2022 Christy Ring Cup

2022 Christy Ring Cup
Dates	9 April – 21 May 2022
Teams	6
Champions	Kildare (4th title); Brian Byrne (captain); David Herity (manager)
Runners-up	Mayo; Shane Boland (captain); Derek Walsh (manager)
Relegated	Wicklow
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	54 (3.38 per match)
Points scored	617 (38.56 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Shane Boland (1-52)
← 2021 (Previous)	(Next) 2023 →

The 2022 Christy Ring Cup is the 18th staging of the Christy Ring Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2005. The cup began on 9 April 2022 and ended on 21 May 2022.^[1]^[2]

London returned to the competition after a two-year hiatus due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games. Kildare replaced 2021 champions Offaly in the competition, having come last in the Joe McDonagh Cup in 2021 while Mayo were promoted into the competition, having won the Nicky Rackard Cup in 2021, replacing Roscommon, who finished last in 2021.

The 2022 Christy Ring Cup is played on a Round-Robin basis. The counties who finish in the top two places shall qualify for the final, with the winner being promoted to the Joe McDonagh Cup. The bottom placed team in the Round Robin is relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup.^[3]^[4]

Kildare player Niall Ó Muineacháin scored an own goal against London in the opening minute of their game.^[5]

Team changes

To Championship

Relegated from the Joe McDonagh Cup

Kildare

Promoted from the Nicky Rackard Cup

Mayo

From Championship

Promoted to the Joe McDonagh Cup

Offaly

Relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup

Roscommon

Teams

General Information

County	Last Cup title	Last provincial title	Last All-Ireland title	Position in 2021 Championship	Appearance
Derry	—	2001	—	Runners-up	16th
Kildare	2020	—	—	Lost relegation playoff (Joe McDonagh Cup)
London	2012	—	1901	—	10th
Mayo	—	1909	—	Champions (Nicky Rackard Cup)	14th
Sligo	—	—	—	Semi-finals	3rd
Wicklow	—	—	—	Semi-finals

Personnel and kits

County	Manager	Captain(s)
Derry	Cormac Donnelly Dominic McKinley^[6]	Cormac O'Doherty^[7]
Kildare	David Herity	Brian Byrne
London
Mayo	Derek Walsh^[8]	Shane Boland^[8]
Sligo	Padraig Mannion^[9]
Wicklow	Éamonn Scallan^[10]	Martin O'Brien

Group stage

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Kildare	5	5	0	16-133	8-61	+96	10	Advance to Knockout Stage
2	Mayo	5	4	1	5-106	12-87	-2	8	Advance to Knockout Stage
3	Derry	5	3	2	8-85	5-81	+13	6
4	London	5	2	3	7-96	9-108	-18	4
5	Sligo	5	1	4	7-90	7-107	-17	2
6	Wicklow	5	0	5	9-59	11-125	-72	0	Relegation to Nicky Rackard Cup

Fixtures and results

Round 1

9 April 2022 Round 1	London	0–26 – 0–21	Sligo	McGovern Park, Ruislip
	R Crowley (0–12, 10f, 1 65'), B McCarry (0–4), D Hannon (0–3), F Collins (0–2), J Goulding (0–2), M Freaney (0–1), R Lombard (0–1), S Glynn (0–1)	Report	A Kilcullen (0–10,8f), G O'Kelly-Lynch (0–4, 1f, 1 65'), T Cawley (0–3), C Hanniffy (0–2), P Foley (0–1), R McHugh (0–1)

10 April 2022 Round 1	Derry	1–21 – 1–09	Wicklow	Celtic Park, Derry
	C O'Doherty (0–6,4f,1 '65), O McKeever (0–4), F Bradley (1–1), C Hendry (0–2), B McGilligan (0–2), J Mullan (0–2), M Lynch (0–2), R Mullen (0–1), M McGrath (0–1)	Report	B Ryan (0–4, 3f), E McCormack (1–0), J Doyle (0–3, 2f), O Young (0–2, 2f),

