2014 Christy Ring Cup

2014 Christy Ring Cup
Dates	3 May; – 7 June 2013
Teams	8
Champions	Kildare (1st title); Niall Ó Muineacháin (captain); Brian Lawlor (manager)
Runners-up	Kerry; John Egan (captain); Éamonn Kelly (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
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The 2014 Christy Ring Cup was the tenth staging of the Christy Ring Cup hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2005. The cup competition began on 3 May 2014 and ended on 7 June 2014.

Down were the defending champions; however, they lost their opening two games and avoided relegation by defeating Armagh in a play-off, before being awarded the final promotion/relegation playoff when Tyrone withdrew.^[1]

Team changes

To Championship

Relegated from the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

None

Promoted from the Nicky Rackard Cup

None

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 2013 Championship	Appearance
Armagh	—	—	—	Round 2	4th
Derry	—	2001	—	Quarter-finals	9th
Down	2013	1997	—	Champions	10th
Kerry	2011	1891	1891	Runners-up	10th
Kildare	—	—	—	Semi-finals	10th
Mayo	—	1909	—	Round 2	10th
Meath	—	—	—	Semi-finals	9th
Wicklow	—	—	—	Quarter-finals	10th

Personnel and kits

County	Manager	Sponsor	Grounds
Armagh	John Lennon	Rainbow Communications	Athletic Grounds
Derry	Ger Rogan	Specialist Joinery Group	Owenbeg Centre of Excellence
Down	Gerard Monan	Canal Court Hotel	Páirc Esler
Kerry	Éamonn Kelly	Kerry Group	Austin Stack Park
Kildare	Brian Lawlor	Brady's Family Ham	St. Conleth's Park
Mayo	Christy Phillips	Elvery's	Elvery's MacHale Park
Meath	Cillian Farrell	MyClubShop.ie	St. Loman's Park
Wicklow	Casey O'Brien	WH Scott Lifting	Pearse Park

Round 1

Matches

3 May 2014 Round 1	Kerry	4-31 - 0-11	Derry	Austin Stack Park
13:00	S Nolan (1-10, 0-5f), P Boyle (1-3), D Collins (1-2), C Harty (1-2), M Boyle (0-3), D Butler (0-3), J Egan (0-2), S Weir (0-2), D Dineen (0-1), T Casey (0-1), P O'Connor (0-1), J Leahy (0-1).	Report	A Grant (0-5, 4f), K Hinphey (0-2), R Convery (0-2), P Cleary (0-1), S Farren (0-1f).	Referee: T Carroll (Offaly)

3 May 2014 Round 1	Meath	0-17 - 1-8	Down	St. Loman's Park
14:30	S Clynch (0-7,5fs); W McGrath (0-3), S Morris (0-3), C King (0-2), J Toher (0-1), D Reilly (0-1).	Report	D Toner (1-1), P Sheehan (0-3, 2fs), C O'Prey (0-1), D Hughes (0-1), S Nicholson (0-1), C Woods (0-1f).	Referee: J Heffernan (Wexford)

3 May 2014 Round 1	Mayo	0-20 - 1-14	Armagh	Elvery's MacHale Park
14:30	K Feeney (0-12, 7f), D Gallagher (0-3f), F Boland (0-3), G Nolan (0-1), D McDonnell (0-1).	Report	D Coulter (0-8, 7f), A McGuinness (1-1), C Corvan (0-2), F Bradley (0-1), K McKernan (0-1), C McKee (0-1).	Referee: D O'Driscoll (Limerick)

3 May 2014 Round 1	Kildare	1-27 - 2-24 (AET)	Wicklow	St. Conleth's Park
14:30	G Keegan (1-5), M Fitzgerald (0-6), P Divilly (0-6, 2f), T Murphy (0-4), D Harney (0-2), B Deay (0-2), R Casey (0-1), R McLoughney (0-1).	Report	M Lee (2-14, 0-7f, 1'65, 1sl), A O'Brien (0-5), S Byrne (0-2), W O'Gorman (0-1), D Staunton (0-1), A Byrne (0-1).	Referee: P O'Dwyer (Carlow)

