2008 Christy Ring Cup

2008 Christy Ring Cup
Dates2008
Teams12
ChampionsCarlow (1st title)
Runners-upWestmeath
RelegatedArmagh, London, Meath, Roscommon
Tournament statistics
Matches played23
← 2007 (Previous) (Next) 2009 →

The 2008 Christy Ring Cup is the fourth edition of the Christy Ring Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2005 and is the second-tier of Hurling for senior county teams (the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship is the first-tier trophy). It is contested by twelve GAA county teams ranked 13–24 in the 2008 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.

Carlow beat Westmeath in the final after extra time. Carlow were beaten by Laois the bottom team in the Liam MacCarthy Cup and played in the Christy Ring Cup again the following year as a result.

Team changes

To Championship

Relegated from the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

  • None

Promoted from the Nicky Rackard Cup

From Championship

Promoted to the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

  • None

Relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup

  • None

Teams

General Information

County Last Cup title Last Provincial title Last All-Ireland title Position in 2007 Championship Appearance
Armagh — — — 1st
Carlow — — — 4th
Derry — 2001 — 3rd
Down — 1997 — 4th
Kerry — 1891 1891 4th
Kildare — — — 4th
London — — 1901 3rd
Mayo — 1909 — 4th
Meath — — — 4th
Roscommon — 1913 — 3rd
Westmeath 2007 — — 3rd
Wicklow — — — 4th

Personnel and kits

County Manager Captain(s) Sponsor

Format

Twelve teams participated in the 2008 Christy Ring Cup.

Each team in the group played each other once in the first phase. The top two teams in each group advanced to the quarter-finals. The bottom team in each group went into the relegation play-offs.

Group stage

Group 2A

Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts Qualification
1 Wicklow 2 2 0 0 4–39 1–27 +21 4 Advance to Knockout Stage
2 Westmeath 2 1 0 1 4–38 1–31 +16 2
3 Roscommon 2 0 0 2 0–25 6–44 −37 0

Matches

29 June 2008 Westmeath 3–23 – 0–13 Roscommon Cusack Park
J Shaw 1–5, A Mitchell 0–5, R Jackson 0–5, B Murtagh 0–4, D McNicholas 1–0, P Dowdall 1–0, E Price 0–2, D McCormack 0–1, L Smyth 0–1. S Curley 0–3, G Fallon 0–3, M Connaughton 0–3, A Cunniffe 0–1, T Seale 0–1, T Lennon 0–1, J Moran 0–1. Referee: A Kelly (Galway)
5 July 2008 Roscommon 0–12 – 3–21 Wicklow Athleague Sportsfield
S Curley 0–3, M Connaughton 0–2, B Kelly 0–2, M Kelly 0–2, S Sweeney 0–2, G Fallon 0–1. J O’Neill 1–11, T Collins 1–1, E Furlong 1–1, D Hyland 0–3, S Kinsella 0–2, J Murphy 0–1, R Keddy 0–1, A Shanahan 0–1. Referee: T Ryan (Tipperary)
12 July 2008 Wicklow 1–18 – 1–15 Westmeath Pearse Park
J O’Neill 0–9, D Hyland 0–5, S Kinsella 1–1, E Furlong 0–2, A Shanahan 0–1, B Murtagh 0–6, L Smyth 1–1, D Curley 0–2, A Mitchell 0–1, B Smyth 0–1, J Shaw 0–1, B Connaughton 0–1, E Price 0–1, R Jackson 0–1. Referee: A Stapleton (Laois)

Group 2B

Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts Qualification
1 Down 2 2 0 0 4–38 2–27 +17 4 Advance to Knockout Stage
2 Carlow 2 1 0 1 2–43 4–22 +15 2
3 London 2 0 0 2 3–17 3–49 −32 0

Matches

28 June 2008 Carlow 2–24 – 1–9 London Dr. Cullen Park
R Foley 1–3, C Doyle 1–2, M Brennan 0–5, C Hughes 0–5, S Kavanagh 0–3, J Coady 0–2, D Roberts 0–1, A Brennan 0–1, D Murphy 0–1, J Hickey 0–1. M Mythern 1–1, M Finn 0–4, C McDonnell 0–2, A Comerford 0–1, N Healy 0–1, Referee: S Whelan (Wexford)
5 July 2008 London 2–8 – 1–25 Down Emerald GAA Grounds
K McMullen 0–5, I Walshe 1–1, M Mythen 1–0, N Healy 0–1, S Malone 0–1 P Branniff 0–10, B McGourty 0–6, G Johnston 1–2, A Savage 0–3, R McGrattan 0–1, K Courtney 0–1, K McGarry 0–1, S Clarke 0–1. Referee: O Elliott (Antrim)
12 July 2008 Down 3–13 – 0–19 Carlow Páirc Esler
P Braniff 2–5, G Johnson 1–4, B McGourty 0–2, K Courtney 0–1, C Woods 0–1. C Hughes 0–9, S Kavanagh 0–3, R Dunbar 0–3, C Doyle 0–2, J Coady 0–1, M Brennan 0–1. Referee: R Matthews (Antrim)

