2022 Christy Ring Cup

The 2022 Christy Ring Cup is the 18th staging of the Christy Ring Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2005. The cup began on 9 April 2022 and ended on 21 May 2022.[1][2]

2022 Christy Ring Cup
Dates9 April – 21 May 2022
Teams6
Champions Kildare (4th title)
Brian Byrne (captain)
David Herity (manager)
Runners-up Mayo
Shane Boland (captain)
Derek Walsh (manager)
Relegated Wicklow
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored54 (3.38 per match)
Points scored617 (38.56 per match)
Top scorer(s) Shane Boland (1-52)
← 2021 (Previous) (Next) 2023 →

London returned to the competition after a 2 year hiatus due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games. Kildare replaced 2021 champions Offaly in the competition, having come last in the Joe McDonagh Cup in 2021 while Mayo were promoted into the competition, having won the Nicky Rackard Cup in 2021, replacing Roscommon, who finished last in 2021.

The 2022 Christy Ring Cup is played on a Round-Robin basis. The counties who finish in the top two places shall qualify for the final, with the winner being promoted to the Joe McDonagh Cup. The bottom placed team in the Round Robin is relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup.[3][4]

Kildare player Niall Ó Muineacháin scored an own goal against London in the opening minute of their game.[5]

Team changes

To Championship

Relegated from the Joe McDonagh Cup

Promoted from the Nicky Rackard Cup

From Championship

Promoted to the Joe McDonagh Cup

Relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup

Team information

Personnel and general information
Team Manager Captain 2022 League 2021 Championship
Derry Cormac Donnelly
Dominic McKinley[6]		 Cormac O'Doherty[7] Div. 2B – Champions Christy Ring Cup – Runners Up
Kildare David Herity Brian Byrne Div. 2A – 5th Joe McDonagh Cup – Relegated
London Div. 2B – 4th N/A – Covid
Mayo Derek Walsh[8] Shane Boland[8] Div. 2B – Relegated Nicky Rackard Cup – Champions
Sligo Padraig Mannion[9] Div. 2B – Runners Up Christy Ring Cup
Wicklow Éamonn Scallan[10] Martin O'Brien Div. 2B – 5th Christy Ring Cup

Group stage

Group stage table
Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts Qualification
1 Kildare550016-1338-61+9610 Advance to Knockout Stage
2 Mayo54015-10612-87-28
3 Derry53028-855-81+136
4 London52037-969-108-184
5 Sligo51047-907-107-172
6 Wicklow50059-5911-125-720Relegation to Nicky Rackard Cup

Round 1
9 April 2022 Round 1 London 0–26 – 0–21 Sligo McGovern Park, Ruislip
R Crowley (0–12, 10f, 1 65'), B McCarry (0–4), D Hannon (0–3), F Collins (0–2), J Goulding (0–2), M Freaney (0–1), R Lombard (0–1), S Glynn (0–1) Report A Kilcullen (0–10,8f), G O'Kelly-Lynch (0–4, 1f, 1 65'), T Cawley (0–3), C Hanniffy (0–2), P Foley (0–1), R McHugh (0–1)
10 April 2022 Round 1 Derry 1–21 – 1–09 Wicklow Celtic Park, Derry
C O'Doherty (0–6,4f,1 '65), O McKeever (0–4), F Bradley (1–1), C Hendry (0–2), B McGilligan (0–2), J Mullan (0–2), M Lynch (0–2), R Mullen (0–1), M McGrath (0–1) Report B Ryan (0–4, 3f), E McCormack (1–0), J Doyle (0–3, 2f), O Young (0–2, 2f),
10 April 2022 Round 1 Mayo 0–11 – 5–26 Kildare James Stephens Park, Ballina
S Boland (0–5, 5f), K Higgins (0–3, 3f), J McManus (0–2), J Mooney (0–1) Report J Burke (0–9, 6f), J Sheridan (1–4), C Dowling (1–3), P Divilly (1–3), B Byrne (1–2), S Ryan (0–3), M Delaney (1–0), R Boran (0–1), C McCabe (0–1)

