2018 Christy Ring Cup

2018 Christy Ring Cup
Dates	12 May – 23 June, 2018
Teams	8
Champions	Kildare (2nd title); Brian Byrne (captain); Joe Quaid (manager)
Runners-up	London; Liam Gavaghan (captain); Ciaran Deely (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
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The 2018 Christy Ring Cup was the 14th 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 will begin in April 2018 and is scheduled to end in June 2018.

Carlow were the 2017 champions, beating Antrim in the final. Both teams were included in the counties competing in the newly created Joe McDonagh Cup. Roscommon lost their play-off match against Mayo in 2017 – normally Roscommon would have been relegated but they remained in the 2018 Christy Ring Cup as a result of the restructuring of the hurling championship tiers.^[2]

Format

Beginning in 2018, the Christy Ring Cup changed to an initial stage of two groups of four teams. Previously it was a double elimination tournament. The top two teams from both groups advance to the semi-finals. In 2018, teams at the bottom of each group will automatically be relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup for 2019. In subsequent years, the bottom teams will meet in a relegation playoff to decide the one team relegated to the following year's Nicky Rackard Cup.

The Christy Ring champions contest a promotion/relegation playoff with the second bottom team in the Joe McDonagh Cup with the winner earning the right to compete in the 2019 Joe McDonagh Cup.

Following the creation of the Joe McDonagh Cup in 2018, the Christy Ring Cup was reclassified as tier 3 (it was previously tier 2).

Group stage

Group 1

Group 1 Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts
1	Kildare (Q)	3	3	0	89	58	31	6
2	Wicklow (Q)	3	2	1	72	64	8	4
3	Roscommon	3	1	2	48	71	-22	2
4	Mayo (R)	3	0	3	46	63	-17	0

(Q) = qualified for Christy Ring Cup semi-finals
(R) = relegated to 2019 Nicky Rackard Cup

Group 1 Rounds 1 to 3

Group 1 Round 1

12 May 2018 Round 1	Kildare	4-26 - 1-09	Roscommon	St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge
	B Cormack 0-15 (11fs, 1 '65'); M Fitzgerald 3-3; S Ryan 1-0; P Divilly 0-3 (1f); É O'Neill, M Grace, N O'Muineacháin, M Purcell, K Whelan 0-1 each.	Report	N Connaughton 1-2; D Glynn 0-4 (2fs); J Keane (f), J Kilkenny, R Fallon (f), A Moore 0-1 each.	Referee: S Hynes (Galway)

12 May 2018 Round 1	Wicklow	1-20 - 2-11	Mayo	Joule Park, Aughrim
	A O'Brien 0-8 (5f), M Lee 0-4, S Germaine 1-1, C Moorehouse, PJ Nolan 0-2 each, G Byrne, D Staunton, G O'Brien 0-1 each.	Report	K Feeney 0-9 (8f), C Scahill, E Ryan 1-0 each, P Kiely, S Boland 0-1 each.	Referee: P Burke (Kilkenny)

Group 1 Round 2

19 May 2018 Round 2	Mayo	1-15 - 2-14	Kildare	MacHale Park, Castlebar
	K Feeney 0-9 (7f)), K Higgins 1-1, B Morley, S Boland, E Ryan, P Kiely and D O'Brien (1f) 0-1 each.	Report	S Ryan 1-2, B Cormack 0-4 (4f), B Sheridan 1-1, P Divilly 0-3 (1f), N O'Muineachain, K Whelan, C Bonus and B Deay 0-1 each.	Referee: R McGann (Clare)

19 May 2018 Round 2	Roscommon	0-16 - 2-16	Wicklow	Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
	D Glynn 0-10 (5f, 1 '65), M Byrne, S Curley (sideline), E Flanagan, K Hardiman, W Boyle, N Connaughton 0-1 each.	Report	A O'Brien 1-4 (1-0 pen, 2 '65s, 1f), M Lee 0-4 (1f), D Staunton 1-0, PJ Nolan, R Keddy,C Moorehouse (1f) 0-2 each,E Kearns, G O'Brien 0-1 each.	Referee: N Wall (Cork)

Group 1 Round 3

2 June 2018 Round 3	Wicklow	3-18 - 4-19	Kildare	Joule Park, Aughrim
	A O'Brien 0-7 (2f), R Keddy 2-0, PJ Nolan 0-5, E Donohue 1-1, P Keane, G Byrne, P Doyle, G O'Brien, M Lee 0-1 each.	Report	J Sheridan 2-5 (1 sl), M Fitzgerald 2-1, B Cormack (3f), S Ryan 0-3 each, J Burke (1f), B Byrne 0-2 each, C Bonus, K Whelan, P Divilly 0-1 each.	Referee: T Walsh (Waterford)

