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Christy Ring Cup
Founded2005–present
Country Ireland
Number of teams6
Level on pyramid3
Promotion toJoe McDonagh Cup
Relegation toNicky Rackard Cup
Current champions Meath
(2023)
Most championships Kildare (4 titles)
TV partnersTG4
WebsiteOfficial GAA site
Current: 2024 Christy Ring Cup

The Christy Ring Cup (Irish: Corn Chriostóir Uí Rinn)[1] is an annual hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association. The cup forms the third-tier of Hurling for senior county teams (the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship is the first-tier trophy). It is contested by the six county teams ranked 18–23 in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. Each year, the champions of the Christy Ring Cup are promoted to the Joe McDonagh Cup, and the lowest finishing team is relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup. The competition is named in honour of Christy Ring, a legendary player from Cork.

The Christy Ring Cup, which was introduced in 2005, replaced the All-Ireland B Hurling Championship (1974-2004). Originally introduced as a second-tier competition, it is currently the third tier overall in the inter-county hurling championship system. Between 2005 and 2017 the Christy Ring Cup was the second tier hurling championship. With the introduction of the Joe McDonagh cup, the Christy Ring Cup is the highest tier of the championship system without entry to that year's All-Ireland finals series (the top two teams in the Joe McDonagh Cup usually gain entry to preliminary quarter-finals of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship).

At present (2021), Wicklow holds the longest tenure in the Christy Ring Cup. They have appeared in every season of the cup. Down and Kildare had appeared in every season until 2021, when they participated in the Joe McDonagh Cup.

The title has been won by 9 different counties, 5 of whom have won the title more than once. The all-time record-holders are Kildare, who have won the cup on 4 occasions. Meath are the title-holders, defeating Derry by 1-23 to 1-21 in the 2023 final.

History

For history before 2004, see All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship.

Creation

In 2003 the Hurling Development Committee (HDC) was charged with restructuring the entire hurling championship. The committee was composed of chairman Pat Dunny (Kildare), Liam Griffin (Wexford), P. J. O'Grady (Limerick), Ger Loughnane (Clare), Cyril Farrell (Galway), Jimmy O'Reilly (Down), Willie Ring (Cork), Pat Daly (GAA Games Development Officer) and Nicky English (Tipperary). Over the course of three months they held discussions with managers, players and officials, while also taking a submission from the Gaelic Players Association. The basic tenet of the proposals was to structure the hurling championship into three tiers in accordance with 2004 National Hurling League status. The top tier was confined to 12 teams, while the next ten teams would contest the second tier which was to be known as the Christy Ring Cup. There would also be promotion-relegation play-offs between the three championship tiers. The HDC also suggested that these games would be played as curtain raisers to All-Ireland quarter-finals and semi-finals.[2]

The proposal were accepted at the 2004 GAA Congress. The Christy Ring Cup and the Nicky Rackard Cup competitions were launched at Croke Park on 8 December 2004.

Format history

2005–2007

The ten participating teams were divided into two groups of five and played in a round-robin format. Each team was guaranteed at least four games each. The eventual group winners and runners-up qualified for the knock-out semi-finals of the competition.

The bottom two teams of both groups were involved in a four-way relegation play-off with the eventual loser being relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup. In 2006 the relegation play-off was limited to just the bottom teams in both groups, while in 2007 there was no relegation.

2008

The competition was expanded to include twelve teams. The participating teams were divided into four groups of three and played in a round-robin format, thus limiting each team to just two games each. The eventual group winners and runners-up qualified for the knock-out quarter-finals of the competition.

The bottom team in each group went into the relegation play-offs. The eventual losers were relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup, however, the relegation play-offs in 2008 were rendered meaningless as all four bottom-placed teams were relegated.

2009–2017

In 2009 a double elimination format was introduced, thus guaranteeing each team at least two games before being eliminated from the competition.

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 bottom playoff. The losers of this match play a relegation/promotion match with the winners of the Nicky Rackard Cup. If they lose they are relegated to the Nicky Rackard cup for the following year.

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 (with the exception of Down in 2013, are promoted to the Liam MacCarthy Cup for the following year.

