Dates | 2 May – 6 June 2015 | ||
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Teams | 8 | ||
Champions | Kerry (2nd title) John Griffin (captain) Éamonn Kelly (manager) | ||
Runners-up | Derry Seán MacCullagh (captain) Tom McClean (manager) | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 16 | ||
Top scorer(s) | Shane Nolan (2-35) | ||
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The 2015 Christy Ring Cup was the eleventh staging of the Christy Ring Cup hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2005. The cup competition began on 2 May 2015 and ended on 6 June 2014.
Kildare were the defending champions, however, they were beaten in the semi-final.[1] Kerry won the title after defeating Derry by 1-20 to 0-12 in the final.[2]
Mayo were relegated from the Christy Ring Cup after losing a play-off with Roscommon.
Format
[edit]The 2015 Christy Ring Cup is played in a double-elimination format. For clarity, the draw details are explained in each round below.
Team changes
[edit]To Championship
[edit]Relegated from the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Promoted from the Nicky Rackard Cup
- None
From Championship
[edit]Promoted to the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
- None
Relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup
Teams
[edit]General Information
[edit]County | Last Cup title | Last Provincial title | Last All-Ireland title | Position in 2014 Championship | Appearance |
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— | 2001 | — | Quarter-finals | 10th |
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2013 | 1997 | — | Round 2 | 11th |
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2011 | 1891 | 1891 | Runners-up | 11th |
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2014 | — | — | Champions | 11th |
London | 2012 | — | 1901 | Group Stage (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship) | 5th |
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— | 1909 | — | Semi-finals | 11th |
Meath | — | — | — | Semi-finals | 10th |
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— | — | — | Quarter-finals | 11th |
Personnel and kits
[edit]County | Manager | Captain(s) | Sponsor |
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Round 1
[edit]All eight teams play in four matches.
2 May 2015 Round 1 | Kerry | 2-17 - 2-10 | Down | Austin Stack Park |
13:00 | S Nolan (0-8, 7f), P Boyle (1-1), P Kelly (0-4), C Harty (1-0), D Dineen (0-1), M O'Leary (0-1), J Egan (0-1), D Butler (0-1). | D Toner (1-3), J Coyle (0-4, 2f), C Egan (1-1), M McCullagh (0-1), C Woods (0-1f). | Referee: J Keane |
2 May 2015 Round 1 | Derry | 0-13 - 0-11 | Mayo | Owenbeg |
14:00 | R Convery (0-6f), J O'Dwyer (0-3), A Grant (0-2), P Henry (0-1), D Foley (0-1). | K Feeney (0-9, 7f, 1'65), K McDermott (0-2). |
2 May 2015 Round 1 | London | 2-23 - 2-23 | Kildare | Emerald GAA Grounds |
14:00 | M Duggan (1-2), P Phelan (0-5, 3f, 1'65), B Gaffney (0-4, 1f), L Hands (1-0), E Cooney (0-3), N Rogers (0-3), S Lambert (0-2, 1f), M Ivors (0-2), N Brophy (0-1), D Morkan (0-1). | G Keegan (1-4), M Delaney (0-7, 5f), M Moloney (1-0), L Quinn (0-3), P Divilly (0-2), J Byrne (0-2), B Deay (0-2), D Young (0-1), M Fitzgerald (0-1), E Dempsey (0-1). |
