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2015 Croke Cup
Dates14 March - 4 April 2015
Teams6
SponsorMasita
Champions St Kieran's College (20th title)
Seán Morrissey (captain)
Runners-up Thurles CBS
Ronan Teehan (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played5
Goals scored5 (1 per match)
Points scored141 (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.

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. 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.

Ray Lahart was the top scorer with 1–14.

Qualification

Province Champions Runners-up
Connacht Presentation College St Brigid's College
Leinster St Kieran's College St Peter's College
Munster Thurles CBS St Francis College

Results

Quarter-finals

St Kieran's College v St Francis College
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)
St Peter's College v St Brigid's College
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

Thurles CBS v St Peter's College
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)
St Kieran's College v Presentation College
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

St Kieran's College v Thurles CBS
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

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