- Christy Ring Cup 2008
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The 2008 Christy Ring Cup was the 4th annual second tier hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association. Carlow beat Westmeath in the final after extra time. Carlow were beaten by Laois the bottom team in the Liam McCarthy Cup and played in the Christy Ring Cup again the following year as a result.
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Format
Twelve teams participated in the 2008 Christy Ring Cup.
- Group 2A: Roscommon, Westmeath, Wicklow
- Group 2B: Carlow, Down, London
- Group 2C: Kerry, Mayo, Meath
- Group 2D: Armagh, Derry, Kildare
Each team in the group played each other once in the first phase. The top two teams in each group advanced to the quarter-finals. The bottom team in each group went into the relegation play-offs.
Group 2A
Date Team Score Team Score June 28 Westmeath 3-23 Roscommon 0-13 July 5 Roscommon 0-12 Wicklow 3-21 July 12 Wicklow 1-18 Westmeath 1-15 Team P W D L F A Pts +/- Wicklow 2 2 0 0 4-39 1-27 4 +21 Westmeath 2 1 0 1 4-38 1-31 2 +16 Roscommon 2 0 0 2 0-25 6-44 0 -37 Group 2B
Date Team Score Team Score June 28 Carlow 2-24 London 1-09 July 5 London 2-08 Down 1-25 July 12 Down 3-13 Carlow 0-19 Team P W D L F A Pts +/- Down 2 2 0 0 4-38 2-27 4 +17 Carlow 2 1 0 1 2-43 4-22 2 +15 London 2 0 0 2 3-17 3-49 0 -32 Group 2C
Date Team Score Team Score June 28 Meath 0-16 Mayo 0-12 July 5 Mayo 0-18 Kerry 0-15 July 12 Kerry 7-10 Meath 4-13 Team P W D L F A Pts +/- Kerry 2 1 0 1 7-25 4-31 2 +3 Mayo 2 1 0 1 0-30 0-31 2 -1 Meath 2 1 0 1 4-29 7-22 2 -2 Group 2D
Date Team Score Team Score June 28 Kildare 2-28 Derry 1-12 July 5 Derry 4-14 Armagh 5-06 July 12 Armagh 0-13 Kildare 5-16 Team P W D L F A Pts +/- Kildare 2 2 0 0 7-44 1-25 4 +37 Derry 2 1 0 1 5-26 7-34 2 -14 Armagh 2 0 0 2 5-19 9-30 0 -23 Knockout stages
Match Date Venue Team Score Team Score Quarter-final July 19 Aughrim Park Wicklow 1-22 Mayo 3-18 Quarter-final July 19 Páirc Esler Down 0-18 Derry 1-20 Quarter-final July 19 Austin Stack Park Kerry 2-04 Carlow 1-14 Quarter-final July 19 St Conleth's Park Kildare 3-13 Westmeath 2-22 Semi-final July 26 Cusack Park Westmeath 1-19 Derry 0-12 Semi-final July 26 McHale Park Mayo 0-17 Carlow 1-16 Final August 3 O'Connor Park Westmeath 4-16 Carlow 3-22 Westmeath - Christy Ring Cup final runners-up 2008 1 M. Briody | 2 G. Gavin | 3 P. Greville | 4 A. Price | 5 B. Connaughton | 6 D. McComrack | 7 P. Dowdall | 8 L. Smith | 9 P. Clarke | 10 A. Mitchell | 11 B. Murtagh | 12 E. Price | 13 R. Jackson | 14 D. McNicholas | 15 J. Shaw | Subs: B. Smith | C. Jordan | N. Gavin | P. Gilsenan | C. Flanagan | Manager: J. Dooley
Relegation play-offs
Match Date Venue Team Score Team Score Quarter-final July 26 Parnell Park Armagh 0-15 London 1-09 Quarter-final July 26 Cusack Park Roscommon 3-06 Meath 3-19 Semi-final August 2 O'Moore Park London 3-16 Roscommon 3-12 Final August 9 Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada Roscommon 1-17 Sligo 1-13 Promotion play-off
Date Venue Team Score Team Score August 9 Dr Cullen Park Laois 4-18 Carlow 3-11 See also
External links
Christy Ring Cup Categories:- Christy Ring Cup
- 2008 in hurling
- Hurling stubs
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