# 2015 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

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 0-26 to 1-7 defeat of Wexford in the final.

## Team summaries

| Team | Colours | Most recent success | Most recent success |
| Team | Colours | All-Ireland | Provincial |
| Antrim | Saffron and white | | 2014 |
| Armagh | Orange and white | | |
| Carlow | Green, red and yellow | | |
| Clare | Saffron and blue | 2014 | 2014 |
| Cork | Red and white | 1998 | 2007 |
| Derry | White and red | | 2008 |
| Down | Red and black | | 2004 |
| Dublin | Blue and navy | | 2011 |
| Galway | Maroon and white | 2011 | 2005 |
| Kildare | White | | |
| Kilkenny | Black and amber | 2008 | 2012 |
| Laois | Blue and white | | 1983 |
| Limerick | Green and white | 2002 | 2011 |
| Offaly | Green, white and gold | | 2000 |
| Tipperary | Blue and gold | 2010 | 2010 |
| Waterford | White and blue | 1992 | 1994 |
| Westmeath | Maroon and white | | |
| Wexford | Purple and gold | 1965 | 2014 |

## Statistics
### Top scorers
#### Overall

| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Conor McDonald | Wexford | 3-38 | 47 | 5 | 9.40 |
| 2 | Ronan Lynch | Limerick | 0-24 | 24 | 4 | 6.00 |
| 3 | Patrick Curran | Waterford | 1-19 | 22 | 2 | 11.00 |
| 4 | Déaglán Foley | Derry | 0-19 | 19 | 2 | 9.50 |
| 4 | Bobby Duggan | Clare | 0-19 | 19 | 2 | 9.50 |
| 6 | Tom Morrissey | Limerick | 2-09 | 15 | 4 | 3.75 |
| 6 | Conor Johnston | Antrim | 3-06 | 15 | 2 | 7.50 |
| 8 | Kevin Foley | Wexford | 0-14 | 14 | 5 | 2.80 |
| 9 | Dylan Murray | Offaly | 0-11 | 11 | 2 | 5.50 |
| 9 | Kevin McDonnell | Carlow | 0-11 | 11 | 2 | 5.50 |

#### Single game

| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Conor McDonald | Wexford | 1-10 | 13 | Kilkenny |
| 1 | Bobby Duggan | Clare | 0-13 | 13 | Waterford |
| 1 | Ronan Lynch | Limerick | 0-13 | 13 | Clare |
| 4 | Conor McDonald | Wexford | 0-12 | 12 | Kildare |
| 4 | Patrick Curran | Waterford | 0-12 | 12 | Cork |
| 6 | Cha Dwyer | Laois | 3-01 | 10 | Carlow |
| 6 | Patrick Curran | Waterford | 1-07 | 10 | Clare |
| 8 | Gerry Keegan | Kildare | 0-09 | 9 | Wexford |
| 9 | Conor Johnston | Antrim | 2-02 | 8 | Armagh |
| 9 | Conor McDonald | Wexford | 1-05 | 8 | Offaly |
| 9 | Déaglán Foley | Derry | 0-08 | 8 | Down |
| 9 | Conal Fitzsimmons | Down | 0-08 | 8 | Derry |

### 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:
| Round | Game |
| Leinster Championship | Dublin vs Kilkenny Offaly vs Wexford Wexford vs Kilkenny |
| Munster Championship | Cork vs Waterford Clare vs Waterford Limerick vs Tipperary Limerick vs Clare |
| All-Ireland Championship | Antrim vs Wexford Limerick vs Galway Wexford vs Limerick |

## 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