Christy Ring Cup 2012
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Round 1 | ||||
| 05.05.2012 | Wicklow | 2-20 (26) | Kerry | 2-15 (21) |
| 05.05.2012 | Mayo | 0-17 (17) | Down | 0-19 (19) |
| 05.05.2012 | Derry | 1-22 (25) | Kildare | 2-18 (24) |
| 06.05.2012 | Meath | 4-8 (20) | London | 3-10 (19) |
| Round 2A | R1 Winners | |||
| 12.05.2012 | Wicklow | 1-18 (21) | Derry | 2-11 (17) |
| 12.05.2012 | Down | 2-23 (29) | Meath | 1-19 (22) |
| Round 2B | R1 Losers | |||
| 12.05.2012 | London | 2-15 (21) | Mayo | 3-10 (19) |
| 12.05.2012 | Kildare | 2-21 (27) | Kerry | 1-16 (19) |
| Quarter-Finals | 2A Losers v 2B Winners | |||
| 19.05.2012 | Derry | 1-15 (18) | London | 3-11 (20) |
| 19.05.2012 | Meath | 1-16 (19) | Kildare | 0-16 (16) |
| Semi-Finals | 2A Winners v QF Winners | |||
| 26.05.2012 | Wicklow | 3-18 (27) | Meath | 2-12 (18) |
| 26.05.2012 | Down | 1-21 (24) | London | 1-21 (24) |
| Semi-Final | Replay | |||
| 02.06.2012 | London | 2-16 (22) | Down | 2-13 (19) |
| Final | ||||
| 09.06.2012 | Wicklow | 1-17 (20) | London | 4-18 (30) |
Report
London won the 2012 Christy Ring Cup (Division 2 All Ireland Hurling) by beating wicklow by 4-18 (30 Points) to 1-17 (20 Points) in the Final, thus consigning the South Leinstermen to their second Christy Ring Cup Final defeat in a row.
London had earlier defeated Mayo, Derry, and Down in a Semi-Final Replay after losing to Meath in the first Round, taking the difficult route to the winners medals. Wicklow had knocked Meath out in the Semi-Finals.
About
The Christy Ring Cup is the Tier 2 All-Ireland County Championship in Hurling, named after the great Cork player.
From its inception to 2018 it was a Double-Elimination Cup (dubbed the “Back Door” by the Press) and in 2019 was changed to two groups of 4, playing a Single Round-Robin with Semi-Finals & Final.
References
Images
[1] Donegal Daily (2017) GAA Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.donegaldaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/gaa-logo.png [Accessed 2 December 2017]
Internet Archive
[2] GAA | Wayback Machine (2012) Christy Ring [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20120919231647/http://www.gaa.ie/fixtures-and-results/national-fixtures/christy-ring-nicky-rackard-lory-meagher/ [Accessed 16 September 2019]
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Gabriel McCloyne & Tom Dunne.
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