2016 Christy Ring Cup

2016 Christy Ring Cup

Dates	23 April 2016 – 4 June 2016
Teams	8
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	22 (2.2 per match)
Points scored	302 (30.2 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Gerry Keegan (0-30)
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The 2016 Christy Ring Cup will be the 12th staging of the Christy Ring Cup hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2005. The competition began on Saturday 23 April 2016 and ends on Saturday 4 June 2016.

Kerry were the 2015 champions and were promoted to the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. They compete in the qualifier group of the Leinster Hurling Championship.

Format

The 2016 Christy Ring Cup is played in a double-elimination format. For clarity, the draw details are detailed in each round below.

Round 1

All eight teams play in Round 1.

Antrim v Kildare

23 April 2016 Round 1	Antrim	3-20 - 0-17	Kildare	Parnell Park, Dublin
	C Clarke 2-10, J Dillon 1-0, C Carson, N McKenna, J Connolly 0-2 each, C Johnson, C McKinley, M Dudley, R McCambridge 0-1 each.		G Keegan 0-11, M Fitzgerald 0-2, M Grace, P Divilly, N Ó Muineacháin, B Byrne 0-1 each.

Down v London

23 April 2016 Round 1	Down	2-12 - 2-17	London	McKenna Park, Ballycran
	C Egan 2-0, D Toner 0-3fs, P Sheehan, C Woods (2fs) 0-2 each, C Taggart, J McGrath, S Nicholson, D Hughes, S Dineen 0-1 each.	Report	K O'Loughlin 1-7 (0-6fs), S O'Donnell 1-1, G Mahon, M Duggan 0-3, B Walsh, K Reid, D Roberts 0-1 each.	Referee: G McGrath (Wexford)

Meath v Wicklow

23 April 2016 Round 1	Meath	3-18 - 2-12	Wicklow	St. Loman's Park, Trim
	G McGowan (2-2), N Heffernan (1-3), A Gannon (0-5, 2fs), S Morris (0-4), J Toher (0-3, 1f), M O'Grady (0-1).	Report	J Henderson (1-0), P Doran (1-0), D Staunton (0-3), M Lee (0-3, 2fs), C Moorhouse (0-2, 1f 1 65), D Masterson (0-2. 1f 1 65), E Kearns (0-1), G Weir (0-1).	Referee: J O'Brien (Tipperary)

Roscommon v Derry

23 April 2016 Round 1	Roscommon	2-20 - 0-15	Derry	Athleague Sportsfield
	J Fallon 0-7 (4f, 1 sideline), C Egan 1-3 (1-2f), J Lawlor 1-0, T Featherston 0-3, A Moore, M Kelly, C Dolan, A Murphy, E Flanagan, T Seale, N Connaughton 0-1 each.	Report	R Convery 0-7 (6f), B Quigley, A Grant, S Farren 0-2 each, T McCloskey, M McGuigan 0-1 each.	Referee: J Keane (Galway)

Round 2

Round 2A

Contested by the four winners of Round 1.

Antrim v Roscommon

30 April 2016 Round 2A	Antrim	2-14 - 1-12	Roscommon	Pearse Park, Dunloy
	C Clarke 0-7 (4fs), J Connolly 0-4, C Carson, N Elliott 1-0 each, E McCloskey, N McKenna, J Dillon 0-1 each.	Report	C Egan, J Fallon (3fs) 0-4 each, J Lawlor 1-0, C Dolan 0-3, M Kelly 0-1.	Referee: J Keane (Galway)

London v Meath

31 April 2016 Round 2A	London	1-16 - 2-17	Meath	Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip
	K O'Loughlin 0-6 (5fs), M Duggan 1-2, K Reid 0-4, M O'Dywer 0-2, D Roberts, P Phelan 0-1 each.	Report	A Gannon 1-5 (0-3fs), G McGowan 1-1, N Heffernan, J Toher (1f) 0-2 each, S Quigley, S Heavey, S McGann (f), S Brennan, D Healy, R Sherlock, K Keena 0-1 each.	Referee: D Hughes (Carlow)

Round 2B

Contested by the four losers of Round 1.

Wicklow v Kildare

30 April 2016 Round 2B	Wicklow	0-9 - 0-17	Kildare	Pearse Park, Arklow
	C Moorhouse 0-8 (7fs), S Kelly 0-1 ('65').	Report	G Keegan 0-10 (9fs), M Moloney, M Fitzgerald 0-2 each, S Gainey, R Bergin, N O'Muineacháin 0-1 each.	Referee: G McGrath (Wexford)

Derry v Down

30 April 2016 Round 2B	Derry	1-15 - 1-18	Down	Owenbeg
	S Farren 0-8 (4fs), O McCloskey 1-0, R Convery 0-3 (2fs), Se McGuigan 0-2 , T McCloskey, P Cleary 0-1.	Report	B Byers 1-1, D Toner (2fs), O McManus 0-4 eachA O'Prey 0-3, F Conway, J McGrath, C Woods (f), S Nicholson, P Sheehan (f), C O'Prey 0-1 each.	Referee: C Cunning (Antrim)

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.