From 2018

2018 saw the reintroduction of a group phase format to all tiers of the hurling Championship structure. The eight participating teams are divided into two groups of four and will play in a round-robin format. Each team will be guaranteed at least three games each. The eventual group winners and runners-up will qualify for the knock-out semi-finals of the championship.

2020 and the coronavirus pandemic

The Coronavirus pandemic in 2020 significantly affected the GAA season, with the Chisty Ring Cup reverting for one season only to the partial double elimination format that existed until 2017.

Format

Development

In 2017, the majority delegates voted to restructure the championship once again. The new format led to the introduction of the round robin within the championship and the creation of the Joe McDonagh Cup, making the Christy Ring Cup the third tier in the championship.

Group stage

Group stage: There are six teams in the Cup. During the course of a season (from May to June) each team plays the others once (a single round-robin system) for a total of five games. Teams receive two points for a win and one point for a draw. No points are awarded for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points. The top two teams in the group contest the Christy Ring Cup final. The third, fourth and fifth-placed teams are eliminated from the championship and the 6th-placed team is relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup.

Tie-breakers

In the event of teams finishing on equal points, the tie shall be decided by the following means (in the order specified):[3]

  • Where two teams only are involved – the outcome of the meeting of the two teams
  • Score difference – subtracting the total "Scores Against" from the total "Scores For"
  • Highest Total "Score For"
  • Highest Total "Goals For"
  • A Play-Off

Knockout stage

Final: The top two teams in the group stage contest the final. The winning team are declared champions.

The Christy Ring Cup is the highest tier in hurling competitions that does not provide a direct entry route to that year's All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. To do so, the counties have to get promoted to at least the McDonagh Cup (tier 2).

Promotion

At the end of the championship, the winning team is promoted to the Joe McDonagh Cup for the following season.

Relegation

The bottom team in the Christy Ring group stage is relegated to the fourth-tier Nicky Rackard Cup for the following year, being replaced by the champions of the Nicky Rackard Cup for that year.

Group Stage table and positional qualification

Team Qualification
1st in Group Advance to final, where the winner is promoted to the Joe McDonagh Cup
2nd in Group
3rd in Group Will contest next seasons Christy Ring Cup
4th in Group
5th in Group
6th in Group Relegated to Nicky Rackard Cup

Teams

2025 teams

Six counties will compete in the 2025 Christy Ring Cup, with Meath relegated from the Joe McDonagh Cup and Donegal promoted from the Nicky Rackard Cup:

County Location Stadium Province Position in 2024 Championship First year in Championship In Championship Since Championship Titles Last Championship Title
Derry Derry Celtic Park Ulster Runners-up 2005 2018 0 —
Donegal Ballybofey MacCumhaill Park Ulster Champions (Nicky Rackard Cup) 2019 2025 0 —
London South Ruislip McGovern Park Britain 3rd 2006 2022 1 2012
Meath Navan Páirc Tailteann Leinster 6th (Joe McDonagh Cup) 2005 2025 3 2023
Tyrone Omagh Healy Park Ulster 4th 2023 2023 0 —
Wicklow Aughrim Aughrim County Ground Leinster 5th 2005 2024 0 —

Personnel and kits

County Manager Captain(s) Sponsor
Derry Johnny McGarvey — Errigal Group
Donegal
London Kevin McMullan Jack Goulding Clayton Hotels
Meath
Tyrone Michael McShane — McAleer & Rushe
Wicklow

Participation by province

Province No. County No. Years participated
Leinster 6 Wicklow 20 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025
Kildare 18 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2024
Meath 15 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2023, 2025
Carlow 6 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2017
Westmeath 5 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Offaly 2 2020, 2021
Ulster 6 Derry 19 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Down 16 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Armagh 5 2008, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2018
Antrim 3 2006, 2016, 2017
Tyrone 3 2023, 2024, 2025
Donegal 2 2019, 2025
Connacht 3 Mayo 15 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023
Roscommon 9 2005, 2006, 2008, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Sligo 5 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Britain 1 London 13 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Munster 1 Kerry 11 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

Relegated teams

Year No. Teams
2024 1 Sligo
2023 1 Mayo
2022 1 Wicklow
2021 1 Roscommon
2020 0 —
2019 1 Donegal
2018 2 Armagh, Mayo
2017 1 Roscommon
2016 1 Derry
2015 1 Mayo
2014 0 —
2013 0 —
2012 0 —
2011 1 Armagh
2010 0 —
2009 0 —
2008 4 Armagh, London, Meath, Roscommon
2007 0 —
2006 1 Roscommon
2005 1 Derry

Venues

See also: List of Gaelic Athletic Association stadiums
Croke Park in Dublin, hosted the 2022 Christy Ring Cup final.

