The GAA and GPA have announced champion 15 selections for the McDonagh, Ring, Rackard and Meagher Hurling championships.
The winners will be celebrated at the PWC All-Stars event in Dublin’s Convention Centre this Friday. There are six counties represented on the McDonagh Cup selection with champions Carlow dominating with six players selected and beaten finalists Westmeath represented by five players in what is the inaugural year of the Joe McDonagh Cup Champion 15.
Carlow’s James Doyle is selected again this year having also been chosen on a Champion 15 as one of the outstanding players in 2017.
There are eight counties represented on the Christy Ring Champion 15 with Kildare taking four places after the success of the Lilywhites in the competition last summer.
The Nickey Rackard & Lory Meagher Champion 15 is also evenly spread across 11 different counties. Lancashire’s Ronan Crowley is honoured for the second year in a row and comes after he landed 1-9 in their final defeat against a Sligo side who have James Weir and Gary Cadden in the team.
Joe McDonagh Champion 15
Joe McDonagh
Carlow
Edward Byrne
Joe McDonagh
Carlow
Brian Tracey
Joe McDonagh
Carlow
James Doyle
Joe McDonagh
Carlow
Chris Nolan
Joe McDonagh
Carlow
David English
Joe McDonagh
Carlow
Paul Doyle
Joe McDonagh
Westmeath
Derek McNicholas
Joe McDonagh
Westmeath
Allan Devine
Joe McDonagh
Westmeath
Paul Greville
Joe McDonagh
Westmeath
Patrick Carroll
Joe McDonagh
Westmeath
Eoin Price
Joe McDonagh
Kerry
Sean Weir
Joe McDonagh
Laois
Ross King
Joe McDonagh
Antrim
Neil McManus
Joe McDonagh
Meath
Joey Keena
Christy Ring Champion 15
Christy Ring
Kildare
Paddy McKenna
Christy Ring
Kildare
Eanna O’Neill
Christy Ring
Kildare
Mark Moloney
Christy Ring
Kildare
Jack Sheridan
Christy Ring
London
Brian Regan
Christy Ring
London
Denis O’Regan
Christy Ring
London
Aaron Sheehan
Christy Ring
Wicklow
John Henderson
Christy Ring
Wicklow
Warren Kavanagh
Christy Ring
Derry
Cian Waldron
Christy Ring
Derry
Cormac O’Doherty
Christy Ring
Down
Dáithí Sands
Christy Ring
Armagh
Stephen Renaghan
Christy Ring
Roscommon
Naos Connaughton
Christy Ring
Mayo
David Kenny
Nickey Rackard & Lory Meagher Champion 15
Nickey Rackard
Donegal
Declan Coulter
Nickey Rackard
Donegal
Stephen Gillespie
Nickey Rackard
Warwickshire
Shane Caulfield
Nickey Rackard
Warwickshire
Niall McKenna
Nickey Rackard
Tyrone
Dermot Begley
Nickey Rackard
Monaghan
Kevin Crawley
Nickey Rackard
Louth
Stephen Kettle
Nickey Rackard
Longford
John Casey
Nickey Rackard
Leitrim
Declan Molloy
Lory Meagher
Sligo
James Weir
Lory Meagher
Sligo
Gary Cadden
Lory Meagher
Lancashire
Ronan Crowley
Lory Meagher
Lancashire
Edmond Kenny
Lory Meagher
Fermanagh
Ryan Bogue
Lory Meagher
Cavan
Kevin Connelly