2 May 2015 Round 1 | Meath | 1-21 - 1-5 | Wicklow | St. Loman's Park |
16:00 | J Regan 0-10 (4fs); J Fagan 1-5; M Burke 0-2; A Douglas, S Morris, C Bird, K Keoghan 0-1 each. | Report | A O'Brien 1-4 (3fs,1 65), A Byrne 0-1. | Referee: D Hughes (Carlow) |
9 May 2015 Round 1 replay | Kildare | 0-19 - 3-16 | London | St. Conleth's Park |
13:00 | M Delaney 0-10 (8fs); M Moloney, B Deay, G Keegan 0-2 each; K Whelan, P Divilly, D Flaherty 0-1 each. | Report | M Duggan 3-3; P Phelan 0-6(5fs, 1 65); M O'Dwyer, D Morkham (1f) 0-2 each; M Ryan, N Brophy, M Ivors 0-1 each. | Referee: J O'Brien (Tipperary) |
Round 2
[edit]Round 2A
[edit]Contested by four winners from round 1
9 May 2015 Round 2A | Kerry | 1-23 - 2-18 | Meath | Austin Stack Park |
12:30 | S Nolan (0-12, 9f, 1 '65), C Harty (1-0), P Boyle (0-3), J Egan (0-2), D Collins (0-1), M Boyle (0-1), D Butler (0-1), S Weir (0-1), R Horgan (0-1), J O'Neill (0-1). | Report | J Regan (1-11, 1-0 penalty, 7f, 1 sideline cut), W McGrath (1-3), J Fagan (0-2), E Marsh (0-1), M Burke (0-1). | Referee: D O'Driscoll (Limerick) |
16 May 2015 Round 2A | Derry | 1-12 - 2-8 | London | Owenbeg |
P Henry (1-6, 0-5f, 0-1'65), R Convery (0-3, 2f), P McCloskey (0-1), P Cleary (0-1), N Ferris (0-1). | Report | M O’Dwyer (2-0), P Phelan (0-6f), N Rogers (0-1), T Healy (0-1). | Referee: J Keane |
Round 2B
[edit]Contested by four losers from round 1
9 May 2015 Round 2B | Down | 1-19 - 0-13 | Wicklow | McKenna Park |
15:00 | G Johnson 0-6; C Egan 1-3; S Dineen, F Conway and D Toner 0-2 each; P Sheehan and M Turley 0-1. | Report | A O'Brien 0-4; L Glynn 0-2; C Moorehouse, A Byrne, E Kearns, E Dunne, M Lee, D Staunton and E Glynn 0-1 each. | Referee: O Elliott (Antrim) |
16 May 2015 Round 2B | Mayo | 1-16 - 2-18 | Kildare | James Stephens Park |
F Boland (0-7), K Feeney (0-7, 3f, 1'65), K Higgins (1-0), K McDermott (0-1), S Hoban (0-1). | Report | W Greene (2-3), M Delaney (0-7, 5f), G Keegan (0-3), M Fitzgerald (0-2), B Deay (0-2), D Flaherty (0-1). | Referee: E Hasson (Derry) |
Quarter-finals
[edit]Winners of round 2B versus losers of round 2A in two games referred to as quarter finals.
23 May 2015 Quarter-final | Meath | 2-18 - 3-23 | Kildare | St. Loman's Park |
14:00 | J Regan (1-8, 0-8fs), J Fagan (1-1), W McGrath (0-3), J Toher (0-2), E Marsh (0-2), M Burke (0-1), S Morris (0-1). | Report | G Keegan (2-5), M Delaney (0-9, 5fs), B Deay (1-3), D Young (0-1), F O Muineachain (0-1), E O'Neill (0-1), W Greene (0-1), D Flaherty (0-1), D Stapleton (0-1). | Referee: T Carroll (Offaly) |
23 May 2015 Quarter-final | Down | 1-22 - 1-13 | London | McKenna Park |
G Johnson 1-9 (7f, 1 '65'), F Conway 0-3, C Woods 0-3 (3f), D Toner, S Dineen 0-2 each, J Coyle, M McCullough, D Hughes 0-1 each. | Report | B Gaffney 1-0 (pen), P Phelan 0-3 (1f), T Healy, N Brophy 0-2 each, M Ryan, D Morkan, E Cooney, S Lambert, L Hands, M O'Dwyer 0-1 each | Referee: E Hassan (Derry) |
Semi-finals
[edit]Winners of round 2A versus winners of the two quarter-finals
30 May 2014 Semi-final | Kildare | 0-09 - 6-27 | Kerry | St. Conleth's Park |
