The 2005 Christy Ring Cup is the inaugural edition of the Christy Ring Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association and is the second-tier of Hurling for senior county teams (the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship is the first-tier trophy). It is contested by ten GAA county teams ranked 13–22 in the 2005 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.
Dates | 4 June 2005 - 14 August 2005 | ||
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Teams | 10 | ||
Champions | Westmeath (1stth title) John Shaw (captain) Séamus Qualter (manager) | ||
Runners-up | Down Simon Wilson (captain) John Crossey (manager) | ||
Relegated | Derry | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 26 | ||
Goals scored | 104 (4 per match) | ||
Points scored | 759 (29.19 per match) | ||
Top scorer(s) | Mattie Dowd (2-39) | ||
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Competing teams, from Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster were divided into two groups of five, in which teams played each other only once, meaning two home games and two away games per team. The top two teams of each group qualified for the knock-out stages.
On 14 August 2005, Westmeath won the Christy Ring Cup following a 1-23 to 2-18 defeat of Down in the final.[1]
Kildare's Mattie Dowd was the Christy Ring Cup top scorer with 2-39.
Team changes
editTo Championship
editRelegated from the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Relegated from the Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Relegated from the Ulster Senior Hurling Championship (Continued to compete in Ulster)
Promoted from the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship
Teams
editGeneral Information
editCounty | Last Provincial title | Last All-Ireland title | Position in 2004 Championship | Appearance |
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Carlow | — | — | Leinster preliminary round | 1st |
Derry | 2001 | — | Ulster semi-final | 1st |
Down | 1997 | — | Qualifiers round 1 | 1st |
Kerry | 1891 | 1891 | Munster quarter-final | 1st |
Kildare | — | — | Leinster first round | 1st |
Mayo | 1909 | — | All Ireland senior b Runners-up | 1st |
Meath | — | — | Leinster first round | 1st |
Roscommon | 1913 | — | — | 1st |
Westmeath | — | — | Leinster quarter-final | 1st |
Wicklow | — | — | Leinster preliminary round | 1st |
Personnel and kits
editCounty | Manager | Captain(s) | Sponsor |
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Carlow | |||
Derry | |||
Down | |||
Kerry | |||
Kildare | |||
Mayo | |||
Meath | |||
Roscommon | |||
Westmeath | |||
Wicklow |
Group A
editTable
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | Diff | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Westmeath | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10-64 | 8-49 | +21 | 6 | Advance to Knockout Stage |
2 | Down | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14-72 | 9-57 | +30 | 6 | |
3 | Meath | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9-67 | 7-52 | +21 | 5 | |
4 | Roscommon | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4-46 | 13-83 | -64 | 2 | Advance to Relegation Playoffs |
5 | Derry | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7-49 | 7-57 | -8 | 1 |
