2015 Christy Ring Cup

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2015 Christy Ring Cup
Dates2 May – 6 June 2015
Teams8
Champions Kerry (2nd title)
John Griffin (captain)
Éamonn Kelly (manager)
Runners-up Derry
Seán MacCullagh (captain)
Tom McClean (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
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.

Contents

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

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

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 Cup titleLast Provincial titleLast All-Ireland titlePosition in 2014 ChampionshipAppearance
Colours of Derry.svg Derry — 2001 —Quarter-finals10th
Colours of Down.svg Down 2013 1997 —Round 211th
Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry 2011 1891 1891 Runners-up11th
Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare 2014 ——Champions11th
London 2012 — 1901 Group Stage (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship)5th
Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo — 1909 —Semi-finals11th
Meath ———Semi-finals10th
Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow ———Quarter-finals11th

Personnel and kits

CountyManagerCaptain(s)Sponsor

Round 1

All eight teams play in four matches.

2 May 2015Round 1 Kerry 2-17 - 2-10 Down Austin Stack Park
13:00S 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 2015Round 1 Derry 0-13 - 0-11 Mayo Owenbeg
14:00R 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 2015Round 1 London 2-23 - 2-23 Kildare Emerald GAA Grounds
14:00M 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 2015Round 1 Meath 1-21 - 1-5 Wicklow St. Loman's Park
16:00J 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 2015Round 1 replay Kildare 0-19 - 3-16 London St. Conleth's Park
13:00M 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

Round 2A

Contested by four winners from round 1

9 May 2015Round 2A Kerry 1-23 - 2-18 Meath Austin Stack Park
12:30S 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 2015Round 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

Contested by four losers from round 1

9 May 2015Round 2B Down 1-19 - 0-13 Wicklow McKenna Park
15:00G 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 2015Round 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

Winners of round 2B versus losers of round 2A in two games referred to as quarter finals.

23 May 2015Quarter-final Meath 2-18 - 3-23 Kildare St. Loman's Park
14:00J 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 2015Quarter-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 eachReferee: E Hassan (Derry)

Semi-finals

Winners of round 2A versus winners of the two quarter-finals

30 May 2014Semi-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 2014Semi-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

6 June 2015Final Kerry 1-20 - 0-12 Derry Croke Park
17:30Shane 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

Play-off

Contested by two losers from round 2B

23 May 2015Relegation play-off Wicklow 1-18 - 1-11 Mayo Cusack Park
13:00

Relegation/Promotion play-off

The bottom team in this year's Christy Ring Cup plays the winner of this year's Nicky Rackard Cup.

14 June 2015Play-off Mayo 0-13 - 2-14 Roscommon Pearse Stadium
13:45K 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

Overall
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1 Shane Nolan Kerry 2-3541410.25
2Mark Delaney Kildare 0-363657.20
3 Jack Regan Meath 2-2935311.66
Single game
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1 Jack Regan Meath 1-1114 Kerry
2 Mikey Boyle Kerry 4-113 Kildare
3Martin Duggan London 3-312 Kildare
Gareth Johnson Down 1-912 London
Shane Nolan Kerry 0-1212 Meath
6Gerry Keegan Kildare 2-511 Meath
Jack Regan Meath 1-811 Kildare
Shane Nolan Kerry 1-811 Derry
9 Shane Nolan Kerry 1-710 Kildare
Jack Regan Meath 0-1010 Wicklow
Mark Delaney Kildare 0-1010 London

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References

  1. ↑ "Lilies blitz stuns Kingdom in thrilling Ring final". Irish Independent. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ See motion 24 passed at 2015 GAA Annual Congress 28 February 2015
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