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)Relegated Derry Matches played 26 Goals scored 104 (4 per match) Points scored 759 (29.19 per match) Top scorer(s) Mattie Dowd (2-39)
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.
Team changes To Championship Relegated from the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Relegated from the Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Relegated from the Ulster Senior Hurling Championship (Continued to compete in Ulster)
Promoted from the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship
Teams General Information
County
Last Provincial title
Last All-Ireland title
Position in 2004 Championship
Appearance
Carlow
—
—
Leinster preliminary round
1st
Derry
2001
—
Ulster semi-final
1st
Down
1997
—
Qualifiers round 1
1st
Kerry
1891
1891
Munster quarter-final
1st
Kildare
—
—
Leinster first round
1st
Mayo
1909
—
All Ireland senior b Runners-up
1st
Meath
—
—
Leinster first round
1st
Roscommon
1913
—
—
1st
Westmeath
—
—
Leinster quarter-final
1st
Wicklow
—
—
Leinster preliminary round
1st
Personnel and kits Group A Table
Team
Qualification
1
Westmeath 4
3
0
1
10-64
8-49
+21
6
Advance to Knockout Stage
2
Down 4
3
0
1
14-72
9-57
+30
6
3
Meath 4
2
1
1
9-67
7-52
+21
5
4
Roscommon 4
1
0
3
4-46
13-83
-64
2
Advance to Relegation Playoffs
5
Derry 4
0
1
3
7-49
7-57
-8
1
Round 1 Westmeath v Roscommon 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 Roscommon v Derry 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.
Meath v Westmeath 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 Down v Roscommon 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 Meath v Down 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.
Westmeath v Derry 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 Down v Westmeath 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.
Group B Table
Team
Qualification
1
Carlow 4
3
0
1
5-50
5-53
-3
6
Advance to Knockout Stage
2
Kildare 4
3
0
1
11-54
7-50
+16
6
3
Kerry 4
2
1
1
12-59
8-46
+25
5
4
Wicklow 4
1
1
2
8-55
10-49
+0
3
Advance to Relegation Playoffs
5
Mayo 4
0
0
4
7-41
13-61
-38
0
Round 1 Kildare v Kerry 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).
Carlow v Wicklow 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 Wicklow v Kildare 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.
Carlow v Mayo 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 Kildare v Mayo 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).
Kerry v Wicklow 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 Kerry v Mayo 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).
Carlow v Kildare 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 Kerry v Carlow 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.
Wicklow v Mayo 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 Wicklow v Derry 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.
Roscommon v Mayo 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.
Mayo v Derry 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 Westmeath v Kildare 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)
Down v Carlow 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 Westmeath v Down 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)
Stadia and locations Championship Statistics 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
Scoring events Widest winning margin: 26 points
Most goals in a match: 8
Most points in a match: 49
Most goals by one team in a match: 7
Most points by one team in a match: 27
Highest aggregate score: 64 points
Lowest aggregate score: 28 points
Miscellaneous See also References
2024 participants Seasons Finals
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