2010 Christy Ring Cup

Dates

8 May
– 3 July 2010

Teams

Champions

Westmeath
Aaron Craig (captain)
Kevin Martin (manager)

Runners-up

Kerry
Colin Harris (captain)
John Meyler (manager)

Tournament statistics

Matches played

Goals scored

46 (3.54 per match)

Points scored

441 (33.92 per match)

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The 2010 Christy Ring Cup is the sixth staging of Ireland's second-tier hurling competition. Carlow are the current champions; however, they did not get the chance to defend their title due to their promotion to the GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship. The 2010 Christy Ring Cup final was held at Croke Park, Dublin.

Calendar

Round	Date
Round 1	Saturday 8 May 2010
Round 2A	Saturday 15 May 2010
Round 2B	Saturday 15 May 2010
Quarter-finals	Saturday 22 May 2010
Semi-finals	Saturday 5 June 2010
Final	Saturday 3 July 2010

Details

Participating counties

Team	Colours	Sponsor	Captain(s)	Manager(s)	Christy Ring Cup
Team	Colours	Sponsor	Captain(s)	Manager(s)	Winners	Runners-up
Derry	Red and white	Ladbrokes	Liam Hinphey	James O'Kane
Down	Red and black	Canal Court Hotel		Gerard Monan		2009
Kerry	Green and gold	Kerry Group	Colin Harris	John Meyler
Kildare	White	Tegral	Tony Murphy	Andy Comerford		2007
Mayo	Green and red	Elverys	Conor Ryan	Martin Brennan
Meath	Green and yellow	Comer Group	Michael Foley	Paul Reilly
Westmeath	Maroon and white	Hilamar Hotel	Aaron Craig	Kevin Martin	2007	2008
Wicklow	Blue and gold	Cosgrave Builders		Casey O'Brien

Structure

The tournament has a double elimination format - each team will play at least two games before being knocked out.

The eight teams play four Round 1 matches.
- The winners in Round 1 advance to Round 2A.
- The losers in Round 1 go into to Round 2B.
There are two Round 2A matches.
- The winners in Round 2A advance to the semi-finals.
- The losers in Round 2A go into to the quarter-finals.
There are two Round 2B matches.
- The winners in Round 2B advance to the quarter-finals.
- The losers in Round 2B go into the relegation playoff.
  - The losers of the relegation playoff are relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup for 2011.
There are two quarter-final matches between the Round 2A losers and Round 2B winners.
- The winners of the quarter-finals advance to the semi-finals.
- The losers of the quarter-finals are eliminated.
There are two semi-final matches between the Round 2A winners and the quarter-final winners.
- The winners of the semi-finals advance to the final.
- The losers of the semi-finals are eliminated.
The winners of the final win the Christy Ring Cup for 2010 and are promoted to the Liam McCarthy Cup 2011.

Fixtures

Round 1

Wicklow v Mayo

8 May 2010

Wicklow	1-19 - 2-12	Mayo
J O'Neill 0-12, A O'Brien 1-3, E Glynn, R Keddy 0-2 each	Report	C Hynes 2-1, B Moran 0-6, K Higgins 0-3, D McConn, D Dowling 0-1 each

Arklow
Referee: D. Copps (Cork)

Down v Kerry

8 May 2010

Down	1-19 - 0-27	Kerry
J Coyle 0-8, P Branniff 0-6, P Keith 1-0, C Woods, S Wilson 0-2 each, C O'Prey 0-1	Report	D O'Connell 0-11, J Egan 0-7, M Boyle 0-3, J-M Dooley, M Conway 0-2, S Young, Boyle 0-1 each

Páirc Esler, Newry
Referee: G. Devlin (Armagh)

Meath v Kildare

8 May 2010

Meath	1-10 - 2-18	Kildare
D Kirby 1-1, P Durnin 0-3, P Fagan 0-2, N Kirby, M Mullally, S Clynch, B Slevin 0-1 each	Report	D. Harney 1-3, M Fitzgerald 0-5, M Moloney 0-4, J Houlihan 1-0, T Murphy 0-2, D Carter, C Kenny, D Kennedy, M Divilly 0-1 each

