2015–16 Harty Cup Explained

2015–16 Dr Harty Cup
Dates:	13 October 2015 – 20 February 2016
Teams:	18
Champions:	Ardscoil Rís
Count:	4
Champions Captain:	Peter Casey (captain) Nathan Fox
Champions Manager:	Niall Moran
Runners-Up:	Our Lady's Secondary School
Runners-Up Captain:	Anthony Ryan
Runners-Up Manager:	Tom Byrnes
Matches:	39
Goals:	103
Points:	1010
Top Scorer:	Stephen Condon (2-35)
Previous Year:	2014–15
Previous Tournament:	2014–15 Harty Cup
Next Year:	2016–17
Next Tournament:	2016–17 Harty Cup

The 2015–16 Dr Harty Cup was the 96th staging of the Harty Cup since its establishment in hurling by the Munster Council of Gaelic Athletic Association in 1918.^[1] The group stage placings were released on 19 May 2015.^[2] The competition ran from 13 October 2015 to 20 February 2016.

Thurles CBS unsuccessfully defended its title in the knockout stage.^{[3] [4]}

Ardscoil Rís won the Harty Cup final on 20 February 2016 at MacDonagh Park in Nenagh, against Our Lady's Secondary School, 0–11 to 0–08, in what was their first ever meeting in the final for its fourth successive Harty Cup title overall (after a hiatus since its last title in 2014.^[5]

St Colman's College's Stephen Condon was the top scorer with 2-35.

Group A

Group A table

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
width=20	Pld	width=20	W	width=20	D	width=20	L	width=45	For	width=45	Against	width=30	Diff
Ardscoi Rís	4	4	0	0	87	44	43	8
De La Salle College	4	2	1	1	68	59	9	5
Midleton CBS	4	1	2	1	60	47	13	4
Blackwater CS	4	1	1	2	53	63	-10	3
Hamilton High School	4	0	0	4	34	89	-55	0

Group A results

Group B

Group B table

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
width=20	Pld	width=20	W	width=20	D	width=20	L	width=45	For	width=45	Against	width=30	Diff
Our Lady's SS	4	4	0	0	116	56	60	8
St Francis College	4	3	0	1	102	69	33	6
Charleville CBS	4	1	0	3	64	70	-6	2
Gaelcholáiste Mhuire AG	4	1	0	3	63	96	-33	2
Pobalscoil na Tríonóide	4	1	0	3	51	105	-54	2

Group B results

Group C

Group C table

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
width=20	Pld	width=20	W	width=20	D	width=20	L	width=45	For	width=45	Against	width=30	Diff
Nenagh CBS	3	2	0	1	69	48	21	4
St Colman's College	3	2	0	1	68	52	16	4
Thurles CBS	3	2	0	1	63	59	4	4
Scoil Na Tríonóide Naofa	3	0	0	3	38	79	-41	0

Group C results

Group D

Group D table

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
width=20	Pld	width=20	W	width=20	D	width=20	L	width=45	For	width=45	Against	width=30	Diff
Christian Brothers College	3	2	0	0	48	28	20	6
Castletroy College	3	2	0	1	42	39	3	4
CBS High School Clonmel	3	0	1	2	41	52	-11	0
St Flannan's College	3	0	1	2	46	58	-12	1

Group D results

Knockout stage

Final

Statistics

Miscellaneous

• Christian Brothers College, Cork had their first Dr Harty Cup victory in 97 years when they defeated CBS High School Clonmel in a Group D first-round match.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rockwell College and the Harty Cup. Séamus J. King website. 27 July 2022.
2. Web site: 2015/2016 Dr. Harty Cup Senior A Hurling Draws. Munster PPS GAA website. 13 April 2024.
3. Web site: Harty Cup final: Thurles topple Rochestown . 22 February 2015 . Hogan Stand . 21 February 2015.
4. Web site: Morris stars as Nenagh CBS end reign of Thurles CBS . 22 February 2024. Irish Examiner . 3 December 2015.
5. Web site: Ardscoil Rís claim fourth Harty Cup in seven years . 22 February 2016 . Irish Examiner . 20 February 2016.
6. Web site: The Christy O'Connor column: Christians are already a Harty Cup success story but underdog status might suit Midleton CBS. 22 February 2024. Echo Live. 16 February 2019.