Round 2
16 April 2022 Round 2 Wicklow 2–10 – 0–26 Mayo Aughrim County Ground, Aughrim
E Kavanagh (2–0), J Doyle (0–4,3f), B Ryan (0–3, 1f, 1 '65), E McCormack (0–2), J Toomey (0–1) Report J Mooney (0–8), S Kenny (0–5, 1f, 1 '65), S Boland (0–5, 2f), E Delaney (0–4), D Huane (0–1), A Phillips (0–1), K Higgins (0–1), K Feeney (0–1)
16 April 2022 Round 2 Kildare 3–35 – 3–14 London St Conleth's Park, Newbridge
J Sheridan (2–4), J Burke (0–9, 8f), G Keegan (0–4), M Delaney (1–1), C McCabe (0–3), C Dowling (0–3), P Dolan (0–2), B Byrne (0–2), S Ryan (0–2), R Boran (0–1), P Divilly (0–1), S Christianseen (0–1), P Leahy (0–1), J Travers (0–1) Report J Goulding (1–3), M Dwyer (0–3), R Crowley (0–3, 2f, 1 '65), Own Goal (1–0), F O'Keefe (1–0), C Byrne (0–2), S Lordan (0–1), M Flannery (0–1), S Glynn (0–1)
17 April 2022 Round 2 Sligo 0–11 – 2–20 Derry Markievicz Park, Sligo
G O'Kelly Lynch (0–4, 4f), M Munnelly (0–2), A Kilcullen (0–2, 2f), F Cawley (0–1), J McHugh (0–1), T Cawley (0–1) Report G Bradley (1–4), O McKeever (1–3), C O'Doherty (0–5, 4f, 1'65), D Foley (0–4), R Mullen (0–2), J Mullan (0–1), D McGilligan (0–1)

Round 3
23 April 2022 Round 3 London 2–13 – 1–22 Mayo McGovern Park, Ruislip
23 April 2022 Round 3 Kildare 1–24 – 0–12 Derry St Conleth's Park, Newbridge
J Burke (0–7, 4f, 1'65), C McCabe (1–4), G Keegan (0–6), J Byrne (0–2), R Boran (0–1), P Divilly (0–1), C Boran (0–1), C Dowling (0–1), S Ryan (0–1) Report R Mullan (0–5, 4f), C O'Doherty (0–2, 2f), D Foley (0–2, 1f), G Bradley (0–1), C Kelly (0–1), B Laverty (0–1)
23 April 2022 Round 3 Sligo 4–24 – 1–14 Wicklow Markievicz Park, Sligo
A Kilcullen (2–8, 7f), C Hannify (0–8), G O'Kelly Lynch (0–5, 4f), J McHugh (1–1), R Brennan (1–0), P Foley (0–2), T Cawley (0–1) Report J Doyle (0–6, 4f), S Germaine (1–2, 1-1f), B Ryan (0–3, 3f), M Murphy (0–2), E McCormack (0–1)

Round 4
7 May 2022 Round 4 Wicklow 3–10 – 5–25 Kildare Aughrim County Ground, Aughrim
S Germaine (1-2, 1-0pen, 2f), J Henderson (1-1), B Ryan (0-3, 1f, 1 '65), M O'Brien (0-3), E Kavanagh (1-0), J Doyle (0-1) Report J Burke (1-9, 7f, 1'65), J Byrne (1-4), G Keegan (1-2), B Byrne (1-1), C Dowling (1-0), P Divilly (0-2), S Ryan (0-2), C McCabe (0-1), C Boran (0-1), P Dolan (0-1), P McKenna (0-1), D Costello (0-1)
7 May 2022 Round 4 Mayo 2–24 – 1–20 Sligo James Stephens Park, Ballina
S Boland (0-12, 11f), K Higgins (1-2), K Feeney (1-2), D Huane (0-2), S Kenny (0-2, 1f), J McManus (0-2), A Phillips (0-1), P Lyons (0-1) Report A Kilcullen (0-10, 8f), G O'Kelly Lynch (0-6, 4f), C Hannify (1-1), J McHugh (0-2), T Cawley (0-1)
8 May 2022 Round 4 Derry 3–14 – 1–14 London Owenbeg, Dungiven
C O’Doherty (0–4, 4f), O McKeever (1–1), T McHugh (1–1), R Mullen (0–3, 3f), G Bradley (1–0), D McGilligan (0–2), J Mullan (0–1), D Foley (0–1), E McGill (0–1) Report D Hannon (0–8, 6f, 1 '65), F O'Keefe (1–0), S Glynn (0–2), M Dwyer (0–1), C Nelson (0–1), B McCarry (0–1), J Goulding (0–1)