Páirc Tailteann, Navan
Referee: O. Elliott (Antrim

Westmeath v Derry

8 May 2010

Westmeath	5-15 - 3-16 AET	Derry
B Murtagh 2-4, J Clarke, A Dermody, J Hardman 1-0 each, C Curley 0-3, E Price, S Bardon 0-2 each, J Shaw, A Mitchell, A Dowdall, E Loughlin 0-1 each	Report	R Convery 0-9, P McCloskey 2-0, P O'Kane 1-0, D Brunton 0-2, O McCloskey, C Brunton, M Conway, P Henry, A Grant 0-1 each

Cusack Park, Mullingar
Referee: S. Roche (Tipperary)

Round 2A

Kerry v Westmeath

15 May 2010
Round 2A

Kerry	3-14 - 2-11	Westmeath
D. O'Connell 1-9, J.M. Dooley, S. Nolan 1-0 each, J. Griffin, J. Egan 0-2 each, G. O'Brien 0-1	Report	B. Murtagh 0-6, D. Carty 2-0, J. Shaw, J. Clarke, E. Price, P. Gilsenan, A. Dermody 0-1 each

Austin Stack Park, Tralee
Referee: J. O'Mahony (Westmeath)

Kildare v Wicklow

15 May 2010
Round 2A

Kildare	1-19 - 1-16	Wicklow
D Harney 1-5, M Fitzgerald 0-4, M Moloney 0-3, D Carter 0-2, D Kennedy, T Murphy, C Kenny, A McAndrew, C Bonus 0-1 each	Report	J O'Neill 0-9, A O'Brien 1-3, D Hyland 0-2, MA O'Neill, C Kavanagh 0-1 each.

St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge
Referee: E. Morris (Dublin)

Round 2B

Mayo v Down

15 May 2010
Round 2B

Mayo	2-12 - 3-19	Down
R. Cullinane 1-3, N. Murphy 0-3, D. McDonnell 1-0, K. Higgins, D. McConn 0-2 each, C. Hynes ,B. Moran 0-1 each.	Report	J. Coyle 1-12, P. Braniff 1-4, A. Savage 1-1, S. Wilson, E. Clarke 0-1 each

Fr. O'Hara Park, Charlestown
Referee: A. Kelly (Galway)

Derry v Meath

15 May 2010
Round 2B

Derry	0-15 - 2-16	Meath
A Grant, P Henry, S McBride 0-4 each, R Convery 0-3	Report	N Hacket 0-8, N Kirby 2-0, N Mullally, P Keogh 0-2 each, D Kirby, S Donoghue, P Durnin, K Fagan 0-1 each.

Fr. McNally Park, Derry
Referee: R. Matthews (Antrim)

Quarter-finals

Westmeath v Down

22 May 2010
Quarter-final

Westmeath	2-21 - 1-18	Down
B Murtagh 0-8, D Carthy, J Clarke 1-1 each, P Greville, L Smith, B Leharte, S Bardon 0-2 each, A Mitchell, J Shaw, E Loughlin 0-1 each	Report	P Braniff 0-8, J Coyle 0-6, S Clarke 1-0, E Clarke 0-2, S Wilson, C Woods, C Coulter 0-1 each,

Páirc Tailteann, Navan
Referee: E. Hassan (Derry)

Wicklow v Meath

22 May 2010
Quarter-final

Wicklow	3-13 - 1-18	Meath
E Glynn 2-1, J O'Neill 1-4, A O'Brien 0-4, D Hyland 0-2, E Kearns, R Keddy 0-1 each	Report	N Horan 0-5, S Clynch 0-4; N Kirby 1-1, N Hackett 0-3, K Fagan 0-2, D Kirby, M Mullally, P Durnin 0-1 each

St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge
Referee: D. Richardson (Limerick