Group stage

Fixtures in the five group stage rounds of the cup are played at the home ground of one of the two teams. Each team is guaranteed at least two home games. During the inaugural staging of the competition some teams had three home games.

Final

The Christy Ring Cup final is played at Croke Park.

2024 Home Venues

County Location Province Stadium Capacity
Derry Derry Ulster Celtic Park 22,000
Kildare Newbridge Leinster St Conleth's Park 8,200
London South Ruislip Britain McGovern Park 3,000
Sligo Sligo Connacht Markievicz Park 18,558
Tyrone Omagh Ulster Healy Park 17,636
Wicklow Aughrim Leinster Aughrim County Ground 7,000

Managers

Main article: Manager (Gaelic games)

Winning managers (2016–present)

# Manager(s) Winning team(s) Titles(s) Winning years
1 David Herity Kildare 2 2020, 2022
2 Martin Ennis Meath 1 2016
Colm Bonnar Carlow 1 2017
Joe Quaid Kildare 1 2018
TBD Meath 1 2019
Michael Fennelly Offaly 1 2021
Seoirse Bulfin Meath 1 2023

Trophy and medals

At the end of the cup final, the winning team are presented with a trophy. The Christy Ring Cup is held by the winning team until the following year's final. The presentation is made at a special rostrum in the Ard Chomairle section of the Hogan Stand where GAA and political dignitaries and special guests view the match.

The cup is decorated with ribbons in the colours of the winning team. During the game the cup has both teams' sets of ribbons attached and the runners-up ribbons are removed before the presentation. The winning captain accepts the cup on behalf of his team before giving a short speech. Individual members of the winning team then have an opportunity to come to the rostrum to lift the cup.

The cup is named after Christy Ring. He was an eight time All-Ireland medal winner with Cork whose inter county career spanned twenty-four years from 1939 to 1963. Ring, who died in 1979, is widely regarded as one of the greatest hurlers in the history of the game, with many former players, commentators and fans rating him as the number one player of all time.

The winning team is presented with a set of gold medals.