Group 2C

Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts Qualification
1 Kerry 2 1 0 1 7–26 4–31 +4 2 Advance to Knockout Stage
2 Mayo 2 1 0 1 0–30 0–31 −1 2
3 Meath 2 1 0 1 4–29 7–23 −3 2

Matches

28 June 2008 Meath 0–16 – 0–12 Mayo Páirc Tailteann
N Hackett 0–8, S Clynch 0–3, M Burke 0–2, T Fox 0–1, D Crimmins 0–1, G O'Neill 0–1. A Freeman 0–9, K Higgins 0–2, D McConn 0–1. Referee: B Murphy (Cavan)
5 July 2008 Mayo 0–18 – 0–15 Kerry McHale Park
A Freeman 0–9, K Higgins 0–4, P Higgins 0–2, D McConn 0–2, D McDonnell 0–1. M Conway 0–8, L Boyle 0–3, B Brick 0–2, M Quilter 0–1, J O’Brien 0–1. Referee: T Carroll (Offaly)
12 July 2008 Kerry 7–11 – 4–13 Meath Austin Stack Park
M Conway 3–3, B Brick 2–2, L Boyle 1–2, M Boyle 1–2, J Griffin 0–1, J Egan 0–1. S Clynch 2–2, M Cole 1–1, N Hackett 0–4, A Snow 1–0, G O’Neill 0–3, N Horan 0–3. Referee: G Hoey (Clare)

Group 2D

Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts Qualification
1 Kildare 2 2 0 0 7–44 1–25 +37 4 Advance to Knockout Stage
2 Derry 2 1 0 1 5–26 7–34 −14 2
3 Armagh 2 0 0 2 5–19 9–30 −23 0

Matches

28 June 2008 Kildare 2–28 – 1–12 Derry St. Conleth's Park
A McAndrew 0–5, T Murphy 1–1, K Divilly 1–1, T Byrne 0–4, M Divilly 0–3, M Dowd 0–3, C Buggy 0–3, R Hoban 0–3, M Moloney 0–2, D Harney 0–1, P Divilly 0–1, B White 0–1. O McCloskey 0–5, S Dodds 1–0, M Craig 0–2, P Henry 0–2, K Hinphey 0–1, N Holly 0–1, D Brunton 0–1. Referee: N Cosgrove (Tipperary)
5 July 2008 Derry 4–14 – 5–6 Armagh Celtic Park
R Convery 1–9, S Dodds 1–1, P Henry 1–0, M Craig 1–0, K Hinphey 0–2, S Henry 0–1, O McCloskey 0–1, G Enright 1–5, J Corvan 2–0, F Bradley 1–0, C Carville 1–0, M Mone 0–1. Referee: T McIntyre (Antrim)
12 July 2008 Armagh 0–13 – 5–16 Kildare Athletic Grounds
G Enright 0–6, B McCann 0–3, C McAlinden 0–2, M Mone 0–1, F Bradley 0–1. M Divilly 2–2, A McAndrew 1–2, R Hoban 0–4, A Murphy 0–3, N Dolan 1–0, D Harney 1–0, O Lynch 0–2, C Everett 0–1, C Bogey 0–1, P Divilly 0–1. Referee: M Haverty (Galway)

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

19 July 2008 Quarter-final Wicklow 1–22 – 3–18
(aet)		 Mayo Aughrim Park
J O’Neill 0–8, D Hyland 0–4, S Kinsella 1–0, R Keddy 0–3, J Murphy 0–3, T Collins 0–2, G Bermingham 0–1, E Furlong 0–1. Report K Higgins 0–9, A Freeman 1–3, S Broderick 1–1, D McConn 1–0, D McConnell 0–3, P Higgins 0–1, E Madigan 0–1. Referee: D Connolly (Kilkenny)
19 July 2008 Quarter-final Down 0–18 – 1–20 Derry Páirc Esler
P Braniff 0–7, B McGourty 0–2 , S Wilson 0–2, G Johnson 0–2, S Clarke 0–1, E Trainor 0–1, A Savage 0–1, B Ennis 0–1, E Clarke 0–1. M Kirkpatrick 0–11, P McCloskey 1–1, SL McGoldrick 0–3, K Hinphey 0–2, O McCloskey 0–1, N Holly 0–1, B Dodds 0–1. Referee: F Smith (Meath)
19 July 2008 Quarter-final Kerry 2–4 – 1–14 Carlow Austin Stack Park
M Conway 1–3, B Brick 1–0, L Boyle 0–1. C Hughes 0–5, C Doyle 1–0, R Dunbar 0–3, S Kavanagh 0–2, D Roberts 0–1, A Brennan 0–1, J Coady 0–1, M Brennan 0–1. Referee: D O'Driscoll (Limerick)
19 July 2008 Quarter-final Kildare 3–13 – 2–22 Westmeath St. Conleth's Park
O Lynch 1–7, T Murphy 1–2, A McAndrew 1–0, M Moloney 0–2, R Hoban 0–1, P Divilly 0–1. B Murtagh 0–11, A Mitchell 1–1, P Dowdall 1–1, P Clarke 0–3, D McNicholas 0–2, J Shaw 0–1, D McCormack 0–1, E Price 0–1. Referee: J Owens (Wexford)