Round 1
edit11 June 2005 Round 1 | Derry | 3-14 - 3-17 | Down | Lavey Sportsfield |
Report |
11 June 2005 Round 1 | Westmeath | 4-19 - 0-11 | Roscommon | Cusack Park |
A Mitchell 1-7, B Kennedy 1-3, D McNicholas 1-2 (1 sl), J Clarke 1-1, B Connaughton, P Dowdall, B Connaughton, E Loughlin, D McCormack, J Shaw 0-1 each. | Report | M R Mulrey 0-5, D Mulvey 0-3, Connaughton, G Waldron, D Lohan 0-1 each. |
Round 2
edit18 June 2005 Round 2 | Roscommon | 1-15 - 1-13 | Derry | Athleague Sportsfield |
R Mulry 0-8 (6f), T Reddington 1-0, J Moran, L Murray 0-2 each, M Connaughton, M Brehony, B Hanley 0-1 each. | Report | G Biggs 0-7 (4f), R Convery 1-2 (1f), R Kennedy 0-2, C Quinn, P Quinn 0-1 each. |
18 June 2005 Round 2 | Meath | 3-16 - 2-10 | Westmeath | Páirc Tailteann |
J Toole 1-4, P Coone 1-1, N Horan 0-4, N Reilly 1-0, S Clynch, M Cole, D Kirby 0-2 each, P Fagan 0-1. | Report | D McNicholas 1-3, A Mitchell 0-3, N Gavin 1-0, E Loughlin 0-2, B Connaughton, D McCormack 0-1 each. |
Round 3
edit25 June 2005 Round 3 | Derry | 1-14 - 2-11 | Meath | Dean McGlinchey Park |
25 June 2005 Round 3 | Down | 5-25 - 2-8 | Roscommon | McKenna Park |
M Coulter 1-6, S Clarke 1-2, P Braniff 1-3, A Savage 1-1, B McGourty 0-4, G Adair 1-0, G Johnson 0-3, E Clarke 0-2, S Wilson 0-2, G Savage 0-1, C Coulter 0-1. | Report | D Lohan 1-1, J Moran 1-0, D Mulvey 0-3, M Connaughton 0-1, L Murray 0-1, B Hanley 0-1. |
Round 4
edit2 July 2005 Round 4 | Meath | 1-14 - 3-16 | Down | Páirc Tailteann |
N Horan 0-6, J Toole 0-3, J Waters 1-0, S Clynch 0-3, K Dowd, D Kirby 0-1 each. | Report | G Johnston 1-4, P Braniff 1-3, M Coulter 0-5, S Clarke 1-0, E Clarke 0-2, A Savage, B McGourty, 0-1 each. |
2 July 2005 Round 4 | Westmeath | 1-14 - 2-8 | Derry | Cusack Park |
A Mitchell 0-6 (3f, 1 '65'), E Loughlin 0-3, D McNicholas 1-0, B Kennedy 0-2, D McCormack, J Shaw and N Gavin 0-1 each. | Report | F McGuigan 1-2, R Convery 0-4 (2f), J O'Dwyer 1-0, Gregory Biggs 0-1, Gary Biggs 0-1f. | Referee: T Ryan (Tipperary) |
Round 5
edit16 July 2005 Round 5 | Down | 3-14 - 3-21 | Westmeath | Páirc Esler |
A Mitchell 1-4, B Kennedy 1-3, K Cosgrove 1-2, J Shaw 0-4, J Clarke 0-2, D Curley 0-1, E Loughlin 0-1, B Connaughton 0-1, B Murtagh 0-1, R Whelan 0-1. |
16 July 2005 Round 5 | Roscommon | 1-12 - 3-26 | Meath | Athleague Sportsfield |
Group B
editTable
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | Diff | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Carlow | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5-50 | 5-53 | -3 | 6 | Advance to Knockout Stage |
2 | Kildare | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11-54 | 7-50 | +16 | 6 | |
3 | Kerry | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12-59 | 8-46 | +25 | 5 | |
4 | Wicklow | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8-55 | 10-49 | +0 | 3 | Advance to Relegation Playoffs |
5 | Mayo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7-41 | 13-61 | -38 | 0 |
Round 1
edit4 June 2005 Round 1 | Kildare | 4-12 - 1-17 | Kerry | Sallins Road |
M Dowd (0-6, 3f, 1 ‘65’), A Quinn (2-0), J Dempsey (1-0), B Byrne (1-0), T Carew (0-3, 1f), A McAndrew (0-2), Colm Buggy (0-1). | Report | M Conway (0-12, 11f), E Sheehy (1-0), E Tuohy (0-1), S Sheehan (0-1), JM Dooley (0-1), I McCarthy (0-1), S Brick (0-1). |
