Christy Ring Cup 2014
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Round 1 | ||||
| 03.05.2014 | Kerry | 4-31 (43) | Derry | 0-11 (11) |
| 03.05.2014 | Kildare | 1-27 (30) | Wicklow | 2-24 (30) |
| 03.05.2014 | Mayo | 0-20 (20) | Armagh | 1-14 (17) |
| 03.05.2014 | Meath | 0-17 (17) | Down | 1-8 (11) |
| Round 1 | Replay | |||
| 10.05.2014 | Wicklow | 3-13 (22) | Kildare | 1-20 (23) |
| Round 2A | R1 Winners | |||
| 10.05.2014 | Mayo | 0-15 (15) | Meath | 0-16 (16) |
| 17.05.2014 | Kildare | 1-16 (19) | Kerry | 3-18 (27) |
| Round 2B | R1 Losers | |||
| 10.05.2017 | Derry | 2-16 (22) | Down | 3-12 (21) |
| 17.05.2017 | Armagh | 3-13 (22) | Wicklow | 3-19 (28) |
| Quarter-Finals | 2A Losers v 2B Winners | |||
| 24.05.2014 | Derry | 0-10 (10) | Kildare | 2-16 (22) |
| 24.05.2014 | Wicklow | 0-14 (14) | Mayo | 1-15 (18) |
| Relegation Playoff | 2B Losers | |||
| 31.05.2014 | Down | 5-24 (39) | Armagh | 2-15 (21) |
| Semi-Finals | 2A Winners v QF Winners | |||
| 31.05.2014 | Mayo | 1-18 (21) | Kerry | 3-20 (29) |
| 31.05.2014 | Meath | 0-13 (13) | Kildare | 1-18 (21) |
| Promotion / Relegation | ||||
| 19.06.2014 | Down | Tyrone | ||
| Final | ||||
| 07.06.2014 | Kerry | 2-22 (28) | Kildare | 4-18 (30) |
Report
Kildare won the 2014 GAA Hurling Christy Ring Cup (Division 2 All Ireland) defeating Kerry by 2 Points in the Final (4-18 to 2-22). They had earlier defeated Wicklow in a replay, Derry and then Meath.
In all eight counties were eligible for the Christy Ring Cup – 3 from Ulster (Armagh, Derry and Down), 3 from Leinster (Kildare, Meath and wicklow), and one each from Munster (Kerry) and Connacht (Mayo)
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 (2014) Christy Ring [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20141015080552/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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Last Updated: 5 June 2020
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