2005 Christy Ring Cup

2005 Christy Ring Cup
Dates4 June 2005 - 14 August 2005
Teams10
ChampionsWestmeath (1stth title)
John Shaw (captain)
Séamus Qualter (manager)
Runners-upDown
Simon Wilson (captain)
John Crossey (manager)
RelegatedDerry
Tournament statistics
Matches played26
Goals scored104 (4 per match)
Points scored759 (29.19 per match)
Top scorer(s)Mattie Dowd (2-39)
(Next) 2006 →

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.[1]

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

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

General Information

County Last Provincial title Last All-Ireland title Position in 2004 Championship Appearance
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

County Manager Captain(s) Sponsor
Carlow
Derry
Down
Kerry
Kildare
Mayo
Meath
Roscommon
Westmeath
Wicklow

Group A

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts Qualification
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

Derry v Down
11 June 2005 Round 1 Derry 3-14 - 3-17 Down Lavey Sportsfield
Report
Westmeath v Roscommon
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

Roscommon v Derry
18 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.
Meath v Westmeath
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

Derry v Meath
25 June 2005 Round 3 Derry 1-14 - 2-11 Meath Dean McGlinchey Park
Down v Roscommon
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

Meath v Down
2 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.
Westmeath v Derry
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

Down v Westmeath
16 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.
Roscommon v Meath
16 July 2005 Round 5 Roscommon 1-12 - 3-26 Meath Athleague Sportsfield

Group B

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts Qualification
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

Kildare v Kerry
4 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).
Carlow v Wicklow
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

Wicklow v Kildare
11 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.
Carlow v Mayo
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

Kildare v Mayo
25 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).
Kerry v Wicklow
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

Kerry v Mayo
2 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).
Carlow v Kildare
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

Kerry v Carlow
6 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.
Wicklow v Mayo
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

Wicklow v Derry
30 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.
Roscommon v Mayo
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.
Mayo v Derry
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

Bracket

Semi-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

Westmeath v Kildare
30 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)
Down v Carlow
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

Westmeath v Down
14 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

County Location Province Stadium(s) Capacity
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

Top Scorers Overall

Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
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

  • 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

See also

References

  1. ^ "Westmeath book place in the big time". Irish Examiner. 14 August 2005. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
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