4 June 2005 Round 1 | Carlow | 2-13 - 1-13 | Wicklow | Dr. Cullen Park |
Pat Coady 0-9, M Brennan 2-1, D Murphy 0-2, R Dunbar 0-1. | J O’Neill 1-4, J Keogh 0-3, D Hyland 0-2, A Tiernan 0-1, C Kavanagh 0-1. | Referee: A Stapleton (Laois) |
Round 2
edit11 June 2005 Round 2 | Wicklow | 2-12 - 2-13 | Kildare | Pearse Park |
J O'Neill 2-4, D Hyland 0-5, A Tiernan, J Murphy, W O'Gorman 0-1 each | Report | M Dowd 0-9 (4f), A McAndrew, B White 1-0 each, T Carnew 0-2 (2f), C Buggy, J Dempsey. |
12 June 2005 Round 2 | Carlow | 1-12 - 0-13 | Mayo | Pearse Stadium |
Des Murphy (1-2), P Coady (0-4, two frees), C English (0-2, frees), D Shaw (0-1), D Roberts (0-1, from a 65), P Kehoe (0-1), B Lawler (0-1). | Report | A Freeman (0-6, three frees), K Higgins (0-3, one free), K Healy (0-1), S Broderick (0-1), D McConn (0-1), K Robinson (0-1). |
Round 3
edit25 June 2005 Round 3 | Kildare | 4-17 - 4-4 | Mayo | Sallins Road |
M Dowd 1-9 (4 65s, 3f); R Coyle 2-0; J Dempsey 1-0; A McAndrew 0-2; J Brennan, A Quinn, B White, C Buggy, D Harney, T Murphy 0-1 each. | Report | K Higgins 1-2 (1-0 pen 2 frees); K Healy, S Broderick, A Howard 1-0 each; S Lenihan 0-2 (1f). |
9 July 2005 Round 3 | Kerry | 3-11 - 2-14 | Wicklow | Austin Stack Park |
M Conway 0-6 (0-5 frees), J M Dooley 1-3, E Fitzgeerald 1-0, E Touhy 1-0, P Randles 0-2. | Report | W Gorman 2-1, D Hyland 0-4 (0-1 free), J O’Neill 0-4 (0-2 frees), J Murphy 0-2, J Bermingham 0-2, B Rickerby 0-1. |
Round 4
edit2 July 2005 Round 4 | Kerry | 5-16 - 0-12 | Mayo | Pearse Stadium |
M Conway (2-8, 5f), JM Dooley (3-3), S Brick (0-2), S Sheehan (0-2), P Randles (0-1). | Report | A Freeman (0-6f), G White (0-1), D McConn (0-1f), B Delaney (0-1), K Healy (0-1), S Broderick (0-1), R Campion (0-1). |
6 July 2005 Round 4 | Carlow | 0-17 - 1-12 | Kildare | Dr. Cullen Park |
P Coady (0-13, 11 frees, 2, 65's), M Brennan (0-1), R Dunbar (0-1), S McMahon (0-1), D Murphy (0-1), | Report | M Dowd (1-8, 1-5 frees), A (0-2), R Coyle (0-1), C Buggy (0-1). |
Round 5
edit6 July 2005 Round 5 | Kerry | 3-15 - 2-8 | Carlow | Austin Stack Park |
M Conway 0-8 (0-5 frees), J M Dooley 1-2, D Young and E Tuohy 1-0 each, J Egan and P Lyons 0-2 each, T Flynn 0-1 free. | Report | P Coady 0-6 (0-5 frees), B Lawler 1-1, M Brennan 1-0 R Dunbar 0-1. |
16 July 2005 Round 5 | Wicklow | 3-16 - 3-12 | Mayo | Pearse Park |
J O'Neill (1-7), D Hyland (1-5), D Moran (1-0), B Rickerby (0-1), T Collins (0-1). | Report | S Duffy (1-1), P Reape (1-1), S Broderick (0-4), A Freeman (0-4), D McConn (1-0), D Kirby (0-2). |
Relegation Playoffs
edit30 July 2005 Semi-final | Wicklow | 2-27 - 3-22 | Derry | Páirc Tailteann |
D Hyland 1-4, J O’Neill 0-6, J Murphy 0-4, W O’Gorman 1-1, L Kennedy 0-2, A Tiernan 0-2, T Collins 0-2, B Rickerby 0-2, G Birmingham 0-1, P Lee 0-1, TJ Byrne 0-1. | Gregory Biggs 0-12, J O’Dwyer 2-0, F McGuigan 1-0, Gary Biggs, R Kennedy, C Quinn, P Quigg 0-2 each, P O’Kane, P Sweeney, K Kelly 0-1 each. |
31 July 2005 Semi-final | Roscommon | 1-13 - 0-15 | Mayo | Athleague Sportsfield |
D Mulvey 0-6, G Waldron 1-0, M Connaughton 0-2, C Kelly 0-2, R Mulvey 0-1, J Moran 0-1, D Lohan 0-1. | A Freeman 0-9, S Broderick 0-4, S Coyne, A Hession 0-1. |
