2021 Christy Ring Cup#Final
{{Short description|Hurling competition}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox hurling championship
|name=2021 Christy Ring Cup
|image=
|imagesize=
|caption=
|dates=26 June - 1 August 2021
|teams=5
|champions=File:Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly
|count=1
|champions captain=Ben Conneely
|champions manager=Michael Fennelly
|runners-up=File:Colours of Derry.svg Derry
|runners-up captain=Cormac O'Doherty
|runners-up manager=Dominic McKinley (manager)
Cormac Donnelly
|relegated=File:Colours_of_Roscommon.svg Roscommon
|matches= 8
|goals= 23
|points= 338
|top scorer= File:Colours of Offaly.svg Eoghan Cahill (0-36)
|previous year=2020
|previous tournament=2020 Christy Ring Cup
|next year=2022
|next tournament=2022 Christy Ring Cup
}}
The 2021 Christy Ring Cup was the 17th staging of the Christy Ring Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2005. The cup began on 26 June 2021 and ended on 1 August 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gaa.ie/hurling/news/draws-announced-for-mcdonagh-ring-rackard-and-meagher-cups/|title=Draws announced for McDonagh, Ring, Rackard, and Meagher Cups|website=www.gaa.ie}}
Covid-19 caused all London games to be postponed for an extra year.
The final was played on 1 August 2021 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Offaly and Derry, in what was their first ever meeting in a final. Offaly won the match by 0-41 to 2-14 to claim their first ever cup title.{{cite web|url=https://www.derryjournal.com/sport/gaa/derry-defeated-but-no-disgrace-as-offaly-lift-christy-ring-cup-in-croke-park-3330757|title=Derry defeated but no disgrace as Offaly lift Christy Ring Cup in Croke Park|publisher=Derry Journal|date=1 August 2021|access-date=1 August 2021|first=|last=}}{{cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2021/0801/1238468-free-scoring-offaly-crush-derry-to-win-christy-ring/|title=Free-scoring Offaly crush Derry to win Christy Ring|date=30 July 2021|work=RTE Sport|accessdate= 4 August 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.the42.ie/offaly-christy-ring-cup-derry-hurling-5512237-Aug2021/|title=Offaly hit 0-41 in massive Christy Ring Cup final victory over Derry|date=30 July 2021|work=The 42|accessdate= 4 August 2021}}
Offaly's Eoghan Cahill was the Ring Cup's top scorer with 0-36.
Team changes
= To Championship =
= From Championship =
Teams
= General Information =
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
!Last Cup title !Last provincial title !Last All-Ireland title !Position in 2020 Championship !Appearance |
| align="left" |File:Colours_of_Derry.svg Derry
|— |2001 |— | data-sort-value="2" |Round 2 |15th |
| align="left" |Offaly
|— |1995 |1998 | data-sort-value="1" |Semi-finals |2nd |
| align="left" |Roscommon
|— |1913 |— | data-sort-value="5" |Semi-finals |13th |
| align="left" |File:Colours_of_Sligo.svg Sligo
|— |— |— | data-sort-value="3" |Round 2 |2nd |
| align="left" |File:Colours_of_Wicklow.svg Wicklow
|— |— |— | data-sort-value="3" |Round 2 | |
= Personnel and kits =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| align="left" |File:Colours_of_Derry.svg Derry
| | | |
| align="left" |Offaly
| | | |
| align="left" |Roscommon
| | | |
| align="left" |File:Colours_of_Sligo.svg Sligo
| | | |
| align="left" |File:Colours_of_Wicklow.svg Wicklow
| | | |
Competition format
= Cup format =
The format has been changed for 2021 with 5 teams playing across two groups, one with 3 teams and one with 2 teams based on an open draw.
Group A will feature 3 teams and be played in a single Round Robin format with each team having one home game and one away game.
Group B will feature 2 teams who will play a single fixture.
All teams will play a knockout format after this group stage, with the group winners and second-placed team in Group A being placed in the semi-finals. A tie between the third-placed team in Group A and second-placed team in Group B will determine the fourth semi-finalist.
= Promotion =
The winner of the final will be promoted to the Joe McDonagh Cup.
