2015 Croke Cup

2015 Croke Cup
Dates	14 March - 4 April 2015
Teams	6
Sponsor	Masita
Champions	St Kieran's College (20th title); Seán Morrissey (captain)
Runners-up	Thurles CBS; Ronan Teehan (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	5
Goals scored	5 (1 per match)
Points scored	141 (28.2 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Ray Lahart (1-14)
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The 2015 Croke Cup was the 64th staging of the Croke Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1944. The competition ran from 14 March to 4 April 2015.

St Kieran's College were the defending champions.^[1]^[2]

The final was played on 4 April 2015 at Semple Stadium in Thurles, between St Kieran's College and Thurles CBS, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.^[3] St Kieran's College won the match by 1–15 to 1–12 to claim their 20th Croke Cup title overall and a second successive title.^[4]^[5]

Ray Lahart was the top scorer with 1–14.

Qualification

Province	Champions	Runners-up
Connacht	Presentation College	St Brigid's College	^[6]
Leinster	St Kieran's College	St Peter's College	^[7]
Munster	Thurles CBS	St Francis College	^[8]

Results

Quarter-finals

14 March 2015 Quarter-final	St Kieran's College	2-11 - 0-10	St Francis College	Fraher Field
	T O’Dwyer 1-1; N Walsh 1-0; R Leahy 0-3; J Connolly (free), R Lahart (frees) (0-2 each); L Blanchfield, S Morrissey, J Byrne (s-l) 0-1 each.	Report	C Cormack 0-7 (6 frees, 1 65’); S Kingston, D Kelliher, J O’Sullivan 0-1 each.	Referee: J Owens (Wexford)

14 March 2015 Quarter-final	St Peter's College	0-17 - 0-10	St Brigid's College	Ashbourne Grounds
	B Dunne (0-4, 3 frees), J O'Connor (0-4), R O'Connor (0-3), R White (0-2); J Pettit (0-2), C Hearne (0-1), J Firman (0-1).	Report	J Kenny (0-4 frees); R Murphy (0-2), C Molloy (0-2 frees), M Lynch (0-1), P Boreham (0-1).

Semi-finals

19 March 2015 Semi-final	Thurles CBS	0-18 - 1-12	St Peter's College	WIT GAA Grounds
	N Heffernan 0-5 (4f), R Teehan, R Long, K Duggan 0-3 each, B McCarthy 0-2, C Moloney, M Connors 0-1 each.	Report	B Dunne 0-4f, R O'Connor 1-1, M Joyce 0-3, J Firman, C Hearne, J Pettit, R White 0-1 each.	Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)

21 March 2015 Semi-final	St Kieran's College	0-19 - 0-17	Presentation College	St Rynagh's Park
	R Lahart 0-7 (6f 1’65), J Connolly 0-4 (2f), J Byrne 0-3, L Branchfield, T O’Dwyer 0-2 each, B Ryan 0-1.	Report	E Niland 0-11 (7f), B Burke 0-4 (2f), S Loftus, C Burke 0-1 each.	Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)

Final

4 April 2015 Final	St Kieran's College	1-15 - 1-12	Thurles CBS	Semple Stadium
	R Lahart 1-5 (0-4fs, 0-1 '65'), B Ryan 0-3, R Leahy, S Morrissey 0-2 each, J Byrne, L Blanchfield, T O'Dwyer 0-1 each.		M Connors 1-2, N Heffernan 0-5 (4f), J Skehan, R Heffernan, B McCarthy, K Duggan, R Long 0-1 each.	Referee: J Keenan (Wicklow)

Statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Ray Lahart	St Kieran's College	1-14	17	3	5.66
2	Evan Niland	Presentation College	0-11	11	1	11.00
3	Niall Heffernan	Thurles CBS	0-10	10	2	5.00
4	Billy Dunne	St Peter's College	0-08	8	2	4.00
5	Rory O'Connor	St Peter's College	1-04	7	2	3.50
	Tadhg O'Dwyer	St Kieran's College	1-04	7	3	2.33
	Cathal Cormack	St Francis College	0-07	7	1	7.00

References

^ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (7 April 2014). "Kingpins Kieran's add to CBS tale of woe". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
^ "Donnelly powers Kieran's to triumph". Irish Independent. 7 April 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
^ "Pres Athenry Defeats Kilkenny CBS In Croke Cup Hurling Semi-Final". Galway Bay FM. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
^ Cahill, Jackie (6 April 2015). "'Awesome' Kieran's seal 20th title". Irish Independent. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
^ "Schools: No stopping St Kieran's". Hogan Stand. 4 April 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
^ "Presentation College, Athenry retain the John Ryan Cup in impressive style". Connacht Tribune. 12 March 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
^ "Schools: St Kieran's back in the winners enclosure". Hogan Stand. 28 February 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
^ "Harty Cup final: Thurles topple Rochestown". Hogan Stand. 21 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.

[1] O'Flynn, Diarmuid (7 April 2014). "Kingpins Kieran's add to CBS tale of woe". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 26 June 2023.

[2] "Donnelly powers Kieran's to triumph". Irish Independent. 7 April 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2023.

[3] "Pres Athenry Defeats Kilkenny CBS In Croke Cup Hurling Semi-Final". Galway Bay FM. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2023.

[4] Cahill, Jackie (6 April 2015). "'Awesome' Kieran's seal 20th title". Irish Independent. Retrieved 26 June 2023.

[5] "Schools: No stopping St Kieran's". Hogan Stand. 4 April 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2023.

[6] "Presentation College, Athenry retain the John Ryan Cup in impressive style". Connacht Tribune. 12 March 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2023.

[7] "Schools: St Kieran's back in the winners enclosure". Hogan Stand. 28 February 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.

[8] "Harty Cup final: Thurles topple Rochestown". Hogan Stand. 21 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.

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