2 June 2018 Round 3	Roscommon	1-17 - 0-11	Mayo	Athleague Sportsfield, Athleague
	D Glynn 1-3 (1-3f), J Keane 0-5 (5f), C Kenny 0-3, R Fallon 0-2, S Curley (s/l), N Connaughton, H Rooney, C Egan 0-1 each.	Report	S Boland 0-5 (5f), K Higgins & C Freeman 0-2 (1f) each, K Feeney (f) & B Morley 0-1 each.	Referee: S Stack (Dublin)

Group 2

Group 2 Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts
1	London (Q)	3	2	1	88	60	28	4
2	Derry (Q)	3	2	1	89	65	24	4
3	Down	3	2	1	92	69	23	4
4	Armagh (R)	3	0	3	39	114	-75	0

London, Derry and Down all finished on four league points and were ranked on score difference.

(Q) = qualified for Christy Ring Cup semi-finals
(R) = relegated to 2019 Nicky Rackard Cup

Group 2 Rounds 1 to 3

Group 2 Round 1

12 May 2018 Round 1	Derry	1-18 - 1-20	London	Dean McGlinchey Park, Ballinascreen
1:00 pm	C O'Doherty 0-11 (9fs), S McGuigan 1-0, N Waldron 0-3, C McKaigue 0-2, M McGuigan, C Waldron 0-1.	Report	A Sheehan 0-10 (6fs), K O'Loughlin 1-2, R Murphy 0-3 (2fs), K Reid, F Collins, H Vaughan, C Nelson, J Troy 0-1 each.	Referee: J Keane (Galway)

12 May 2018 Round 1	Down	6-21 - 0-11	Armagh	McKenna Park, Ballycran
	D Sands 3-3, P Sheehan 0-7 (5fs), E Sands 1-3, O McManus 1-1, D McManus 1-0, M Magee, D Toner, C Bailie 0-2 each, M Fisher 0-1.	Report	N Curry 0-7 (6fs), D McCreesh 0-2, S Renaghan, D Magee 0-1 each.	Referee: A Devine (Westmeath)

Group 2 Round 2

19 May 2018 Round 2	Armagh	1-14 - 2-30	Derry	Athletic Grounds, Armagh
1:00 pm	D McCreesh 0-5, S Renaghan 1-1,C Rice 0-2, E McGuinness, D McKenna, J Corvan, N Curry (f), D Gaffney, S Toal 0-1 each	Report	A Grant 0-7 (4f, 1 '65); B Cassidy 0-6 (3f),M McGrath 1-3; N Waldron 1-1, S McGuigan 0-4; D Cartin, M McGuigan, G Bradley, C Waldron 0-2 each; P Cleary 0-1.	Referee: L Gordon (Galway)

20 May 2018 Round 2	London	1-23 - 2-22	Down	McGovern Park, Ruislip
2:30pm	C Nelson 1-6, A Sheehan 0-7 (2f, 1 '65'), S Lawless 0-4, K O'Loughlin 0-3, C Burke 0-2, R Murphy 0-1 (1f).	Report	D Toner 1-6, P Sheehan 0-7 (5f, 1 '65'), D Sands 1-2, P Og McCrickard 0-4, C Bailie 0-2, D McManus 0-1.	Referee: P Murphy (Carlow)

Group 2 Round 3

2 June 2018 Round 3	Derry	1-29 - 2-19	Down	Watty Graham Park, Maghera
1:00 pm	C O'Doherty 1-17 (16f), M McGrath 0-3, B Cassidy, A Grant 0-2 each, R Convery (f), M McGuigan, C McKaigue, N Waldron, C Waldron 0-1 each.	Report	P Sheehan 0-9 (6f), D Sands 2-0, D McManus 0-3, O McManus 0-2, E Sands, P McCrickard, C Bailie, D Toner, R Branagan 0-1 each.

2 June 2018 Round 3	Armagh	0-11 – 4-27	London	Athletic Grounds, Armagh
1:00 pm	C McAnallen 0-5 (5f), E McGuinness, S Renaghan, D McCreesh 0-2 each.	Report	C Nelson 0-6, S Lawless 1-2, A Sheehan (1f, 2'65's'), M Duggan, C Burke 0-4 each, J Troy 1-1, M Dwyer 0-3, F Collins 1-0, H Vaughan 1-0 M Ivors (f), R Murphy, C McAlinden 0-1 each.	Referee: A Devine (Westmeath)

Christy Ring Cup - Knockout stage

Semi-finals

The Group 1 winners play the Group 2 runners-up and the Group 2 winners play the Group 1 runners-up.

