Dates | 24 October 2020 – 22 November 2020 | ||
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Teams | 7 | ||
Champions | Kildare (3rd title) Brian Byrne (captain) David Herity (manager) | ||
Runners-up | Down Stephen Keith (captain) Ronan Sheehan (manager) | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 7 | ||
Goals scored | 17 (2.43 per match) | ||
Points scored | 239 (34.14 per match) | ||
Top scorer(s) | Cathal Dolan (2-25) | ||
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The 2020 Christy Ring Cup was the 16th staging of the Christy Ring Cup hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2005. It is the third tier of hurling as of 2020. [1] [2] [3]
London were scheduled to compete in the Christy Ring Cup but didn't due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games. The championship was scheduled to begin in May 2020 but was delayed until 24 October 2020. [4]
The rise in COVID-19 cases affected the tournament, with two first-round games conceded due to positive tests. [5]
Kildare were the winners, defeating Down in the final following earlier wins against Wicklow and Roscommon. [6] Both finalists were promoted to the Joe McDonagh Cup for 2021.
The competition featured the first ever inter-county hurling penalty shootout, with Down qualifying for the final by causing an upset through knocking Offaly out in the semi-final. [7] [8]
Relegated from the Joe McDonagh Cup
Promoted from the Nicky Rackard Cup
Promoted to the Joe McDonagh Cup
Relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the normal structure of eight teams competing in two groups of four was abandoned. Seven teams competed in the 2020 Christy Ring Cup. London did not compete as the quarantine restrictions on travel meant that their participation was not feasible.
The 2020 championship had a "back-door" structure designed to ensure that each team had at least two games. Offaly and Sligo conceded their round one games due to rising cases of COVID-19 and Sligo only managed to play one game before being eliminated.
Winners advance to Round 2A. Losers advance to Round 2B.
24 October 2020Round 1 | Kildare | w/o – conc. | Offaly | O'Connor Park |
Report |
25 October 2020Round 1 | Roscommon | 3-14 – 2-19 | Wicklow | Dr. Hyde Park |
C Dolan 2-6 (3f, 1 '65); E Flanagan 1-2 (1-2f), C Mulry, C Egan 0-2 each; E Coyle, J Coyne 0-1 each. | Report | C Moorehouse 2-9 (1 pen, 5f); M Boland 0-4; D Staunton 0-3 (1 sl); M Lee, E McCormack, E Byrne 0-1 each. |
25 October 2020Round 1 | Derry | w/o – conc. | Sligo | Celtic Park |
The Round 1 winners and Down, who received a bye, competed in this round. Winners advance to Semi-Finals.
31 October 2020Round 2A | Down | 1-13 – 0-13 | Derry | McKenna Park |
O MacManus (0-7f); D Hughes (1-2), P Sheehan (0-2f), P Óg McCrickard (0-1 sideline), C Woods (0-1). | Report | C O'Doherty (0-6, 5f); M Craig (0-2); C Kelly (0-2), M McGuigan (0-1), J McGuigan (0-1). | Referee: C Mooney (Dublin) |
1 November 2020Round 2A | Kildare | 2-14 – 1-10 | Wicklow | St Conleth's Park |
J Sheridan 2-3 (0-2f); B Byrne 0-4 (3f); J Burke 0-3; C Dowling 0-2; C Dowling 0-1; D Slattery 0-1. | Report | C Moorehouse 0-9 (5f); E McCormack 1-1. |
The Round 1 loser and one 'lucky loser' from round 2A, Derry entered this round. Winners advance to Semi-Finals.
7 November 2020Round 2B | Derry | 1-12 – 0-32 | Offaly | Páirc Esler |
C O'Doherty (0-8f), R Mullan (1-0); F Bradley (0-2), C Kelly (0-1), J McGuigan (0-1). | Report | E Cahill (0-17, 1 '65'. 12f), L Langton (0-3), P Geraghty (0-2); C Gath (0-2), O Kelly (0-2), J Sampson (0-1), D Nally (0-1); B Conneely (0-1), B Duignan (0-1), T Geraghty (0-1), S Cleary (0-1). |
8 November 2020Round 2B | Roscommon | 0-20 – 0-17 | Sligo | Waldron Park |
C Dolan 0-13(11f), J Coyne 0-2, C Mulry 0-2, S Curley 0-1(1f), O Kelly, E Costello 0-1 each. | Report | G O'Kelly-Lynch 0-12 (11f), C Hannify 0-2, T O'Kelly-Lynch 0-1, A Kilcullen 0-1, M Hannify 0-1 (1f). | Referee: Richie Fitzsimons |
The Round 2A winners play the Round 2B winners. The winners advance to the final and were both promoted to the 2021 Joe McDonagh Cup.