10 April 2022 Round 1	Mayo	0–11 – 5–26	Kildare	James Stephens Park, Ballina
	S Boland (0–5, 5f), K Higgins (0–3, 3f), J McManus (0–2), J Mooney (0–1)	Report	J Burke (0–9, 6f), J Sheridan (1–4), C Dowling (1–3), P Divilly (1–3), B Byrne (1–2), S Ryan (0–3), M Delaney (1–0), R Boran (0–1), C McCabe (0–1)

Round 2

16 April 2022 Round 2	Wicklow	2–10 – 0–26	Mayo	Aughrim County Ground, Aughrim
	E Kavanagh (2–0), J Doyle (0–4,3f), B Ryan (0–3, 1f, 1 '65), E McCormack (0–2), J Toomey (0–1)	Report	J Mooney (0–8), S Kenny (0–5, 1f, 1 '65), S Boland (0–5, 2f), E Delaney (0–4), D Huane (0–1), A Phillips (0–1), K Higgins (0–1), K Feeney (0–1)

16 April 2022 Round 2	Kildare	3–35 – 3–14	London	St Conleth's Park, Newbridge
	J Sheridan (2–4), J Burke (0–9, 8f), G Keegan (0–4), M Delaney (1–1), C McCabe (0–3), C Dowling (0–3), P Dolan (0–2), B Byrne (0–2), S Ryan (0–2), R Boran (0–1), P Divilly (0–1), S Christianseen (0–1), P Leahy (0–1), J Travers (0–1)	Report	J Goulding (1–3), M Dwyer (0–3), R Crowley (0–3, 2f, 1 '65), Own Goal (1–0), F O'Keefe (1–0), C Byrne (0–2), S Lordan (0–1), M Flannery (0–1), S Glynn (0–1)

17 April 2022 Round 2	Sligo	0–11 – 2–20	Derry	Markievicz Park, Sligo
	G O'Kelly Lynch (0–4, 4f), M Munnelly (0–2), A Kilcullen (0–2, 2f), F Cawley (0–1), J McHugh (0–1), T Cawley (0–1)	Report	G Bradley (1–4), O McKeever (1–3), C O'Doherty (0–5, 4f, 1'65), D Foley (0–4), R Mullen (0–2), J Mullan (0–1), D McGilligan (0–1)

Round 3

23 April 2022 Round 3	London	2–13 – 1–22	Mayo	McGovern Park, Ruislip
	D Hannon 1-8, C Byrne 1-0, M Dwyer 0-1, F O'Keeffe 0-1, J McCarthy 0-1, P Muldoon 0-1, S Glynn 0-1.		S Boland 1-6, J McManus 0-3, E Delaney 0-3, K Higgins 0-3, S Kenny 0-2, J Mooney 0-2, K Feeney 0-1, M Phillips 0-1, G McManus 0-1.

23 April 2022 Round 3	Kildare	1–24 – 0–12	Derry	St Conleth's Park, Newbridge
	J Burke (0–7, 4f, 1'65), C McCabe (1–4), G Keegan (0–6), J Byrne (0–2), R Boran (0–1), P Divilly (0–1), C Boran (0–1), C Dowling (0–1), S Ryan (0–1)	Report	R Mullan (0–5, 4f), C O'Doherty (0–2, 2f), D Foley (0–2, 1f), G Bradley (0–1), C Kelly (0–1), B Laverty (0–1)

23 April 2022 Round 3	Sligo	4–24 – 1–14	Wicklow	Markievicz Park, Sligo
	A Kilcullen (2–8, 7f), C Hannify (0–8), G O'Kelly Lynch (0–5, 4f), J McHugh (1–1), R Brennan (1–0), P Foley (0–2), T Cawley (0–1)	Report	J Doyle (0–6, 4f), S Germaine (1–2, 1-1f), B Ryan (0–3, 3f), M Murphy (0–2), E McCormack (0–1)

Round 4

7 May 2022 Round 4	Wicklow	3–10 – 5–25	Kildare	Aughrim County Ground, Aughrim
	S Germaine (1-2, 1-0pen, 2f), J Henderson (1-1), B Ryan (0-3, 1f, 1 '65), M O'Brien (0-3), E Kavanagh (1-0), J Doyle (0-1)	Report	J Burke (1-9, 7f, 1'65), J Byrne (1-4), G Keegan (1-2), B Byrne (1-1), C Dowling (1-0), P Divilly (0-2), S Ryan (0-2), C McCabe (0-1), C Boran (0-1), P Dolan (0-1), P McKenna (0-1), D Costello (0-1)