Semi-finals

Kildare v Westmeath

5 June 2010
Semi-final

Kildare	0-18 - 3-19	Westmeath
M Fitzgerald 0-9, D Kennedy, M Moloney, A McAndrew 0-2 each; Damien Byrne, M Divilly, P Fitzgerald 0-1 each	Report	B Murtagh 1-5, B Leharte 1-4, R Whelan, D Carthy 0-3 each, A Dermody 1-0, A Dowdall 0-2, A Mitchell, S Bardon 0-1 each

Páirc Tailteann, Navan
Referee: E. Morris (Dublin)

Kerry v Wicklow

5 June 2010
Semi-final

Kerry	2-17 - 2-14	Wicklow
D O'Connell 0-10, G O'Brien, M Boyle 1-1 each, J Egan, J M Dooley, S Nolan, C Harty, J Flaherty 0-1 each	Report	A O'Brien 2-2, J O'Neill 0-7, R Keddy 0-2, E Glynn 0-3

McDonagh Park, Nenagh
Referee: D. O Driscoll (Limerick

Final

Westmeath v Kerry

3 July 2010
Final

Westmeath	2-16 - 1-18	Kerry
P Greville 1-2, D Carthy 1-2, B Murtagh 0-4, S Bardon 0-3, J Clarke 0-2, E Loughlin, B Leharte 0-1 each		D O'Connell 0-8, J Egan 0-3, S Brick 1-0, J Griffin, M Boyle 0-2 each, M Conway, J Flaherty, S Nolan 0-1 each

Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: T. Carroll (Offaly)

Round 1
Round 2B

Round 2A
Quarter Finals

Semi Finals

Final

Kildare

2-18

Meath

1-10

Kildare

1-19

Wicklow

1-19

Wicklow

1-16

Mayo

2-12

Kildare

0-18

Westmeath

3-19

Westmeath

2-21

Mayo

2-12

Down

1-18

Down

3-19

Westmeath

2-16

Derry

0-15

Kerry

1-18

Meath

2-16

Meath

1-18

Wicklow

3-13

Wicklow

2-14

Relegation Playoff

Down

1-19

Kerry

2-17

Kerry

0-27

Kerry

3-14

Derry

Westmeath

5-15

Westmeath

2-11

Mayo

Derry

3-16

Scoring

Widest winning margin: 11 points
- Kildare 2-18 - 1-10 Meath (Round 1)
Most goals in a match: 8
- Westmeath 5-15 - 3-16 Derry (Round 1)
Most points in a match: 46
- Down 1-19 - 0-27 Kerry (Round 1)
Most goals by one team in a match: 5
- Westmeath 5-15 - 3-16 Derry (Round 1)
Most goals scored by a losing team: 3
- Derry 3-16 - 5-15 Westmeath (Round 1)
Most points scored by a losing team: 19
- Down 1-19 - 0-27 Kerry (Round 1)

Top scorers

Season

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Darragh O'Connell	Kerry	1-38	41	4	10.25
2	Jonathan O'Neill	Wicklow	2-32	38	4	9.50
3	Brendan Murtagh	Westmeath	3-27	36	5	7.20

Single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	James Coyle	Down	1-12	15	Mayo
2	Darragh O'Connell	Kerry	1-9	12	Westmeath
2	Jonathan O'Neill	Wicklow	0-12	12	Mayo
4	Darragh O'Connell	Kerry	0-11	11	Down
5	Brendan Murtagh	Westmeath	2-4	10	Derry
5	Darragh O'Connell	Kerry	0-10	10	Wicklow
7	Ruairí Convery	Derry	0-9	9	Westmeath
	Jonathan O'Neill	Wicklow	0-9	9	Kildare
	Martin FitzGerald	Kildare	0-9	9	Westmeath
10	Andy O'Brien	Wicklow	2-2	8	Kerry
	Brendan Murtagh	Westmeath	1-5	8	Kildare
	David Harney	Kildare	1-5	8	Wicklow
	Neil Hackett	Meath	0-8	8	Derry
	Brendan Murtagh	Westmeath	0-8	8	Down
	Paul Braniff	Down	0-8	8	Westmeath
	Darragh O'Connell	Kerry	0-8	8	Westmeath

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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