10 May 2014 Round 1 replay	Wicklow	3-13 - 1-20	Kildare	Pearse Park
	M Lee (1-8, 0-6f), C Moorehouse (1-1), A O'Brien (1-0), J O'Neill (0-3), G Bermingham (0-1).	Report	P Divilly (0-8, 7f), G Keegan (1-4), T Murphy (0-3), B Deay (0-2), M Fitzgerald (0-1), P Downey (0-1), M Delaney (0-1).	Referee: D Hughes

Round 2

Round 2A

10 May 2014 Round 2A	Mayo	0-15 - 0-16	Meath	Elvery's MacHale Park
	K Feeney (0-10, 9f), F Boland (0-2), K Higgins (0-1), S Regan (0-1), D Gallagher (0-1, 1f).	Report	S Clynch (0-8, 5f, 2 65), W McGrath (0-2), C King (0-2), J Meyler (0-1), S Whitty (0-1), S Heavey (0-1), D Doran (0-1).	Referee: J O'Brien (Tipperary)

17 May 2013 Round 2A	Kildare	1-16 - 3-18	Kerry	St. Conleth's Park
	P Divilly 0-5 (4fs), G Keegan 0-3, P Dermody 1-0 (pen), D Harney, M Delaney, E O'Neill (1 sideline) 0-2 each, M Fitzgerald, B Deay 0-1 each.	Report	S Nolan 1-8 (6fs, 0-1 '65', 1-0 pen), P Boyle 2-2, D O'Connell, J Egan 0-2 each, M Boyle, D Butler, P Lucid, S Weir 0-1 each.	Referee: S Cleere (Kilkenny)

Round 2B

10 May 2013 Round 2B	Derry	2-16 - 3-12	Down	Owenbeg Centre of Excellence
	R Convery (0-10, 9f, 1'65), S Farren (1-1), O McCloskey (1-0), B Rodgers (0-2), K Hinphey (0-2), A Grant (0-1).	Report	J Coyle (1-4, 0-2f), D Toner (1-1), J McCusker (1-0), C Woods (0-3, 2f, 1'65), C O'Prey (0-1), S Nicholson (0-1), M Ennis (0-1), P Sheehan (0-1).	Referee: O Elliott

17 May 2014 Round 2B	Armagh	3-13 - 3-19	Wicklow	Athletic Grounds
	D Coulter 2-5 (2-0 pens, 4fs), C Corvan 1-0, F Bradley 0-3, J Corvan, R Gaffney 0-2 each, P Bradley 0-1.	Report	A O'Brien 2-4, M Lee 1-7 (0-4f), J O'Neill 0-3, C Moorehouse, D Staunton 0-2 each, E Kearns 0-1.	Referee: S Keane (Galway)

Quarter-finals

24 May 2014 Quarter-final	Wicklow	0-14 - 1-15	Mayo	Pearse Park
	M Lee 0-9 (8f), C Moorehouse 0-3, A O'Brien, W O'Gorman 0-1 each.	Report	K Feeney 0-7 (5f), S Hoban 0-3, B Hunt 1-0, K Higgins 0-2, F Boland, D McDonnell, P O'Flynn 0-1 each.	Referee: S Cleere (Kilkenny)

24 May 2014 Quarter-final	Derry	0-10 - 2-16	Kildare	Owenbeg Centre of Excellence
	R Convery (0-5, 4f), B Og McGilligan (0-1), P McCloskey (0-1), B Rogers (0-1), M O'Hagan (0-1), D O'Neill (0-1).	Report	R McLoughney (0-4), G Keegan (0-4), B Deay (1-0), R Kelly (1-0), P Divilly (0-3, 2f), M Moloney (0-1), M Fitzgerald (0-1), T Murphy (0-1), R Casey (0-1), W Greene (0-1).	Referee: L McAuley

Semi-finals

31 May 2014 Semi-final	Mayo	1-18 - 3-20	Kerry	Elvery's MacHale Park
13:00	K Feeney 0-8 (6fs, 1'65), S Regan 1-3, B Hunt 0-2, F Boland, S Boland, C Charlton, B Higgins, D O'Brien (1f) 0-1 each.	Report	J Egan 0-7 (4fs), S Nolan and P Boyle 1-2 each, D Butler 1-1, D O'Connell 0-3, S Weir 0-2, B Murphy, M Boyle and T Flynn 0-1 each.	Referee: J Keane (Galway)