List of finals

List of Christy Ring Cup finals

Year Date Winners Runners-Up Venue Captains Winning Margin Referee
County Score County Score Winning captain Losing captain
2024 2 June Kildare 4-21 (33) Derry 1-22 (25) Croke Park Paddy McKenna Cormac O'Doherty 8 Brian Keon (Galway)
2023 3 June Meath 1-23 (26) Derry 1-21 (24) Croke Park 2 Kevin Jordan (Tipperary)
2022 21 May Kildare 2-29 (35) Mayo 0-19 (19) Croke Park Brian Byrne Shane Boland 16 Michael Kennedy (Tipperary)
2021 1 August Offaly 0-41 (41) Derry 2-14 (20) Croke Park Ben Conneely Cormac O'Doherty 21 Thomas Gleeson (Dublin)
2020 22 November Kildare 3-16 (25) Down 0-22 (22) Croke Park Brian Byrne Stephen Keith 3 Chris Mooney (Dublin)
2019 22 June Meath 4-19 (31) Down 2-15 (21) Croke Park Seán Geraghty Stephen Keith 10
2018 23 June Kildare 3-19 (28) London 1-11 (14) Croke Park Brian Byrne Liam Gavaghan 14
2017 10 June Carlow 5-23 (38) Antrim 4-15 (27) Croke Park Marty Kavanagh Conor Carson 11
2016 4 June Meath 2-17 (23)
4-21 (33) 		Antrim 1-20 (23)
5-17 (32) 		Croke Park James Toher Neal McAuley 1
2015 6 June Kerry 1-20 (23) Derry 0-12 (12) Croke Park John Griffin Seán MacCullagh 11
2014 7 June Kildare 4-18 (30) Kerry 2-22 (28) Croke Park Niall Ó Muineacháin John Egan 2
2013 8 June Down 3-16 (25) Kerry 2-17 (23) Croke Park Paul Braniff Paud Costello 2 Christopher Browne (Galway)
2012 9 June London 4-18 (30) Wicklow 1-17 (20) Croke Park Colm Quinn Enan Glynn 10 Kevin Brady (Louth)
2011 4 June Kerry 2-21 (27) Wicklow 2-08 (14) Croke Park Mikey Boyle Jonathan O'Neill 13 Garrett Duffy (Antrim)
2010 3 July Westmeath 2-16 (22) Kerry 1-18 (21) Croke Park Andrew Mitchell Colin Harris 1 Tony Carroll (Offaly)
2009 11 July Carlow 1-15 (18) Down 0-14 (14) Croke Park Mark Brennan Graham Clarke 4 Tommy Ryan (Tipperary)
2008 3 August Carlow 3-22 (31) Westmeath 4-16 (28) O'Connor Park Edward Coady Brendan Murtagh 3 Noel Cosgrove (Tipperary)
2007 5 August Westmeath 2-15 (21) Kildare 0-13 (13) Croke Park Darren McCormack Colm Buggy 8 John Sexton (Cork)
2006 6 August Antrim 5-13 (28) Carlow 1-07 (10) Croke Park Karl McKeegan Robbie Foley 18 James McGrath (Westmeath)
2005 14 August Westmeath 1-23 (26) Down 2-18 (24) Croke Park John Shaw Simon Wilson 2 Denis Richardson (Limerick)

Roll of honour

Main article: Christy Ring Cup records and statistics

Performance by county

County Titles Runners-up Years won Years runner-up
Kildare 5 1 2014, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024 2007
Westmeath 3 1 2005, 2007, 2010 2008
Carlow 3 1 2008, 2009, 2017 2006
Meath 3 0 2016, 2019, 2023 —
Kerry 2 3 2011, 2015 2010, 2013, 2014
Down 1 4 2013 2005, 2009, 2019, 2020
Antrim 1 2 2006 2016, 2017
London 1 1 2012 2018
Offaly 1 0 2021 —
Derry 0 4 — 2015, 2021, 2023, 2024
Wicklow 0 2 — 2011, 2012
Mayo 0 1 — 2022

Performance by province

Province Titles Runners-up Total
Leinster 15 5 20
Ulster 2 10 12
Munster 2 3 5
Britain 1 1 2
Connacht 0 1 1

Team records and statistics

Main article: Christy Ring Cup records and statistics

Team results

Legend

For each year, the number of counties (in brackets) are shown.

Team 2005 (10) 2006 (10) 2007 (10) 2008 (12) 2009 (8) 2010 (8) 2011 (8) 2012 (8) 2013 (8) 2014 (8) 2015 (8) 2016 (8) 2017 (8) 2018 (8) 2019 (8) 2020 (7) 2021 (5) 2022 (6) 2023 (6) 2024 (6) 2025 (6) Total
Antrim AI 1st AI AI AI AI AI AI AI AI AI 2nd 2nd JM JM JM AI JM AI AI AI 3
Armagh NR NR NR GS NR NR R2 NR R2 RPO NR NR NR GS NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 5
Carlow SF 2nd SF 1st 1st AI AI AI AI AI AI AI 1st JM AI JM JM JM JM JM JM 6
Derry RPO NR GS SF QF R2 QF QF QF QF 2nd RPO NR SF SF R2 2nd 3rd 2nd 2nd 19
Donegal NR NR NR NR LM LM LM NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RPO NR NR NR NR NR 2
Down 2nd SF GS QF 2nd QF SF SF 1st RPO SF SF SF GS 2nd 2nd JM JM JM JM JM 16
Kerry GS RPO GS QF SF 2nd 1st R2 2nd 2nd 1st AI AI JM JM JM JM JM JM JM JM 11
Kildare SF SF 2nd QF QF SF SF QF SF 1st SF SF QF 1st GS 1st JM 1st JM 1st JM 18
London NR GS GS GS NR NR NR 1st AI AI QF QF QF 2nd RPO — — 4th 4th 3rd 13
Mayo RPO GS GS QF SF R2 R2 R2 R2 SF RPO NR RPO GS NR NR NR 2nd 6th NR NR 15
Meath GS GS SF GS NR QF QF SF SF SF QF 1st AI JM 1st JM JM JM 1st JM 14
Offaly AI AI AI AI AI AI AI AI AI AI AI AI AI AI JM SF 1st JM JM JM AI 2
Roscommon RPO RPO NR GS NR NR NR NR NR NR NR QF RPO GS SF SF QF NR NR NR NR 9
Sligo NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR LM LM LM LM NR R2 SF 5th 3rd 6th NR 5
Tyrone NR NR NR NR LM NR LM LM NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 5th 4th 3
Westmeath 1st AI 1st 2nd RPO 1st AI AI AI AI AI AI AI JM JM JM JM AI AI JM JM 5
Wicklow RPO GS GS SF RPO SF 2nd 2nd QF QF RPO RPO SF SF GS R2 SF 6th NR 5th 20

