2006 Christy Ring Cup

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2006 Christy Ring Cup
Dates3 June 2006 – 6 August 2006
Teams8
Champions Antrim (1st title)
Karl McKeegan (captain)
Jim McKernan (manager)
Runners-up Carlow
Eoin Garvey (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Top scorer(s) Paul Braniff (6-26)
2005 (Previous)(Next) 2007

The 2006 Christy Ring Cup is the second 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 ten GAA county teams ranked 13–22 in the 2006 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. The cup began on 3 June 2006 and ended on 6 August 2006.

Contents

Westmeath were the defending champions, however, they availed of their automatic right of promotion to the All-Ireland Championship. [1] Antrim and London contested the cup for the first time.

On 6 August 2006, Antrim won the Christy Ring Cup following a 5-13 to 1-7 defeat of Carlow in the final. This was their first Christy Ring Cup title.

Down's Paul Braniff was the championship's top scorer with 6-26.

Anthony Flaherty came out of retirement at the age of 49 to play for Roscommon against Meath in this competition. Flaherty had not played competitive hurling for eight years ("about 1998") at that time. Flaherty scored a goal against Meath in that game. [2]

Team changes

To Championship

Relegated from the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Promoted from the Nicky Rackard Cup

From Championship

Promoted to the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup

Teams

General Information

County Last Provincial titleLast All-Ireland titlePosition in 2005 ChampionshipAppearance
Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 2005Lost relegation playoff (All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship)1st
Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow Semi-finals2nd
Colours of Down.svg Down 1997Runners-up2nd
Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry 1891 1891 3rd in Group B2nd
Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare Semi-finals2nd
Colours of London.svg London 1901 Champions (Nicky Rackard Cup)1st
Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo 19095th in Group B2nd
Colours of Meath.svg Meath 3rd in Group A2nd
Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon 19134th in Group A2nd
Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow 4th in Group B2nd

Personnel and kits

County Manager Captain(s) Sponsor
Antrim
Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow
Colours of Down.svg Down
Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry
Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare
London
Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo
Colours of Meath.svg Meath
Roscommon
Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow

Format

Ten counties contested the 2006 competition for the Christy Ring Cup — the prize for the winners of Tier Two of the Guinness All-Ireland Hurling Championship. The inaugural competition involved the current middle rank of hurling counties:

These 10 counties are divided into two groups of five and play in a round-robin format, guaranteeing at least four games each. The eventual group winners and runners-up will qualify for the semi-finals of the Christy Ring Cup. The prize for the winners of the final will be promotion to Tier One of the Hurling Championship to contest the Liam MacCarthy Cup the following year.

The last team in each group will be involved in a relegation play-off with the eventual loser being relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup.

Group stage

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLSFSADiffPtsQualification
1 Colours of Down.svg Down 44008-762-43518Advance to Knockout Stage
2 Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 430115-702-48616
3 Colours of London.svg London 42027-454-59-54
4 Colours of Meath.svg Meath 41032-6510-50-92
5 Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon 40042-3516-91-980Advance to relegation playoff

