2012 Christy Ring Cup

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2012 Christy Ring Cup
Dates5 May
– 9 June 2012
Teams8
Champions London
Colm Quinn (captain)
Éamonn Phelan (manager)
Runners-up Wicklow
Enan Glynn (captain)
Casey O'Brien (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored49 (3.5 per match)
Points scored455 (32.5 per match)
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The 2012 Christy Ring Cup was the eighth season of the Christy Ring Cup since its establishment in 2005.

Contents

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

Team info

A total of eight teams contested the Christy Ring Cup, including seven sides from the 2011 Christy Ring Cup and London, who were promoted as champions of the 2011 Nicky Rackard Cup. [1] London again ended the season as champions, this time in the Christy Ring Cup, thus securing promotion to the top tier of hurling, the All-Ireland Championship, in 2013.

While both Armagh and Mayo had failed to win any of their (two) games in the 2011 Christy Ring Cup, Mayo retained their place in the 2012 edition with Armagh being relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup for 2012 without a playoff game; Mayo had the longest tenure as a Christy Ring Cup member having competed in every season since the inaugural one in 2005 while Armagh had only joined the Christy Ring Cup in 2011, having won the previous year's Nicky Rackard Cup. [2]

Teams

General Information

County Last Cup titleLast Provincial titleLast All-Ireland titlePosition in 2011 ChampionshipAppearance
Colours of Derry.svg Derry — 2001 —Quarter-finals7th
Colours of Down.svg Down — 1997 —Semi-finals8th
Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry 2011 1891 1891 Champions8th
Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare ———Semi-finals8th
London —— 1901 Champions (Nicky Rackard Cup)4th
Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo — 1909 —Round 28th
Meath ———Quarter-finals7th
Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow ———Runners-up8th

Personnel and kits

County Manager Captain(s) Sponsor

Stadia and locations

TeamLocationStadiumStadium capacity
Derry Derry Celtic Park (Derry) 5,000
Down Newry Páirc Esler 20,000
Kerry Tralee Austin Stack Park 18,000
Kildare Newbridge St. Conleth's Park 4,000
London Ruislip Emerald GAA Grounds 5,000
Mayo Castlebar McHale Park 49,000
Meath Navan Páirc Tailteann 10,000
Wicklow Aughrim Aughrim County Ground 10,000

Format

The tournament has a double elimination format - each team will play at least two games before being knocked out.

Round 1

5 May 2012 Wicklow 2-20 - 2-15 Kerry Aughrim County Ground, Aughrim
14:30J O'Neill 0-11 (8f), A O'Brien 1-5, W O'Gorman 1-0, E Kearns 0-2, R Keddy, C Moorehouse 0-1 each. Report S Nolan 1-3, M Boyle 1-1, S Brick (3f), D O'Connell (1f) 0-4 each, W O'Dwyer 0-3.Referee: D Hughes (Carlow)
5 May 2012 Mayo 0-17 - 0-19 Down McHale Park, Castlebar
14:30K Feeney 0-11 (10f), D McTighe 0-2, B Hunt, K Higgins, P Connell, C Freeman 0-1 each. Report P Braniff 0-8 (7f, 1 '65), P Sheehan 0-3, D Toner, A O'Prey, C Mageann 0-2 each, M Ennis, M Turley 0-1 each.Referee: S Hourigan (Limerick)
5 May 2012 Derry 1-22 - 2-18 Kildare Celtic Park, Derry
14:30P Henry 0-12fs, O McCloskey 1-1, P Kelly 0-3 (2fs, 1 65), C Gilmore 0-2, K Hinphey, L Hinphey, A Grant, S McGuigan 0-1 each. Report P Divilly 2-5 (3fs), M Moloney 0-4, J Enright 0-3 (2fs), R Hoban (65), D Butler, G Tynan, T Murphy, D Harney, C Kenny 0-1 each.Referee: G Duffy (Antrim)
6 May 2012 Meath 4-8 - 3-10 London Páirc Tailteann, Navan
13:00S Clynch 2-2, S Heavey 1-2, P Durnin 1-1, N Kirby 0-3. Report M Finn 1-2, J Maher, K Walsh 1-0 each, J Egan 0-3, M Walsh, C Quinn, E Cooney, P Sloane, H Vaughan 0-1 each.Referee: P Murphy (Carlow)

Round 2

Round 2A

12 May 2012 Wicklow 1-18 - 2-11 Derry Aughrim County Ground, Aughrim
J O'Neill 0-8 (6f, 1 '65), J Connors 1-0, A O'Brien 0-3, C Moorehouse 0-2, T Doyle, E Kearns, G Bermingham, S Kelly, E Glynn 0-1 each. Report P Henry 0-9 (7f, 1 '65), P McCloskey, B Quigley 1-0 each, A Grant 0-2.
12 May 2012 Down 2-23 - 1-19 Meath Páirc Esler, Newry
P Braniff 1-8 (6f), A O'Prey, M Turley 0-3 each, C Mageean 1-0, P Sheehan, F Conway, C Bailie 0-2 each, D Hobbs, C Woods, A Savage 0-1 each. Report N Kirby 0-8 (6f), P Durnin 0-5, J Kelly 1-0, S Clynch 0-2, S Heavey, J Togher, S Donoghue, P Conneely 0-1 each.