Debut of teams

Year Debutants Total
2005 Carlow, Derry, Down, Kerry, Kildare, Mayo, Meath, Roscommon, Westmeath, Wicklow 10
2006 Antrim, London 2
2007 None 0
2008 Armagh 1
2009-18 None 0
2019 Donegal 1
2020 Offaly, Sligo 2
2021-22 None 0
2023 Tyrone 1
Total 17

Seasons in Christy Ring Cup

The number of years that each county has played in the Christy Ring Cup between 2005 and 2025. A total of 17 counties have competed in at least one season of the Christy Ring Cup. Wicklow have participated in the most seasons. The counties in bold participate in the 2025 Christy Ring Cup.

Years Counties
20 Wicklow
19 Derry
18 Kildare
16 Down
15 Mayo
14 Meath
13 London
11 Kerry
9 Roscommon
6 Carlow
5 Armagh, Sligo, Westmeath
3 Antrim, Tyrone
2 Donegal, Offaly

List of Christy Ring Cup counties

Team Total years First year in championship Most recent year in championship Championship titles Last championship title Best Christy Ring Cup position Position in 2022 championship Current championship Lvl
Antrim 3 2006 2017 1 2006 1st 5th (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship) Leinster Senior Hurling Championship 1
Armagh 5 2008 2018 0 — Group Stage 3rd (Nicky Rackard Cup) Nicky Rackard Cup 4
Carlow 6 2005 2017 3 2017 1st Champions (Joe McDonagh Cup) Leinster Senior Hurling Championship 1
Derry 18 2005 2024 0 — 2nd Runners-up Christy Ring Cup 3
Donegal 1 2019 2019 0 — Group Stage Runners-up (Nicky Rackard Cup) Nicky Rackard Cup 4
Down 16 2005 2020 1 2013 1st 5th (Joe McDonagh Cup) Joe McDonagh Cup 2
Kerry 11 2005 2015 2 2015 1st 4th (Joe McDonagh Cup) Joe McDonagh Cup 2
Kildare 18 2005 2024 4 2022 1st 6th (Joe McDonagh Cup) Christy Ring Cup 3
London 12 2006 2024 1 2012 1st 4th Christy Ring Cup 3
Mayo 15 2005 2023 0 — 2nd 6th Nicky Rackard Cup 4
Meath 13 2005 2023 3 2023 1st Champions Joe McDonagh Cup 2
Offaly 2 2020 2021 1 2021 1st Runners-up (Joe McDonagh Cup) Joe McDonagh Cup 2
Roscommon 9 2005 2021 0 — Semi-finals 4th (Nicky Rackard Cup) Nicky Rackard Cup 4
Sligo 5 2020 2024 0 — 3rd 3rd Christy Ring Cup 3
Tyrone 2 2023 2024 0 — 5th 5th Christy Ring Cup 3
Westmeath 5 2005 2010 3 2010 1st 6th (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship) Joe McDonagh Cup 2
Wicklow 19 2005 2024 0 — 2nd Champions (Nicky Rackard Cup) Christy Ring Cup 3

All time table

Legend

Colours
Currently competing in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship or the Joe McDonagh Cup
Currently competing in the Christy Ring Cup
Currently competing in the Nicky Rackard Cup

As of 1 July 2023 (After 2023 Christy Ring Cup).

