2008 Christy Ring Cup

October 2015 December 2021 January 2013 2008 Christy Ring Cup 2008 12 Carlow 1 Westmeath 23 2007 2007 Christy Ring Cup 2009 2009 Christy Ring Cup Armagh, London, Meath, Roscommon The 2008 Christy Ring Cup is the fourth edition of the Christy Ring Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2005 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 twelve GAA county teams ranked 13–24 in the 2008 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. Carlow beat Westmeath in the final after extra time. Carlow were beaten by Laois the bottom team in the Liam MacCarthy Cup and played in the Christy Ring Cup again the following year as a result. Team changes To Championship Relegated from the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship None Promoted from the Nicky Rackard Cup Armagh Roscommon From Championship Promoted to the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship None Relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup None Teams General Information CountyLast Cup titleLast Provincial titleLast All-Ireland titlePosition in 2007 ChampionshipAppearanceborder|20x20px Armagh———1stborder|20x20px Carlow———4thborder|20x20px Derry—2001—3rdborder|20x20px Down—1997—4thborder|20x20px Kerry—189118914thborder|20x20px Kildare———4thborder|20x20px London——19013rdborder|20x20px Mayo—1909—4thborder|20x20px Meath———4thborder|20x20px Roscommon—1913—3rdborder|20x20px Westmeath2007——3rdborder|20x20px Wicklow———4th Personnel and kits CountyManagerCaptain(s)Sponsor Format Twelve teams participated in the 2008 Christy Ring Cup. Group 2A: Roscommon, Westmeath, Wicklow Group 2B: Carlow, Down, London Group 2C: Kerry, Mayo, Meath Group 2D: Armagh, Derry, Kildare Each team in the group played each other once in the first phase. The top two teams in each group advanced to the quarter-finals. The bottom team in each group went into the relegation play-offs. Group stage Group 2A Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff PtsQualification1border|20x20px Wicklow 2 2 0 0 4–39 1–27 +21 4Advance to Knockout Stage2border|20x20px Westmeath 2 1 0 1 4–38 1–31 +16 23border|20x20px Roscommon 2 0 0 2 0–25 6–44 −37 0 Matches 29 June 2008 Westmeath 3–23 – 0–13 Roscommon J Shaw 1–5, A Mitchell 0–5, R Jackson 0–5, B Murtagh 0–4, D McNicholas 1–0, P Dowdall 1–0, E Price 0–2, D McCormack 0–1, L Smyth 0–1. S Curley 0–3, G Fallon 0–3, M Connaughton 0–3, A Cunniffe 0–1, T Seale 0–1, T Lennon 0–1, J Moran 0–1. Cusack Park A Kelly (Galway) 5 July 2008 Roscommon 0–12 – 3–21 Wicklow S Curley 0–3, M Connaughton 0–2, B Kelly 0–2, M Kelly 0–2, S Sweeney 0–2, G Fallon 0–1. J O’Neill 1–11, T Collins 1–1, E Furlong 1–1, D Hyland 0–3, S Kinsella 0–2, J Murphy 0–1, R Keddy 0–1, A Shanahan 0–1. Athleague Sportsfield T Ryan (Tipperary) 12 July 2008 Wicklow 1–18 – 1–15 Westmeath J O’Neill 0–9, D Hyland 0–5, S Kinsella 1–1, E Furlong 0–2, A Shanahan 0–1, B Murtagh 0–6, L Smyth 1–1, D Curley 0–2, A Mitchell 0–1, B Smyth 0–1, J Shaw 0–1, B Connaughton 0–1, E Price 0–1, R Jackson 0–1. Pearse Park A Stapleton (Laois) Group 2B Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff PtsQualification1border|20x20px Down 2 2 0 0 4–38 2–27 +17 4Advance to Knockout Stage2border|20x20px Carlow 2 1 0 1 2–43 4–22 +15 23border|20x20px London 2 0 0 2 3–17 3–49 −32 0 Matches 28 June 2008 Carlow 2–24 – 1–9 London R Foley 1–3, C Doyle 1–2, M Brennan 0–5, C Hughes 0–5, S Kavanagh 0–3, J Coady 0–2, D Roberts 0–1, A Brennan 0–1, D Murphy 0–1, J Hickey 0–1. M Mythern 1–1, M Finn 0–4, C McDonnell 0–2, A Comerford 0–1, N Healy 0–1, Dr. Cullen Park