Championship Details | ||
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Dates | 10–31 January 2015 | |
Teams | 11 | |
Sponsor | Waterford Crystal | |
Waterford Crystal Cup Champions | ||
Winners | Limerick | |
Captain | Donal O'Grady | |
Manager | TJ Ryan | |
Waterford Crystal Cup Runners-up | ||
Runners-up | Cork | |
Captain | Anthony Nash | |
Manager | Jimmy Barry-Murphy | |
Cup Statistics | ||
No. matches played | 10 | |
Goals total | 27 | |
Points total | 345 | |
Top scorer | Luke O'Farrell, Cork (2-13) |
The 2015 Waterford Crystal Cup was the tenth and final staging of the Waterford Crystal Cup. It was replaced by the Munster Senior Hurling League in 2016.
The Waterford Crystal Cup is a hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association for the inter-county teams and third-level institutes and universities in the province of Munster in Ireland.
The competition began on 10 January 2015 and ended on 31 January 2014. Tipperary were the defending champions. [1]
Limerick won their second Waterford Crystal Cup after a 3-20 to 1-16 win against Cork in the final in Mallow. [2] [3] [4] [5]
A total of eleven teams contested the 2015 Waterford Crystal Cup.
The following third level colleges took part.
The following county teams took part.
10 January 2015Preliminary | Cork | 1-18 - 1-15 | UL | CIT |
Luke O’Farrell (0-9, 0-8 frees); Dayne Lee (1-0); Paul Haughney, Stephen Moylan, Brian Lawton (0-2); Brian Murray, Peter Kelleher, Andy Walsh (0-1) | Report | Jason Forde (0-5, 0-3 frees); Conor Martin (1-2), Tony Kelly (0-3); Mark Carmody (0-2); Daire Quinn, PJ Scully (0-1); David McInerney (0-1 free) | Referee: Paul Foley (Waterford) |
11 January 2015Preliminary | Waterford | 1-22 - 0-18 | LIT | WIT Sports Complex, Carriganore |
Pauric Mahony (0-10, 0-8 frees); Brian O’Halloran (1-4); Gavin O’Brien, Pa Walsh, Martin O’Neill, Shane O’Sullivan, Kevin Moran, Michael Walsh, Shane Bennett, Donie Breathnach (0-1) | Report | David Reidy (0-9, 0-8 frees); Seanie O’Brien (0-3); Paul Flaherty (0-2), Alan Dempsey, David Dempsey, Patrick Fitzgerald, Barry O’Connell (0-1) |
9 January 2015Preliminary | Tipperary | 4-16 - 1-16 | Mary I | Dr. Morris Park, Thurles |
S Callanan (3-7, 0-4 frees, 0-1 65); D Butler (0-4); S Maher (1-1); Pádraic Maher, D Maher, C Kenny (0-1); K Bergin (0-1 free) | Report | D Reidy (0-10, 0-8 frees); N O’Meara (1-1); D O’Donovan (0-2); T Gallagher (0-2, 0-1 sideline), C Sheahan (0-1) | Referee: Nathal Wall (Cork) |
18 January 2015Quarter-final | Clare | 0-16 - 0-15 | Tipperary | Sixmilebridge |
14:00 | Cathal O’Connell (0-4 frees); Davy O’Halloran, Patrick Donnellan (0-2); Colin Ryan (0-2, 0-1 free); Aaron Cunningham, Brendan Bugler, Colm Galvin, Conor Ryan, Bobby Duggan, Paul Flanagan (0-1) | Report | Brendan Maher (0-7, 0-5 frees); Sean Maher, Denis Maher (0-2); Gearoid Ryan, Tom Stapleton, David Butler, Shane McGrath (0-1) | Referee: Johnny Murphy (Limerick) |
