2015 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship

The 2015 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship was the 67th staging of the Ulster hurling championship since its establishment by the Ulster Council in 1901. The championship began on 21 June 2015 and ended on 12 July 2015.

2015 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship

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Dates	21 June – 12 July 2015
Teams	5
Champions	Antrim (55th title) Neil McManus (captain) Kevin Ryan (manager)
Runners-up	Down
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Goals scored	21 (5.25 per game)
Points scored	120 (30.00 per game)
Top scorer(s)	Gareth Johnson (2-20)
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Antrim were the defending champions and successfully retained the title following a 1–15 to 1–14 defeat of Down in the final.

Team changes

To championship

Entered championship

• None

From championship

Withdrew from championship

• None

Teams

General Information

Four counties will compete in the Ulster Senior Hurling Championship:

County	Last Provincial Title	Last All-Ireland Title	Position in 2014 Championship	Appearance
Antrim	2014	—	Champions
Armagh	—	—	Quarter-finals
Derry	2001	—	Runners-up
Donegal	1932	—	Quarter-finals
Down	1997	—	Semi-finals

Quarter-finals

Armagh v Down

21 June 2015 Quarter-final	Armagh	3-14 - 5-20	Down	Athletic Grounds
15:30	E McGuinness (2-0), R Gaffney (0-6, 5f,) M Moan (1-0), C Carvill (0-3), D Coulter (0-2), S Gaffney (0-1), J Corvan (0-1), P McKearney (0-1).	Report	C Bailie (2-0), G Johnson (0-6, 4f), F Conway (1-2), M Turley (1-1), James Coyle (1-2), D Toner (0-5), S Dineen (0-2), D McManus (0-1), P Sheehan (0-1).	Referee: É Hassan (Derry)

Derry v Donegal

21 June 2015 Quarter-final	Derry	3-17 - 5-7	Donegal	Celtic Park
15:30	K Hinphey (1-4), A Grant (1-1), B Douban (1-0) P Henry (0-3), R Convery (0-2), D Foley (0-2), M Warnock (0-1), E McGuckin (0-1), J O’Dwyer (0-1), A Kelly (0-1), S McGuigan (0-1),	Report	R McDermott (3-2), K Campbell (2-2), S McVeigh (0-2), E McDermott (0-1).	Referee: J Clarke

Semi-finals

Derry v Down

28 June 2015 Semi-final	Derry	1-17 - 3-16	Down	Owenbeg
15:45	P Henry 0-8 (0-7f), K Hinphey 1-1, P Cleary 0-3, A Kelly 0-1, S McGuigan 0- 1, A Grant 0-1, J O’Dwyer 0-1, B Douban 0-1.	Report	G Johnson 1-6 (0-5f), D Toner 1-6 (0-1f), C Bailie 1-1, D McManus 0-1, J Coyle 0-1.	Referee: O Elliott

Final

Antrim v Down

12 July 2015 Final	Antrim	1-15 - 1-14	Down	Owenbeg
15:30	D McClean (0-06, 6f), C McCann (1-01), C Carson (0-02), R McCambridge (0-01), C McKinley (0-01), J Connolly (0-01, 1f), PJ O’Connell (0-01), D McKernan (0-01), D Traynor (0-01).	Report	G Johnson (1-08, 7f, 1-00pen), P Sheehan (0-01), S Dineen (0-01), C Woods (0-01), D Hughes (0-01), M Ennis (0-01), C Fitzsimmons (0-01).	Attendance: 1,143 Referee: D Hughes (Carlow)

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Gareth Johnson	Down	2-20	26	3	8.66
2	Daniel Toner	Down	1-11	14	2	7.00
3	Ronan McDermott	Donegal	3-2	11	1	11.00
	Kevin Hinphey	Derry	2-5	11	2	5.50
	Paddy Henry	Derry	0-11	11	2	5.50

Single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Ronan McDermott	Donegal	3-2	11	Derry
	Gareth Johnson	Down	1-8	11	Antrim
3	Gareth Johnson	Down	1-6	9	Derry
	Daniel Toner	Down	1-6	9	Derry
5	Kevin Campbell	Donegal	2-2	8	Derry
	Paddy Henry	Derry	0-8	8	Down
7	Kevin Hinphey	Derry	1-4	7	Donegal
8	Eoin McGuinness	Armagh	2-0	6	Down
	Caolan Bailie	Down	2-0	6	Armagh
	Ryan Gaffney	Armagh	0-6	6	Down
	Gareth Johnson	Down	0-6	6	Armagh
	Dessie McClean	Antrim	0-6	6	Down