2019 Christy Ring Cup

The 2019 Christy Ring Cup is 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.

2019 Christy Ring Cup
Dates11 May – 22 June, 2019
Teams8
ChampionsMeath
Runners-up Down
Official websitegaa.ie
← 2018 (Previous) (Next) 2020 →

The competition began on 11 May 2019 and will end on 22 June.

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.

Competition Format

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
1 Down (Q)32019475194
2 Derry (Q)3201655694
3 Wicklow 3201686534
4 Donegal (R)30035687-310
  • (Q) = qualified for Christy Ring Cup semi-finals
  • (R) = relegated to 2020 Nicky Rackard Cup

Group 1 Rounds 1 to 3
Group 1 Round 1
11 May 2019 Round 1Down 2-14 (20) - (29) 3-20 DerryPortaferry
Referee: Séan Stack
12 May 2019 Round 1Donegal 1-15 (18) - (24) 4-12 Wicklow
Group 1 Round 2
18 May 2019 Round 2Derry 0-20 (20) - (17) 1-14 Donegal
18 May 2019 Round 2Wicklow 2-19 (25) - (31) 2-25 Down
Group 1 Round 3
1 June 2019 Round 3Donegal 2-15 (21) - (43) 7-22 Down
Report
1 June 2019 Round 3Derry 0-16 (16) - (19) 1-16 Wicklow
Report

Group 2

Group 2 Table
Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts
1 Meath (Q)33008548376
2 Roscommon (Q)3201675984
3 Kildare 31025975-162
4 London 30035382-290
  • (Q) = qualified for Christy Ring Cup semi-finals
  • (R) = relegated to 2020 Nicky Rackard Cup

Group 2 Rounds 1 to 3
Group 2 Round 1
19 May 2019 Round 1Roscommon 0-20 (20) - (18) 1-15 Kildare
19 May 2019 Round 1Meath 2-23 (29) - (13) 0-13 London
Group 2 Round 2
19 May 2019 Round 2Kildare 1-13 (16) - (33) 2-27 Meath
19 May 2019 Round 2London 2-12 (18) - (28) 1-25 Roscommon
Group 2 Round 3
01 June 2019 Round 3Roscommon 0-19 (19) - (23) 0-23 MeathAthleague
Report
01 June 2019 Round 3London 2-16 (22) - (25) 2-19 KildareRuislip
Report

Knockout stage

Bracket
Semi-Finals Final
      
1A Down 3-18
2B Roscommon 1-15
1A Down 2-15
1B Meath 4-19
1B Meath 3-24
2A Derry 2-18

Semi-finals

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

8 June 2019 Down 3-18 (27) - (18) 1-15 RoscommonInniskeen
3:00pm Report
8 June 2019 Meath 3-24 (33) - (24) 2-18 DerryAthletic Grounds
2:00pm Report

Final

The winners become the 2019 Christy Ring champions, and are automatically promoted to the 2020 Joe McDonagh Cup.

22 June 2019 FinalDown 2-15 4-19 MeathCroke 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)

Christy Ring 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.

8 June 2019 London 2-18 (24) - (17) 1-14 DonegalCrossmaglen
2:00 pm

London retain Christy Ring Cup status for 2020; Donegal are relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup.

Statistics

Top scorers

Updated to xx May 2019

Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1
2
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1

References
  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
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