17 January 2015Quarter-final | Cork | 4-15 - 1-13 | CIT | CIT |
14:00 | Darren McCarthy (2-2); Paudie O’Sullivan (0-5, 0-3 frees); Stephen Moylan (1-2); Daniel Kearney (1-0); Dayne Lee, Paul Haughney (0-2); Patrick Cronin, Séamus Harnedy (0-1) | Report | Daire Lordan (0-4, 0-3 frees); Kevin Kavanagh (1-0); John O’Dwyer, Seán O’Mahony, Conor Hammersley (0-2); William Murphy, John Cronin, Bill Cooper (0-1) | Referee: John McCormack (Tipperary) |
17 January 2015Quarter-final | Limerick | 2-15 1-15 | Waterford | FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock |
14:00 | Adrian Breen (1-2); Cian Lynch (0-3); Cathal King, Donal O’Grady (0-2); Thomas O’Brien, Tom Morrissey (0-2, 0-1 free); Dan Morrissey (0-1); Shane Dowling (0-1 free) | Report | Martin O’Neill (0-8, 0-6frees); Jake Dillon (1-3, 0-3 frees); Thomas Connors (0-2); Shane O’Sullivan, Shane Bennett (0-1) | Referee: Damien Fox (Clare) |
17 January 2015Quarter-final | UCC | 2-23 - 2-14 | Kerry | Austin Stack Park, Tralee |
13:30 | A Cadogan (0-6); B Lawton (0-6, 0-3 frees); R O'Shea (0-4, 0-2 frees); E Finn (0-4), S O'Keeffe, B Hartnett (1-0); K Burke (0-2), M Breen (0-1) | Report | S Nolan (0-8, 0-6 frees); A Royle (1-1), P Boyle (1-0); M O'Leary (0-3); C Harty (0-2) | Referee: Jason Mullins (Limerick) |
24 January 2015Semi-final | Cork | 2-21 - 0-18 | Clare | Mallow |
13:00 | Luke O’Farrell (2-3); Cian McCarthy (0-7, 0-3 frees, 0-2 65s); Stephen Moylan, Andy Walsh (0-2); Brian Murray, Peter Kelleher, Brian Lawton, Darren McCarthy, Dayne Lee, Paul Haughney, Alan Frahill-O’Connor (0-1) | Report | Cathal O’Connell (0-4, 0-3 frees); Bobby Duggan (0-4); Colin Ryan (0-3, 0-1 frees); Brendan Bugler (0-3); Patrick Donnellan (0-2); Shane Golden, Daire Keane (0-1) | Referee: Paul Foley (Waterford) |
24 January 2015Semi-final | Limerick | 0-22 - 1-17 | UCC | FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock |
14:00 | Shane Dowling (0-4, 0-2 frees); Thomas O’Brien (0-4 frees); Adrian Breen (0-3); Conor Allis (0-2, 0-1 free); Cian Lynch, James Ryan (0-2); Niall Moran, Cathal King, Tom Morrissey, Paul Browne, Patrick Begley (0-1) | Report | Conor Lehane (0-6, 0-3 frees); Rob O’Shea (0-4, 0-3 frees); DJ Foran (1-0); Alan Cadogan, Stephen O’Keeffe (0-2); Shane O’Donnell, Daniel Roche (0-1), Paudie Prendergast (0-1 free) | Referee: Pat Casey (Waterford) |
31 January 2015Final | Limerick | 3-20 - 1-16 | Cork | Mallow |
19:00 | Adrian Breen (2-3); Gavin O’Mahony (1-2); Cian Lynch (0-4); Tom Condon (0-3); James Ryan, Cathal King, Tom Morrissey (0-2); Niall Moran, Shane Dowling (0-1) | Report | Cian McCarthy (0-8, 0-3 frees); Stephen Moylan (1-0); Paul Haughney, Andy Walsh (0-2); Brian Lawton, Brian Murray, Luke O’Farrell, Patrick Horgan (0-01) | Referee: Johnny Ryan (Tipperary) |
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