Dates 3 June 2006 – 6 August 2006 Teams 8 Champions Antrim (1st title)Karl McKeegan (captain) Jim McKernan (manager)Runners-up Carlow Eoin Garvey (manager)Matches played 24 Top scorer(s) Paul Braniff (6-26)
The 2006 Christy Ring Cup was the second staging of the Christy Ring Cup , the Gaelic Athletic Association 's inter-county hurling tournament for second tier teams. The cup began on 3 June 2006 and ended on 6 August 2006.
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]
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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
Personnel and kits
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 A
Table
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
SF
SA
Diff
Pts
Qualification
1
Down
4
4
0
0
8-76
2-43
51
8
Advance to Knockout Stage
2
Antrim
4
3
0
1
15-70
2-48
61
6
3
London
4
2
0
2
7-45
4-59
-5
4
4
Meath
4
1
0
3
2-65
10-50
-9
2
5
Roscommon
4
0
0
4
2-35
16-91
-98
0
Advance to relegation playoff
Results
Roscommon v London
10 June 2006 Round 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)
Down v Antrim
10 June 2006 Round 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)
Antrim v Roscommon
18 June 2006 Round 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).
London v Meath
18 June 2006 Round 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).
Down v Roscommon
24 June 2006 Round 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.
Antrim v Meath
24 June 2006 Round 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.
Down v Meath
8 July 2006 Round 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)
Antrim v London
8 July 2006 Round 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)
London v Down
15 July 2006 Round 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)
Meath v Roscommon
15 July 2006 Round 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
Table
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
SF
SA
Diff
Pts
Qualification
1
Kildare
4
4
0
0
9-62
7-43
25
8
Advance to Knockout Stage
2
Carlow
4
2
1
1
7-55
8-37
15
5
3
Mayo
4
2
0
2
4-34
7-48
-23
4
4
Wicklow
4
1
1
2
6-45
9-41
-5
3
5
Kerry
4
0
0
4
7-34
2-61
-12
0
Advance to relegation playoff
Results
Wicklow v Carlow
3 June 2006 Round 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.
Kerry v Kildare
3 June 2006 Round 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.
Kildare v Wicklow
10 June 2006 Round 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)
Carlow v Mayo
10 June 2006 Round 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)
Mayo v Kildare
24 June 2006 Round 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.
Kerry v Wicklow
24 June 2006 Round 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.
Kerry v Mayo
8 July 2006 Round 4 Kerry 0-4 - 0-8 Mayo Austin Stack Park
J Egan 0-2 (2f), B O'Donovan and M Boyle 0-1 each
K Higgins 0-4 (3f), S Barrett 0-2 (2f), P Higgins and D McDonnell 0-1 each.
Kildare v Carlow
8 July 2006 Round 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.
Carlow v Kerry
15 July 2006 Round 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)
Mayo v Wicklow
15 July 2006 Round 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.
Relegation Final
Relegation final
Kerry v Roscommon
22 July 2006 Relegation 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.
Knockout stages
Bracket
Semi-finals
Kildare v Antrim
23 July 2005 Semi-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).
Down v Carlow
23 July 2005 Semi-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
Antrim v Carlow
6 August 2005 Final 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
Antrim
Belfast
Ulster
Casement Park
31,661
Carlow
Carlow
Leinster
Dr Cullen Park
21,000
Down
Newry
Ulster
Páirc Esler
20,000
Kerry
Tralee
Munster
Austin Stack Park
12,000
Kildare
Newbridge
Leinster
St Conleth's Park
8,200
London
South Ruislip
Britain
McGovern Park
3,000
Mayo
Castlebar
Connacht
MacHale Park
25,369
Meath
Navan
Leinster
Páirc Tailteann
11,000
Roscommon
Roscommon
Connacht
Dr Hyde Park
25,000
Wicklow
Aughrim
Leinster
Aughrim County Ground
7,000
Championship Statistics
Top scorers
Paul Branniff (Down) 6-26 (44)
Johnny McIntosh (Antrim) 5-21 (36)
Liam Watson (Antrim) 4-19 (31)
Mikey Conway (Kerry) 4-18 (30)
Pat Coady (Carlow) 1-26 (29)
Paddy Richmond (Antrim) 5-10 (25)
Brian McFall (Antrim) 3-15 (24)
Miscellaneous
See also
References
2024 participants Seasons Finals
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