Results

10 June 2006Round 1 Roscommon 0-10 - 2-10 London Athleague Sportsfield
R Mulry 0-4, B Kelly 0-3, G Fallon 0-1, D Loughnane 0-1, A Cunniffe 0-1.S Malone 0-4, S Quinn 1-0, P Fagan 1-0, G Smith 0-1, M Gordon 0-1, F McMahon 0-1, B Foley 0-1, K McMullen 0-1, T Simms 0-1.Referee: T McMahon (Fermanagh)
10 June 2006Round 1 Down 1-23 - 1-7 Antrim McKenna Park
P Braniff 0-8, S Clarke 0-4, O Clarke 1-0, B McGourty 0-3, M Coulter 0-3, D Flynn 0-2, E Trainor 0-1.Brian McFall 0-4, K Kelly 1-0, John McIntosh 0-2, J Scullion 0-1.Referee: G Devlin (Armagh)
18 June 2006Round 2 Antrim 9-39 - 0-5 Roscommon Casement Park
P Richmond (3-4), J McIntosh (2-8), L Watson (2-3), J Scullion (1-5), M Dallas (0-7), B McFall (1-3), B Delargy (0-3), M Molloy (0-3), D McKillop (0-2), M Scullion (0-1).B Kelly (0-3), G Fallon (0-1), R Kennedy (0-1).
18 June 2006Round 2 London 3-15 - 0-20 Meath Emerald GAA Grounds
S Malone (2-2), K McMullan (1-1), F McMahon (0-3), M O’Meara (0-3), D Smith (0-2), P Fagan (0-2), B Foley (0-1), S Quinn (0-1).T Reilly (0-11), K Dowd (0-3), J Keena (0-2), G O’Neil (0-2), S Clynch (0-1), K Fagan (0-1).
24 June 2006Round 3 Down 3-21 - 0-12 Roscommon
B Innes 1-3, S Clarke 1-4, E Clarke 1-2, P Braniff 0-5, E Trainor 0-3, S Wilson 0-2 B McGourty 0-1.R Mulry 0-7, B Kelly 0-2, A Cunniffe, G Fallon, Conniughton 0-1 each.
24 June 2006Round 3 Antrim 3-12 - 0-13 Meath
L Watson 2-4, 2-2 frees; J McIntosh 0-4; K Kelly 1-1; M Dallas 0-2; P McGill 0-1.T Riley 0-6 (2f '65), S Clynch, J Keena 0-2 each, M Cole, P Coone, P Donnelly 0-1 each.
8 July 2006Round 4 Down 2-15 - 0-11 Meath McKenna Park
Paul Braniff 2-2, S Clarke 0-5, B McGourty 0-4, E Trainor 0-2, Gabriel Clarke 0-1, S Wilson 0-1.N Hackett 0-4, M Cole 0-2, K Fegan 0-2, J Keenan 0-1, E Keogh 0-1, S Heavey 0-1.Referee: T Mahon (Fermanagh)
8 July 2006Round 4 Antrim 2-12 - 1-7 London Casement Park
Paddy Richmond 1-2, Johnny McIntosh 1-2, Brian McFall 0-5, M Scullion 0-1, K Kelly 0-1, J Scullion 0-1.B Foley 1-1, J Ryan 0-2, D Smith 0-2, E Phelan 0-1, P Fagan 0-1.Referee: G McGrath (Westmeath)
15 July 2006Round 5 London 1-13 - 2-17 Down Emerald GAA Grounds
E Conway 0-4, J Ryan 1-0, P Fagan 0-2, S Malone 0-2, F McMahon 0-2, K McMullan 0-1, M O’Meara 0-1, T Simms 0-1.Paul Braniff 0-5, E Trainor 0-5, S Clarke 1-1, S Murray 0-2, S Wilson 0-1, B McGourty 0-1, G Adair 0-1, M Braniff 0-1.Referee: C McAllister (Cork)
15 July 2006Round 5 Meath 2-21 - 2-8 Roscommon Páirc Tailteann
P Coone 1-5, K Fagan 1-3, T Reilly 0-5, S Clynch 0-3, J Keenan 0-2, J Watters 0-2, N Hackett 0-1.M Connaughton 0-5, A Flaherty 1-0, T Reddington 1-0, G Waldron 0-1, A Cunniffe 0-1, M Kelly 0-1.

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLSFSADiffPtsQualification
1 Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare 44009-627-43258Advance to Knockout Stage
2 Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow 42117-558-37155
3 Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo 42024-347-48-234
4 Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow 41126-459-41-53
5 Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry 40047-342-61-120Advance to relegation playoff