31 May 2014 Semi-final	Meath	0-14 - 1-18	Kildare	St. Loman's Park
14:30	J Toher (0-4fs), S Clynch (0-2, 1f), D Doran (0-2), D Healy (0-2), C King (0-1), A Gannon (0-1), S Heavey (0-1), Patrick Connelly (0-1).	Report	P Divilly (0-9, 7fs), T Murphy (1-2), B Deay (0-3), M Fitzgerald (0-2), R Kelly (0-1), G Keegan (0-1).	Referee: J O'Brien (Tipperary)

Final

7 June 2014 Final	Kerry	2-22 - 4-18	Kildare	Croke Park
16:00	S Nolan 1-4, P Boyle 1-2, D Butler 0-5 (2f), J Egan 0-4 (2f), J Griffin, C Harty 0-3 each, T Casey 0-1.	Report	G Keegan 1-4 (0-1f), P Divilly 0-7 (5f), B Deay 1-3, R McLoughney 1-1, P Dermody 1-0, M Fitzgerald 0-2.	Referee: S Cleere (Kilkenny)

Relegation play-off

31 May 2014 Relegation play-off	Down	5-24 - 2-15	Armagh	Páirc Esler
14:30	J Coyle (1-5, 4f), J McCusker (2-1), M Turley (1-2), M Magee (1-1), M Ennis (0-4), S Nicholson (0-4, 2f), D Hughes (0-3), C O'Prey (0-2), C Woods (0-1f), B Nicholson (0-1).	Report	D Coulter (0-7, 5f, 1 '65'), J Corvan (1-2), E McGuinness (1-0), K McKernan (0-2), O Curry (0-1), R Gaffney (0-1), C Carvill (0-1), A McGuinness (0-1).	Referee: G McGrath (Dublin)

Promotion play-off

21 June 2014 Promotion
play-off

Down

w/o — scr.^[2]

Tyrone

Championship statistics

Scoring

First goal of the championship: Shane Nolan for Kerry against Derry (3 May 2014)
Widest winning margin: 32 points
- Kerry 4-31 - 0-11 Derry (3 May 2014)
Most goals in a match: 7
- Down 5-24 - 2-15 Armagh (31 May 2014)
Most points in a match: 51
- Kildare 1-27 - 2-24 Wicklow (3 May 2014)
Most goals by one team in a match: 5
- Down 5-24 - 2-15 Armagh (31 May 2014)
Highest aggregate score: 60
- Kildare 1-27 - 2-24 Wicklow (3 May 2014)
- Down 5-24 - 2-15 Armagh (31 May 2014)
Lowest aggregate score: 28
- Meath 0-17 - 1-8 Down (3 May 2014)
Most goals scored by a losing team: 3
- Wicklow 3-13 - 1-20 Kildare (10 May 2014)
- Armagh 3-13 - 3-19 Wicklow (17 May 2014)

Top Scorer

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Mikey Lee	Wicklow	4-38	50	4	12.50
2	Paul Divilly	Kildare	0-48	48	6	8.00
3	Kenny Feeney	Mayo	0-37	37	4	9.25
4	Shane Nolan	Kerry	4-24	36	4	9.00

Single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Mikey Lee	Wicklow	2-14	20	Kildare
2	Shane Nolan	Kerry	1-10	13	Derry
3	Kenny Feeney	Mayo	0-12	12	Armagh
4	Declan Coulter	Armagh	2-5	11	Wicklow
	Mikey Lee	Wicklow	1-8	11	Kildare
	Shane Nolan	Kerry	1-8	11	Kildare
7	Andy O'Brien	Wicklow	2-4	10	Armagh
	Mikey Lee	Wicklow	1-7	10	Armagh
	Kenny Feeney	Mayo	0-10	10	Meath
	Ruairí Convery	Derry	0-10	10	Down

Clean sheets

Rank	Goalkeeper	County	Clean sheets
1	Donal O'Brien	Mayo	2
	Charlie Bird	Meath
	Paul Dermody	Kildare
2	Tadhg Flynn	Kerry	1
	Stephen Keith	Down
	Simon Doherty	Armagh

External links

GAA fixtures 2014

References

^ "Christy Ring Cup final: late Magic for Down". Hogan Stand website. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
^ "Red Hands withdraw from Christy Ring clash" – via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.

[1] "Christy Ring Cup final: late Magic for Down". Hogan Stand website. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2014.

[2] "Red Hands withdraw from Christy Ring clash" – via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.

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