2012 Christy Ring Cup Counties coloured by 2012 Championship tier; Christy Ring Cup counties in purple.
Dates 5 May – 9 June 2012 Teams 8 Champions London Colm Quinn (captain) Éamonn Phelan (manager)Runners-up Wicklow Enan Glynn (captain) Casey O'Brien (manager)Matches played 14 Goals scored 49 (3.5 per match) Points scored 455 (32.5 per match)
The 2012 Christy Ring Cup was the eighth season of the Christy Ring Cup since its establishment in 2005.
Teams [ ]
A total of eight teams contested the Christy Ring Cup, including seven sides from the 2011 Christy Ring Cup and London, who were promoted team from the 2011 Nicky Rackard Cup .[1]
Both Armagh and Mayo failed to win any of their games in the 2011 Christy Ring Cup, however, without a play-off, Armagh were relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup for 2012. From these two teams, Mayo had the longest tenure as a Christy Ring Cup member as the team had competed in every season since the inaugural one in 2005. Armagh joined the Christy Ring Cup in 2011 having won the previous year's Nicky Rackard Cup .[2]
2011 Nicky Rackard Cup champions London secured direct promotion to the Christy Ring Cup. They last competed in the competition in 2008.
Team summaries [ ]
Stadia and locations [ ]
Structure [ ]
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 are eliminated.
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 2012 and are promoted to the Liam MacCarthy Cup 2013.
Fixtures [ ]
Round 1 [ ]
Wicklow v Kerry
5 May 2012 Wicklow 2-20 - 2-15 Kerry Aughrim County Ground , Aughrim 14:30
J 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)
Mayo v Down
5 May 2012 Mayo 0-17 - 0-19 Down McHale Park , Castlebar 14:30
K 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)
Derry v Kildare
5 May 2012 Derry 1-22 - 2-18 Kildare Celtic Park , Derry 14:30
P 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)
Meath v London
6 May 2012 Meath 4-8 - 3-10 London Páirc Tailteann , Navan 13:00
S 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 2A [ ]
Wicklow v Derry
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.
Down v Meath
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 [ ]
Kildare v Kerry
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.
London v Mayo
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 [ ]
Derry v London
19 May 2012 Derry 1-15 - 3-11 London Celtic Park , Derry 14:00
P 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)
Meath v Kildare
19 May 2012 Meath 1-16 - 0-16 Kildare Páirc Tailteann , Navan 14:30
S 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 [ ]
Down v London
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)
Wicklow v Meath
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)
London v Down
2 June 2012 Replay 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 [ ]
Wicklow v London
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.
Top scorers [ ]
Season [ ]
Single game [ ]
References [ ]
External links [ ]
2020 participants Seasons Finals
Liam MacCarthy Cup (Tier 1)
Joe McDonagh Cup (Tier 2)
Christy Ring Cup (Tier 3)
Nicky Rackard Cup (Tier 4)
Lory Meagher Cup (Tier 5)