Round 2B

12 May 2012 Kildare 2-21 - 1-16 Kerry St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge
M Moloney 2-3, M Fitzgerald 0-6, P Divilly 0-5 (3f), C Kenny 0-2, D Butler, T Murphy, G Keegan, D Harney, J Enright (f) 0-1 each. Report S Brick 1-8 (7f, 1-0 pen), W O'Dwyer 0-4, M Boyle 0-2 (1f), D Dineen, D O'Connell (f) 0-1 each.
12 May 2012 London 2-15 - 3-10 Mayo Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip
M Finn 1-9 (5f), J Maher 1-2, J Egan 0-2, S Ryan, H Vaughan 0-1 each. Report B Hunt 2-0, K Feeney 0-5 (5f), C Freeman 1-0 D McDonnell, K Higgins (1f) 0-2 each, D O'Brien 0-1.

Quarter-finals

19 May 2012 Derry 1-15 - 3-11 London Celtic Park, Derry
14:00P Henry 1-6 (4fs, 1 65), P McCloskey, A Grant, S Farren 0-2 each, O McCloskey, S McGuigan, P Kelly 0-1 each. Report M Finn 1-4 (2fs, 1 65), L Hand 2-0, J Egan 0-4, P Sloane, J Maher, S Egan 0-1 each.Referee: G Duffy (Antrim)
19 May 2012 Meath 1-16 - 0-16 Kildare Páirc Tailteann, Navan
14:30S Clynch (0-7, 5 frees), J Kelly (1-2), N Kirby (0-4, 4 frees), S Morris (0-1), J Toher (0-1), P Durnin (0-1). Report P Divilly (0-6, 5 frees), J Enright (0-3, 1 free), C Kenny (0-3), D Harney (0-2), M Moloney (0-2).Referee: O Elliot (Antrim)

Semi-finals

26 May 2012 Down 1-21 - 1-21
(aet)		 London Páirc Esler, Newry
P Braniff 0-8 (7fs, 2 65s), M Turley 0-6 (2fs), C Woods 1-1, P Sheehan 0-4, D Hughes, A Savage 0-1 each. Report P Sloane 0-7 (6fs), M Finn 0-5fs, T Dunne 1-1, J Maher 0-3, PJ Roe, K Walsh 0-2 each, S Egan 0-1.Referee: P Murphy (Carlow)
26 May 2012 Wicklow 3-17 - 2-12 Meath Arklow
A O’Brien 1-5, J O’Neill 0-9 (3fs, 1 65), C Moorehouse 1-1, W O’Gorman 1-0, Enan Glynn, T Doyle 0-1 each. Report S Clinch 1-4 (1f, 2 65s), D Doran 1-3, N Kirby 0-3 (2fs), P Durnin, N Horan 0-1 each.Referee: T Carroll (Offaly)
2 June 2012Replay London 2-16 - 2-13
(aet)		 Down Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip
M Finn 1-4 (4f), K Walsh 0-4, J Maher 0-3, L Hand 1-0, PJ Rowe 0-2, T Dunne, J Egan, T Hogan 0-1 each. Report C Woods 1-8 (1-0pen, 6f, 1 ‘65’), M Ennis 1-0, F Conway, E Clarke 0-2 each, P Sheehan 0-1 (1f).Referee: T Carroll (Offaly)

Final

9 June 2012 Wicklow 1-17 - 4-18 London Croke Park, Dublin
J O’Neill 0-11(6fs, 1 45); E Glynn 1-1; E Kearns, A O’Brien 0-2 each; W O’Gorman, E Dunne 0-1 each. Report J Maher 3-4; M Finn 1-5(fs); J Egan 0-4; C Quinn 0-2; P Sloane, K Walsh, T Dunne 0-1 each.

Statistics

Top scorers

Overall

RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1 Martin Finn London 5-294467.33
2 Jonathan O'Neill Wicklow 0-393949.75
3 Paddy Henry Derry 1-2730310.00
4 Jonathan Maher London 5-132864.66
5 Paul Braniff Down 1-242739.00
6 Stephen Clynch Meath 3-152446.00
7 Paul Divilly Kildare 2-162237.33

Single game

RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1 Jonathan Maher London 3-413 Wicklow
2 Martin Finn London 1-912 Mayo
Paddy Henry Derry 0-1212 Kildare
4 Paul Divilly Kildare 2-511 Derry
Conor Woods Down 1-811 London
Paul Braniff Down 1-811 Meath
Shane Brick Kerry 1-811 Kildare
Kenny Feeney Mayo 0-1111 Down
Jonathan O'Neill Wicklow 0-1111 Kerry
Jonathan O'Neill Wicklow 0-1111 London

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References

  1. ↑ "London break free in second half". Irish Times . 6 June 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  2. ↑ "Armagh edge dramatic Nicky Rackard Cup final". Breaking News website. 3 July 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
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