= Relegation =
The loser of the quarter-final will be relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup
Group stage
= Group A =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!width=20|{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}} !width=150 style="text-align:left;"|Team !width=20|{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}} !width=20|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}} !width=20|{{Tooltip|D|Draws}} !width=20|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}} !width=50|{{Tooltip|SF|Score for}} !width=50|{{Tooltip|SA|Score against}} !width=20|{{Tooltip|Diff|Scoring difference}} !width=20|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}} !Qualification | |||||||||
| style="background:#ccffcc"
|1 | align="left" |File:Colours_of_Derry.svg Derry | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-42 | 1-33 | +12 | 4
| rowspan="2" |Advance to Semi-Finals |
| style="background:#ccffcc"
|2 | align="left" |File:Colours_of_Wicklow.svg Wicklow | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-36 | 3-34| | ||
| 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| style="background:#FFFFE0"
|3 | align="left" |File:Colours_of_Roscommon.svg Roscommon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-26 | 2-37| | ||
| 11 | 0
|Advance to Quarter-Finals |
==Group A round 1==
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| date = 26 June 2021
| round = Round 1
| team1 = Wicklow File:Colours of Wicklow.svg
| score = 2-18 - 1-11
| team2 = File:Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon
| report = [https://www.independent.ie/regionals/wicklowpeople/sport/hurlers-show-united-front-first-day-out-40595056.html Report]
| goals1 = A O'Brien (0-10, 9f), G Hughes (1-1), M Lee (1-3), E Kearns (0-1); L Evans (0-1), C Moorehouse (0-1, sideline), E McCormack (0-1).
| goals2 = C Egan (1-5, 5f, 1p), C Dolan (0-5, 1f), P Kellehan (0-1).
| stadium = Aughrim County Ground
| referee = T Gleeson (Dublin)
}}
==Group A round 2==
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| date = 3 July 2021
| round = Round 2
| team1 = Roscommon File:Colours of Roscommon.svg
| score = 1-15 - 0-19
| team2 = File:Colours of Derry.svg Derry
| report = [https://www.derrynow.com/news/gaa/646426/derry-dig-deep-to-grind-out-a-victory-in-roscommon.html Report]
| goals1 = C Dolan (0-6f); C Kennelly (1-0), C Mulry (0-2), D Heavey (0-2); C Egan (0-2), E Costello (0-1), B McGahon (0-1), C Kenny (0-1).
| goals2 = C O’Doherty (0-8, 4f, 2 ‘65s); D Foley (0-2), G Bradley (0-2), S McGuigan (0-2), C Kelly (0-1), M McGuigan (0-1), O McKeever (0-1), B Cassidy (0-1), S Cassidy (0-1).
| stadium = Dr. Hyde Park
| referee = C Mooney (Dublin)
}}
==Group A round 3==
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| date = 10 July 2021
| round = Round 3
| team1 = Derry File:Colours of Derry.svg
| score = 2-23 - 0-18
| team2 = File:Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow
| report = [https://www.derrynow.com/news/sport/648238/mckeever-goals-see-derry-to-comfortable-win-over-wicklow.html Report]
| goals1 = O McKeever (2-2), C O'Doherty (0-7, 5f, 1 65), S McGuigan (0-4), G Bradley (0-3), E Cassidy (0-2), B Cassidy (0-2), M McGuigan (0-1), D Foley (0-1), P Nelis (0-1).
| goals2 = A O'Brien (0-12, 9f), S Cranley (0-1), C Moorehouse (0-1), D Staunton (0-1), E Kearns (0-1), G Hughes (0-1), L Evans (0-1).