S Whelan (Wexford) 5 July 2008 London 2–8 – 1–25 Down K McMullen 0–5, I Walshe 1–1, M Mythen 1–0, N Healy 0–1, S Malone 0–1 P Branniff 0–10, B McGourty 0–6, G Johnston 1–2, A Savage 0–3, R McGrattan 0–1, K Courtney 0–1, K McGarry 0–1, S Clarke 0–1. Emerald GAA Grounds O Elliott (Antrim) 12 July 2008 Down 3–13 – 0–19 Carlow P Braniff 2–5, G Johnson 1–4, B McGourty 0–2, K Courtney 0–1, C Woods 0–1. C Hughes 0–9, S Kavanagh 0–3, R Dunbar 0–3, C Doyle 0–2, J Coady 0–1, M Brennan 0–1. Páirc Esler R Matthews (Antrim) Group 2C Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff PtsQualification1border|20x20px Kerry 2 1 0 1 7–26 4–31 +4 2Advance to Knockout Stage2border|20x20px Mayo 2 1 0 1 0–30 0–31 −1 23border|20x20px Meath 2 1 0 1 4–29 7–23 −3 2 Matches 28 June 2008 Meath 0–16 – 0–12 Mayo N Hackett 0–8, S Clynch 0–3, M Burke 0–2, T Fox 0–1, D Crimmins 0–1, G O'Neill 0–1. A Freeman 0–9, K Higgins 0–2, D McConn 0–1. Páirc Tailteann B Murphy (Cavan) 5 July 2008 Mayo 0–18 – 0–15 Kerry A Freeman 0–9, K Higgins 0–4, P Higgins 0–2, D McConn 0–2, D McDonnell 0–1. M Conway 0–8, L Boyle 0–3, B Brick 0–2, M Quilter 0–1, J O’Brien 0–1. McHale Park T Carroll (Offaly) 12 July 2008 Kerry 7–11 – 4–13 Meath M Conway 3–3, B Brick 2–2, L Boyle 1–2, M Boyle 1–2, J Griffin 0–1, J Egan 0–1. S Clynch 2–2, M Cole 1–1, N Hackett 0–4, A Snow 1–0, G O’Neill 0–3, N Horan 0–3. Austin Stack Park G Hoey (Clare) Group 2D Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff PtsQualification1border|20x20px Kildare 2 2 0 0 7–44 1–25 +37 4Advance to Knockout Stage2border|20x20px Derry 2 1 0 1 5–26 7–34 −14 23border|20x20px Armagh 2 0 0 2 5–19 9–30 −23 0 Matches 28 June 2008 Kildare 2–28 – 1–12 Derry A McAndrew 0–5, T Murphy 1–1, K Divilly 1–1, T Byrne 0–4, M Divilly 0–3, M Dowd 0–3, C Buggy 0–3, R Hoban 0–3, M Moloney 0–2, D Harney 0–1, P Divilly 0–1, B White 0–1. O McCloskey 0–5, S Dodds 1–0, M Craig 0–2, P Henry 0–2, K Hinphey 0–1, N Holly 0–1, D Brunton 0–1. St. Conleth's Park N Cosgrove (Tipperary) 5 July 2008 Derry 4–14 – 5–6 Armagh R Convery 1–9, S Dodds 1–1, P Henry 1–0, M Craig 1–0, K Hinphey 0–2, S Henry 0–1, O McCloskey 0–1, G Enright 1–5, J Corvan 2–0, F Bradley 1–0, C Carville 1–0, M Mone 0–1. Celtic Park T McIntyre (Antrim) 12 July 2008 Armagh 0–13 – 5–16 Kildare G Enright 0–6, B McCann 0–3, C McAlinden 0–2, M Mone 0–1, F Bradley 0–1. M Divilly 2–2, A McAndrew 1–2, R Hoban 0–4, A Murphy 0–3, N Dolan 1–0, D Harney 1–0, O Lynch 0–2, C Everett 0–1, C Bogey 0–1, P Divilly 0–1. Athletic Grounds M Haverty (Galway) Knockout stage Quarter-finals 19 July 2008 Quarter-final Wicklow 1–22 – 3–18(aet) Report Mayo J O’Neill 0–8, D Hyland 0–4, S Kinsella 1–0, R Keddy 0–3, J Murphy 0–3, T Collins 0–2, G Bermingham 0–1, E Furlong 0–1. K Higgins 0–9, A Freeman 1–3, S Broderick 1–1, D McConn 1–0, D McConnell 0–3, P Higgins 0–1, E Madigan 0–1. Aughrim Park D Connolly (Kilkenny) 19 July 2008 Quarter-final Down 0–18 – 1–20 Derry P Braniff 0–7, B McGourty 0–2, S Wilson 0–2, G Johnson 0–2, S Clarke 0–1, E Trainor 0–1, A Savage 0–1, B Ennis 0–1, E Clarke 0–1. M Kirkpatrick 0–11, P McCloskey 1–1, SL McGoldrick 0–3, K Hinphey 0–2, O McCloskey 0–1, N Holly 0–1, B Dodds 0–1. Páirc Esler F Smith (Meath) 19 July 2008 Quarter-final Kerry 2–4 – 1–14 Carlow M Conway 1–3, B Brick 1–0, L Boyle 0–1. C Hughes 0–5, C Doyle 1–0, R Dunbar 0–3, S Kavanagh 0–2, D Roberts 0–1, A Brennan 0–1, J Coady 0–1, M Brennan 0–1. Austin Stack Park D O'Driscoll (Limerick) 19 July 2008 Quarter-final Kildare 3–13 – 2–22 Westmeath O Lynch 1–7, T Murphy 1–2, A McAndrew 1–0, M Moloney 0–2, R Hoban 0–1, P Divilly 