2015–16 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship 2015–16
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 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.

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


Semi-finals


Final

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


Semi-finals


Final

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


Semi-finals


Final

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Draw

Semi-finals Final
6 February 2016
 Oulart the Ballagh, Wexford 0-20 AET  
 Na Piarsaigh, Limerick 1-22 AET  
 
17 March 2016
     Na Piarsaigh, Limerick 2-25
   Ruairí Óg, Cushendall 2-14
6 February 2016
 Sarsfields, Galway 1-6
 Ruairí Óg, Cushendall 3-12  


All-Ireland Semi-Finals

All-Ireland Final

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

  1. "Ballyhale are Kings of Croke Park again as Shefflin savours a third club championship". The 42. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  2. "Ballyhale Shamrocks 1-18 Kilmallock 1-6". GAA.ie. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  3. "Ballyhale brush aside Kilmallock to claim hurling title". RTE Sport. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  4. "Brilliant Ballyhale Shamrocks turn on the style". Irish Examiner. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  5. "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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