Semi-finals

26 July 2008 Semi-final Westmeath 1–19 – 0–12 Derry Cusack Park
D. McNicholas 1–4, B. Murtagh 0–6, P. Clarke, R. Jackson, A. Mitchell and J. Shaw 0–2 each, E Price 0–1. Report M. Kirkpatrick 0–6, R. Convery 0–3, P. McCloskey 0–2 and O. McCloskey 0–1.
26 July 2008 Semi-final Mayo 0–17 – 1–16 Carlow McHale Park
A Freeman 0–8, K Higgins 0–4, S Barrett 0–1, N Murphy 0–1, M Cunnane 0–1, S Broderick 0–1, D McConn 0–1. Report S Kavanagh 0–4 (1 '65 3 frees ), J Rogers 1–0, R Dunbar 0–3, C Doyle 0–3, C Hughes 0–2 (frees ), J Coady 0–2, R Foley 0–1, M Brennan 0–1. Referee: A Barrett (Galway)

Final

3 August 2008 Final Carlow 3–22 – 4–16 Westmeath O'Connor Park
C Doyle (2–1), C Hughes (0–7, 0-4f), R Foley (1–1), S Kavanagh (0–4, 0-3f), R Dunbar (0–3), M Brennan (0–2), A Gaul (0–1), R Coady (0–1), D Roberts (0–1). Report B Murtagh (2–10, 0-07f), D McNicholas (1–1), J Shaw (1–0), E Price (0–3), S Murphy (0–1), L Smyth (0–1), P Greville (0–1). Referee: N Cosgrove (Tipperary)
Main article: 2008 Christy Ring Cup Final

Relegation play-offs

Due to a restructuring of the hurling championships the following year, the relegation playoffs were subsequently rendered meaningless as all four teams involved were relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup for 2009.

26 July 2008 Quarter-final Armagh 0–15 – 1–9 London Parnell Park
G Enright 0–6, B McCormack 0–5, K Christie 0–2, J Corvan 0–1, C Carville 0–1. M Mythen 1–2, M Finn 0–4, B McCormack 0–2, K McMullen 0–1. Referee: G Duffy (Antrim)
26 July 2008 Quarter-final Roscommon 3–6 – 3–19 Meath Cusack Park
T Reddington 1–2, M Connaughton 1–1, G Fallon 1–1, S Sweeney 0–2. G O’Neill 2–4, N Horan 1–7, K Fagan 0–2, C Dunphy 0–2, M Burke 0–2, K Dowd 0–1, N Kirby 0–1. Referee: T Carroll (Offaly)
2 August 2008 Semi-final London 3–16 – 3–12 Roscommon O'Moore Park
K McMullen 1–7, B McCormack 1–3, N O’Grady 1–1, C McDonnell 0–2, M Mythen 0–1, M Comerford 0–1, M O’Sullivan 0–1. T Reddington 2–1, S Sweeney 0–6, D Loughnane 1–0, M Kelly 0–1, M Keaveney 0–1, B Kelly 0–1, G Waldron 0–1, M Connaughton 0–1. Referee: D Connolly (Kilkenny)
9 August 2008 Final Roscommon 1–17 – 1–13 Sligo Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada
S Sweeney 0–5, M Kelly 0–5, S Curley 0–4, T Reddington 1–0, J Moran 0–1, L Casey 0–1, B Hanley 0–1. C Herity 0–6, K Raymond 0–5, D Burke 1–1, L Reidy 0–1. Referee: E Hassen (Derry)

Stadia and locations

See also: List of Gaelic Athletic Association stadiums

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Brendan Murtagh Westmeath 2–37 43 5 8.60
2 Alan Freeman Mayo 1–29 32 4 8.00
3 Jonathan O'Neill Wicklow 0–31 31 3 10.33
4 Paul Braniff Down 2–22 28 3 9.33
5 Mike Conway Kerry 4–14 26 4 6.50

Single game

Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Brendan Murtagh Westmeath 2–10 16 Carlow
2 Jonathan O'Neill Wicklow 1–11 14 Roscommon
3 Mike Conway Kerry 3–3 12 Meath
Ruairí Convery Derry 1–9 12 Armagh
5 Paul Braniff Down 2–5 11 Carlow
Michael Kirkpatrick Derry 0–11 11 Down
Brendan Murtagh Westmeath 0–11 11 Kildare
8 Ger O'Neill Meath 2–4 10 Roscommon
Kevin McMullen London 1–7 10 Roscommon
Oisín Lynch Kildare 1–7 10 Westmeath
Paul Braniff Down 0–10 10 Carlow

Miscellaneous

See also

References