1 per game) |
| Matches: | 17 |
| Topscorer: | Neil McManus (2-29) |
| Previous: | 2014-15 |
| Next: | 2016-17 |
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.
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.
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
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Quarter-final
Semi-finals
Final
Quarter-final
Semi-finals
Final
| 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 |
| 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 |
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 | 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 Arron 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 | ||