List of Champion 15 Awards winners

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This is a list of past winners of the official Champion 15 Awards.

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Christy Ring Cup Champion 15 Awards

The Christy Ring Cup Champion 15 Awards were presented between 2005 and 2017, during the period when the Christy Ring Cup allowed competitors direct entry to the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. Unlike the All Star Awards, the 15 players selected were not chosen by position and players received nominations at the end of each game from opposing team managers. Under the selection format, the competition winner had three players honoured, while two players from each of the two semi-finalists and two players the other finalist were also recognised, in addition to one player from each of the other participating county teams.

2005

Enda McLoughlin, Killian Cosgrove and Andrew Mitchell (Westmeath), Gareth Johnson and Martin Coulter (Down), Pat Coady and Robert Foley (Carlow), Mattie Dowd and David Harney (Kildare), Gregory Biggs (Derry), John Mike Dooley (Kerry), Keith Higgins (Mayo), Joey Toole (Meath), Mike Keaveney (Roscommon) and Joe Murphy (Wicklow)

2006

Malachy Molloy, Paddy Richmond, Ciaran Herron (all Antrim), Pat Coady, Des Murphy (both Carlow), Eoin Hannon (Kildare), Paudie Reidy (Kildare), Paddy Barrett (Mayo), Paul Braniff (Down), Gary Savage (Down), Joe Murphy (Wicklow), Aidan Healy (Kerry), Michael Kelly (Roscommon), Fergus McMahon (London) and David Donnelly (Meath)

2007

Patrick Clarke, Paddy Dowdall, Derek Mac Nicholas (all Westmeath), David Kennedy, Billy White (Kildare), Enda Keogh, Steven Clynch (Meath), Andrew Gaul, Edward Coady (Carlow), Shane Brick (Kerry), Stephen Broderick (Mayo), Graham Clarke (Down), Don Hyland (Wicklow), Keith Kennedy (London), Michael Conway (Derry)

2008

Mark Brennan (Carlow), John Rogers (Carlow), Shane Kavanagh (Carlow), Brendan Murtagh (Westmeath), Paul Greville (Westmeath), Aidan Connolly (Mayo), Stephen Henry (Derry), Micheál Kelly (Roscommon), Nial Hackett (Meath), Tony Murphy (Kildare), Jonathan O Neill (Wicklow), Paul Braniff (Down), Eugene McDonnell (Armagh), Niall Healy (London), John Griffin (Kerry)

2009

Andrew Gaul (Carlow), Shane Kavanagh (Carlow), John Rogers (Carlow), James Hickey (Carlow), Fintan Conway (Down), Sean Ennis (Down), Ruari McGrattan (Down), Conor Ryan (Mayo), Adrian Freeman (Mayo), Tom Murnane (Kerry), Shane Brick (Kerry), Paul Dermody (Kildare), Jeffrey Bermingham (Wicklow), Greg Gavin (Westmeath), Sean McCullagh (Derry)

2010

Player [1] Team
Colours of Kerry.svg Tom Murnane Kerry
Colours of Kerry.svg Mikey Boyle Kerry
Colours of Kerry.svg Darragh O'Connell Kerry
Colours of Wicklow.svg Andy O'Brien Wicklow
Colours of Wicklow.svg Jonathan O'Neill Wicklow
Colours of Mayo.svg Derek McConn Mayo
Colours of Derry.svg Kevin Hinphey Derry
Colours of Meath.svg Nicky Horan Meath
Colours of Down.svg Paul Braniff Down
Colours of Kildare.svg Neil Ó Muineacháin Kildare
Colours of Kildare.svg Paudie Reidy Kildare
Colours of Westmeath.svg Andrew Mitchell Westmeath
Colours of Westmeath.svg Joe Clarke Westmeath
Colours of Westmeath.svg Paul Greville Westmeath
Colours of Westmeath.svg Eoin Price Westmeath

2011

James Godley, Jason Casey, Shane Nolan, Darragh O'Connell (Kerry), Eamonn Kearns, Stephen Kelly, Andy O'Brien (Wicklow), John Doran, Tony Murphy (Kildare), Eoin Clarke, Brendan Ennis (Down), Cahal Carvill (Armagh), Oisin McCloskey (Derry), Shane Morley (Mayo), Shane McGann (Meath) [2]

2012

Brian Costello, Jonathan Maher, Eddie Walsh, Ger Fennelly (London), Eamonn Kearns, Jonathan O'Neill, Ronan Keddy (Wicklow), Paul Braniff, Conor Woods (Down), Willie Mahady, Steven Clynch (Meath), Mark Moloney (Kildare), Alan Grant (Derry), Donal O'Brien (Mayo), Paud Costello (Kerry)

2013

Paul Braniff (Down), Gareth Johnson (Down), Conor Woods (Down), Patrick Hughes (Down), Bernard Rochford (Kerry), Darren Dineen (Kerry), Shane Nolan (Kerry), Fiachra Ó Muineacháin (Kildare), Gerard Keegan (Kildare), Steven Clynch (Meath), Sean Heavey (Meath), Derek McDonnell (Mayo), Paddy Kelly (Derry), Liam Kennedy (Wicklow), Nathan Curry (Armagh) [3]

