2020 Christy Ring Cup

The 2020 Christy Ring Cup was the 16th staging of the Christy Ring Cup hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2005. It is the third tier of hurling as of 2020.[1][2][3]

2020 Christy Ring Cup
Dates24 October 2020 – 22 November 2020
Teams7
ChampionsKildare (3rd title)
Brian Byrne (captain)
David Herity (manager)
Runners-upDown
Stephen Keith (captain)
Ronan Sheehan (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
Goals scored17 (2.43 per match)
Points scored239 (34.14 per match)
Top scorer(s) Cathal Dolan (2-25)
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London were scheduled to compete in the Christy Ring Cup but didn't due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games. The championship was scheduled to begin in May 2020 but was delayed until 24 October 2020.[4]

The rise in COVID-19 cases affected the tournament, with two first-round games conceded due to positive tests.[5]

Kildare were the winners, defeating Down in the final following earlier wins against Wicklow and Roscommon.[6]

The competition featured the first ever inter-county hurling penalty shootout, with Down qualifying for the final by causing an upset through knocking Offaly out in the semi-final.[7][8]

Format

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the normal structure of eight teams competing in two groups of four was abandoned. Seven teams competed in the 2020 Christy Ring Cup. London did not compete as the quarantine restrictions on travel meant that their participation was not feasible.

The 2020 championship had a "back-door" structure designed to ensure that each team had at least two games. Offaly and Sligo conceded their round one games due to rising cases of COVID-19 and Sligo only managed to play one game before being eliminated.

  • Six teams play each in the three Round 1 games. One team receives a bye to Round 2A.
  • The three Round 1 winners, plus the team that received a bye, play in Round 2A.
    • The two Round 2A winners advance to the semi-finals.
    • The losers of the game between a Round 1 winner and the bye-receiving team goes into Round 2B.
  • The three Round 1 losers and one of the Round 2A losers play in Round 2B.
    • The Round 2B winners advance to the semi-finals.
  • The semi-finals are played between the two Round 2A winners and the two Round 2B winners.
  • The final is between the two semi-final winners.

Fixtures and results

Round 1
24 October 2020 Round 1 Kildare w/o – conc. Offaly O'Connor Park
Report
25 October 2020 Round 1 Roscommon 3-14 – 2-19 Wicklow Dr. Hyde Park
C Dolan 2-6 (3f, 1 '65); E Flanagan 1-2 (1-2f), C Mulry, C Egan 0-2 each; E Coyle, J Coyne 0-1 each. Report C Moorehouse 2-9 (1 pen, 5f); M Boland 0-4; D Staunton 0-3 (1 sl); M Lee, E McCormack, E Byrne 0-1 each.
25 October 2020 Round 1 Derry w/o – conc. Sligo Celtic Park
  • Down received a bye in this round.

Round 2A

The three winners from round 1 and Down competed in this round.

31 October 2020 Round 2A Down 1-13 – 0-13 Derry McKenna Park
O MacManus (0-7f); D Hughes (1-2), P Sheehan (0-2f), P Óg McCrickard (0-1 sideline), C Woods (0-1). Report C O'Doherty (0-6, 5f); M Craig (0-2); C Kelly (0-2), M McGuigan (0-1), J McGuigan (0-1). Referee: C Mooney (Dublin)
1 November 2020 Round 2A Kildare 2-14 – 1-10 Wicklow St Conleth's Park
J Sheridan 2-3 (0-2f); B Byrne 0-4 (3f); J Burke 0-3; C Dowling 0-2; C Dowling 0-1; D Slattery 0-1. Report C Moorehouse 0-9 (5f); E McCormack 1-1.

Round 2B

The three losers from the first round entered this round. One 'lucky loser' from round 2A, Derry, also qualified for this round.