9 June 2018

Semi-final

London	2-28 - 2-14	Wicklow
A Sheehan 0-13 (6fs, 2 65s); S Lawless 2-1; H Vaughan 0-3; M Dwyer, J Troy, M Duggan 0-2 each; C Burke, S Conlon, M Ivors, S Lohan, R Murphy 0-1 each	Report	A O'Brien 1-5; (0-3fs, 0-1 65); G O'Brien 1-1; P Doyle 0-3; D Staunton 0-2; R Keddy, S Kelly, E Donoghue 0-1 each

Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow

Referee: J O'Brien (Laois)

10 June 2018

Semi-final

Kildare	3-18 - 2-13	Derry
J Sheridan 2-0, B Cormack 0-5f, J Burke 0-4(2f), M Fitzgerald 1-1, S Ryan 0-2, M Moloney, M Grace, N O’Muineacháin, B Byrne, P Divilly and K Whelan 0-1 each	Report	C O’Doherty 0-6(5f), S McGuigan 1-2, B Rogers 1-1, G Bradley 0-2, P Cleary and C Waldron 0-1 each

Grattan Park, Inniskeen

Final

23 June 20182:00 pm

Final

London	1-11 - 3-19	Kildare
A Sheehan 0-6 (5f), C Nelson 1-0, K O’Loughlin 0-2 (2f), S Lawless, J Troy D O’Regan 0-1 each	Report	James Burke 0-8, Jack Sheridan 2-1, Shane Ryan 1-0, Eanna O'Neill 0-2, Mark Delaney 0-2, Niall Ó Muineacháin 0-2, Paul Divily 0-1, Martin Fitzgerald 0-1, Brian Byrne 0-1, Kevin Whelan 0-1

Croke Park, Dublin

Referee: Patrick Murphy (Carlow)

Joe McDonagh/Christy Ring relegation/promotion playoff

30 June 2018

Relegation/Promotion

Antrim	3-23 - 1-17	Kildare
	Report

Athletic Grounds

Antrim retain their place in the Joe McDonagh Cup for 2019, while Kildare remain in the Christy Ring Cup for 2019.

Christy Ring/Nicky Rackard relegation

In 2018, two teams Armagh and Mayo, are relegated to the 2019 Nicky Rackard Cup. No playoff is therefore required.

Statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Updated to 2 June 2018

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Cormac O'Doherty	Derry	1-28	31	2	15.50
2	Daithí Sands	Down	6-05	23	3	7.66
2	Paul Sheehan	Down	0-23	23	3	7.66
3	Andy O'Brien	Wicklow	1-19	22	3	7.33
3	Barry Cormack	Kildare	0-22	22	3	7.33
4	Aaron Sheehan	London	0-21	21	3	7.00
5	Daniel Glynn	Roscommon	1-17	20	3	6.66
6	Martin Fitzgerald	Kildare	5-04	19	3	6.33
6	Kenny Feeney	Mayo	0-19	19	3	6.33
7	Colin Nelson	London	1-13	16	3	5.33

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Cormac O'Doherty	Derry	1-17	20	Down
2	Barry Cormack	Kildare	0-15	15	Roscommon
3	Aaron Sheehan	London	0-13	13	Wicklow
4	Daithí Sands	Down	3-03	12	Armagh
4	Martin Fitzgerald	Kildare	3-03	12	Roscommon
6	Jack Sheridan	Kildare	2-05	11	Wicklow
6	Cormac O'Doherty	Derry	0-11	11	London
8	Aaron Sheehan	London	0-10	10	Derry
8	Daniel Glynn	Roscommon	0-10	10	Wicklow

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
↑ Healy, Paul (25 May 2017). "Hurlers get that sinking feeling again". Roscommon People. Retrieved 29 October 2017.

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[1] Hurling tiers - 1. All-Ireland (Liam MacCarthy Cup) 2. Joe McDonagh Cup 3. Christy Ring Cup 4. Nicky Rackard Cup 5. Lory Meagher Cup

[2] Healy, Paul (25 May 2017). "Hurlers get that sinking feeling again". Roscommon People. Retrieved 29 October 2017.

Christy Ring Cup
Participants	Armagh Derry Down London Kildare Mayo Roscommon Wicklow
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