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The 2009 Christy Ring Cup was the fifth edition of the Christy Ring Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2005 and is the second-tier of Hurling for senior county teams (the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship is the first-tier trophy). It is contested by eight GAA county teams ranked 13–20 in the 2009 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.

Eight county teams participate in the competition. The teams are Carlow, Derry, Down, Kerry, Mayo, Kildare, Westmeath and Wicklow.

2009 Christy Ring Cup
Teams8
ChampionsCarlow (2nd title)
Runners-upDown
← 2008 (Previous) (Next) 2010 →

The winning team was promoted to the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 2010 and played for the Liam MacCarthy Cup.

On 11 July, Carlow retained the cup with a 1-15 to 0-14 victory over Down at Croke Park.

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 go into the relegation playoff.
  • 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 2009.

Team changes

To Championship

Relegated from the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

  • None

Promoted from the Nicky Rackard Cup

  • None

From Championship

Promoted to the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

  • None

Relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup

Teams

General Information

County Last Cup title Last Provincial title Last All-Ireland title Position in 2008 Championship Appearance
Carlow 2008 — — 5th
Derry — 2001 — 4th
Down — 1997 — 5th
Kerry — 1891 1891 5th
Kildare — — — 5th
Mayo — 1909 — 5th
Westmeath 2007 — — 4th
Wicklow — — — 5th

Personnel and kits

County Manager Captain(s) Sponsor

Bracket

Round 1
Round 2B 		Round 2A
Quarter-finals 		Semi-finals Final
Derry 2-15
Wicklow 0-09 Kerry 4-21
Wicklow 3-09 Derry 2-12
Carlow 4-16 Kerry 2-11
Carlow (R) 6-10
Carlow 1-16
Westmeath 2-21 Kildare 1-13
Kildare 3-19 Carlow 1-15
Mayo 2-20 Down 0-14
Westmeath 0-15 Kildare 1-10
Mayo 1-16
Mayo 0-14 Relegation Playoff
Mayo 1-16 Down 4-21
Kerry 3-11 Kerry 2-10 Westmeath 3-36
Down 3-20 Down 3-11 Wicklow 1-06
Derry 1-22

Knockout phase

Match Date Venue Team Score Team Score
Round 1 May 9 Aughrim Park Wicklow 3-9 Carlow 4-16
Round 1 May 9 Páirc Esler Down 3-20 Derry 1-22
Round 1 May 9 Tralee Kerry 3-11 Mayo 1-16
Round 1 May 9 Cusack Park Westmeath 2-21 Kildare 3-19
Round 2A May 16 Tralee Kerry 2-10 Down 3-11
Round 2A May 16 Newbridge Kildare 1-13 Carlow 1-16
Round 2B May 16 Crossmolina Mayo 2-20 Westmeath 0-15
Round 2B May 16 Swatragh Derry 2-15 Wicklow 0-9
Quarter-final May 23 Mullingar Kerry 4-21 Derry 2-12
Quarter-final May 23 Athleague Kildare 1-10 Mayo 1-16
Semi-final June 6 Dr Cullen Park Carlow 1-15 Kerry 2-12
Semi-final June 6 Páirc Esler Down 4-21 Mayo 0-14
Semi-final replay June 13 Tralee Kerry 2-11 Carlow 6-10
Final July 11 Croke Park Down 0-14 Carlow 1-15
Date Venue Team Score Team Score
May 23 Clane Westmeath 3-36 Wicklow 1-6

Wicklow are relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup 2010 competition.

Round 1

Matches

Wicklow3-9 - 4-16Carlow
J Murphy (1-5), E Dunne (1-0), A O'Brien (1-0), G Bermingham, C Moorehouse (0-2 each). Report P Kehoe (2-4), C Doyle (1-3), D Roberts (1-2), J Hickey (0-4), M Brennan (0-2), E Coady (0-1).
Aughrim Park, AughrimReferee: P. Devereux (Kildare)
Down3-20 - 1-22Derry
G Johnston (2-3), P Branniff (0-7, 0-4 frees), E Clarke (1-1), J Coyle (0-3), S Wilson (0-3, 0-2 frees), C Woods (0-1), F Conway (0-1), R McGrattan (0-1). Report S Dodds 0-17, C Quinn 1-0, K Hinphey 0-2, B Dodds 0-2, S McNicholl 0-1.
Páirc Esler, Newry
Kerry3-11 - 1-16Mayo
S Brick 0-6, E McSweeney 0-3, S Young 1-2, J McCarthy 1-0, JM Dooley 1-0. K Higgins 0-4, A Freeman 0-4, E Madigan 1-0, D Dowling 0-2, D McConn 0-2, D McDonnell 0-2, C Ryan 0-1, S Broderick 0-1.
Austin Stack Park, Tralee
Westmeath2-21 - 3-19Kildare
B Murtagh 1-10, A Devine 1-1, A Mitchell 0-3, D McNicholas 0-3, B Connaughton 0-2, K Cosgrove 0-1, D Carty 0-1. D Harney 0-11, T Murphy 2-1, D Carter 1-0, A McAndrew 0-3, R Hoban 0-1, D Cafferty 0-1, M mOloney 0-1 N Ó Muineacháin 0-1.
Cusack Park, Mullingar

