2019 Christy Ring Cup
Dates11 May – 22 June 2019
Teams8
ChampionsMeath
Runners-upDown
Official websitegaa.ie
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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

  • None

Relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup


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 Qualification
1 Down32019475194 Advance to Knockout Stage
2 Derry3201655694
3 Wicklow3201686534
4 Donegal30035687-310 Advance to Relegation Playoff

Round 1

11 May 2019 Round 1 Down 2-14 (20) - (29) 3-20 Derry Portaferry
Referee: Séan Stack
12 May 2019 Round 1 Donegal 1-15 (18) - (24) 4-12 Wicklow
Round 2
18 May 2019 Round 2 Derry 0-20 (20) - (17) 1-14 Donegal
18 May 2019 Round 2 Wicklow 2-19 (25) - (31) 2-25 Down
Round 3
1 June 2019 Round 3 Donegal 2-15 (21) - (43) 7-22 Down
Report
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 Meath33008548376 Advance to Knockout Stage
2 Roscommon3201675984
3 Kildare31025975-162
4 London30035382-290 Advance to Relegation Playoff

Round 1

19 May 2019 Round 1 Roscommon 0-20 (20) - (18) 1-15 Kildare
19 May 2019 Round 1 Meath 2-23 (29) - (13) 0-13 London
Round 2
19 May 2019 Round 2 Kildare 1-13 (16) - (33) 2-27 Meath
19 May 2019 Round 2 London 2-12 (18) - (28) 1-25 Roscommon
Round 3
1 June 2019 Round 3 Roscommon 0-19 (19) - (23) 0-23 Meath Athleague
Report
1 June 2019 Round 3 London 2-16 (22) - (25) 2-19 Kildare Ruislip
Report

Knockout stage

Bracket

Semi-Finals Final
      
Down 3-18
Roscommon 1-15
Down 2-15
Meath 4-19
Meath 3-24
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 Roscommon Inniskeen
3:00pm Report
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.

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.

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

  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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