2005 Christy Ring Cup
| Dates | 4 June 2005 - 14 August 2005 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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The 2005 Christy Ring Cup was the inaugural staging of the Christy Ring Cup, the Gaelic Athletic Association's second-tier 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.
Group A
| Top two in each group advanced to semi-finals. | |
| Bottom two in each group advanced to relegation section. |
Table
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
 Westmeath |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10-64 | 8-49 | +21 | 6 |
 Down |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14-72 | 9-57 | +30 | 6 |
 Meath |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9-67 | 7-52 | +21 | 5 |
 Roscommon |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4-46 | 13-83 | -64 | 2 |
 Derry |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7-49 | 7-57 | -8 | 1 |
Round 1
| 11 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
| 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. |
| 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
| 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 | 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
| 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. |
| 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
| 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. |
| 16 July 2005 Round 5 | Roscommon | 1-12 - 3-26 | Meath | Athleague Sportsfield |
Group B
| Top two in each group advanced to semi-finals. | |
| Bottom two in each group advanced to relegation section. |
Table
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
 Carlow |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5-50 | 5-53 | -3 | 6 |
 Kildare |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11-54 | 7-50 | +16 | 6 |
| Kerry |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12-59 | 8-46 | +25 | 5 |
| Wicklow |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8-55 | 10-49 | +0 | 3 |
 Mayo |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7-41 | 13-61 | -38 | 0 |
Round 1
| 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). |
| 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
| 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. |
| 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
| 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). |
| 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
| 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). |
| 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
| 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. |
| 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
| 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. |
| 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
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
| 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) |
| 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
| 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) |
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 |
References
- ^ "Westmeath book place in the big time". Irish Examiner. 14 August 2005. Retrieved 26 March 2018.