2013 Christy Ring Cup

2013 Christy Ring Cup
Dates	4 May; – 8 June 2013
Teams	8
Champions	Down ; Paul Braniff (captain); Gerard Monan (manager)
Runners-up	Kerry; Paud Costello (captain); Tom Howard (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	14
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The 2013 Christy Ring Cup was the ninth staging of the Christy Ring Cup hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2005. The cup competition began on 4 May 2013 and ended on 8 June 2013.

London were defending champions, however, they were promoted to the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. Down won the title following a 3–16 to 2–17 victory over Kerry in the final.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Team changes

To Championship

Relegated from the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

None

Promoted from the Nicky Rackard Cup

Armagh

From Championship

Promoted to the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

London

Relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup

None

Teams

General Information

County	Last Cup title	Last Provincial title	Last All-Ireland title	Position in 2012 Championship	Appearance
Armagh	—	—	—	Champions (Nicky Rackard Cup)	3rd
Derry	—	2001	—	Quarter-finals	8th
Down	—	1997	—	Semi-finals	9th
Kerry	2011	1891	1891	Round 2	9th
Kildare	—	—	—	Quarter-finals	9th
Mayo	—	1909	—	Round 2	9th
Meath	—	—	—	Semi-finals	8th
Wicklow	—	—	—	Runners-up	9th

Personnel and kits

County	Manager	Captain(s)	Sponsor
Armagh
Derry
Down
Kerry
Kildare
Mayo
Meath
Wicklow

Round 1

Matches

4 May 2013 Round 1	Down	2-17 - 3-16	Kerry	Páirc Esler
14:30	J Coyle 1-4, P Braniff 0-4 (2f, 1 '65), D Toner 1-1, G Johnston, C Woods, K McGarry 0-2 each, P Sheehan, M Turlet 0-1 each.		S Nolan 0-9 (7f), W O'Dwyer, B O'Leary 1-2 each, A Boyle 1-0, C Harty, D Collins, L Boyle 0-1 each.	Referee: A Stapleton (Laois)

4 May 2013 Round 1	Derry	1-11 - 1-10	Wicklow	Owenbeg
15:00	S Farren 0-5 (frees), O McCloskey 1-1, A Grant 0-4, P Cleary 0-1.		A O'Brien 1-3 (1-0 pen, 0-2 frees), J O'Neill 0-3 (1f), E Glynn 0-2, M Lee, M Henderson 0-1 each.	Referee: O Elliott (Antrim)

4 May 2013 Round 1	Meath	1-20 - 2-10	Armagh	St. Loman's Park
15:00	S Clynch 0-6 (0-2 frees, 2 '65s), A Gannon 0-5, B Slevin 1-1, M O'Sullivan 0-4, S Morris, P Durnin, S Heavey, E Marsh 0-1 each.		D Coulter 0-5 (0-4 frees), C Corvan 1-1, C Reid 1-0, C Carville 0-2, K McKiernan, J Burke 0-1 each.	Referee: C Browne (Galway)

4 May 2013 Round 1	Kildare	1-23 - 0-16	Mayo	St. Conleth's Park
15:00	B Deay 1-3, G Keegan, P Divilly 0-7 each, D Harnedy, D Butler 0-2 each, T Murphy E O'Neill 0-1.		S Regan 0-11 (10fs, 1 '65), P O'Flynn 0-2 (1f, 1 '65), K Higgins 0-2, D McDonnell 0-1.	Referee: S Hourigan (Limerick)

Round 2

Round 2A

11 May 2013 Round 2A	Kildare	1-16 - 0-22 (AET)	Meath	St. Conleth's Park
16:15	P Divilly 0-9 (5fs, 2 65s), G Keegan 1-3 (1f, 1 65), K Divilly 0-2, D Harney 0-2.	Report	S Clynch 0-11 (9fs, 1 65), M O’Sullivan 0-3, P Conneely 0-2, J Kelly 0-1, S Heavey 0-1, S Morris 0-1, A Gannon 0-1, P Durnin 0-1, B Hanley.	Referee: F Horan (Tipperary)

11 May 2013 Round 2B	Kerry	0-14 - 0-8	Derry	Austin Stack Park
13:00	S Nolan 0-9 (0-7 frees), J Egan 0-2, D O’Connell 0-1 free, D Dineen and C Harty 0-1 each.	Report	P Henry 0-4 (frees), B Rodgers 0-2, K Hinphey and C McSorley 0-1 each.

Round 2B

11 May 2013 Round 2B	Wicklow	4-19 - 3-10	Mayo	Pearse Park
15:00	A O’Brien 3-10 (one free), J O’Neill 1-3, J Henderson 0-1, S Kelly 0-1, R Keddy 0-1, E Kearns 0-1, G Bermingham 0-1, C Moorehouse 0-1.	Report	K Feeney 3-3, S Regan 0-3, S Hoban 0-1, D McTigue 0-1, D Gallagher 0-1, B Hunt 0-1.	Referee: P O'Dwyer (Carlow)

11 May 2013 Round 2B	Armagh	1-11 - 1-20	Down	St. Oliver Plunkett Park
15:00	D Coulter (0-9), D Carvill (1-0), C Carvill (0-2).	Report	P Braniff (0-8), J Coyle (0-5), G Johnson (0-4), D Hughes (1-1), K McGarry (0-1), D Toner (0-1).

