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.

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

Group 2B

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

Group 2C

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

Group 2D

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

Relegation play-offs

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

Semi-finals

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
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

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