14 November 2020Semi-Final | Down | 1-23 – 2-20 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p) | Offaly | Newry |
13:30 GMT | O McManus 0-7 (6f, 1 '65'), E Sands 1-2, D Sands 1-1, P Sheehan 0-4f, P Og McCrickard 0-3, B Trainor, C Woods (f), D Hughes 0-1 each | Report | E Cahill 0-10 (9f), S Kinsella 1-2, C Kiely 0-3, A Hynes and L Langton (1f) 0-2 each, D King, P Geraghty, A Treacy (f) and T Geraghty 0-1 each | Stadium: Páirc Esler Attendance: 0 Referee: Sean Stack |
Penalties | ||||
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14 November 2020Semi-Final | Kildare | 3-24 – 1-08 | Roscommon | Newbridge |
13:30 GMT | J Sheridan 2-6 (1-0pen, 0-4 frees, 0-1 '65'), B Byrne 0-8 (4f, 65), J Burke 1-2, N Ó Muineacháin 0-2, P Divilly 0-2, R Boran 0-1, K Whelan 0-1, C Dowling 0-1, S Ryan 0-1 | Report | C Dolan 0-6 (0-3 frees), J Lohan 1-0, C Mulry 0-1, N Kilroy 0-1, E Flanagan 0-1 (0-1 frees). | Stadium: St Conleth's Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Thomas Gleeson (Dublin) |
22 November 2020Final | Down | 0-22 – 3-16 | Kildare | Dublin |
16:00 GMT | O McManus 0-9, (0-7 frees), P McCrickard 0-4, (0-1 sideline), T Prenter 0-4, P Sheehan 0-2 (0-1 free) C Woods 0-1 (free), D Sands 0-1 | Report | B Byrne 0-7 (0-6 frees), J Sheridan 1-4 (0-3 frees, 0-1 '65'), P Divilly 1-1, T Burke 1-0, J Burke 0-2, S Ryan 0-1 | Stadium: Croke Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Mooney (Dublin) |
Down and Kildare are promoted to the 2021 Joe McDonagh Cup.
Round 1 | Round 2 | Semi-Finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
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Bye | Down | 1-13 | |||||||||||||||||
Derry | w/o | Derry | 0-13 | ||||||||||||||||
Sligo | scr. | Down | 1-23 AET | ||||||||||||||||
Offaly | 2-20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Derry | 1-12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Offaly | 0-32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Down | 0-22 | ||||||||||||||||||
Kildare | w/o | Kildare | 3-16 | ||||||||||||||||
Offaly | scr. | Kildare | 2-14 | ||||||||||||||||
Roscommon | 3-14 | Wicklow | 1-10 | ||||||||||||||||
Wicklow | 2-19 | Kildare | 3-24 | ||||||||||||||||
Roscommon | 1-08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Roscommon | 0-20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sligo | 0-17 |
Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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1 | Cathal Dolan | Roscommon | 2-25 | 31 | 3 | 10.33 |
2 | Eoghan Cahill | Offaly | 0-27 | 27 | 2 | 13.50 |
3 | Christy Moorehouse | Wicklow | 2-18 | 24 | 2 | 12.00 |
4 | Jack Sheridan | Kildare | 4-09 | 21 | 2 | 10.50 |
5 | Cormac O'Doherty | Derry | 0-14 | 14 | 2 | 7.00 |
Oisín MacManus | Down | 0-14 | 14 | 2 | 7.00 | |
6 | Gerard O'Kelly-Lynch | Sligo | 0-12 | 12 | 1 | 12.00 |
Brian Byrne | Kildare | 0-12 | 12 | 2 | 6.00 |
Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
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1 | Eoghan Cahill | Offaly | 0-17 | 17 | Derry |
2 | Christy Moorehouse | Wicklow | 2-09 | 15 | Roscommon |
3 | Cathal Dolan | Roscommon | 0-13 | 13 | Sligo |
4 | Cathal Dolan | Roscommon | 2-06 | 12 | Wicklow |
Jack Sheridan | Kildare | 2-06 | 12 | Roscommon | |
Gerard O'Kelly-Lynch | Sligo | 0-12 | 12 | Roscommon | |
5 | Eoghan Cahill | Offaly | 0-10 | 10 | Down |
6 | Jack Sheridan | Kildare | 2-03 | 9 | Wicklow |
Christy Moorehouse | Wicklow | 0-09 | 9 | Kildare | |
7 | Cormac O'Doherty | Derry | 0-08 | 8 | Offaly |
Brian Byrne | Kildare | 0-08 | 8 | Offaly |
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