2015 Christy Ring Cup Dates 2 May – 6 June 2015 Teams 8 Champions Kerry (2nd title)John Griffin (captain)Éamonn Kelly (manager)Runners-up Derry Seán MacCullagh (captain) Tom McClean (manager)Matches played 16 Top scorer(s) Shane Nolan (2-35)
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 [ ]
The 2015 Christy Ring Cup is played in a double-elimination format. For clarity, the draw details are explained in each round below.
Round 1 [ ]
All eight teams play in four matches.
Kerry v Down
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
Derry v Mayo
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).
London v Kildare
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).
Meath v Wicklow
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)
Kildare v London
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 [ ]
Round 2A [ ]
Contested by four winners from round 1
Kerry v Meath
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)
Derry v London
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).
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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
Down v Wicklow
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.
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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)
Mayo v Kildare
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).
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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.
Meath v Kildare
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).
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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)
Down v London
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.
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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 [ ]
Winners of round 2A versus winners of the two quarter-finals
Kildare v Kerry
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)
Derry v Down
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 [ ]
Kerry v Derry
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.
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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
Relegation/Promotion play-off [ ]
The bottom team in this year's Christy Ring Cup plays the winner of this year's Nicky Rackard Cup .
Mayo v Roscommon
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).
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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
Single game
External links [ ]
References [ ]
2020 participants Seasons Finals
Liam MacCarthy Cup (Tier 1)
Joe McDonagh Cup (Tier 2)
Christy Ring Cup (Tier 3)
Nicky Rackard Cup (Tier 4)
Lory Meagher Cup (Tier 5)