Results

3 June 2006Round 1 Wicklow 2-8 - 1-11 Carlow Pearse Park
J Keogh 1-4, D Moran 1-0, D Hyland 0-1, G Doran 0-1, T McGrath 0-1, A O’Brien 0-1.D Roberts 1-1, D Runbar 0-4, P Cody 0-2, B Lawler 0-1, C Hughes 0-1, P Kehoe 0-1, B Cox 0-1.
3 June 2006Round 1 Kerry 2-12 - 1-16 Kildare Austin Stack Park
M Boyle 2-0, M Conway 0-6, J Egan 0-5, J M Dooley 0-1.B Whyte 0-9, D Harney 1-2, P Reidy 0-2, C Divilly 0-1, C Buggy 0-1, O Lynch 0-1.
10 June 2006Round 2 Kildare 3-14 - 2-11 Wicklow St. Conleth's Park
B White 0-7, A McAndrew 1-3, D Harney 1-0, B Byrne 1-0, C Divilly 0-1, P Reidy 0-1, M Moloney 0-1.A O'Brien 1-2, L Glynn 1-1, J Keogh 0-3, J Murphy 0-2, D Hyland 0-1, G Doran 0-1, E Glynn 0-1.Referee: D Magee (Down)
10 June 2006Round 2 Carlow 3-15 - 0-5 Mayo Dr. Cullen Park
B Lawlor 1-3, D Shaw 1-0, A Brennan 1-0, P Coady 0-3, S McMahon 0-2, D Roberts 0-2, P Kehoe 0-1, R Foley 0-1, E Coady 0-1, S Kavanagh 0-1.K Higgens 0-2, S Broderick 0-1, S Coyne 0-1, P Higgins 0-1.Referee: C McAllister (Cork)
24 June 2006Round 3 Mayo 1-12 - 2-19 Kildare McHale Park
P Higgins 1-1, S Broderick 0-6, S Coyle, D McDonald, P McConn, S Hunt, P Broderick 0-1 each. Report B White 1-7, A McAndrew 1-1, M Moloney 0-3, O Lynch 0-2, M Dowd 0-2, E Hannon, P Reidy, C Divill, B Byrne, D Harley 0-1 each.
24 June 2006Round 3 Kerry 2-7 - 0-15 Wicklow Austin Stack Park
M Conway 1-4, M Boyle 1-0, A Keane, J Dooley, M Hanafin 0-1 each. Report J Keogh 0-6, L Glynn 0-2, A O'Brien 0-2, J O'Neill 0-2, D Moran, E Glynn, E Dunne 0-1 each.
8 July 2006Round 4 Kerry 0-4 - 0-8 Mayo Austin Stack Park
J Egan 0-2 (2f), B O'Donovan and M Boyle 0-1 eachK Higgins 0-4 (3f), S Barrett 0-2 (2f), P Higgins and D McDonnell 0-1 each.
8 July 2006Round 4 Kildare 3-13 - 2-7 Carlow St. Conleth's Park
B White 0-7 5f, C Divilly 2-0, B Byrne 1-0, DHarney 0-3, O Lynch 0-2, M O'Sowd 0-1.P Coady 1-1 both f, A Brennan 1-0, D Roberts 1f and P Keogh 0-2 each, D Murphy and B Lawler 0-1 each.
15 July 2006Round 5 Carlow 1-22 - 3-11 Kerry Dr. Cullen Park
P Coady 0-11, P Keohoe 1-4, D Murphy 0-3, B Lawler 0-2, R Foley 0-1, M Keating 0-1.I McCarthy 1-4, M Conway 1-2, A Keane 1-0, S Mounsell 0-2, N Whelan 0-1, G O'Grady 0-1, A Boyle 0-1.Referee: C Groome (Offaly)
15 July 2006Round 5 Mayo 3-9 - 2-10 Wicklow James Stephens Park
P Broderick 2-2, S Barrett 1-0, S Broderick 0-2, D McDonald 0-2, D McConn 0-1, K Healey 0-1, A Freeman 0-1.A Brennan 1-3, G Doran 1-0, E Flynn 0-3, J Murphy 0-2, J Bermingham 0-1, D O'Haolain 0-1.

Knockout stage

Bracket

Semi-Finals Final
      
Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare 0-06
Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 2-21
Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 5-13
Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow 1-07
Colours of Down.svg Down 5-08
Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow 2-19

Relegation final

22 July 2006Relegation final Kerry 2-19 - 1-7 Roscommon Cusack Park
M Conway 2-6, B Donovan 0-4, M Boyle 0-4, I McCarthy 0-2, M Quilter 0-1, A Keane 0-1, P Lyons 0-1.M Kelly 1-1, B Hanley 0-2, R Mulry 0-2, M Connaughton 0-2.

Semi-finals

23 July 2006Semi-final Kildare 0-6 - 2-21 Antrim Cusack Park
B White (0-3, two frees, '65), PB Byrne, D Harney, O Lynch (0-1 each). Report L Watson (0-12, seven frees, four '65s), P Richmond (1-2), B McFall (1-1), M Scullion, K Kelly (0-2 each), C Cunning, J McIntosh (0-1 each).
23 July 2006Semi-final Down 5-8 - 2-19 Carlow Cusack Park
P Braniff (4-6, three frees), E Clarke (1-1), S Wilson (0-1, free) Report P Coady (0-6, three frees, '65), D Murphy (2-0), B Lawler (0-5), R Foley (0-3), F Foley, C Hughes, A Brennan, P Kehoe, K English (0-1 each).

Final

6 August 2006Final Antrim 5-13 - 1-7 Carlow Croke Park
J McIntosh (2-4, four frees), B McFall (1-2), K Kelly (1-1), J Scullion (1-0), P Richmond (0-2), M Molloy (0-2, one free, one 65), P McGill (0-1), B Delargy (0-1). Report F Foley (1-0, free), P Coady (0-3, frees), D Roberts (0-1), R Foley (0-2), S McMahon (0-1).Referee: J McGrath (Westmeath)

Stadia and locations

County Location Province Stadium(s) Capacity
Neutral Venue Dublin Leinster Croke Park 82,300
Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim Belfast Ulster Casement Park 31,661
Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow Carlow Leinster Dr Cullen Park 21,000
Colours of Down.svg Down Newry Ulster Páirc Esler 20,000
Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry Tralee Munster Austin Stack Park 12,000
Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare Newbridge Leinster St Conleth's Park 8,200
Colours of London.svg London South Ruislip Britain McGovern Park 3,000
Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo Castlebar Connacht MacHale Park 25,369
Colours of Meath GAA.svg Meath Navan Leinster Páirc Tailteann 11,000
Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon Roscommon Connacht Dr Hyde Park 25,000
Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow Aughrim Leinster Aughrim County Ground 7,000

Championship Statistics

Top scorers

Miscellaneous

See also

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