2017 Christy Ring Cup

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2017 Christy Ring Cup
Dates22 April 2017 – 10 June 2017
Teams8
ChampionsCarlow (3rd title)
Marty Kavanagh (captain)
Colm Bonnar (manager)
Runners-upAntrim
Conor Carson (captain)
Dominic McKinley (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored47 (3.36 per match)
Points scored494 (35.29 per match)
Top scorer(s)Colours of Carlow.svg Denis Murphy (0-45)
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The 2017 Christy Ring Cup was the 13th staging of the Christy Ring Cup hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2005. The competition began on 22 April 2017 and ended on 10 June 2017.

Meath were the 2016 champions and were promoted to the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.[1] Mayo returned to the Christy Ring Cup after gaining promotion from the Nicky Rackard Cup.

On 10 June 2017, Carlow won the Christy Ring Cup following a 5-23 to 4-15 defeat of Antrim.[2] This was their third Christy Ring Cup title, their first in eight seasons.

Format[]

The 2017 Christy Ring Cup begins in a double-elimination format which ensures that each team plays at least two games before being eliminated, and at least three games in total (including the relegation play-off). At the quarter-final stage, the competition becomes straight knockout. For clarity, the fixtures and draw details are explained in the section for each round below.

Eight teams participate.

Team Colours Sponsor Manager Grounds Last title
Antrim Colours of Antrim.svg Creagh Concrete Dominic McKinley
Terence McNaughton 		Páirc Mhuire 2006
Carlow Colours of Carlow.svg tickets.ie Colm Bonnar Dr. Cullen Park 2009
Down Colours of Down.svg Michael Johnston McKenna Park 2013
Kildare Colours of Kildare.svg Brady Family Joe Quaid St. Conleth's Park 2014
London Colours of London.svg Emerald GAA Grounds 2012
Mayo Colours of Mayo.svg Intersport Elvery's J. P. Coen James Stephens Park 2013
Roscommon Colours of Roscommon.svg John Doorly Athleague Sportsfield
Wicklow Colours of Wicklow.svg Joule Park

Round 1[]

All eight teams play in Round 1.

22 April 2017 Colours of Down.svg Down 2-24 - 1-20 Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon McKenna Park, Ballycran
13:00 P Sheehan 0-15f; M Magee 1-2; E Sands 1-1; D Hughes 0-1; C O'Prey 0-1; O McManus 0-1; G Johnston 0-1; C Woods 0-1; G Hughes 0-1. Report S Curley 0-6 (5f); N Connaughton 1-2; R Fallon 0-5f; J Coyne 0-3; E Flanagan 0-2; T Seale 0-1; H Rooney 0-1. Referee: M Murtagh (Westmeath)
22 April 2017 Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow 2-22 - 3-20
(aet)		 Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
15:00 D Murphy 0-16, 0-11f, 0-2 65s, M Kavanagh 2-1, P Coady, C Nolan 0-2 each, J Murphy 0-1. Report N McManus 1-11, 0-9f, 0-1 '65, C Clarke 1-2, N McKenna 1-0, P Shiels 0-2, P McGill, S McCrory, E Campbell, C Johnson, J McNaughton 0-1 each. Referee: C McAllister (Cork)
22 April 2017 Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo 0-16 - 0-17 Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare James Stephens Park, Ballina
15:00 K Higgins 0-10 (9f), J NcManus 0-3, D McLoughlin, C Scahill, S Regan 0-1 each. Report D Reidy 0-13 (11f, 2 '65s), J Sheridan 0-2, J Mulhall and M Delaney 0-1 each. Referee: J Murphy (Limerick)
23 April 2017 Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow 0-17 - 0-16 Colours of London.svg London Joule Park, Aughrim
13:00 C Moorehouse 0-10 (6f, 1 65), A O'Brien, D Masterson 0-2 each, G O'Brien, D Staunton, E McCormack 0-1 each. Report K O'Loughlin 0-9 (4fs, 2 65s), E Kenny 0-2, E Cooney, M Dwyer, S Lawless, N Rogers, S O'Donnell 0-1 each. Referee: J O'Brien (Laois)

Round 2[]

Round 2A[]

Contested by the four winners of Round 1. The winning teams advance to the semi-finals, the losing teams to the 'official' quarter-finals.

