The 2015 Munster Senior Football Championship will be that year's installment of the annual Munster Senior Football Championship held under the auspices of Munster GAA. It is one of the four provincial competitions of the 2015 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. Kerry entered the competition as defending Munster champions and retained their title after a 1–11 to 1–6 victory over Cork in a replay.[1][2]
The draw to decide the fixtures was made on 10 October 2014.[3] Having reached the final the year before, Cork and Kerry were both given places in the semi-finals of the competition, but unlike previous seasons, they were not prevented from meeting each other in the semi-finals. Despite this, the two teams were drawn on different sides of the tournament, and so could not meet outside the final.
Under GAA rules introduced in 2014 to allow counties to more easily predict the dates of their qualifier matches, the two sides of the draw will be named as either A or B. Which sides will be A and B has yet to be decided.
Teams
editThe Munster championship is contested by all six counties in the Irish province of Munster.
| Team | Colours | Sponsor | Manager | Captain | Most recent success | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-Ireland | Provincial | |||||
| Clare |  Saffron and Blue
|
Pat O'Donnell | Colm Collins | TBD | ||
| Cork |  Red and white
|
Chill Insurance | Brian Cuthbert | Michael Shields | ||
| Kerry |  Green and gold
|
Kerry Group | Éamonn Fitzmaurice | Kieran Donaghy | 2015
| |
| Limerick |  Green and white
|
Sporting Limerick | John Brudair | TBD | ||
| Tipperary |  Blue and gold
|
Škoda Auto | Peter Creedon | Paddy Codd | ||
| Waterford |  White and blue
|
3 Mobile | Tom McGlinchey | TBD | ||
Bracket
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Limerick | 1-11 | |||||||||||||
| Tipperary | 2-14 | Tipperary | 1-11 | |||||||||||
| Cork | 0-16 | |||||||||||||
| Cork | 0-12 | |||||||||||||
| Kerry | 0-24 | |||||||||||||
| Kerry | 1-17 | |||||||||||||
| Clare (R) | 2-08 3-11 | Clare | 1-13 | |||||||||||
| Waterford (R) | 2-08 0-12 | |||||||||||||
Kerry  | 2-15 - 3-12 |  Cork |
|---|---|---|
| J O’Donoghue (1-2, 1-0 pen), B Sheehan (0-4, 3 frees); BJ Keane (0-3, 1 free); K Donaghy (1-0); J Buckley, D Walsh, C Cooper, P Geaney, A Maher, F Fitzgerald (0-1 each) | Report | C O’Neill (1-6, 0-4 frees); D O’Connor (1-3, 0-2 frees); Barry O’Driscoll (1-1); K O’Driscoll (0-2) |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Kerry are Munster champions again as they defeat Cork in rain-lashed Fitzgerald Park". Irish Exminer. 18 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ "Kerry beat Cork to retain their Munster title at a rain-sodden Fitzgerald Stadium". Irish Mirror. 18 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ "2015 football: Donegal to meet Tyrone in Ulster". RTÉ Sport. RTÉ. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ^ "Clare 0-15 Limerick 0-13". Munster GAA. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ "Tipperary 1-24 Waterford 0-5". Munster GAA. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ "'Strange' Kerry do enough as Sheehan provides cool head to sidestep Tipp landmine". Irish Independent. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ "Rebels cruise past Clare to set up Kingdom showdown". Irish Independent. Retrieved 16 June 2015.