Christy Ring Cup 2008

The 2008 Christy Ring Cup was the 4th annual second tier hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association. Carlow beat Westmeath in the final after extra time. Carlow were beaten by Laois the bottom team in the Liam McCarthy Cup and played in the Christy Ring Cup again the following year as a result.

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Format

Twelve teams participated in the 2008 Christy Ring Cup.

Each team in the group played each other once in the first phase. The top two teams in each group advanced to the quarter-finals. The bottom team in each group went into the relegation play-offs.

Group 2A

Date Team Score Team Score
June 28 Westmeath 3-23 Roscommon 0-13
July 5 Roscommon 0-12 Wicklow 3-21
July 12 Wicklow 1-18 Westmeath 1-15
Team P W D L F A Pts +/-
Wicklow 2 2 0 0 4-39 1-27 4 +21
Westmeath 2 1 0 1 4-38 1-31 2 +16
Roscommon 2 0 0 2 0-25 6-44 0 -37

Group 2B

Date Team Score Team Score
June 28 Carlow 2-24 London 1-09
July 5 London 2-08 Down 1-25
July 12 Down 3-13 Carlow 0-19
Team P W D L F A Pts +/-
Down 2 2 0 0 4-38 2-27 4 +17
Carlow 2 1 0 1 2-43 4-22 2 +15
London 2 0 0 2 3-17 3-49 0 -32

Group 2C

Date Team Score Team Score
June 28 Meath 0-16 Mayo 0-12
July 5 Mayo 0-18 Kerry 0-15
July 12 Kerry 7-10 Meath 4-13
Team P W D L F A Pts +/-
Kerry 2 1 0 1 7-25 4-31 2 +3
Mayo 2 1 0 1 0-30 0-31 2 -1
Meath 2 1 0 1 4-29 7-22 2 -2

Group 2D

Date Team Score Team Score
June 28 Kildare 2-28 Derry 1-12
July 5 Derry 4-14 Armagh 5-06
July 12 Armagh 0-13 Kildare 5-16
Team P W D L F A Pts +/-
Kildare 2 2 0 0 7-44 1-25 4 +37
Derry 2 1 0 1 5-26 7-34 2 -14
Armagh 2 0 0 2 5-19 9-30 0 -23

Knockout stages

Match Date Venue Team Score Team Score
Quarter-final July 19 Aughrim Park Wicklow 1-22 Mayo 3-18
Quarter-final July 19 Páirc Esler Down 0-18 Derry 1-20
Quarter-final July 19 Austin Stack Park Kerry 2-04 Carlow 1-14
Quarter-final July 19 St Conleth's Park Kildare 3-13 Westmeath 2-22
Semi-final July 26 Cusack Park Westmeath 1-19 Derry 0-12
Semi-final July 26 McHale Park Mayo 0-17 Carlow 1-16
Final August 3 O'Connor Park Westmeath 4-16 Carlow 3-22
Westmeath - Christy Ring Cup final runners-up 2008

1 M. Briody | 2 G. Gavin | 3 P. Greville | 4 A. Price | 5 B. Connaughton | 6 D. McComrack | 7 P. Dowdall | 8 L. Smith | 9 P. Clarke | 10 A. Mitchell | 11 B. Murtagh | 12 E. Price | 13 R. Jackson | 14 D. McNicholas | 15 J. Shaw | Subs: B. Smith | C. Jordan | N. Gavin | P. Gilsenan | C. Flanagan | Manager: J. Dooley

Relegation play-offs

Match Date Venue Team Score Team Score
Quarter-final July 26 Parnell Park Armagh 0-15 London 1-09
Quarter-final July 26 Cusack Park Roscommon 3-06 Meath 3-19
Semi-final August 2 O'Moore Park London 3-16 Roscommon 3-12
Final August 9 Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada Roscommon 1-17 Sligo 1-13

Promotion play-off

Date Venue Team Score Team Score
August 9 Dr Cullen Park Laois 4-18 Carlow 3-11

See also

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