| stadium = Owenbeg
| referee = C McDonald (Antrim)
}}
= Group B =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!width=20|{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}} !width=150 style="text-align:left;"|Team !width=20|{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}} !width=20|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}} !width=20|{{Tooltip|D|Draws}} !width=20|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}} !width=50|{{Tooltip|SF|Score for}} !width=50|{{Tooltip|SA|Score against}} !width=20|{{Tooltip|Diff|Scoring difference}} !width=20|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}} !Qualification | |||||||||
| style="background:#ccffcc"
|1 | align=left|File:Colours_of_Offaly.svg Offaly | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-39 | 2-17 | +22 | 2
|Advance to Semi-Finals |
| style="background:#FFFFE0"
|2 | align="left" |File:Colours_of_Sligo.svg Sligo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-17 | 2-39| | ||
| 22 | 0
|Advance to Quarter-Finals |
==Group B round 1 ==
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| date = 3 July 2021
| team1 = Sligo File:Colours of Sligo.svg
| score = 2-17 - 2-39
| team2 = File:Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly
| report = [https://www.offalyexpress.ie/news/gaelic-games/646375/third-gear-offaly-leave-loads-of-room-for-improvement-in-facile-win.html Report]
| goals1 = G O'Kelly-Lynch 2-12 (12f), T Cawley, G Connolly, C Hanniffy, F Cawley and A Kilcullen 0-1 each.
| goals2 = E Cahill 0-15 (9f and 3 '65s'), B Duignan 0-6, A Treacy and S Dooley 1-1 each, L Langton 0-5, J Murphy 0-4, O Kelly and K Sampson 0-2 each, L Fox, J Sampson and L O'Connor 0-1 each.
| stadium = Markievicz Park
| referee = A Kelly (Galway)
}}
Knockout stage
=Bracket=
{{5TeamBracket|RD1=Quarter-Finals - 17 July|RD2-seed2=2B|RD3-team2=File:Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly|RD3-seed2=1B|RD3-score1=2-14|RD3-team1=File:Colours of Derry.svg Derry|RD3-seed1=1A|RD2-score4=0-11|RD2-team4=File:Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow|RD2-seed4=2A|RD2-score3=6-30|RD2-team3=File:Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly|RD2-seed3=1B|RD2-score2=2-17|RD2-team2=File:Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo|RD2-score1=0-28|RD2=Semi-Finals - 24 July|RD2-team1=File:Colours of Derry.svg Derry|RD2-seed1=1A|RD1-score2=1-20|RD1-team2=File:Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon|RD1-seed2=3A|RD1-score1=2-18|RD1-team1=File:Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo|RD1-seed1=2B|team-width=|score-width=|RD3=Final - 1 August|RD3-score2=0-41}}
=Quarter-final=
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| date = 17 July 2021
| round = Quarter-final
| team1 = Roscommon File:Colours of Roscommon.svg
| score = 1-20 - 2-18
| team2 = File:Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo
| report = [https://roscommonherald.ie/2021/07/17/senior-hurlers-relegated-in-dramatic-circumstances/ Report]
| goals1 = C Dolan (4f) 0-8, C Kenny 0-4, N Kilroy 1-0, B McGahon 0-3, O Kelly, C Mulry 0-2 each, M Brennan 0-1
| goals2 = M Hanniffy 2-1, G O’Kelly-Lynch 0-6 (5f), T Cawley, A Kilcullen 0-3 each, F Cawley 0-2, G Connolly, C Hanniffy, J McHugh 0-1 each.
| stadium = Dr. Hyde Park
| referee =
}}
Roscommon are relegated to the 2022 Nicky Rackard Cup.
=Semi-finals=
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| date = 24 July 2021
| round = Semi-final
| team1 = Derry File:Colours of Derry.svg
| score = 0-28 - 2-17
| team2 = File:Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo
| report = [https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/christy-ring-cup-round-up-offaly-advance-to-final-after-huge-win-40686872.html Report]
| goals1 = C O’Doherty 0-12 (8 fs), G Bradley 0-5, S McGuigan 0-3, Brian Cassidy and O McKeever 0-2 each, R Mullan, E Cassidy, M McGuigan, D Foley 0-1 each
| goals2 = G O’Kelly-Lynch 1-6 (5 fs), J McHugh 1-4, C Hanniffy 0-2, T Cawley, A Kilcullen, E Comerford, L O’Kelly-Lynch 0-1 each.
