Hurling tournament
2019 Christy Ring CupDates | 11 May – 22 June 2019 |
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Teams | 8 |
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Champions | Meath |
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Runners-up | Down |
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Official website | gaa.ie |
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← 2018 (Previous) | (Next) 2020 → | |
The 2019 Christy Ring Cup was the 15th staging of the Christy Ring Cup hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2005. It is the third tier[1] of senior inter-county hurling.
The competition began on 11 May 2019 and ended on 22 June 2019.
Kildare were the 2018 Christy Ring champions, defeating London by 3-19 to 1-11 in the final. Kildare lost the relegation/promotion game against Antrim and remained in the Christy Ring Cup in 2019.
Team changes
To Championship
Relegated from the Joe McDonagh Cup
Promoted from the Nicky Rackard Cup
From Championship
Promoted to the Joe McDonagh Cup
Relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup
In 2018 the Christy Ring Cup changed to an initial stage of two groups of four teams, having previously been held as a double elimination tournament. The 2019 competition retains this structure.
The top two teams in the two groups advance to the semi-finals with the winners meeting in the final.
Relegation and promotion
The 2019 Christy Ring champions contest will be automatically promoted to the 2020 Joe McDonagh Cup. This is a change to the 2018 format, where the champions had to contest a promotion/relegation playoff against the second-from-bottom team in the Joe McDonagh Cup. (This was because the 2018 Joe McDonagh Cup was contested by six teams, instead of the intended five, and while one McDonagh team had to be relegated for 2019, allowances also had to be made for a Christy Ring Cup team to be promoted on merit.)
The bottom teams meet in a relegation playoff with the losers relegated to the following year's Nicky Rackard Cup.
Group stage
Group 1
Group 1 Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | Diff | Pts | Qualification |
1 | Down | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 75 | 19 | 4 | Advance to Knockout Stage |
2 | Derry | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 56 | 9 | 4 |
3 | Wicklow | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 65 | 3 | 4 | |
4 | Donegal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 87 | -31 | 0 | Advance to Relegation Playoff |
Round 1
Down
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Derry 11 May 2019 Round 1 | Down | 2-14 (20) - (29) 3-20 | Derry | Portaferry |
| | | | Referee: Séan Stack |
Round 2
Derry
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Donegal 18 May 2019 Round 2 | Derry | 0-20 (20) - (17) 1-14 | Donegal | |
Wicklow
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Down 18 May 2019 Round 2 | Wicklow | 2-19 (25) - (31) 2-25 | Down | |
Round 3
Donegal
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Down 1 June 2019 Round 3 | Donegal | 2-15 (21) - (43) 7-22 | Down | |
| | Report | | |
Derry
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Wicklow 1 June 2019 Round 3 | Derry | 0-16 (16) - (19) 1-16 | Wicklow | |
| | Report | | |
Group 2
Group 2 Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | Diff | Pts | Qualification |
1 | Meath | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 48 | 37 | 6 | Advance to Knockout Stage |
2 | Roscommon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 59 | 8 | 4 |
3 | Kildare | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 75 | -16 | 2 | |
4 | London | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 82 | -29 | 0 | Advance to Relegation Playoff |
Round 1
Round 2
Kildare
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Meath 19 May 2019 Round 2 | Kildare | 1-13 (16) - (33) 2-27 | Meath | |
London
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Roscommon 19 May 2019 Round 2 | London | 2-12 (18) - (28) 1-25 | Roscommon | |
Round 3
Roscommon
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Meath 1 June 2019 Round 3 | Roscommon | 0-19 (19) - (23) 0-23 | Meath | Athleague |
| | Report | | |
London
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Kildare 1 June 2019 Round 3 | London | 2-16 (22) - (25) 2-19 | Kildare | Ruislip |
| | Report | | |
Knockout stage
Bracket
Semi-finals
The Group 1 winners play the Group 2 runners-up and the Group 2 winners play the Group 1 runners-up.
Down
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Roscommon 8 June 2019 | Down | 3-18 (27) - (18) 1-15 | Roscommon | Inniskeen |
3:00pm | | Report | | |
Meath
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Derry 8 June 2019 | Meath | 3-24 (33) - (24) 2-18 | Derry | Athletic Grounds |
2:00pm | | Report | | |
Final
The winners become the 2019 Christy Ring champions, and are automatically promoted to the 2020 Joe McDonagh Cup.
Down
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Meath 22 June 2019 Final | Down | 2-15 4-19 | Meath | Croke Park, Dublin |
2:00 pm | P Sheehan 1-8 (1-0 pen, 0-6f, 0-1 ’65’), D Sands 1-1, M Fisher, D Toner 0-2 each, E Sands, O McManus 0-1 each. | Report | J Regan 0-9 (0-4f, 0-3 ’65’), A Gannon 2-3, N Potterton 1-1, C O’Sullivan 1-0, B Slevin 0-2, S Brennan, D Healy, A Douglas, J Keena 0-1 each. | Referee: Sean Stack (Dublin) |
Relegation playoff
The bottom teams in the two groups meet in a relegation playoff. The losers are relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup and are replaced by the Nicky Rackard Champions.
London
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Donegal 8 June 2019 | London | 2-18 (24) - (17) 1-14 | Donegal | Crossmaglen |
2:00 pm | | | | |
London retain Christy Ring Cup status for 2020 while Donegal are relegated to the 2020 Nicky Rackard Cup.
Stadia and locations
Championship statistics
Top scorers
Overall
Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
1 | | | | | | |
In a single game
Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
1 | | | | | |
Scoring events
Miscellaneous
See also
References
- ^ Hurling tiers - 1. All-Ireland (Liam MacCarthy Cup) 2. Joe McDonagh Cup 3. Christy Ring Cup 4. Nicky Rackard Cup 5. Lory Meagher Cup
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- Liam MacCarthy Cup (Tier 1)
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- Lory Meagher Cup (Tier 5)
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