2015 Galway Senior Hurling Championship Explained
| 2015 Galway Senior Hurling Championship |
| County: | Galway |
| Year: | 2015 |
| Manager: | Cathal Murray |
| Captain: | Joseph Cooney |
| Winners: | Sarsfields |
| Relegated: | N/A |
| Promoted: | N/A |
| Previous: | 2014 |
| Next: | 2016 |
The 2015 Galway Senior Hurling Championship was the 118th staging of the Galway Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment in 1887. Gort were the reigning champions. Cappataggle participated in the senior championship having won the intermediate competition in 2014.
Fixtures and results
Group stage
The Group stage draw was made on 23 February 2015 in the Salthill Hotel and broadcast live on Galway Bay FM.[1] The first round of games took place on the weekend of 25 April 2015.
Group A
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| 1 | Craughwell | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9-90 | 6-63 | 36 | 8 |
| 2 | Liam Mellows | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14-80 | 5-70 | 37 | 7 |
| 3 | Castlegar | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11-71 | 7-71 | 12 | 6 |
| 4 | Tommy Larkin's | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8-81 | 9-58 | 20 | 6 |
| 5 | Kilnadeema-Leitrim | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4-69 | 9-79 | -25 | 3 |
| 6 | Carnmore | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3-65 | 13-115 | -80 | 0 | |
Group B
Group C
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| 1 | Portumna | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8-71 | 4-55 | 28 | 8 |
| 2 | St. Thomas' | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1-71 | 5-51 | 8 | 5 |
| 3 | Turloughmore | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4-60 | 3-68 | -5 | 4 |
| 4 | Killimordaly | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4-47 | 4-59 | -12 | 2 |
| 5 | Mullagh | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4-56 | 2-72 | -19 | 1 | |
Group D
Knockout stages
Quarter-finals
The top two teams from each group will contest the quarter-finals. All of the quarter-finalists will take part in the Senior A competition in 2016.
Final
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| 1 | Ciaran Dolan | | 2 | Cathal Murray | | 3 | Darren Skehill | | 4 | Diarmuid Murray | | 5 | Niall Quinn | | 6 | Ronan Quinn | | 7 | Eamon Cleary | | 8 | Kevin Hynes | | 9 | Ian Fox | | 10 | Niall Morrissey | | 11 | Joseph Cooney (c) | | 12 | Noel Kelly | | 13 | Ian Skehill | | 14 | Kerril Wade | | 15 | Alan Ward | | Substitutes Used: | | 22 | Ivan Kenny for Ian Fox (56 mins) | | 31 | Kevin Cooney for Kerril Wade (59 mins) | | Manager: | | Cathal Murray | |
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| 1 | Aidan Ryan (c) | | 2 | Shane Dolan | | 3 | Ian Daniels | | 4 | Mark Monaghan | | 5 | Mark Horan | | 6 | Adrian Cullinane | | 7 | John Ryan | | 8 | Niall Callanan | | 9 | Ger O'Halloran | | 10 | Stephen Hynes | | 11 | Niall Healy | | 12 | Jamie Ryan | | 13 | Thomas Monaghan | | 14 | Alan Callanan | | 15 | Fergal Healy | | Substitutes Used: | | 20 | Keelan Cullinane for Stephen Hynes (48 mins) | | Manager: | | Stephen Glennon | |
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Final replay
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| 1 | Ciaran Dolan | | 2 | Cathal Murray | | 3 | Darren Skehill | | 4 | Diarmuid Murray | | 5 | Niall Quinn | | 6 | Ronan Quinn | | 7 | Eamon Cleary | | 8 | Kevin Hynes | | 9 | Ian Fox | | 10 | Niall Morrissey | | 11 | Joseph Cooney (c) | | 12 | Noel Kelly | | 13 | Ian Skehill | | 14 | Kerril Wade | | 15 | Alan Ward | | Substitutes Used: | | 21 | Kevin Cooney for Diarmuid Murray (20 mins) | | 22 | Sean Kelly for Noel Kelly (35 mins) | | 31 | Ivan Kenny for Alan Ward (57 mins) | | Manager: | | Cathal Murray | |
| | Craughwell: | | width=25 | |
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| 1 | Aidan Ryan (c) | | 2 | Shane Dolan | | 3 | Ian Daniels | | 4 | Mark Monaghan | | 5 | Mark Horan | | 6 | Adrian Cullinane | | 7 | John Ryan | | 8 | Niall Callanan | | 9 | Ger O'Halloran | | 10 | Fergal Healy | | 11 | Stephen Hynes | | 12 | Jamie Ryan | | 13 | Thomas Monaghan | | 14 | Alan Callanan | | 15 | Niall Healy | | Substitutes Used: | | 17 | Andrew Greaney for Ger O'Halloran (41 mins) | | 20 | Keelan Cullinane for Stephen Hynes (53 mins) | | Manager: | | Stephen Glennon | |
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Senior A 2016 Qualifiers
The 14 teams who have not qualified for the quarter-finals will be divided into 4 groups - two groups of four and two groups of three.
The 4 group winners will take part in the Senior A competition in 2016. The remaining 10 teams will join the Intermediate finalists in the Senior B competition in 2016.
Qualifier Group A
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| 1 | Cappataggle | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-48 | 2-39 | 9 | 5 |
| 2 | Beagh | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-46 | 2-46 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Killimordaly | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-27 | 1-29 | -2 | 1 |
| 4 | Tommy Larkin's | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-29 | 1-36 | -7 | 0 | |
Qualifier Group B
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| 1 | Castlegar | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-38 | 2-26 | 9 | 6 |
| 2 | Kilnadeema-Leitrim | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-41 | 1-29 | 12 | 2 |
| 3 | Mullagh | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-27 | 0-32 | 7 | 2 |
| 4 | Kiltormer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-23 | 3-42 | -28 | 0 | |
Qualifier Group C
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| 1 | Ardrahan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-26 | 1-25 | 13 | 4 |
| 2 | Clarinbridge | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-24 | 4-25 | -10 | 2 |
| 3 | Tynagh-Abbey/Duniry | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-29 | 3-29 | -3 | 0 | |
Qualifier Group D
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| 1 | Turloughmore | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-43 | 2-26 | 20 | 4 |
| 2 | Athenry | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-35 | 2-30 | -1 | 2 |
| 3 | Carnmore | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-21 | 1-43 | -19 | 0 | |
Shield Competition
The group winners from the Senior A Qualifiers will contest the shield semi finals.
Shield Final
Scoring
Top Scorers
Top Goal Scorers
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Galway Club Hurling Championship Draws. galwaygaa.ie. 19 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150219173413/http://www.galwaygaa.ie/index.php/en/latest-gaa-news-home-categoty-list/540-galway-club-hurling-championship-draws. 19 February 2015. dead.
