GAELIC SPORTS WORLD Issue 35 – October 6, 2015 | Page 39

2015 TOP 6 TEAMS
IN HURLING
BY DENIS O’BRIEN
OCTOBER 1, 2015
Now that we are in autumn with darkest winter on
the horizon, we pause to reflect on the 2015 Hurling
Championship and look at what we feel are the Top 6
teams in hurling.
PROMISE
After an interesting league that heralded the rise of
victor’s Waterford and the relegation of 2013 All Ireland champions Clare, with a depleted Kilkenny almost
suffering the same fate, there was plenty to whet the
appetite with the promise of an exciting championship
in summer.
MUNSTER
It never quite materialized however with the first
championship match in Munster between Clare and
winners Limerick a dogged, defensive affair for the
most part with it only coming to life in the last 10 minutes. The Cork and Waterford game had flashes of excitement but after the two had met in the league final
one expected this to have a bit more bite but it disappointed with the Deise too good for a poor Cork. Then
Tipp hammered a lifeless Limerick before proving too
strong for Waterford in the Munster Final, a game that
never quite hit the heights of bygone years.

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