29 April 2017 Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 3-15 - 0-11 Colours of Down.svg Down Páirc Mhuire, Cushendall
2.00 PM C Clarke 1-7 (5f, '65'); Ciaran Johnston 2-0 pen; N McKenna, E Campbell, C McCann 0-2 each; P McGill, Conor Johnston 0-1 each. Report S Nicholson 0-7f; D McManus 0-3; E Sands, G Johnston 0-1 each.
29 April 2017 Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare 2-19 - 3-18 Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge
3.00 PM D Reidy 0-11 (7f); J Mulhall, C Bonus 1-0; P Divilly, B Byrne, J Sheridan 0-2 each; M Delaney, R Ryan 0-1 each. Report C Moorehouse 0-9 (7f, 1 '65); A O'Brien 2-2; P Doyle 1-0; D Staunton 0-3; D Masterson 0-2; R Reddy 0-1.

Round 2B[]

Contested by the four losers of Round 1. The winning teams advance to the quarter-finals, The two losing teams contest the bottom play-off game (see below).

29 April 2017 Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow 5-18 - 2-07 Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
3.00 PM J Doyle 2-2, K McDonald 2-1, M Kavanagh 1-4 (2f), J Murphy 0-4, E Byrne, J Kavanagh 0-2 each, D English (f), D Byrne, C Nolan 0-1 each. Report K Feeney 1-6, (4f, 1 '65), J McManus 1-0, D McLoughlin 0-1.
29 April 2017 Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon 1-09 - 4-24 Colours of London.svg London Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
6.00 PM S Curley 0-4 (2f, 1 '65); J Coyne 1-0; R Fallon 0-3 (2f); P Kelly, E Costello, E Flanagan (f) 0-1 each. Report K O'Loughlin 1-7 (3f, 1 '65); S Lawless 1-3; M Duggan, PJ Rowe 1-0 each; E Kenny, M Dwyer, E Cooney 0-3 each; E Kelly 0-2 (2f), B Regan, T Healy, S O'Donnell 0-1 each.

Quarter-finals[]

The two losers of round 2A (who won a match and lost a match) play the two winners of round 2B (who lost a match and won a match). These two matches are referred to as quarter-finals, with the winners playing the winners of round 2A in the semi-finals.

6 May 2017 Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare 0-15 - 1-23 Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge
3.00 PM P Divilly 0-6(5f), M Purcell and J Sheridan(4f) 0-4 each, B Byrne 0-1. Report D Murphy 0-10f, P Coady (1f) and M Kavanagh 0-4 each, J Doyle 1-2, C Nolan, J Murphy, D Byrne, J Nolan and E Byrne 0-1 each.
7 May 2017 Colours of London.svg London 0-19 - 2-19 Colours of Down.svg Down Páirc na hÉireann, Birmingham
K O'Loughlin (0-5, 3f), E Kenny (0-4), D Roberts (0-4); S Bardon (0-3), M Dwyer (0-1), PJ Rowe (0-1), E Kelly (0-1f). Report E Sands (2-1), C O'Prey (0-6, 3f), S Nicholson (0-5, 2f), D Toner (0-4), D Hughes (0-1); C Mageean (0-1), C Taggart (0-1). Referee: J Keane

Semi-finals[]

The winners of round 2A play the winners of the two quarter-finals.

20 May 2017 Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow 0-24 - 2-08 Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
15:00 D Murphy 0-8, 0-6f, J M Nolan 0-5, M Kavanagh 0-3, J Kavanagh, C Nolan, P Coady 0-2 each, K McDonald, E Byrne 0-1 each. Report A O’Brien 0-4, 0-1f, E McCormack and G O’Brien 1-0 each, D Staunton, J Henderson, D Masterson (f), R Keddy 0-1 each. Referee: J Keane (Galway)
20 May 2017 Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 4-23 - 0-15 Colours of Down.svg Down Páirc Mhuire, Cushendall
17:00 C Clarke 2-7, (7f) Conor Johnston 2-1, N McManus 0-6, (1f) C McKinley, C McCann 0-3 each, C Carson 0-2, P Burke 0-1. Report C O’Prey 0-4, (3f, 0-1 sideline), D Toner 0-3, S Nicholson, C Mageean, M Magee 0-2 each, C Egan, P Sheehan 0-1 each. Referee: J Murphy (Limerick)

