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2010 Christy Ring Cup

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Dates
  
8 May– 3 July 2010

Matches played
  
13

Teams
  
8

Goals scored
  
46 (3.54 per match)

Champions
  
WestmeathAaron Craig (captain)Kevin Martin (manager)

Runners-up
  
KerryColin Harris (captain)John Meyler (manager)

The 2010 Christy Ring Cup is the sixth staging of Ireland's second-tier hurling competition. Carlow are the current champions; however, they did not get the chance to defend their title due to their promotion to the GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship. The 2010 Christy Ring Cup final was held at Croke Park, Dublin.

Contents

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 to 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 to the quarter-finals.
  • There are two Round 2B matches.
  • The winners in Round 2B advance to the quarter-finals.
  • The losers in Round 2B go into the relegation playoff.
  • The losers of the relegation playoff are relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup for 2011.
  • 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 2010 and are promoted to the Liam MacCarthy Cup 2011.

    • Scoring

  • Widest winning margin: 11 points
  • Kildare 2-18 - 1-10 Meath (Round 1)
  • Most goals in a match: 8
  • Westmeath 5-15 - 3-16 Derry (Round 1)
  • Most points in a match: 46
  • Down 1-19 - 0-27 Kerry (Round 1)
  • Most goals by one team in a match: 5
  • Westmeath 5-15 - 3-16 Derry (Round 1)
  • Most goals scored by a losing team: 3
  • Derry 3-16 - 5-15 Westmeath (Round 1)
  • Most points scored by a losing team: 19
  • Down 1-19 - 0-27 Kerry (Round 1)

    • Single game

    References

    2010 Christy Ring Cup Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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