2010 Christy Ring Cup

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2010 Christy Ring Cup
Dates8 May
– 3 July 2010
Teams8
Champions Westmeath
Aaron Craig (captain)
Kevin Martin (manager)
Runners-up Kerry
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 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.

Contents

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

Promoted from the Nicky Rackard Cup

From Championship

Promoted to the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup

Teams

General Information

County Last Cup titleLast Provincial titleLast All-Ireland titlePosition in 2009 ChampionshipAppearance
Colours of Derry.svg Derry — 2001 —Quarter-finals5th
Colours of Down.svg Down — 1997 —Runners-up6th
Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry — 1891 1891 Semi-finals6th
Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare ———Quarter-finals6th
Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo — 1909 —Semi-finals6th
Colours of Meath.svg Meath ———Champions (Nicky Rackard Cup)5th
Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath 2007 ——Round 25th
Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow ———Round 26th

Personnel and kits

County Manager Captain(s) Sponsor
Colours of Derry.svg Derry Ladbrokes Liam Hinphey James O'Kane
Colours of Down.svg Down Canal Court Hotel— Gerard Monan
Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry Kerry Group Colin Harris John Meyler
Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare TegralTony Murphy Andy Comerford
Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo Elverys Conor Ryan Martin Brennan
Colours of Meath.svg Meath Comer GroupMichael FoleyPaul Reilly
Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath Hilamar Hotel Aaron Craig Kevin Martin
Colours of Wicklow.svg 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.

Calendar

RoundDate
Round 1Saturday 8 May 2010
Round 2ASaturday 15 May 2010
Round 2BSaturday 15 May 2010
Quarter-finalsSaturday 22 May 2010
Semi-finalsSaturday 5 June 2010
FinalSaturday 3 July 2010

Round 1

Matches

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)
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)
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
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

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)
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

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)
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

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)
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

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)
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

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
Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare 2-18
Colours of Meath.svg Meath 1-10 Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare 1-19
Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow 1-19 Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow 1-16
Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo 2-12 Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare 0-18
Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath 3-19
Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath 2-21
Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo 2-12 Colours of Down.svg Down 1-18
Colours of Down.svg Down 3-19 Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath 2-16
Colours of Derry.svg Derry 0-15 Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry 1-18
Colours of Meath.svg Meath 2-16 Colours of Meath.svg Meath 1-18
Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow 3-13
Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow 2-14 Relegation Playoff
Colours of Down.svg Down 1-19 Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry 2-17
Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry 0-27 Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry 3-14 Colours of Derry.svg Derry
Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath 5-15 Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath 2-11 Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo
Colours of Derry.svg Derry 3-16

Stadia and locations

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1 Darragh O'Connell Kerry 1-3841410.25
2Jonathan O'Neill Wicklow 2-323849.50
3 Brendan Murtagh Westmeath 3-273657.20
4James Coyle Down 1-262939.66

Single game

RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1 James Coyle Down 1-1215 Mayo
2 Darragh O'Connell Kerry 1-912 Westmeath
Jonathan O'Neill Wicklow 0-1212 Mayo
4 Darragh O'Connell Kerry 0-1111 Down
5 Brendan Murtagh Westmeath 2-410 Derry
Darragh O'Connell Kerry 0-1010 Wicklow
7 Ruairí Convery Derry 0-99 Westmeath
Jonathan O'Neill Wicklow 0-99 Kildare
Martin Fitzgerald Kildare 0-99 Westmeath
10 Andy O'Brien Wicklow 2-28 Kerry
Brendan Murtagh Westmeath 1-58 Kildare
David Harney Kildare 1-58 Wicklow
Neil Hackett Meath 0-88 Derry
Brendan Murtagh Westmeath 0-88 Down
Paul Braniff Down 0-88 Westmeath
Darragh O'Connell Kerry 0-88 Westmeath

Scoring events

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