Final[]

The winners of this year's Christy Ring Cup (tier 2) enter this year's All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship in the preliminary round of the All-Ireland qualifiers (passed at GAA congress in February 2017). They are also promoted to play in the qualifier group of next year's Leinster Senior Hurling Championship.[3]

Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow5-23 - 4-15Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim
J Doyle 4-1, D Murphy 0-11 (11f), M Kavanagh 1-1, D Byrne 0-3, JM Nolan 0-3, R Kelly 0-1, P Coady 0-1, C Nolan 0-1, J Murphy 0-1 (1f) Report C Clarke 2-9 (7f, 1 '65), N McManus 1-2 (1-1f), E Campbell 1-0, C McKinley 0-1, P Shiels 0-1, P McGill 0-1, D McKernan 0-1
Referee: M Murtagh (Westmeath)


Bracket[]

Round 1
Round 2B 		Round 2A
Quarter Finals 		Semi Finals Final
Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow 2-22
Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 3-20 Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 3-15
Colours of Down.svg Down 2-24 Colours of Down.svg Down 0-11
Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon 1-20 Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 4-23
Colours of Down.svg Down 0-15
Colours of London.svgLondon 0-19
Colours of Roscommon.svgRoscommon 1-09 Colours of Down.svgDown 2-19
Colours of London.svgLondon 4-24 Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 4-15
Colours of Carlow.svgCarlow 5-18 Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow 5-23
Colours of Mayo.svgMayo 2-07 Colours of Kildare.svgKildare 0-15
Colours of Carlow.svgCarlow 1-23
Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow 0-24 Relegation Playoff
Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo 0-16 Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow 2-08
Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare 0-17 Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare 2-19 Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo 1-25
Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow 0-17 Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow 3-18 Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon 2-12
Colours of London.svg London 0-16

Bottom Play-Off[]

Contested by the two losing teams from round 2B. Both these teams lost their first two matches. Normally Roscommon would have been relegated as they lost this play-off match. Due to the major reorganisation of hurling in September 2018, Roscommon remained in the Christy Ring Cup.

Bottom play-off
Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo1-25 - 2-12Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon
K Feeney (0-11, 8f ), J McManus (0-6 ), K McDermott (0-3 ), D McTigue (1-0 ) , D Kenny (0-1 ), B Hunt (0-1 ), C Scahill (0-1 ), P Hickey (0-1 ), D McLoughlin (0-1 ) Report C Dolan (1-3, 1f ), R Fallon (0-3,3f ), P Kelly (0-3 ), E Flanagan (1-0 ), N Connaughton (0-1 ), S Curley (0-1, 1f ), M Beirne (0-1, 1f ).

Scoring statistics[]

Top scorers overall
Rank Player Team Tally Total
1 Denis Murphy Carlow 0-45 45
2 Ciarán Clarke Antrim 6-25 43
3 James Doyle Carlow 7-05 26
4 Marty Kavanagh Carlow 4-13 25
Neil McManus Antrim 2-19 25
6 Kevin O'Loughlin London 1-21 24
David Reidy Kildare 0-24 24
8 Kenny Feeney Mayo 1-17 20
9 Christy Moorehouse Wicklow 0-19 19
10 Paul Sheehan Down 0-16 16
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Team Tally Total Opposition
1 Denis Murphy Carlow 0-16 16 Antrim
2 Ciarán Clarke Antrim 2-09 15 Carlow
Paul Sheehan Down 0-15 15 Roscommon
4 Neil McManus Antrim 1-11 14 Carlow
5 James Doyle Carlow 4-01 13 Antrim
Ciarán Clarke Antrim 2-07 13 Down
David Reidy Kildare 0-13 13 Mayo
8 David Reidy Kildare 0-11 11 Wicklow
Denis Murphy Carlow 0-11 11 Antrim
Kenny Feeney Mayo 0-11 11 Roscommon

References[]

  1. ^ "Meath outlast Antrim in extra time cracker to win Christy Ring Cup final at the second time of asking". Irish Independent. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Carlow too strong for Antrim as Christy Ring Cup final produces nine-goal thriller". Irish Independent. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  3. ^ See motion 24 passed at 2015 GAA Annual Congress 28 February 2015
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