2015–16 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
# 2015–16 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship

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. 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 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | 15 November 2015 - Parnell Park | 15 November 2015 - Parnell Park | | |
| | | Clara | 0-17 | |
| 8 November 2015 - O'Connor Park | 8 November 2015 - O'Connor Park | | Clara | 0-17 | |
| 8 November 2015 - O'Connor Park | 8 November 2015 - O'Connor Park | Cuala | 3-12 | |
| Coolderry | 0-12 | Cuala | 3-12 | |
| Coolderry | 0-12 | | | | 29 November 2015 - Netwatch Cullen Park | 29 November 2015 - Netwatch Cullen Park |
| Cuala | 1-23 | | | | 29 November 2015 - Netwatch Cullen Park | 29 November 2015 - Netwatch Cullen Park |
| Cuala | 1-23 | | | | Cuala | 0-13 |
| 1 November 2015 - Netwatch Cullen Park | 1 November 2015 - Netwatch Cullen Park | | | | | Cuala | 0-13 |
| 1 November 2015 - Netwatch Cullen Park | 1 November 2015 - Netwatch Cullen Park | | | | Oulart–The Ballagh | 2-13 |
| St. Mullin's | 0-9 | | | | Oulart–The Ballagh | 2-13 |
| St. Mullin's | 0-9 | 15 November 2015 - Cusack Park | 15 November 2015 - Cusack Park | | | |
| Clonkill | 4-9 | 15 November 2015 - Cusack Park | 15 November 2015 - Cusack Park | | | |
| Clonkill | 4-9 | Clonkill | 0-8 | | | |
| 1 November 2015 - O'Moore Park | 1 November 2015 - O'Moore Park | | Clonkill | 0-8 | | | |
| 1 November 2015 - O'Moore Park | 1 November 2015 - O'Moore Park | Oulart–The Ballagh | 0-16 | |
| Clough/Ballacolla | 0-13 | Oulart–The Ballagh | 0-16 | |
| Oulart–The Ballagh | 3-8 | | | |

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

### Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | 8 November 2015 - Walsh Park | 8 November 2015 - Walsh Park | |
| | | Ballygunner | 0-19 |
| | | Glen Rovers | 1-9 |
| | | | | 22 November 2015 - Semple Stadium | 22 November 2015 - Semple Stadium |
| | | | | Ballygunner | 2-11 |
| 25 October 2015 - O'Garney Park | 25 October 2015 - O'Garney Park | | | | Ballygunner | 2-11 |
| 25 October 2015 - O'Garney Park | 25 October 2015 - O'Garney Park | | | Na Piarsaigh | 2-18 |
| Sixmilebridge | 1-15 | | | Na Piarsaigh | 2-18 |
| Sixmilebridge | 1-15 | 15 November 2015 - Gaelic Grounds | 15 November 2015 - Gaelic Grounds | | |
| Na Piarsaigh | 3-11 | 15 November 2015 - Gaelic Grounds | 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 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | 11 October 2015 - O'Neill Park | 11 October 2015 - O'Neill Park | | |
| | | Ballycran | 0-14 | |
| | | Slaughtneil | 2-18 | |
| | | | | | 25 October 2015 - Athletic Grounds | 25 October 2015 - Athletic Grounds |
| | | | | | Slaughtneil | 3-17 aet |
| | | | | | Ruairí Óg, Cushendall | 1-24 aet |
| | | 11 October 2015 - Owenbeg | 11 October 2015 - Owenbeg | | | |
| | | Ruairí Óg, Cushendall | 1-17 | | | |
| 4 October 2015 - Drumgoon Road | 4 October 2015 - Drumgoon Road | | Ruairí Óg, Cushendall | 1-17 | | |
| 4 October 2015 - Drumgoon Road | 4 October 2015 - Drumgoon Road | Middletown | 1-9 | |
| Lisbellaw | 2-10 | Middletown | 1-9 | |
| Middletown | 0-19 | | | |

Quarter-final

Semi-finals

Final

## All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship

### All-Ireland Draw

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

## 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 |
| 4 | 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 |
| 5 | Cormac O'Doherty | Slaughtneil | 1-7 | 10 | Ballycran |
| 5 | Neil McManus | Ruairí Óg | 1-7 | 10 | Sarsfields |
| 5 | David Treacy | Cuala | 0-10 | 10 | Oulart–The Ballagh |
| 5 | Nicky Kirwan | Oulart–The Ballagh | 0-10 | 10 | Na Piarsaigh |
| 10 | Seán Corrigan | Lisbellaw | 1-6 | 9 | Middletown |
| 10 | Brian O'Sullivan | Ballygunner | 1-6 | 9 | Na Piarsaigh |
| 10 | Cormac O'Doherty | Slaughtneil | 0-9 | 9 | Ruairí Óg |
| 10 | 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 | Most recent success | Most recent success |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Team | County | Captain(s) | Manager | 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 Arron 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 |
