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 Tournament statistics 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. Kerry won the title after defeating Derry by 1-20 to 0-12 in the final.
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
Personnel and kits
County
Manager
Captain(s)
Sponsor
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).
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
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.
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)
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).
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.
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).
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)
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.
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 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.
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)
Main article: 2015 Christy Ring Cup Final
The winners of this year's Christy Ring Final are automatically promoted to play in the Qualifier Group of next year's Leinster Championship.
Christy Ring/Nicky Rackard Relegation/Promotion
Play-off
Contested by two losers from round 2B
Wicklow v Mayo
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).
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 Single game External links
References
"Lilies blitz stuns Kingdom in thrilling Ring final" . Irish Independent . 8 June 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2015."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.
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