2010 Christy Ring Cup
The 2010 Christy Ring Cup is the sixth staging of Ireland's second-tier hurling competition. Carlow are the current champions; however, they did not get the chance to defend their title due to their promotion to the GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship. The 2010 Christy Ring Cup final was held at Croke Park, Dublin.Calendar
Details
Participating counties
Structure
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 go into the relegation playoff.
- **The losers of the relegation playoff are relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup for 2011.
- 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 2010 and are promoted to the Liam MacCarthy Cup 2011.
Fixtures
Round 1
Round 2A
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----Round 2B
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----Quarter-finals
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----Semi-finals
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----Final
----Scoring
- Widest winning margin: 11 points
- *Kildare 2-18 - 1-10 Meath
- Most goals in a match: 8
- *Westmeath 5-15 - 3-16 Derry
- Most points in a match: 46
- *Down 1-19 - 0-27 Kerry
- Most goals by one team in a match: 5
- *Westmeath 5-15 - 3-16 Derry
- Most goals scored by a losing team: 3
- *Derry 3-16 - 5-15 Westmeath
- Most points scored by a losing team: 19
- *Down 1-19 - 0-27 Kerry
Top scorers
Season
Single game
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | James Coyle | Down | 1-12 | 15 | Mayo |
| 2 | Darragh O'Connell | Kerry | 1-9 | 12 | Westmeath |
| 2 | Jonathan O'Neill | Wicklow | 0-12 | 12 | Mayo |
| 4 | Darragh O'Connell | Kerry | 0-11 | 11 | Down |
| 5 | Brendan Murtagh | Westmeath | 2-4 | 10 | Derry |
| 5 | Darragh O'Connell | Kerry | 0-10 | 10 | Wicklow |
| 7 | Ruairí Convery | Derry | 0-9 | 9 | Westmeath |
| 7 | Jonathan O'Neill | Wicklow | 0-9 | 9 | Kildare |
| 7 | Martin Fitzgerald | Kildare | 0-9 | 9 | Westmeath |
| 10 | Andy O'Brien | Wicklow | 2-2 | 8 | Kerry |
| 10 | Brendan Murtagh | Westmeath | 1-5 | 8 | Kildare |
| 10 | David Harney | Kildare | 1-5 | 8 | Wicklow |
| 10 | Neil Hackett | Meath | 0-8 | 8 | Derry |
| 10 | Brendan Murtagh | Westmeath | 0-8 | 8 | Down |
| 10 | Paul Braniff | Down | 0-8 | 8 | Westmeath |
| 10 | Darragh O'Connell | Kerry | 0-8 | 8 | Westmeath |
