2010 Christy Ring Cup

The 2010 Christy Ring Cup is the sixth staging of Ireland's second-tier hurling competition. Carlow were the reigning champions; however, they did not get the chance to defend their title due to their promotion to the GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship.

2010 Christy Ring Cup
Dates8 May
– 3 July 2010
Teams8
ChampionsWestmeath
Aaron Craig (captain)
Kevin Martin (manager)
Runners-upKerry
Colin Harris (captain)
John Meyler (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored46 (3.54 per match)
Points scored441 (33.92 per match)
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The 2010 Christy Ring Cup final was held at Croke Park, Dublin.

Westmeath defeated Kerry by a point.[1]

Team changes

To Championship

Relegated from the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

  • None

Promoted from the Nicky Rackard Cup

From Championship

Promoted to the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup

  • None

Teams

General Information
County Last Cup title Last Provincial title Last All-Ireland title Position in 2009 Championship Appearance
Derry — 2001 — Quarter-finals 5th
Down — 1997 — Runners-up 6th
Kerry — 1891 1891 Semi-finals 6th
Kildare — — — Quarter-finals 6th
Mayo — 1909 — Semi-finals 6th
Meath — — — Champions (Nicky Rackard Cup) 5th
Westmeath 2007 — — Round 2 5th
Wicklow — — — Round 2 6th

Personnel and kits
County Manager Captain(s) Sponsor
Derry Ladbrokes Liam Hinphey James O'Kane
Down Canal Court Hotel — Gerard Monan
Kerry Kerry Group Colin Harris John Meyler
Kildare Tegral Tony Murphy Andy Comerford
Mayo Elverys Conor Ryan Martin Brennan
Meath Comer Group Michael Foley Paul Reilly
Westmeath Hilamar Hotel Aaron Craig Kevin Martin
Wicklow Cosgrave Builders — Casey O'Brien

Format

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 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 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 MacCarthy Cup 2011.

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

Round 1

Matches
Wicklow1-19 - 2-12Mayo
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
Referee: D. Copps (Cork)
Down1-19 - 0-27Kerry
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
Referee: G. Devlin (Armagh)
Meath1-10 - 2-18Kildare
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
Referee: O. Elliott (Antrim
Westmeath5-15 - 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
Referee: S. Roche (Tipperary)

Round 2

Round 2A
Kerry3-14 - 2-11Westmeath
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
Referee: J. O'Mahony (Westmeath)
Kildare1-19 - 1-16Wicklow
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.
Referee: E. Morris (Dublin)

Round 2B
Mayo2-12 - 3-19Down
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)
Derry0-15 - 2-16Meath
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

Matches
Westmeath2-21 - 1-18Down
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,
Referee: E. Hassan (Derry)
Wicklow3-13 - 1-18Meath
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
Referee: D. Richardson (Limerick

Semi-finals

Matches
Kildare0-18 - 3-19Westmeath
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
Referee: E. Morris (Dublin)
Kerry2-17 - 2-14Wicklow
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
Referee: D. O Driscoll (Limerick

Final

Final
Westmeath2-16 - 1-18Kerry
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 Report 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
Referee: T. Carroll (Offaly)

Bracket
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

Stadia and locations
See also: List of Gaelic Athletic Association stadiums

Championship statistics

Overall
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
4 James Coyle Down 1-26 29 3 9.66

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

Scoring events
  • Widest winning margin: 11 points
  • Most goals in a match: 8
  • Most points in a match: 46
  • Most goals by one team in a match: 5
  • Most goals scored by a losing team: 3
  • Most points scored by a losing team: 19

Miscellaneous

References
  1. Single point seals Christy Ring Cup for Westmeath Irish Examiner
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