7 May 2022 Round 4	Mayo	2–24 – 1–20	Sligo	James Stephens Park, Ballina
	S Boland (0-12, 11f), K Higgins (1-2), K Feeney (1-2), D Huane (0-2), S Kenny (0-2, 1f), J McManus (0-2), A Phillips (0-1), P Lyons (0-1)	Report	A Kilcullen (0-10, 8f), G O'Kelly Lynch (0-6, 4f), C Hannify (1-1), J McHugh (0-2), T Cawley (0-1)

8 May 2022 Round 4	Derry	3–14 – 1–14	London	Owenbeg, Dungiven
	C O’Doherty (0–4, 4f), O McKeever (1–1), T McHugh (1–1), R Mullen (0–3, 3f), G Bradley (1–0), D McGilligan (0–2), J Mullan (0–1), D Foley (0–1), E McGill (0–1)	Report	D Hannon (0–8, 6f, 1 '65), F O'Keefe (1–0), S Glynn (0–2), M Dwyer (0–1), C Nelson (0–1), B McCarry (0–1), J Goulding (0–1)

Round 5

14 May 2022 Round 5	Kildare	2-23 - 2-14	Sligo	St Conleth's Park, Newbridge
	B Byrne (0-7), M Delaney (1-4), S Ryan (1-2), J Sheridan (0-4), C Kielty (0-2), C Boran (0-1), P. Dolan (0-1), F. Bass (0-1), D. Costello (0-1)	Report	A Kilcullen (1-11), T Cawley (1-0), G O’Kelly-Lynch (0-2), C Hannify (0-1)

14 May 2022 Round 5	London	1-29 - 2-16	Wicklow	McGovern Park, Ruislip
	J Goulding (1-6), D Hannon (0-8, 7f), S Glynn (0-3), M Dwyer (0-3), M Freaney (0-2), C Lordan (0-2), B McCarry (0-2), F O’Keefe (0-1), P Muldoon (0-1), M Flannery (0-1)	Report	S Germaine (2-5, 0-3f, 2-0pen), B Ryan (0-3, 1f, 1 ’65), E Kavanagh (0-2), M Murphy (0-1), J Henderson (0-1), J Doyle (0-1), O Young (0-1), R Lambe (0-1), K Conway (0-1)

14 May 2022 Round 5	Mayo	2-23 - 2-18	Derry	MacHale Park, Castlebar
	S Boland (0-12, 8f), J Mooney (1-3), K Feeney (1-1), J McManus (0-2), D Kenny (0-1), K Higgins (0-1), D Huane (0-1), S Kenny (0-1, f)	Report	J Mullan (1-3), C O’Doherty (0-6,6f), R McKeever (1-2), D Gilligan (0-2), D Foley (0-2), R Mullan (0-1), P Kelly (0-1), G Bradley (0-1)

Knockout stage

Final

21 May 2022 Final	Kildare	2-29 - 0-19	Mayo	Croke Park, Dublin
	James Burke 0-11 (0-7f, 0-1 65), Gerry Keegan 0-10, Brian Byrne 1-2, Cathal Dowling 1-1, Cathal McCabe 0-3, Shane Ryan 0-1, Paul Dolan 0-1.	Report	Shane Boland 0-10 (0-8f), Kenny Feeney 0-3 (0-1f), Joseph McManus 0-2, Eoin Delaney 0-1, Joseph Mooney 0-1 (sideline), Keith Higgins 0-1, Seán Kenny 0-1f.	Referee: Michael Kennedy (Tipperary)

Kildare are promoted to the 2023 Joe McDonagh Cup.