2014

Richie Hoban (Kildare), Martin Fitzgerald (Kildare), Paul Dermody (Kildare), Gerry Keegan (Kildare), Bryan Murphy (Kerry), Daniel Collins (Kerry), Padraig Boyle (Kerry), Cormac Reilly (Meath), William McGrath (Meath), Ciaran Charlton (Mayo), David Kenny (Mayo), Aaron Kelly (Derry), Stephen Kelly (Wicklow), Stephen Renaghan (Armagh), Conor Woods (Down) [4]

2015

B Cuddihy (Wicklow), Keith Keoghan (Meath), M Ryan (London), K Feeney (Mayo), Bernard Deay (Kildare), Gerry Keegan (Kildare), Danny Toner (Down), F Conway (Down), S McCullagh (Derry), R Convery (Derry), C Quinn (Derry), Shane Nolan (Kerry), John Egan (Kerry), Patrick Kelly (Kerry), Keith Carmody (Kerry)

2016

Damien Healy (Meath), Adam Gannon (Meath), James Toher (Meath), Shane McGann (Meath), Simon McCrory (Antrim), Eoghan Campbell (Antrim), Ciarán Clarke (Antrim), John Doran (Kildare), Gerry Keegan (Kildare), John McManus (Down), Caolan Taggart (Down), Oisin McCloskey (Derry), Luke Maloney (Wicklow), Tomás Lawrence (London), Micheál Kelly (Roscommon)

2017

Enda Cooney (London), Paul Divilly (Kildare), Ger McManus (Mayo), Padraig Kelly (Roscommon), Eamonn Kearns (Wicklow), Andy O'Brien (Wicklow), Michael Hughes (Down), Eoghan Sands (Down), Chrissy O'Connell (Antrim), John Dillon (Antrim), Paddy Burke (Antrim), Alan Corcoran (Carlow), John Michael Nolan (Carlow), James Doyle (Carlow), Richard Coady (Carlow)

2018

Paddy McKenna (Kildare), Eanna O'Neill (Kildare), Mark Moloney (Kildare), Jack Sheridan (Kildare), Brian Regan (London), Denis O'Regan (London), Aaron Sheehan (London), John Henderson (Wicklow), Warren Kavanagh (Wicklow), Cian Waldron (Derry), Cormac O'Doherty (Derry), Dáithí Sands (Down), Stephen Renaghan (Armagh), Naos Connaughton (Roscommon), David Kenny (Mayo)

Joe McDonagh Cup Team of the Year

The Joe McDonagh Cup began in 2018, replacing the Christy Ring Cup in allowing competitors direct entry to the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. The team selected was initially referred to as "Champion 15", but later became "Team of the Year".

However, the selection is also still referred to as a "Champion 15" by official sources. [5]

2018

Awarded as Joe McDonagh Cup Champion 15.

2019

2020

2021

2022

By team

Reference: Joe McDonagh Cup Team of the Year 2022, Irish Examiner

2023

By team

Reference: Joe McDonagh Cup Team of the Year 2023

2024

Reference: Joe McDonagh Cup Team of the Year 2024

Other Champion 15 Awards since 2018

Champion 15 Awards continued to be given after the intent of the original was subsumed by the Joe McDonagh Cup Team of the Year.

They are presented to the players at the main Hurling All Stars event, held at the Convention Centre Dublin. [6]

2018

The 2018 selection excluded the Christy Ring Cup, which continued to receive its own selection for that year only. This meant it was possible to include for the first time a player each from lesser teams like Cavan and Fermanagh, who were involved in the 2018 Lory Meagher Cup, and were the only two teams not to make it to the final. Fermanagh's Ryan Bogue was selected, as was Kevin Connelly for Cavan. The 2018 selection was not assigned numbers and was presented similarly to the original Christy Ring Cup Champion 15 Awards.

Declan Coulter (Donegal), Stephen Gillespie (Donegal), Shane Caulfield (Warwickshire) Niall McKenna (Warwickshire), Dermot Begley (Tyrone), Kevin Crawley (Monaghan), Stephen Kettle (Louth), John Casey (Longford), Declan Molloy (Leitrim), James Weir (Sligo), Gary Cadden (Sligo), Ronan Crowley (Lancashire), Edmond Kenny (Lancashire), Ryan Bogue (Fermanagh), Kevin Connelly (Cavan)

2019

In a change from previous years, the 15 players were selected from 45 nominations, with journalists and referees also involved in a committee to choose the team. [7]

Reference: 2019 Champion 15

Nominations

2020

Reference: 2020 Champion 15

2021

Reference: 2021 Champion 15

2022

2023

Reference: 2023 Champion 15

2024

Reference: 2024 Champion 15

References

  1. ↑ "Champion 15 teams announced". Breaking News. 7 December 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
  2. ↑ "Christy Ring, Nicky Rackard and Lory Meagher Champion 15 Awards | Daily News | GAA News | GAA.ie". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "Champions 15 winners announced for Ring, Rackard and Meagher Cups". Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "Champions 15 award winners named | Daily News | GAA News | GAA.ie". Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  5. ↑ For example: "Joe McDonagh Cup Team of the Year announced". 19 October 2022. The Antrim hurlers are the dominant presence in the Joe McDonagh Team of the Year with the reigning champions claiming seven slots in this Champion 15.
  6. ↑ "Ring, Rackard and Meagher Champion 15 nominees announced". 21 October 2019.
  7. ↑ See reference beneath team.
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