0–1. B Murtagh 0–11, A Mitchell 1–1, P Dowdall 1–1, P Clarke 0–3, D McNicholas 0–2, J Shaw 0–1, D McCormack 0–1, E Price 0–1. St. Conleth's Park J Owens (Wexford) Semi-finals 26 July 2008 Semi-final Westmeath 1–19 – 0–12 Report Derry D. McNicholas 1–4, B. Murtagh 0–6, P. Clarke, R. Jackson, A. Mitchell and J. Shaw 0–2 each, E Price 0–1. M. Kirkpatrick 0–6, R. Convery 0–3, P. McCloskey 0–2 and O. McCloskey 0–1. Cusack Park 26 July 2008 Semi-final Mayo 0–17 – 1–16 Report Carlow A Freeman 0–8, K Higgins 0–4, S Barrett 0–1, N Murphy 0–1, M Cunnane 0–1, S Broderick 0–1, D McConn 0–1. S Kavanagh 0–4 (1 '65 3 frees ), J Rogers 1–0, R Dunbar 0–3, C Doyle 0–3, C Hughes 0–2 (frees ), J Coady 0–2, R Foley 0–1, M Brennan 0–1. McHale Park A Barrett (Galway) Final 3 August 2008 Final Carlow 3–22 – 4–16 Report Westmeath C Doyle (2–1), C Hughes (0–7, 0-4f), R Foley (1–1), S Kavanagh (0–4, 0-3f), R Dunbar (0–3), M Brennan (0–2), A Gaul (0–1), R Coady (0–1), D Roberts (0–1). B Murtagh (2–10, 0-07f), D McNicholas (1–1), J Shaw (1–0), E Price (0–3), S Murphy (0–1), L Smyth (0–1), P Greville (0–1). O'Connor Park N Cosgrove (Tipperary) 2008 Christy Ring Cup Final Relegation play-offs Due to a restructuring of the hurling championships the following year, the relegation playoffs were subsequently rendered meaningless as all four teams involved were relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup for 2009. 26 July 2008 Quarter-final Armagh 0–15 – 1–9 London G Enright 0–6, B McCormack 0–5, K Christie 0–2, J Corvan 0–1, C Carville 0–1. M Mythen 1–2, M Finn 0–4, B McCormack 0–2, K McMullen 0–1. Parnell Park G Duffy (Antrim) 26 July 2008 Quarter-final Roscommon 3–6 – 3–19 Meath T Reddington 1–2, M Connaughton 1–1, G Fallon 1–1, S Sweeney 0–2. G O’Neill 2–4, N Horan 1–7, K Fagan 0–2, C Dunphy 0–2, M Burke 0–2, K Dowd 0–1, N Kirby 0–1. Cusack Park T Carroll (Offaly) 2 August 2008 Semi-final London 3–16 – 3–12 Roscommon K McMullen 1–7, B McCormack 1–3, N O’Grady 1–1, C McDonnell 0–2, M Mythen 0–1, M Comerford 0–1, M O’Sullivan 0–1. T Reddington 2–1, S Sweeney 0–6, D Loughnane 1–0, M Kelly 0–1, M Keaveney 0–1, B Kelly 0–1, G Waldron 0–1, M Connaughton 0–1. O'Moore Park D Connolly (Kilkenny) 9 August 2008 Final Roscommon 1–17 – 1–13 Sligo S Sweeney 0–5, M Kelly 0–5, S Curley 0–4, T Reddington 1–0, J Moran 0–1, L Casey 0–1, B Hanley 0–1. C Herity 0–6, K Raymond 0–5, D Burke 1–1, L Reidy 0–1. Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada E Hassen (Derry) Stadia and locations List of Gaelic Athletic Association stadiums Championship statistics Top scorers Overall Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Brendan MurtaghWestmeath2–374358.602Alan FreemanMayo1–293248.003Jonathan O'NeillWicklow0–3131310.334Paul BraniffDown2–222839.335Mike ConwayKerry4–142646.50 Single game Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition1Brendan MurtaghWestmeath2–1016Carlow2Jonathan O'NeillWicklow1–1114Roscommon3Mike ConwayKerry3–312MeathRuairí ConveryDerry1–912Armagh5Paul BraniffDown2–511CarlowMichael KirkpatrickDerry0–1111DownBrendan MurtaghWestmeath0–1111Kildare8Ger O'NeillMeath2–410RoscommonKevin McMullenLondon1–710RoscommonOisín LynchKildare1–710WestmeathPaul BraniffDown0–1010Carlow Miscellaneous Carlow won their 1st championship in 16 years, winning the 1992 All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship. See also 2008 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 2008 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship 2008 Nicky Rackard Cup External links GAA Website Christy Ring Cup Category:Christy Ring Cup