The 2015 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 52nd staging of the All-Ireland championship for since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964. The draws for the various 2015 fixtures took place in October 2014. The championship began on 27 May 2015 and ended on 12 September 2015.
Clare were the defending champions, however, they were defeated in the provincial decider. Limerick won the title following a 0âÂÂ26 to 1âÂÂ7 defeat of Wexford in the final.
Team summaries
Results
Statistics
Top scorers
Overall
Single game
Scoring
- Widest winning margin: 33 points
- Antrim 6-22 - 0-7 Armagh (Ulster semi-final)
- Most goals in a match: 6
- Laois 4-7 - 2-15 Carlow (Leinster quarter-final)
- Dublin 2-16 - 4-12 Kilkenny (Leinster quarter-final)
- Antrim 6-22 - 0-7 Armagh (Ulster semi-final)
- Derry 3-16 - 3-14 Down (Ulster semi-final)
- Limerick 3-16 - 3-14 Tipperary (Munster semi-final)
- Most points in a match: 41
- Clare 0-23 - 1-18 Waterford (Munster semi-final)
- Most goals by one team in a match: 6
- Antrim 6-22 - 0-7 Armagh (Ulster semi-final)
- Highest aggregate score: 47
- Antrim 6-22 - 0-7 Armagh (Ulster semi-final)
- Most goals scored by a losing team: 4
- Laois 4-7 - 2-15 Carlow (Leinster quarter-final)
Miscellaneous
- Wexford win a third successive Leinster title. It is the third time in their history that they have achieved the three-in-a-row and the first time since 1971.
- Antrim win a record-breaking seventh successive Ulster title.
Broadcasting
These matches were broadcast live on television in Ireland by TG4:
Awards
Team of the Year
- Dave McCarthy
- Liam Ryan
- Richie English
- Michael Breen
- Diarmaid Byrnes
- Barry O'Connell
- Jack O'Connor
- Darragh O'Donovan
- Pat Ryan
- Bobby Duggan
- Cian Lynch
- Ian Galvin
- Brian Molloy
- Conor McDonald
- Tom Morrissey
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