7 November 2020 Round 2B Derry 1-12 – 0-32 Offaly Páirc Esler
C O'Doherty (0-8f), R Mullan (1-0); F Bradley (0-2), C Kelly (0-1), J McGuigan (0-1). Report E Cahill (0-17, 1 '65'. 12f), L Langton (0-3), P Geraghty (0-2); C Gath (0-2), O Kelly (0-2), J Sampson (0-1), D Nally (0-1); B Conneely (0-1), B Duignan (0-1), T Geraghty (0-1), S Cleary (0-1).
8 November 2020 Round 2B Roscommon 0-20 – 0-17 Sligo Waldron Park
C Dolan 0-13(11f), J Coyne 0-2, C Mulry 0-2, S Curley 0-1(1f), O Kelly, E Costello 0-1 each. Report G O'Kelly-Lynch 0-12 (11f), C Hannify 0-2, T O'Kelly-Lynch 0-1, A Kilcullen 0-1, M Hannify 0-1 (1f). Referee: Richie Fitzsimons

Semi-Finals

The Round 2A winners play the Round 2B winners.

14 November 2020 Semi-Final Down 1-23 – 2-20 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p)		 Offaly Newry
13:30 GMT O McManus 0-7 (6f, 1 '65'), E Sands 1-2, D Sands 1-1, P Sheehan 0-4f, P Og McCrickard 0-3, B Trainor, C Woods (f), D Hughes 0-1 each Report E Cahill 0-10 (9f), S Kinsella 1-2, C Kiely 0-3, A Hynes and L Langton (1f) 0-2 each, D King, P Geraghty, A Treacy (f) and T Geraghty 0-1 each Stadium: Páirc Esler
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sean Stack
Penalties
  • Marc Fisher N
  • Paul Sheehan N
  • Conor Woods Y
  • Caolan Taggart Y
  • Stephen Keith Y
  • Y Eoghan Cahill
  • Y Brian Duignan
  • N Aidan Treacy
  • N Stephen Corcoran
  • N Cillian Kiely
14 November 2020 Semi-Final Kildare 3-24 – 1-08 Roscommon Newbridge
13:30 GMT J Sheridan 2-6 (1-0pen, 0-4 frees, 0-1 '65'), B Byrne 0-8 (4f, 65), J Burke 1-2, N Ó Muineacháin 0-2, P Divilly 0-2, R Boran 0-1, K Whelan 0-1, C Dowling 0-1, S Ryan 0-1 Report C Dolan 0-6 (0-3 frees), J Lohan 1-0, C Mulry 0-1, N Kilroy 0-1, E Flanagan 0-1 (0-1 frees). Stadium: St Conleth's Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Thomas Gleeson (Dublin)

Final
22 November 2020 Final Down 0-22 – 3-16 Kildare Dublin
16:00 GMT O McManus 0-9, (0-7 frees), P McCrickard 0-4, (0-1 s/l), T Prenter 0-4, P Sheehan 0-2 (0-1 free) C Woods 0-1 (free), D Sands 0-1 Report B Byrne 0-7 (0-6 frees), J Sheridan 1-4 (0-3 frees, 0-1 '65'), P Divilly 1-1, T Burke 1-0, J Burke 0-2, S Ryan 0-1 Stadium: Croke Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Chris Mooney (Dublin)

Statistics

Top scorers
Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Cathal Dolan Roscommon 2-25 31 3 10.33
2 Eoghan Cahill Offaly 0-27 27 2 13.50
3 Christy Moorehouse Wicklow 2-18 24 2 12.00
4 Jack Sheridan Kildare 4-09 21 2 10.50
5 Cormac O'Doherty Derry 0-14 14 2 7.00
Oisín MacManus Down 0-14 14 2 7.00
6 Gerard O'Kelly-Lynch Sligo 0-12 12 1 12.00
Brian Byrne Kildare 0-12 12 2 6.00
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Eoghan Cahill Offaly 0-17 17 Derry
2 Christy Moorehouse Wicklow 2-09 15 Roscommon
3 Cathal Dolan Roscommon 0-13 13 Sligo
4 Cathal Dolan Roscommon 2-06 12 Wicklow
Jack Sheridan Kildare 2-06 12 Roscommon
Gerard O'Kelly-Lynch Sligo 0-12 12 Roscommon
5 Eoghan Cahill Offaly 0-10 10 Down
6 Jack Sheridan Kildare 2-03 9 Wicklow
Christy Moorehouse Wicklow 0-09 9 Kildare
7 Cormac O'Doherty Derry 0-08 8 Offaly
Brian Byrne Kildare 0-08 8 Offaly

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