Kildare v London

7 May 2016 Quarter-final	Kildare	1-17 - 0-15	London	St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge
14:00	G Keegan 0-9(4f), M Delaney 1-1, J Byrne, P Cocoman and J Sheridan 0-2 each, M Fitzgerald 0-1.	Report	K O'Loughlin 0-7(6f), S O'Donnell and M O'Dwyer 0-3 each, C Hickey and M Duggan 0-1 each.

Down v Roscommon

7 May 2016 Quarter-final	Down	1-14 - 1-7	Roscommon	McKenna Park, Ballycran
14:00	C O’Prey (0-4, frees), D Toner (1-0), C Mageean (0-2), B Byers (0-2), S Nicholson (0-2), C Egan (0-1), O McManus (0-1), D Hughes (0-1), C Woods (0-1 free).	Report	N Connaughton (1-0), J Fallon (0-2, 0-1 free), J Lawlor (0-2), E Flanagan (0-2), T Fetherston (0-1).	Referee: D Hughes (Carlow)

Semi-finals

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

Antrim v Down

21 May 2016 Semi-final	Antrim	1-24 - 0-23	Down	St. Patrick's Park, Loughguile
	C Clarke 0-16 (12f, 1 '65); C Carson 1-1; N McKenna 0-3; E McCloskey, J Dillon, E Campbell, Conor Johnston 0-1 each.	Report	D Toner 0-9 (5f); C Woods 0-4; C Taggart, D Hughes, C O'Prey (2f, 1 '65) 0-3 each; C Egan 0-1.	Referee: D Hughes (Carlow)

Kildare v Meath

22 May 2016 Semi-final	Kildare	0-21 - 1-21	Meath	St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge
	G Keegan (9f, 1 '65) 0-12, M Delaney, M Fitzgerald 0-2 each; M Grace, P Cocoman, J Byrne, L Quinn and J Sheridan 0-1 each.	Report	J Toher (9f) 0-12, G McGowan 1-3; S Clynch 0-3; S Heavey, S Morris and N Heffernan 0-1 each.	Referee: J Keane (Galway)

Final

The winners of this year's Christy Ring Final (tier 2) are automatically promoted to play in the qualifier group of next year's Leinster Senior Hurling Championship.

Antrim v Meath

4 June 2015 Final	Antrim	v	Meath	Croke Park, Dublin
17:30

Christy Ring/Nicky Rackard Relegation/Promotion

Bottom play-off

Contested by the two losers from round 2B. Both these teams lost their first two matches.

Wicklow v Derry

21 May 2016 Bottom play-off	Wicklow	2-23 - 0-15	Derry	Páirc Esler, Newry
3:30 pm	C Moorhouse (8fs) 1-11; D Staunton 1-3; D Masterson 0-4; M Lee 0-2; P Doran, T Storey, A Byrne 0-1 each.	Report	R Convery (6fs) 0-7; M McGuigan 0-3; J O'Dwyer, O McCloskey, M McGrath, D Foley, A Grant 0-1 each.	Referee: J O'Brien (Tipperary)

Relegation/Promotion play-off

The bottom team in this year's Christy Ring Cup (tier 2) plays the winner of this year's Nicky Rackard Cup (tier 3). If the Nicky Rackard champions win the match, they are promoted to next year's Christy Ring Cup in the place of this year's bottom team.

Derry v Mayo / Armagh

11 June 2016 Play-off	Derry	v	Mayo / Armagh

Scoring statistics

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Gerry Keegan	Kildare	0-42	42	4	10.50
2	Ciarán Clarke	Antrim	2-33	39	3	13.00
3	Christy Moorhouse	Wicklow	1-21	24	3	8.00
4	Kevin O'Loughlin	London	1-20	23	3	7.66
5	Danny Toner	Down	2-13	19	4	4.75
6	Gavin McGowan	Meath	4-6	18	3	6.00
7	James Toher	Meath	0-17	17	3	5.66
	Ruairí Convery	Derry	0-17	17	3	5.66
9	Adam Gannon	Meath	1-10	13	3	4.22
	Jerry Fallon	Roscommon	0-13	13	3	4.33

Top scorer in a single game

Rank	Player	Team	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Ciarán Clarke	Antrim	2-10	16	Kildare
	Ciarán Clarke	Antrim	0-16	16	Down
3	Christy Moorhouse	Wicklow	1-11	14	Derry
4	Gerry Keegan	Kildare	0-12	12	Meath
	James Toher	Meath	0-12	12	Kildare
6	Gerry Keegan	Kildare	0-11	11	Antrim
7	Kevin O'Loughlin	London	1-7	10	Down
	Gerry Keegan	Kildare	0-10	10	Wicklow
9	Gerry Keegan	Kildare	0-9	9	London
	Danny Toner	Down	0-9	9	Antrim