2008 Christy Ring Cup

The 2008 Christy Ring Cup was the 4th annual second tier hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association. Carlow beat Westmeath in the final after extra time. Carlow were beaten by Laois the bottom team in the Liam McCarthy Cup and played in the Christy Ring Cup again the following year as a result.

Format

Twelve teams participated in the 2008 Christy Ring Cup.

Group 2A: Roscommon, Westmeath, Wicklow
Group 2B: Carlow, Down, London
Group 2C: Kerry, Mayo, Meath
Group 2D: Armagh, Derry, Kildare

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.

Results

Group 2A

Team	P	W	L	F	A	Pts	+/-
Wicklow	2	2	0	4-39	1-27	4	+21
Westmeath	2	1	1	4-38	1-31	2	+16
Roscommon	2	0	2	0-25	6-44	0	-37

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

Team	P	W	L	F	A	Pts	+/-
Down	2	2	0	4-38	2-27	4	+17
Carlow	2	1	1	2-43	4-22	2	+15
London	2	0	2	3-17	3-49	0	-32

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

Team	P	W	L	F	A	Pts	+/-
Kerry	2	1	1	7-26	4-31	2	+4
Mayo	2	1	1	0-30	0-31	2	-1
Meath	2	1	1	4-29	7-23	2	-3

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

Team	P	W	L	F	A	Pts	+/-
Kildare	2	2	0	7-44	1-25	4	+37
Derry	2	1	1	5-26	7-34	2	-14
Armagh	2	0	2	5-19	9-30	0	-23

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)

Relegation play-offs

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)

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.

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

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
3	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

External links

GAA Website

Christy Ring Cup

Participants	Derry Down Kerry London Kildare Mayo Meath Wicklow

Seasons	2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Finals	2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Liam McCarthy Cup (Tier 1) Christy Ring Cup (Tier 2) Nicky Rackard Cup (Tier 3) Lory Meagher Cup (Tier 4)

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