2012 Christy Ring Cup

April 2022 2012 Christy Ring Cup 5 May– 9 June 2012 8 London Colm Quinn Éamonn Phelan Wicklow Enan Glynn Casey O'Brien 14 49 455 2011 2011 Christy Ring Cup 2013 2013 Christy Ring Cup The 2012 Christy Ring Cup was the eighth season of the Christy Ring Cup since its establishment in 2005. Team changes To Championship Relegated from the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship None Promoted from the Nicky Rackard Cup London From Championship Promoted to the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship None Relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup Armagh 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.http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2011/0606/1224298469939.html London break free in second half Irish Times 13 June 2012 6 June 2011 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.http://www.breakingnews.ie/sport/armagh-edge-dramatic-nicky-rackard-cup-final-464078.html Armagh edge dramatic Nicky Rackard Cup final Breaking News website 13 June 2012 3 July 2010 Teams General Information CountyLast Cup titleLast Provincial titleLast All-Ireland titlePosition in 2011 ChampionshipAppearanceborder|20x20px Derry—2001—Quarter-finals7thborder|20x20px Down—1997—Semi-finals8thborder|20x20px Kerry201118911891Champions8thborder|20x20px Kildare———Semi-finals8thLondon——1901Champions (Nicky Rackard Cup)4thborder|20x20px Mayo—1909—Round 28thMeath———Quarter-finals7thborder|20x20px Wicklow———Runners-up8th Personnel and kits CountyManagerCaptain(s)Sponsor Stadia and locations Team Location Stadium Stadium 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. 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. Round 1 5 May 2012 14:30 Wicklow 2-20 - 2-15 Kerry 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. S Nolan 1-3, M Boyle 1-1, S Brick (3f), D O'Connell (1f) 0-4 each, W O'Dwyer 0-3. Report Aughrim County Ground, Aughrim D Hughes (Carlow) 5 May 2012 14:30 Mayo 0-17 - 0-19 Down K Feeney 0-11 (10f), D McTighe 0-2, B Hunt, K Higgins, P Connell, C Freeman 0-1 each. 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. Report McHale Park, Castlebar S Hourigan (Limerick) 5 May 2012 14:30 Derry 1-22 - 2-18 Kildare 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. 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. Report Celtic Park, Derry G Duffy (Antrim) 6 May 2012 13:00 Meath 4-8 - 3-10 London S Clynch 2-2, S Heavey 1-2, P Durnin 1-1, N Kirby 0-3. 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. Report Páirc Tailteann, Navan P Murphy (Carlow) Round 2 Round 2A 12 May 2012 Wicklow 1-18 - 2-11 Derry 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. P Henry 0-9 (7f, 1 '65), P McCloskey, B Quigley 1-0 each, A Grant 0-2. Report Aughrim County Ground, Aughrim 12 May 2012 Down 2-23 - 1-19 Meath 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. 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. Report Páirc Esler, Newry Round 2B 12 May 2012 Kildare 2-21 - 1-16 Kerry 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. 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. Report St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge 12 May 2012 London 2-15 - 3-10 Mayo M Finn 1-9 (5f), J Maher 1-2, J Egan 0-2, S Ryan, H Vaughan 0-1 each. 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. Report Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip Quarter-finals 19 May 2012 14:00 Derry 1-15 - 3-11 London 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. M Finn 1-4 (2fs, 1 65), L Hand 2-0, J Egan 0-4, P Sloane, J Maher, S Egan 0-1 each. Report Celtic Park, Derry G Duffy (Antrim) 19 May 2012 14:30 Meath 1-16 - 0-16 Kildare 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). P Divilly (0-6, 5 frees), J Enright (0-3, 1 free), C Kenny (0-3), D Harney (0-2), M Moloney (0-2). Report Páirc Tailteann, Navan O Elliot (Antrim) Semi-finals 26 May 2012 Down 1-21 - 1-21(aet) London 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. 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. Report Páirc Esler, Newry P Murphy (Carlow) 26 May 2012 Wicklow 3-17 - 2-12 Meath 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. S Clinch 1-4 (1f, 2 65s), D Doran 1-3, N Kirby 0-3 (2fs), P Durnin, N Horan 0-1 each. Report Arklow T Carroll (Offaly) 2 June 2012 Replay London 2-16 - 2-13(aet) Down 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. 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). Report Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip T Carroll (Offaly) Final 9 June 2012 Wicklow 1-17 - 4-18 London 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. 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. Report Croke Park, Dublin Statistics Top scorers Overall Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Martin FinnLondon5-294467.332Jonathan O'NeillWicklow0-393949.753Paddy HenryDerry1-2730310.004Jonathan MaherLondon5-132864.665Paul BraniffDown1-242739.006Stephen ClynchMeath3-152446.007Paul DivillyKildare2-162237.33 Single game Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition1Jonathan MaherLondon3-413Wicklow2Martin FinnLondon1-912MayoPaddy HenryDerry0-1212Kildare4Paul DivillyKildare2-511DerryConor WoodsDown1-811LondonPaul BraniffDown1-811MeathShane BrickKerry1-811KildareKenny FeeneyMayo0-1111DownJonathan O'NeillWicklow0-1111KerryJonathan O'NeillWicklow0-1111London References External links Christy Ring Cup fixtures 75% Christy Ring Cup Category:Christy Ring Cup