2010 Christy Ring Cup

2010 Christy Ring Cup
Dates 8 May
– 3 July 2010
Teams 8
Champions Westmeath
Aaron Craig (captain)
Kevin Martin (manager)
Runners-up Kerry
Colin Harris (captain)
John Meyler (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played 13
Goals scored 46 (3.54 per match)
Points scored 441 (33.92 per match)
2009 (Previous) (Next) 2011

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 1Saturday 8 May 2010
Round 2ASaturday 15 May 2010
Round 2BSaturday 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
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.

Fixtures

Round 1

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)

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)

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

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

Round 2A

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)

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

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)

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

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)

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

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)

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

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

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
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
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
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