13 August 2005 Final | Mayo | 4-14 - 1-10 | Derry | Markievicz Park |
K Higgins 2-3, K Healy 2-2, S Leneghan 0-2, A Freeman 0-4 (all frees), S Broderick 0-2, G White 0-1. | Report | J O'Dwyer 1-3, G Biggs 0-3 (2 f '65'), P Convery 0-2, S McBride, C Quinn 0-1 each. | Referee: A Heagney (Clare) |
Knockout stage
editBracket
editSemi-Finals | Final | ||||||||
1A | Westmeath | 7-14 | |||||||
2B | Kildare | 1-12 | |||||||
1A | Westmeath | 1-23 | |||||||
1B | Down | 2-18 | |||||||
1B | Carlow | 1-11 | |||||||
2A | Down | 4-23 |
Semi-finals
edit30 July 2005 Semi-final | Westmeath | 7-14 - 1-12 | Kildare | Páirc Tailteann |
J Shaw 3-2, A Mitchell 0-5, K Cosgrove, R Wheelan, J Clarke 1-1 each, D Carty 1-0, E Loughlin, B Kennedy, D McNicholas, D Devine 0-1 each. | Report | M Dowd 0-7, A McAndrew 0-3, J Dempsey 1-0, T Carew, D Harney 0-1 each. | Referee: D Connolly (Kilkenny) |
31 July 2005 Semi-final | Down | 4-23 - 1-11 | Carlow | Parnell Park |
M Coulter 1-7 (1-6f), P Braniff 2-4, G Johnson 1-3, S Wilson 0-3 (2f), B McGourty 0-2, G Savage, A Savage, S Clarke (f), E Clarke 0-1 each. | Report | P Coady 0-5 (4f), D Murphy 1-1, R Dunbar, D Roberts, K English, M Brennan, R Foley 0-1 | Referee: T Ryan (Tipperary) |
Christy Ring Cup Final
edit14 August 2005 Final | Westmeath | 1-23 - 2-18 | Down | Croke Park |
A Mitchell 0-9 (8f, 0-1 '65'), J Shaw 1-3, E Loughlin 0-4, B Kennedy, K Cosgrove, B Murtagh 0-2 each, R Whelan 0-1. | Report | M Coulter 0-8 (8f), G Johnson 1-3, S Clarke 1-1, B McGourty 0-2, E Clarke, G Adair, A Savage, F Wilson 0-1 each. | Referee: D Richardson (Limerick) |
Stadia and locations
editCounty | Location | Province | Stadium(s) | Capacity |
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Neutral venue | Dublin | Leinster | Croke Park | 82,300 |
Carlow | Carlow | Leinster | Dr Cullen Park | 11,000 |
Derry | Derry | Ulster | Celtic Park | 22,000 |
Down | Newry | Ulster | Páirc Esler | 20,000 |
Kerry | Tralee | Munster | Austin Stack Park | 12,000 |
Kildare | Newbridge | Leinster | St Conleth's Park | 8,200 |
Mayo | Castlebar | Connacht | MacHale Park | 25,369 |
Meath | Navan | Leinster | Páirc Tailteann | 11,000 |
Roscommon | Roscommon | Connacht | Dr Hyde Park | 25,000 |
Westmeath | Mullingar | Leinster | Cusack Park | 11,000 |
Wicklow | Aughrim | Leinster | Aughrim County Ground | 7,000 |
Championship Statistics
editTop Scorers Overall
editRank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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1 | Mattie Dowd | Kildare | 2-39 | 45 | 5 | 9.00 |
2 | Martin Coulter | Down | 2-35 | 41 | 6 | 6.83 |
3 | Pat Coady | Carlow | 0-37 | 37 | 5 | 7.40 |
Scoring events
edit- Widest winning margin: 26 points
- Most goals in a match: 8
- Most points in a match: 49
- Most goals by one team in a match: 7
- Most points by one team in a match: 27
- Highest aggregate score: 64 points
- Lowest aggregate score: 28 points
Miscellaneous
edit- Westmeath won their 1st championship in 14 years, winning the 1991 All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship.
- Westmeath became the first county to win the Christy Ring Cup.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Westmeath book place in the big time". Irish Examiner. 14 August 2005. Retrieved 26 March 2018.