Round 5
14 May 2022 Round 5 Kildare 2-23 - 2-14 Sligo St Conleth's Park, Newbridge
B Byrne (0-7), M Delaney (1-4), S Ryan (1-2), J Sheridan (0-4), C Kielty (0-2), C Boran (0-1), P. Dolan (0-1), F. Bass (0-1), D. Costello (0-1) Report A Kilcullen (1-11), T Cawley (1-0), G O’Kelly-Lynch (0-2), C Hannify (0-1)
14 May 2022 Round 5 London 1-29 - 2-16 Wicklow McGovern Park, Ruislip
J Goulding (1-6), D Hannon (0-8, 7f), S Glynn (0-3), M Dwyer (0-3), M Freaney (0-2), C Lordan (0-2), B McCarry (0-2), F O’Keefe (0-1), P Muldoon (0-1), M Flannery (0-1) Report S Germaine (2-5, 0-3f, 2-0pen), B Ryan (0-3, 1f, 1 ’65), E Kavanagh (0-2), M Murphy (0-1), J Henderson (0-1), J Doyle (0-1), O Young (0-1), R Lambe (0-1), K Conway (0-1)
14 May 2022 Round 5 Mayo 2-23 - 2-18 Derry MacHale Park, Castlebar
S Boland (0-12, 8f), J Mooney (1-3), K Feeney (1-1), J McManus (0-2), D Kenny (0-1), K Higgins (0-1), D Huane (0-1), S Kenny (0-1, f) Report J Mullan (1-3), C O’Doherty (0-6,6f), R McKeever (1-2), D Gilligan (0-2), D Foley (0-2), R Mullan (0-1), P Kelly (0-1), G Bradley (0-1)

Knockout stage

Final
21 May 2022 Final Kildare 2-29 - 0-19 Mayo Croke Park, Dublin
James Burke 0-11 (0-7f, 0-1 65), Gerry Keegan 0-10, Brian Byrne 1-2, Cathal Dowling 1-1, Cathal McCabe 0-3, Shane Ryan 0-1, Paul Dolan 0-1. Report Shane Boland 0-10 (0-8f), Kenny Feeney 0-3 (0-1f), Joseph McManus 0-2, Eoin Delaney 0-1, Joseph Mooney 0-1 (sideline), Keith Higgins 0-1, Seán Kenny 0-1f. Referee: Michael Kennedy (Tipperary)

Kildare are promoted to the 2023 Joe McDonagh Cup.

Top scorers
Top Scorer Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Shane Boland[11] Mayo 1-52 55 6 9.17
2 Andy Kilcullen Sligo 3-41 50 5 10.00
3 James Burke Kildare 1-44 47 5 9.40
4 Gerry Keegan Kildare 1-23 26 4 6.50
5 Cormac O'Doherty Derry 0–23 23 5 4.60
6 Brian Byrne Kildare 3-13 22 6 3.67
7 Seanie Germaine Wicklow 4-9 21 4 5.25
Jack Sheridan Kildare 3–12 21 6 3.50
Gerard O'Kelly-Lynch Sligo 0–21 21 5 4.25
In a single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Andy Kilcullen Sligo 2–8 14 Wicklow
Andy Kilcullen Sligo 1-11 14 Kildare
3 Ronan Crowley London 0–12 12 Sligo
Shane Boland Mayo 0–12 12 Sligo
James Burke Kildare 1-9 12 Wicklow
Shane Boland Mayo 0–12 12 Derry
7 Seanie Germaine Wicklow 2-5 11 London
James Burke Kildare 0-11 11 Mayo
Shane Boland Mayo 1-08 11 London
10 Gerry Keegan Kildare 0-10 10 Mayo
Andy Kilcullen Sligo 0–10 10 London
Jack Sheridan Kildare 2–4 10 London
Andy Kilcullen Sligo 0–10 10 Mayo
James Burke Kildare 0-10 10 Mayo
Shane Boland Mayo 0–10 10 Kildare

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