2005 Christy Ring Cup

April 2022 2005 Christy Ring Cup 4 June 2005 - 14 August 2005 10 Westmeath 1st John Shaw Séamus Qualter Down Simon Wilson John Crossey Derry 26 104 759 Mattie Dowd (2-39) 2006 2006 Christy Ring Cup 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. 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.https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/westmeath-book-place-in-the-big-time-216088.html Westmeath book place in the big time 14 August 2005 Irish Examiner 26 March 2018 Kildare's Mattie Dowd was the Christy Ring Cup top scorer with 2-39. Team changes To Championship Relegated from the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Carlow Kildare Meath Westmeath Wicklow Relegated from the Munster Senior Hurling Championship Kerry Relegated from the Ulster Senior Hurling Championship (Continued to compete in Ulster) Derry Down Promoted from the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship Mayo Roscommon Teams General Information CountyLast Provincial titleLast All-Ireland titlePosition in 2004 ChampionshipAppearanceborder|20x20px Carlow——Leinster preliminary round1stborder|20x20px Derry2001—Ulster semi-final1stborder|20x20px Down1997—Qualifiers round 11st border|20x20px Kerry18911891Munster quarter-final1stborder|20x20px Kildare——Leinster first round1stborder|20x20px Mayo1909—All Ireland senior b Runners-up1stborder|20x20px Meath——Leinster first round1stborder|20x20px Roscommon1913——1st border|20x20px Westmeath——Leinster quarter-final1stborder|20x20px Wicklow——Leinster preliminary round1st Personnel and kits CountyManagerCaptain(s)Sponsorborder|20x20px Carlowborder|20x20px Derryborder|20x20px Down border|20x20px Kerryborder|20x20px Kildareborder|20x20px Mayoborder|20x20px Meathborder|20x20px Roscommon border|20x20px Westmeathborder|20x20px Wicklow Group A Table Pos PositionTeamPld Games playedW WinsD DrawsL LossesSF Score forSA Score againstDiff Scoring differencePts PointsQualification1border|20x20px Westmeath430110-648-49+216Advance to Knockout Stage2border|20x20px Down430114-729-57+3063border|20x20px Meath42119-677-52+2154border|20x20px Roscommon41034-4613-83-642Advance to Relegation Playoffs5border|20x20px Derry40137-497-57-81 Round 1 11 June 2005 Round 1 Derry 3-14 - 3-17 Down Report Lavey Sportsfield 11 June 2005 Round 1 Westmeath 4-19 - 0-11 Roscommon 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. M R Mulrey 0-5, D Mulvey 0-3, Connaughton, G Waldron, D Lohan 0-1 each. Report Cusack Park Round 2 18 June 2005 Round 2 Roscommon 1-15 - 1-13 Derry 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. G Biggs 0-7 (4f), R Convery 1-2 (1f), R Kennedy 0-2, C Quinn, P Quinn 0-1 each. Report Athleague Sportsfield 18 June 2005 Round 2 Meath 3-16 - 2-10 Westmeath 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. D McNicholas 1-3, A Mitchell 0-3, N Gavin 1-0, E Loughlin 0-2, B Connaughton, D McCormack 0-1 each. Report Páirc Tailteann Round 3 25 June 2005 Round 3 Derry 1-14 - 2-11 Meath Dean McGlinchey Park 25 June 2005 Round 3 Down 5-25 - 2-8 Roscommon 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. D Lohan 1-1, J Moran 1-0, D Mulvey 0-3, M Connaughton 0-1, L Murray 0-1, B Hanley 0-1. Report McKenna Park Round 4 2 July 2005 Round 4 Meath 1-14 - 3-16 Down N Horan 0-6, J Toole 0-3, J Waters 1-0, S Clynch 0-3, K Dowd, D Kirby 0-1 each. 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. Report Páirc Tailteann 2 July 2005 Round 4 Westmeath 1-14 - 2-8 Derry 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. F McGuigan 1-2, R Convery 0-4 (2f), J O'Dwyer 1-0, Gregory Biggs 0-1, Gary Biggs 0-1f. Report Cusack Park T Ryan (Tipperary) Round 5 16 July 2005 Round 5 Down 3-14 - 3-21 Westmeath 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. Páirc Esler 16 July 2005 Round 5 Roscommon 1-12 - 3-26 Meath Athleague Sportsfield Group B Table Pos PositionTeamPld Games playedW WinsD DrawsL LossesSF Score forSA Score againstDiff Scoring differencePts PointsQualification1border|20x20px Carlow43015-505-53-36Advance to Knockout Stage2border|20x20px Kildare430111-547-50+1663border|20x20px Kerry421112-598-46+2554border|20x20px Wicklow41128-5510-49+03Advance to Relegation Playoffs5border|20x20px Mayo40047-4113-61-380 Round 1 4 June 2005 Round 1 Kildare 4-12 - 1-17 Kerry 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). 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). Report Sallins Road 4 June 2005 Round 1 Carlow 2-13 - 1-13 Wicklow 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. Dr. Cullen Park A Stapleton (Laois) Round 2 11 June 2005 Round 2 Wicklow 2-12 - 2-13 Kildare J O'Neill 2-4, D Hyland 0-5, A Tiernan, J Murphy, W O'Gorman 0-1 each M Dowd 0-9 (4f), A McAndrew, B White 1-0 each, T Carnew 0-2 (2f), C Buggy, J Dempsey. Report Pearse Park 12 June 2005 Round 2 Carlow 1-12 - 0-13 Mayo 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). 