2010 Christy Ring Cup

2010 Christy Ring Cup
Dates	8 May; – 3 July 2010
Teams	8
Champions	Westmeath ; Aaron Craig (captain); Kevin Martin (manager)
Runners-up	Kerry; Colin Harris (captain); John Meyler (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	13
Goals scored	46 (3.54 per match)
Points scored	441 (33.92 per match)
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The 2010 Christy Ring Cup was the sixth edition of the Christy Ring Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2005 and is the second-tier of Hurling for senior county teams (the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship is the first-tier trophy). It is contested by eight GAA county teams ranked 14–21 in the 2010 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.

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.

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

Meath

From Championship

Promoted to the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Carlow

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

8 May 2010

Wicklow	1-19 - 2-12	Mayo
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

Arklow

Referee: D. Copps (Cork)

8 May 2010

Down	1-19 - 0-27	Kerry
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

Páirc Esler, Newry

Referee: G. Devlin (Armagh)

8 May 2010

Meath	1-10 - 2-18	Kildare
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

Páirc Tailteann, Navan

Referee: O. Elliott (Antrim

8 May 2010

Westmeath	5-15 - 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

Cusack Park, Mullingar

Referee: S. Roche (Tipperary)

Round 2

Round 2A

15 May 2010
Round 2A

Kerry	3-14 - 2-11	Westmeath
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

Austin Stack Park, Tralee

Referee: J. O'Mahony (Westmeath)

15 May 2010
Round 2A

Kildare	1-19 - 1-16	Wicklow
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.

St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge

Referee: E. Morris (Dublin)

Round 2B

15 May 2010
Round 2B

Mayo	2-12 - 3-19	Down
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)

15 May 2010
Round 2B

Derry	0-15 - 2-16	Meath
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

22 May 2010
Quarter-final

Westmeath	2-21 - 1-18	Down
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,

Páirc Tailteann, Navan

Referee: E. Hassan (Derry)

22 May 2010
Quarter-final

Wicklow	3-13 - 1-18	Meath
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

St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge

Referee: D. Richardson (Limerick

Semi-finals

Matches

5 June 2010
Semi-final

Kildare	0-18 - 3-19	Westmeath
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

Páirc Tailteann, Navan

Referee: E. Morris (Dublin)

5 June 2010
Semi-final

Kerry	2-17 - 2-14	Wicklow
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

McDonagh Park, Nenagh

Referee: D. O Driscoll (Limerick

Final

3 July 2010
Final

Westmeath	2-16 - 1-18	Kerry
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

Croke Park, Dublin

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

Championship statistics

Top scorers

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
2	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
5	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
- Kildare 2-18 - 1-10 Meath (Round 1)
Most goals in a match: 8
- Westmeath 5-15 - 3-16 Derry (Round 1)
Most points in a match: 46
- Down 1-19 - 0-27 Kerry (Round 1)
Most goals by one team in a match: 5
- Westmeath 5-15 - 3-16 Derry (Round 1)
Most goals scored by a losing team: 3
- Derry 3-16 - 5-15 Westmeath (Round 1)
Most points scored by a losing team: 19
- Down 1-19 - 0-27 Kerry (Round 1)

Miscellaneous

References

^ Single point seals Christy Ring Cup for Westmeath Irish Examiner

[1] Single point seals Christy Ring Cup for Westmeath Irish Examiner

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