Round 2

Round 2A

Kerry2-10 - 3-11Down
S Brick (0-9, eight frees), J McCarthy (2-0), JM Dooley (0-1). Report S Wilson (0-7, five frees), G Johnson (2-0), J Coyle (1-0), P Braniff (0-2), C Woods (0-1), M Óg Coulter (0-1).
Austin Stack Park, Tralee
Kildare1-13 - 1-16Carlow
D Harney (1-5, 1-4 frees), T Murphy (0-5), A McAndrew (0-2), M Moloney (0-1). Report P Kehoe (0-8, five frees), C Doyle (1-2), A Gaule (0-3), M Brennan (0-1), D Roberts (0-1), J Hickey (0-1).
St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge

Round 2B

Mayo2-20 - 0-15Westmeath
A Freeman (0-7, four frees), M Devaney (1-2), Keith Higgins (0-5, three frees), D McDonnell (1-0), S Broderick (0-2), B Higgins (0-1), P Higgins (0-1), E Madigan (0-1), Derek McConn (0-1). Report A Mitchell (0-6, frees), D McNicholas (0-3), R Jackson (0-2); C Jordan (0-1), B Murtagh (0-1, free), C Curley (0-1), D Kilcoyne (0-1).
WestportReferee: T. Carroll (Offaly)
Derry2-15 - 0-9Wicklow
R Convery 1-5 (0-1f, 0-1pen), A Kelly 1-2, S Dodds 0-3 (0-2f), O McCloskey 0-2, M Craig, P McCloskey, and E McGuckin 0-1 each. Report A Driver 0-4, J Murphy 0-3 (0-3f), G Bermingham and J Keogh 0-1 each.
SwatraghReferee: T. McIntyre (Antrim)

Quarter-finals

Matches

Mayo1-16 - 1-10Kildare
C Freeman 0-5, D Dowling 1-1, K Higgins 0-4f, D McDonnell 0-3, A Freeman 0-2f, C Ryan 0-1. Report D Harney 0-6 (4f), P Divilly 1-0, D Kennedy (‘65), T Murphy, A McAndrew, M Maloney 0-1 each.
AthleagueReferee: T. Ryan (Tipperary)
Kerry4-21 - 2-12Derry
S Brick (0-15, 6f, 1 ‘65’), J Dooley (4-0), E Sweeney (0-4), J Fitzgerald (0-1), J Casey (0-1). Report R Convery (1-7, 0-6f), O McCloskey (0-5, 2f , 3 ‘65’), M Scullen (1-0).
Cusack Park, MullingarReferee: S. Whelan (Wexford)

Semi-finals

Matches

Down4-21 - 0-14Mayo
G Johnston 1-5 (0-1f), S Wilson 0-7 (0-3f, 0-1 '65', 0-1 pen), J Coyle 1-3, P Braniff 1-2 (0-1f), E Clarke, 1-1, C Woods 0-2, M Ennis 0-1. Report A Freeman (0-4f), K Higgins (0-3f, 0-1 pen) 0-6 each, D McConn, E Madigan 0-1 each.
Páirc Esler, NewryReferee: A. Stapleton (Laois)
Carlow1-15 - 2-12Kerry
Paudie Kehoe 1-6 (0-6fs), J Hickey 0-4 (1 sideline), R Foley 0-2, S Kavanagh 0-2 (65s), M Brennan 0-1. Report S Brick 1-5 (1-0 pen, 0-3fs), JM Dooley 1-3, E Sweeney 0-2, B Brick 0-1, G O’Brien 0-1.
Dr. Cullen Park, CarlowReferee: T. Carroll (Offaly)
Kerry2-11 - 6-10Carlow
S Brick (0-7, six frees), JM Dooley (1-1), J McCarthy (1-0), E Sweeney (0-1), B Brick (0-1); G O’Brien (0-1). Report R Foley (2-2), C Doyle (2-1), P Kehoe (1-2, 1-0 pen, 0-1 free), A Gaule (1-1), R Dunbar (0-1), M Brennan (0-1), E Byrne (0-1), S Kavanagh (0-1, 65).
Austin Stack Park, TraleeReferee: D. O'Driscoll (Limerick)

Final

Final

Carlow1-15 - 0-14Down
R Foley 1-03, P Kehoe 0-05 (0-04f), C Doyle 0-02 (0-01f), S Kavanagh (0-01 '65'), A Gaule, E Coady, E Byrne, J Coady 0-01 each. Report S Wilson 0-07 (0-07f), P Braniff 0-04, C O'Prey, J Coyle, A Higgins 0-01 each.
Croke Park, DublinReferee: T. Ryan (Tipperary)

Relegation playoff

Date Winner Loser Venue
County Score County Score
May 23 Westmeath 3-36 Wicklow 1-06 Clane

Wicklow are relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup 2010 competition.

Stadia and locations

See also: List of Gaelic Athletic Association stadiums

Championship statistics

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Miscellaneous

References

  1. "Carlow retain Christy Ring Cup". RTÉ Sport. 11 July 2009. Archived from the original on 16 July 2009. Retrieved 11 July 2009.
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