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 Teams 8 Champions Carlow (2nd title) Runners-up Down ← 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 .[ 1]
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
Promoted from the Nicky Rackard Cup
From Championship Promoted to the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup
Teams
Personnel and kits County Manager Captain(s) Sponsor
Bracket
Knockout phase Wicklow are relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup 2010 competition.
Round 1
Matches Wicklow 3-9 - 4-16 Carlow 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).
Down 3-20 - 1-22 Derry 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.
Kerry 3-11 - 1-16 Mayo 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.
Westmeath 2-21 - 3-19 Kildare 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.
Round 2
Round 2A Kerry 2-10 - 3-11 Down 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).
Kildare 1-13 - 1-16 Carlow 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).
Round 2B Mayo 2-20 - 0-15 Westmeath 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).
Derry 2-15 - 0-9 Wicklow 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.
Quarter-finals
Matches Mayo 1-16 - 1-10 Kildare 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.
Kerry 4-21 - 2-12 Derry 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).
Semi-finals
Matches Down 4-21 - 0-14 Mayo 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.
Referee: A. Stapleton (
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Carlow 1-15 - 2-12 Kerry 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.
13 June 2009 Semi-final Replay
Kerry 2-11 - 6-10 Carlow 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).
Final
Final Carlow 1-15 - 0-14 Down 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.
Relegation playoff Wicklow are relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup 2010 competition.
Stadia and locations
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
References ^ "Carlow retain Christy Ring Cup". RTÉ Sport . 11 July 2009. Archived from the original on 16 July 2009. Retrieved 11 July 2009 . 2024 participants Seasons Finals Liam MacCarthy Cup (Tier 1) Joe McDonagh Cup (Tier 2) Christy Ring Cup (Tier 3) Nicky Rackard Cup (Tier 4) Lory Meagher Cup (Tier 5)