The 2012 Christy Ring Cup was the eighth season of the Christy Ring Cup since its establishment in 2005.
Team changes
To Championship Relegated from the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
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Promoted from the Nicky Rackard Cup
London
From Championship Promoted to the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
None
Relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup
Armagh
Team info A total of eight teams contested the Christy Ring Cup, including seven sides from the 2011 Christy Ring Cup and London, who were promoted as champions of the 2011 Nicky Rackard Cup. London again ended the season as champions, this time in the Christy Ring Cup, thus securing promotion to the top tier of hurling, the All-Ireland Championship, in 2013.
While both Armagh and Mayo had failed to win any of their (two) games in the 2011 Christy Ring Cup, Mayo retained their place in the 2012 edition with Armagh being relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup for 2012 without a playoff game; Mayo had the longest tenure as a Christy Ring Cup member having competed in every season since the inaugural one in 2005 while Armagh had only joined the Christy Ring Cup in 2011, having won the previous year's Nicky Rackard Cup.
Teams
General Information CountyLast Cup titleLast Provincial titleLast All-Ireland titlePosition in 2011 ChampionshipAppearance Derry—2001—Quarter-finals7th Down—1997—Semi-finals8th Kerry201118911891Champions8th Kildare———Semi-finals8thLondon——1901Champions (Nicky Rackard Cup)4th Mayo—1909—Round 28thMeath———Quarter-finals7th Wicklow———Runners-up8th
Personnel and kits CountyManagerCaptain(s)Sponsor
Stadia and locations Team Location Stadium Stadium capacity Derry Derry Celtic Park (Derry) Down Newry Páirc Esler Kerry Tralee Austin Stack Park Kildare Newbridge St. Conleth's Park London Ruislip Emerald GAA Grounds Mayo Castlebar McHale Park Meath Navan Páirc Tailteann Wicklow Aughrim Aughrim County Ground
Format 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 are eliminated. 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 2012 and are promoted to the Liam MacCarthy Cup 2013.
Round 1
Round 2
Round 2A
Round 2B
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Statistics
Top scorers
Overall Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Martin FinnLondon5-294467.332Jonathan O'NeillWicklow0-393949.753Paddy HenryDerry1-2730310.004Jonathan MaherLondon5-132864.665Paul BraniffDown1-242739.006Stephen ClynchMeath3-152446.007Paul DivillyKildare2-162237.33
Single game Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition1Jonathan MaherLondon3-413Wicklow2Martin FinnLondon1-912MayoPaddy HenryDerry0-1212Kildare4Paul DivillyKildare2-511DerryConor WoodsDown1-811LondonPaul BraniffDown1-811MeathShane BrickKerry1-811KildareKenny FeeneyMayo0-1111DownJonathan O'NeillWicklow0-1111KerryJonathan O'NeillWicklow0-1111London
References
External links Christy Ring Cup fixtures