2015 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship

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2015 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
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Dates21 June – 12 July 2015
Teams5
Champions Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim (55th title)
Neil McManus (captain)
Kevin Ryan (manager)
Runners-up Colours of Down.svg Down
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored21 (5.25 per game)
Points scored120 (30.00 per game)
Top scorer(s) Colours of Down.svg Gareth Johnson (2-20)
2014 (Previous)(Next) 2016

The 2015 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship was the 67th staging of the Ulster hurling championship since its establishment by the Ulster Council in 1901. The championship began on 21 June 2015 and ended on 12 July 2015.

Contents

Antrim were the defending champions and successfully retained the title following a 1–15 to 1–14 defeat of Down in the final. [1]

Team changes

To championship

Entered championship

From championship

Withdrew from championship

Teams

General Information

Four counties will compete in the Ulster Senior Hurling Championship:

County Last Provincial TitleLast All-Ireland TitlePosition in 2014 ChampionshipAppearance
Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 2014 Champions
Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh Quarter-finals
Colours of Derry.svg Derry 2001 Runners-up
Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal 1932 Quarter-finals
Colours of Down.svg Down 1997 Semi-finals

Quarter-finals

21 June 2015Quarter-final Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh 3-14 - 5-20 Colours of Down.svg Down Athletic Grounds
15:30E McGuinness (2-0), R Gaffney (0-6, 5f,) M Moan (1-0), C Carvill (0-3), D Coulter (0-2), S Gaffney (0-1), J Corvan (0-1), P McKearney (0-1). Report C Bailie (2-0), G Johnson (0-6, 4f), F Conway (1-2), M Turley (1-1), James Coyle (1-2), D Toner (0-5), S Dineen (0-2), D McManus (0-1), P Sheehan (0-1).Referee: É Hassan (Derry)
21 June 2015Quarter-final Colours of Derry.svg Derry 3-17 - 5-7 Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal Celtic Park
15:30K Hinphey (1-4), A Grant (1-1), B Douban (1-0) P Henry (0-3), R Convery (0-2), D Foley (0-2), M Warnock (0-1), E McGuckin (0-1), J O’Dwyer (0-1), A Kelly (0-1), S McGuigan (0-1), Report R McDermott (3-2), K Campbell (2-2), S McVeigh (0-2), E McDermott (0-1).Referee: J Clarke

Semi-finals

28 June 2015Semi-final Colours of Derry.svg Derry 1-17 - 3-16 Colours of Down.svg Down Owenbeg
15:45P Henry 0-8 (0-7f), K Hinphey 1-1, P Cleary 0-3, A Kelly 0-1, S McGuigan 0- 1, A Grant 0-1, J O’Dwyer 0-1, B Douban 0-1. Report G Johnson 1-6 (0-5f), D Toner 1-6 (0-1f), C Bailie 1-1, D McManus 0-1, J Coyle 0-1.Referee: O Elliott

Final

12 July 2015Final Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 1-15 - 1-14 Colours of Down.svg Down Owenbeg
15:30D McClean (0-06, 6f), C McCann (1-01), C Carson (0-02), R McCambridge (0-01), C McKinley (0-01), J Connolly (0-01, 1f), PJ O’Connell (0-01), D McKernan (0-01), D Traynor (0-01). Report G Johnson (1-08, 7f, 1-00pen), P Sheehan (0-01), S Dineen (0-01), C Woods (0-01), D Hughes (0-01), M Ennis (0-01), C Fitzsimmons (0-01).Attendance: 1,143
Referee: D Hughes (Carlow)

Top scorers

Overall

RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1 Gareth Johnson Down 2-202638.66
2Daniel Toner Down 1-111427.00
3Ronan McDermott Donegal 3-211111.00
Kevin Hinphey Derry 2-51125.50
Paddy Henry Derry 0-111125.50

Single game

RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1Ronan McDermott Donegal 3-211 Derry
Gareth Johnson Down 1-811 Antrim
3 Gareth Johnson Down 1-69 Derry
Daniel Toner Down 1-69 Derry
5Kevin Campbell Donegal 2-28 Derry
Paddy Henry Derry 0-88 Down
7Kevin Hinphey Derry 1-47 Donegal
8Eoin McGuinness Armagh 2-06 Down
Caolan Bailie Down 2-06 Armagh
Ryan Gaffney Armagh 0-66 Down
Gareth Johnson Down 0-66 Armagh
Dessie McClean Antrim 0-66 Down

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References

  1. "Ulster SHC: More glory for Antrim". GAA website. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2015.