Quarter-finals

Matches

18 May 2013 Quarter-final	Wicklow	2-10 - 0-17	Kildare	Pearse Park
15:00	A O'Brien 1-6 (65 5f), C Moorehouse 1-0, J Henderson 0-2, S Kinsella 0-1, E Kearns 0-1.	Report	G Keegan 0-6 (3f), D Harney 0-5 (3f), T Murphy 0-2, B Deay 0-1, N Ó Muineacháin 0-1, D Butler 0-1, M Purcell 0-1.	Referee: P Murphy (Carlow)

18 May 2013 Quarter-final	Down	3-7 - 0-9	Derry	Páirc Esler
15:00	P Braniff 1-3 (2f), M Turley 1-1, J McCusker 1-0, D Toner, G Johnston, S Nicholas 0-1 each.	Report	P Henry 0-4 (2f), O McCloskey, B Rodgers, T McCloskey, A Kelly, K Hinphey 0-1 each.	Referee: D Hughes (Carlow)

Semi-finals

Matches

25 May 2013 Semi-final	Kerry	1-14 - 0-11	Kildare	Austin Stack Park
15:00	S Nolan (1-4, 2f), C Harty (0-3), D Collins (0-2), W O'Dwyer (0-2), A Boyle (0-1), B O'Leary (0-1), D O'Connell (0-1).	Report	P Divilly (0-6, 1'65, 4f), M Moloney (0-1), M Purcell (0-1), G Keegan (0-1), R Kelly (0-1), M Delaney (0-1).	Referee: F Horgan

25 May 2013 Semi-final	Meath	1-25 - 2-22 (AET)	Down	St. Loman's Park
15:00	S Clynch (0-15, 10fs, 2 65s), P Durnin (1-5), A Gannon (0-2), S Morris (0-1), M O'Sullivan (0-1), E Marsh (0-1).	Report	P Braniff (2-5, 0-3fs), C Woods (0-4, 2fs, 2 65s), D Toner (0-4), D Hughes (0-3), C Coulter (0-3), G Johnston (0-1), F Conway (0-1), P Sheehan (0-1).	Referee: S Hourigan (Limerick)

1 June 2013 Semi-final replay	Down	0-23 - 1-10	Meath	McKenna Park
15:00	P Braniff 0-8 (6f, 1 '65); K McGarry, P Sheehan 0-3 each; F Conway, D Hughes, D Toner 0-2 each; C Coulter, G Johnston, J Coyle 0-1 each.	Report	S Clynch (3f) 0-5; M O'Sullivan 1-1; S Morris, J Kelly, J Meyler 0-1 each.	Referee: T Carroll (Offaly)

Final

8 June 2013 Final	Kerry	2-17 - 3-16	Down	Croke Park
	S Nolan (1-9), P Boyle (1-3), W O'Dwyer (0-2), A Boyle (0-1), B O'Leary (0-1), G O'Brien (0-1).	Report	G Johnson (2-1), P Braniff (0-6), S Nicholson (1-2), J Coyle (0-2), C Woods (0-2), D Hughes (0-1), D Toner (0-1), J McCusker (0-1).	Referee: C Browne (Galway)

Stadia and locations

Team	Location	Stadium	Stadium capacity
Derry	Derry	Celtic Park (Derry)	5,000
Down	Newry	Páirc Esler	20,000
Kerry	Tralee	Austin Stack Park	18,000
Kildare	Newbridge	St. Conleth's Park	4,000
London	Ruislip	Emerald GAA Grounds	5,000
Mayo	Castlebar	McHale Park	49,000
Meath	Navan	Páirc Tailteann	10,000
Wicklow	Aughrim	Aughrim County Ground	10,000

Statistics

Top scorers

Season

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Paul Braniff	Down	3-34	43	6	7.16
2	Shane Nolan	Kerry	2-31	37	4	9.33
2	Stephen Clynch	Meath	0-37	37	4	9.25
4	Andy O'Brien	Wicklow	5-19	34	3	11.33

Single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Andy O'Brien	Wicklow	3-10	19	Mayo
2	Stephen Clynch	Meath	0-15	15	Down
3	Kenny Feeney	Mayo	3-3	12	Wicklow
3	Shane Nolan	Kerry	1-9	12	Down
5	Paul Braniff	Down	2-5	11	Meath
	Sean Regan	Mayo	0-11	11	Kildare
	Stephen Clynch	Meath	0-11	11	Kildare
8	Andy O'Brien	Wicklow	1-6	9	Kildare
	Shane Nolan	Kerry	0-9	9	Down
	Paul Divilly	Kildare	0-9	9	Meath
	Shane Nolan	Kerry	0-9	9	Derry
	Declan Coulter	Armagh	0-9	9	Down

Miscellaneous

Down won their 1st championship in 16 years, last winning the 1997 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship.
Down are the second Ulster county to win the Christy Ring Cup, along with Antrim.

References

^ "Down 3-16 2-17 Kerry". BBC Sport. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
^ "Down 3-16 2-17 Kerry". Munster GAA. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
^ "High drama as last-minute goal seals Christy Ring Cup for Down". Breaking News. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2013.

External links

Christy Ring Cup fixtures

[1] "Down 3-16 2-17 Kerry". BBC Sport. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2013.

[2] "Down 3-16 2-17 Kerry". Munster GAA. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2013.

[3] "High drama as last-minute goal seals Christy Ring Cup for Down". Breaking News. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2013.

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2013 Christy Ring Cup

Contents

Team changes

To Championship

From Championship

Teams

General Information

Personnel and kits

Round 1

Matches

Round 2

Round 2A

Round 2B

Quarter-finals

Matches

Semi-finals

Matches

Final

Stadia and locations

Statistics

Top scorers

Season

Single game

Miscellaneous

See also

References

External links