# Team Pld W D L Points
1 Kildare 72 46 2 24 94
2 Down 65 36 3 26 75
3 Meath 52 31 4 17 66
4 Wicklow 64 26 3 35 55
5 Derry 64 26 2 36 54
6 Kerry 43 25 2 16 52
7 Carlow 31 22 2 7 46
8 London 47 19 2 26 40
9 Westmeath 25 18 1 6 37
10 Mayo 54 14 0 40 28
11 Antrim 15 11 1 3 23
12 Roscommon 37 9 0 28 18
13 Sligo 15 5 0 10 10
14 Offaly 6 4 1 1 9
15 Tyrone 5 1 1 3 3
16 Armagh 13 1 0 12 2
17 Donegal 4 0 0 4 0

Player records

Main article: Christy Ring Cup records and statistics

Top scorers overall

Year Player County Score Total
2005 Mattie Dowd Kildare 2-39 45
2006 Paul Braniff Down 6-26 44
2007 Shane Brick Kerry
2008 Brendan Murtagh Westmeath 2-37 43
2009 Shane Brick Kerry 1-42 45
2010 Darragh O'Connell Kerry 1-38 41
2011 Darragh O'Connell Kerry 1-33 36
2012 Martin Finn London 5-29 44
2013 Paul Braniff Down 3-34 43
2014 Mikey Lee Wicklow 4-38 50
2015 Shane Nolan Kerry 2-35 41
2016 Ciarán Clarke Antrim 3-43 52
2017 Denis Murphy Carlow 0-45 45
2018
2019
2020
2021 Eoghan Cahill Offaly 0-36 36
2022 Shane Boland Mayo 1-52 55
2023

Top scorers in the final

Year Player County Score Total
2005 Andrew Mitchell Westmeath 0–09 9
2006 Johnny McIntosh Antrim 2–04 10
2007 Billy White Kildare 0–07 7
2008 Brendan Murtagh Westmeath 2–10 16
2009 Simon Wilson Down 0–07 7
2010 Darragh O'Connell Kerry 0–08 8
2011 Darragh O'Connell Kerry 1–09 12
2012 Jonathan Maher London 3–04 13
2013 Shane Nolan Kerry 1–09 12
2014 Shane Nolan Kerry 1–04 7
Gerry Keegan Kildare 1–04 7
2015 Shane Nolan Kerry 1–08 11
2016 James Toher Meath 0–12 12
2017 Ciarán Clarke Antrim 2–09 15
2018 James Burke Kildare 0–08 8
2019 Paul Sheehan Down 1–08 11
2020 O. McManus Down 0–09 9
2021 Eoghan Cahill Offaly 0–13 13
2022 James Burke Kildare 0–11 11
2023 Cormac O'Doherty Derry 1–14 17
2024 TBD

Winning captains

Winning Captain County Title(s) Year(s)
Brian Byrne Kildare 3 2018, 2020, 2022
John Shaw Westmeath 1 2005
Karl McKeegan Antrim 1 2006
Darren McCormack Westmeath 1 2007
Edward Coady Carlow 1 2008
Mark Brennan Carlow 1 2009
Andrew Mitchell Westmeath 1 2010
Mikey Boyle Kerry 1 2011
Colm Quinn London 1 2012
Paul Braniff Down 1 2013
Niall Ó Muineacháin Kildare 1 2014
John Griffin Kerry 1 2015
James Toher Meath 1 2016
Marty Kavanagh Carlow 1 2017
Seán Geraghty Meath 1 2019
Ben Conneely Offaly 1 2021
 ??? Meath 1 2023

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ár gCluichí, Ár Laochra #5 – Niall Ó Muineacháin". gaa.ie.
  2. ^ Keys, Colm (10 December 2003). "Hurling evangelists have radical tiers in their eyes". Irish Independent. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Official Guide - Part 1" (PDF). Gaelic Athletic Association. 23 March 2019.
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