M Fitzgerald 0-2; M Delaney (f), D Flaherty, E O’Neill, P Divilly (f), G Keegan (f), D Stapleton, N Ó Muineacháin 0-1 each. | Report | M Boyle 4-1; S Nolan 1-7(5fs, 2 65s); P Boyle 0-5; M O’Leary 0-4; C Harty 1-1; J Egan, J Griffin, J O’Neill 0-2 each; K Carmody, B O’Leary, D Collins 0-1 each. | Referee: S Cleere (Kilkenny) |
30 May 2014 Semi-final | Derry | 0-23 - 2-12 | Down | Owenbeg |
R Convery 0-7 (4f), P Cleary 0-6, P Henry 0-5 (4f), A Grant 0-3, P McCloskey, A Rafferty 0-1 each. | Report | G Johnson 1-5 (0-3f), J Coyle 1-1, S Dineen 0-2, F Conwa$y, M Ennis, D McManus, S Nicholson 0-1 each. | Referee: O Elliott (Antrim) |
Final
[edit]6 June 2015 Final | Kerry | 1-20 - 0-12 | Derry | Croke Park |
17:30 | Shane Nolan 1-8 (0-7f), Michael O’Leary 0-3, Keith Carmody 0-3, Colum Harty 0-2, Patrick Kelly 0-2, John Egan 0-1, Daniel Collins 0-1. | Report | Ruairi Convery 0-5 (0-5f), Patrick Henry 0-4 (0-4f), Alan Grant 0-1, Liam Hinphey 0-1, Jonathan O’Dwyer 0-1. | Referee: John Keane (Galway) |
The winners of this year's Christy Ring Final are automatically promoted to play in the Qualifier Group of next year's Leinster Championship.[3]
Christy Ring/Nicky Rackard Relegation/Promotion
[edit]Play-off
[edit]Contested by two losers from round 2B
23 May 2015 Relegation play-off | Wicklow | 1-18 - 1-11 | Mayo | Cusack Park |
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Relegation/Promotion play-off
[edit]The bottom team in this year's Christy Ring Cup plays the winner of this year's Nicky Rackard Cup.
14 June 2015 Play-off | Mayo | 0-13 - 2-14 | Roscommon | Pearse Stadium |
13:45 | K Feeney (0-7, 4f, 1'65), F Boland (0-3, 1f), C Scahill (0-1), D Kenny (0-1), K McDermott (0-1). | Report | J Coyne (2-3, 0-2f), M Kelly (0-3, 1f, 1'65), J Fallon (0-3, 2f), J Kilkenny (0-1), J Moran (0-1), R O’Meara (0-1), C Egan (0-1), K Kilkenny (0-1). | Referee: D O'Driscoll |
Top scorers
[edit]- Overall
Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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1 | Shane Nolan | Kerry | 2-35 | 41 | 4 | 10.25 |
2 | Mark Delaney | Kildare | 0-36 | 36 | 5 | 7.20 |
3 | Jack Regan | Meath | 2-29 | 35 | 3 | 11.66 |
- Single game
Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
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1 | Jack Regan | Meath | 1-11 | 14 | Kerry |
2 | Mikey Boyle | Kerry | 4-1 | 13 | Kildare |
3 | Martin Duggan | London | 3-3 | 12 | Kildare |
Gareth Johnson | Down | 1-9 | 12 | London | |
Shane Nolan | Kerry | 0-12 | 12 | Meath | |
6 | Gerry Keegan | Kildare | 2-5 | 11 | Meath |
Jack Regan | Meath | 1-8 | 11 | Kildare | |
Shane Nolan | Kerry | 1-8 | 11 | Derry | |
9 | Shane Nolan | Kerry | 1-7 | 10 | Kildare |
Jack Regan | Meath | 0-10 | 10 | Wicklow | |
Mark Delaney | Kildare | 0-10 | 10 | London |
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Lilies blitz stuns Kingdom in thrilling Ring final". Irish Independent. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ^ "Nolan inspires Kingdom to Ring Cup final win over Derry". GAA.ie. 6 June 2015. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ See motion 24 passed at 2015 GAA Annual Congress 28 February 2015