Christy Ring Cup 2007

The Christy Ring Cup 2007 began on Saturday, June 9, 2007.

Format

10 counties are contesting the 2007 competition for the Christy Ring Cup — the prize for the winners of Tier Two of the Guinness All-Ireland Hurling Championship. The 2007 competition involves the current middle rank of hurling counties:

• Leinster: Carlow, Kildare, Meath, Westmeath and Wicklow
• Ulster: Derry and Down
• Connacht: Mayo
• Munster: Kerry
• Britain: London

These 10 counties are divided into two groups of five and play in a round-robin format, guaranteeing at least four games each. The eventual group winners and runners-up will qualify for the semi-finals of the Christy Ring Cup. Unlike previous years the winners of this year Christy Ring Cup were not promoted to Tier One of the Hurling Championship to contest the Liam McCarthy Cup the following year. This was decided by the GAA Congress in October 2006.

The last team in each group was involved in a relegation play-off with the eventual loser being relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup.

Group 2A

Date	Venue	Team	Score	Team	Score
June 16	Austin Stack Park	Kerry	1-18	Mayo	0-11
June 16	Páirc Tailteann	Meath	1-19	Westmeath	2-16
June 23	Castlebar	Mayo	1-10	Meath	2-23
June 23	Cusack Park	Westmeath	2-13	Down	1-15
June 30	Ballycran	Down	2-19	Mayo	2-11
June 30	Páirc Tailteann	Meath	2-17	Kerry	0-13
July 7	Austin Stack Park	Kerry	2-21	Down	2-11
July 7	Castlebar	Mayo	0-11	Westmeath	2-14
July 14	Cusack Park	Westmeath	1-14	Kerry	1-11
July 14	Páirc Esler	Down	2-12	Meath	1-21

Table	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	+/-
Meath	4	3	1	0	6-80	5-51	7	+32
Westmeath	4	3	1	0	6-60	4-53	7	+13
Kerry	4	2	0	2	4-63	5-53	4	+7
Down	4	1	0	3	7-57	7-66	2	-9
Mayo	4	0	0	4	3-43	7-74	0	-43

Group 2B

Date	Venue	Team	Score	Team	Score
June 16	Arklow	Wicklow	1-22	London	0-10
June 16	Dr. Cullen Park	Carlow	3-13	Kildare	0-15
June 23	Ruislip	London	2-09	Derry	2-14
June 23	Newbridge	Kildare	2-17	Wicklow	1-17
June 30	Celtic Park	Derry	0-13	Kildare	2-21
June 30	Aughrim	Wicklow	1-8	Carlow	1-15
July 7	Dr. Cullen Park	Carlow	2-15	Derry	3-9
July 7	Newbridge	Kildare	0-24	London	1-11
July 14	Ruislip	London	3-10	Carlow	2-16
July 14	Celtic Park	Derry	3-20	Wicklow	3-12

Table	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	+/-
Carlow	4	4	0	0	8-59	7-42	8	+20
Kildare	4	3	0	1	4-77	5-54	6	+20
Derry	4	2	0	2	8-56	9-57	4	-4
Wicklow	4	1	0	3	6-59	7-62	2	-6
London	4	0	0	4	7-40	5-76	0	-30

Knockout stages

Match	Date	Venue	Team	Score	Team	Score
Semi-Final	July 21	Tullamore	Meath	1-13	Kildare	1-14
Semi-Final	July 21	Tullamore	Carlow	2-15	Westmeath	4-11
Final	August 5	Croke Park	Westmeath	2-15	Kildare	0-13

See also