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). Report Pearse Stadium Round 3 25 June 2005 Round 3 Kildare 4-17 - 4-4 Mayo 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. K Higgins 1-2 (1-0 pen 2 frees); K Healy, S Broderick, A Howard 1-0 each; S Lenihan 0-2 (1f). Report Sallins Road 9 July 2005 Round 3 Kerry 3-11 - 2-14 Wicklow M Conway 0-6 (0-5 frees), J M Dooley 1-3, E Fitzgeerald 1-0, E Touhy 1-0, P Randles 0-2. 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. https://archive.today/20130218054237/http://www.kerryman.ie/sport/hurling/kerrys-hopes-draw-to-a-close-548189.html Report Austin Stack Park Round 4 2 July 2005 Round 4 Kerry 5-16 - 0-12 Mayo M Conway (2-8, 5f), JM Dooley (3-3), S Brick (0-2), S Sheehan (0-2), P Randles (0-1). 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). Report Pearse Stadium 6 July 2005 Round 4 Carlow 0-17 - 1-12 Kildare 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), M Dowd (1-8, 1-5 frees), A (0-2), R Coyle (0-1), C Buggy (0-1). Report Dr. Cullen Park Round 5 6 July 2005 Round 5 Kerry 3-15 - 2-8 Carlow 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. P Coady 0-6 (0-5 frees), B Lawler 1-1, M Brennan 1-0 R Dunbar 0-1. https://archive.today/20130217205425/http://www.kerryman.ie/sport/hurling/kerry-show-fighting-spirit-to-beat-carlow-548518.html Report Austin Stack Park 16 July 2005 Round 5 Wicklow 3-16 - 3-12 Mayo J O'Neill (1-7), D Hyland (1-5), D Moran (1-0), B Rickerby (0-1), T Collins (0-1). S Duffy (1-1), P Reape (1-1), S Broderick (0-4), A Freeman (0-4), D McConn (1-0), D Kirby (0-2). Report Pearse Park Relegation Playoffs 30 July 2005 Semi-final Wicklow 2-27 - 3-22 Derry 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. Páirc Tailteann 31 July 2005 Semi-final Roscommon 1-13 - 0-15 Mayo 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. Athleague Sportsfield 13 August 2005 Final Mayo 4-14 - 1-10 Derry 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. J O'Dwyer 1-3, G Biggs 0-3 (2 f '65'), P Convery 0-2, S McBride, C Quinn 0-1 each. Markievicz Park A Heagney (Clare) Report Knockout stage Bracket Semi-Finals 1B border|20px Down 1B 1-23 border|20px Westmeath 1A 4-23 border|20px Down 2A 1-11 border|20px Carlow 1-12 Final border|20px Kildare 2B 7-14 border|20px Westmeath 1A 2-18 Semi-finals 30 July 2005 Semi-final Westmeath 7-14 - 1-12 Kildare 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. M Dowd 0-7, A McAndrew 0-3, J Dempsey 1-0, T Carew, D Harney 0-1 each. Páirc Tailteann D Connolly (Kilkenny) Report 31 July 2005 Semi-final Down 4-23 - 1-11 Carlow 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. P Coady 0-5 (4f), D Murphy 1-1, R Dunbar, D Roberts, K English, M Brennan, R Foley 0-1 Parnell Park T Ryan (Tipperary) Report Christy Ring Cup Final 14 August 2005 Final Westmeath 1-23 - 2-18 Down 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. 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. Croke Park D Richardson (Limerick) Report Stadia and locations List of Gaelic Athletic Association stadiums CountyLocationProvinceStadium(s)CapacityNeutral venueDublinLeinsterCroke Park82,300border|20x20px CarlowCarlowLeinsterDr Cullen Park11,000border|20x20px DerryDerryUlsterCeltic Park22,000border|20x20px DownNewryUlsterPáirc Esler20,000border|20x20px KerryTraleeMunsterAustin Stack Park12,000border|20x20px KildareNewbridgeLeinsterSt Conleth's Park8,200border|20x20px MayoCastlebarConnachtMacHale Park25,369border|20x20px MeathNavanLeinsterPáirc Tailteann11,000border|20x20px RoscommonRoscommonConnachtDr Hyde Park25,000border|20x20px WestmeathMullingarLeinsterCusack Park11,000border|20x20px WicklowAughrimLeinsterAughrim County Ground7,000 Championship Statistics Top Scorers Overall Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Mattie DowdKildare2-394559.002Martin CoulterDown2-354166.833Pat CoadyCarlow0-373757.40 Scoring events Widest winning margin: 26 points Down 5-25 - 2-08 Roscommon (Round 3) Most goals in a match: 8 Kildare 4-17 - 4-04 Mayo (Round 3) Westmeath 7-14 - 1-12 Kildare (Semi-finals) Most points in a match: 49 Wicklow 2-27 - 3-22 Derry (Relegation playoff semi-final) Most goals by one team in a match: 7 Westmeath 7-14 - 1-12 Kildare (Semi-finals) Most points by one team in a match: 27 Wicklow 2-27 - 3-22 Derry (Relegation playoff semi-final) Highest aggregate score: 64 points Wicklow 2-27 - 3-22 Derry (Relegation playoff semi-final) Lowest aggregate score: 28 points Carlow 1-12 - 0-13 Mayo (Round 2) Miscellaneous 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 2005 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 2005 Munster Senior Hurling Championship 2005 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship 2005 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship 2005 Nicky Rackard Cup (Tier 3) References Christy Ring Cup Category:Christy Ring Cup