Stadia and locations

Statistics

Top scorers

Top Scorer Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Shane Boland^[11]	Mayo	1-52	55	6	9.17
2	Andy Kilcullen	Sligo	3-41	50	5	10.00
3	James Burke	Kildare	1-44	47	5	9.40
4	Gerry Keegan	Kildare	1-23	26	4	6.50
5	Cormac O'Doherty	Derry	0–23	23	5	4.60
6	Brian Byrne	Kildare	3-13	22	6	3.67
7	Seanie Germaine	Wicklow	4-9	21	4	5.25
	Jack Sheridan	Kildare	3–12	21	6	3.50
	Gerard O'Kelly-Lynch	Sligo	0–21	21	5	4.25

In a single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Andy Kilcullen	Sligo	2–8	14	Wicklow
1	Andy Kilcullen	Sligo	1-11	14	Kildare
3	Ronan Crowley	London	0–12	12	Sligo
	Shane Boland	Mayo	0–12	12	Sligo
	James Burke	Kildare	1-9	12	Wicklow
	Shane Boland	Mayo	0–12	12	Derry
7	Seanie Germaine	Wicklow	2-5	11	London
	James Burke	Kildare	0-11	11	Mayo
	Shane Boland	Mayo	1-08	11	London
10	Gerry Keegan	Kildare	0-10	10	Mayo
	Andy Kilcullen	Sligo	0–10	10	London
	Jack Sheridan	Kildare	2–4	10	London
	Andy Kilcullen	Sligo	0–10	10	Mayo
	James Burke	Kildare	0-10	10	Mayo
	Shane Boland	Mayo	0–10	10	Kildare

Miscellaneous

References

^ O'Riordan, Ian (21 December 2021). "GAA fixtures 2022: Calendar confirmed with replays only for All-Ireland finals". The Irish Times. Dublin. ISSN 0791-5144. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
^ "Christy Ring Cup". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
^ "GAA publish Master Fixtures Schedule for 2022".
^ GAA Master Fixture Schedule Book
^ "Christy Ring Win Number Two For Kildare Despite Bizarre Opening". Kildare Nationalist. 16 April 2022.
^ Ó Meiscill, Pádraig (10 July 2021). "Derry looking at return to Christy Ring Cup final". The Irish News. Belfast. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
^ Mullan, Orlagh (9 May 2022). "Derry get back on track with hard-fought win over London". The Irish News. Belfast. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Mayo hurlers get Christy Ring campaign back on track". Connaught Telegraph. Castlebar. 16 April 2022.
^ Latest Sport (12 December 2021). "Midwest Radio – Padraig Mannion re-appointed Sligo Hurling manager". Midwestradio.ie. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
^ "Colin Kelly appointed as Wicklow Senior Football Manager – Wicklow GAA". Officialwicklowgaa.ie. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
^ "Shane Boland confirmed as top scorer in the Christy Ring Cup". MidWest Radio. 25 May 2022.

[1] O'Riordan, Ian (21 December 2021). "GAA fixtures 2022: Calendar confirmed with replays only for All-Ireland finals". The Irish Times. Dublin. ISSN 0791-5144. Retrieved 10 April 2022.

[2] "Christy Ring Cup". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 10 April 2022.

[3] "GAA publish Master Fixtures Schedule for 2022".

[4] GAA Master Fixture Schedule Book

[5] "Christy Ring Win Number Two For Kildare Despite Bizarre Opening". Kildare Nationalist. 16 April 2022.

[6] Ó Meiscill, Pádraig (10 July 2021). "Derry looking at return to Christy Ring Cup final". The Irish News. Belfast. Retrieved 9 May 2022.

[7] Mullan, Orlagh (9 May 2022). "Derry get back on track with hard-fought win over London". The Irish News. Belfast. Retrieved 9 May 2022.

[con-telegraph1-8] "Mayo hurlers get Christy Ring campaign back on track". Connaught Telegraph. Castlebar. 16 April 2022.

[9] Latest Sport (12 December 2021). "Midwest Radio – Padraig Mannion re-appointed Sligo Hurling manager". Midwestradio.ie. Retrieved 9 May 2022.

[10] "Colin Kelly appointed as Wicklow Senior Football Manager – Wicklow GAA". Officialwicklowgaa.ie. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2022.

[11] "Shane Boland confirmed as top scorer in the Christy Ring Cup". MidWest Radio. 25 May 2022.

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