| stadium = Owenbeg
| referee =
}}
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| date = 24 July 2021
| round = Semi-final
| team1 = Offaly File:Colours of Offaly.svg
| score = 6-30 - 0-10
| team2 = File:Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow
| report = [https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/christy-ring-cup-round-up-offaly-advance-to-final-after-huge-win-40686872.html Report]
| goals1 = E Cahill 0-8 (3f and one sideline), B Duignan 1-4, O Kelly 2-1, L Fox 1-2, B Conneely 1-1, K Sampson 1-0, J Murphy and E Kelly 0-3 each, J Sampson and S Dooley (2f) 0-2 each, A Treacy, L Langton, L O'Connor and C Gath 0-1 each.
| goals2 = A O'Brien 0-8 (7f), E McCormack, G Weir and W Kinsella 0-1 each.
| stadium = Bord na Móna O'Connor Park
| referee =
}}
=Final=
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| date = 1 August 2021
| round = Final
| team1 = Derry File:Colours of Derry.svg
| score = 2-14 - 0-41
| team2 = File:Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly
| report = [https://www.derryjournal.com/sport/gaa/derry-defeated-but-no-disgrace-as-offaly-lift-christy-ring-cup-in-croke-park-3330757 Report]
| goals1 = C O'Doherty (0-5, 5f), B Cassidy (0-3), D Foley (0-1), G Bradley (1-1), O McKeever (1-1), S Cassidy (0-2), R Mullan (0-1).
| goals2 = E Cahill (0-13, 8f), O Kelly (0-7), J Murphy (0-5), L Fox (0-2), L Langton (0-1), B Conneely (0-1), J Sampson (0-1), A Treacy (0-3), L O'Connor (0-2), S Kinsella (0-2), S Dooley (0-2, 2f), D Egan (0-1), K Sampson (0-1).
| stadium = Croke Park
| referee = T Gleeson (Dublin)
}}Offaly are promoted to the 2022 Joe McDonagh Cup.
Statistics
=Top scorers=
;Top Scorer Overall
| class="wikitable" |
| Rank
! Player ! County ! Tally ! Total ! Matches ! Average |
|---|
| rowspan=1 align=center|1
|align=center|0-36 |align=center|36 |align=center|3 |align=center|12.00 |
| rowspan=1 align=center|2
|align=center|3-24 |align=center|33 |align=center|3 |align=center|11.00 |
| rowspan=1 align=center|3
|align=center|0-32 |align=center|32 |align=center|4 |align=center|8.00 |
| rowspan=1 align=center|4
|Andy O'Brien |align=center|0-30 |align=center|30 |align=center|3 |align=center|10.00 |
| rowspan=1 align=center|5
|Cathal Dolan |align=center|0-19 |align=center|19 |align=center|3 |align=center|6.33 |
| rowspan=1 align=center|6
|align=center|2-10 |align=center|16 |align=center|3 |align=center|5.33 |
| rowspan=1 align=center|7
|Odhran McKeever |align=center|3-06 |align=center|15 |align=center|4 |align=center|3.75 |
| rowspan=1 align=center|8
|Gerald Bradley |align=center|1-11 |align=center|14 |align=center|4 |align=center|3.50 |
| rowspan=1 align=center|9
|align=center|1-10 |align=center|13 |align=center|3 |align=center|4.33 |
| rowspan=1 align=center|10
|align=center|0-12 |align=center|12 |align=center|3 |align=center|4.00 |
;In a single game
| class="wikitable" |
| Rank
! Player ! Club ! Tally ! Total ! Opposition |
|---|
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|1
|align=center|2-12 |align=center|18 |
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|2
|align=center|0-15 |align=center|15 |
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|3
|align=center|0-13 |align=center|13 |
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|4
|Andy O'Brien |align=center|0-12 |align=center|12 |
| Cormac O'Doherty
|align=center|0-12 |align=center|12 |
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|6
|Andy O'Brien |align=center|0-10 |align=center|10 |
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|7
|align=center|1-06 |align=center|9 |
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"|8
|Odhran McKeever |align=center|2-02 |align=center|8 |
| Cillian Egan
|align=center|1-05 |align=center|8 |
| Andy O'Brien
|align=center|0-08 |align=center|8 |
| Cormac O'Doherty
|align=center|0-08 |align=center|8 |
| Eoghan Cahill
|align=center|0-08 |align=center|8 |
| Cathal Dolan
|align=center|0-08 |align=center|8 |
References
{{reflist}}
{{Christy Ring Cup}}
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