2025 Christy Ring Cup

The 2025 Christy Ring Cup was the twenty-first edition of the Christy Ring Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2005 and was the third-tier of Hurling for senior county teams (the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship is the first-tier trophy). It was contested by six GAA county teams ranked 18–23 in the 2025 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. The competition ran from 12 April to 1 June 2025.

Kildare, winner of the 2024 final, were promoted to the Joe McDonagh Cup, replaced by Meath who were relegated back to this competition. Donegal were promoted from the Nicky Rackard Cup.

The top 2 teams from the round robin stage played off in the final to decide the winner. The Christy Ring Cup final was played on 1 June 2025 at Croke Park in Dublin. London defeated Derry by 1–27 to 1–24.

The bottom team was relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup.

Team changes

To Championship Relegated from the Joe McDonagh Cup

Meath

Promoted from the Nicky Rackard Cup

Donegal

From Championship Promoted to the Joe McDonagh Cup

Kildare

Relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup

Sligo

Format

Cup format Initially each of the six teams played the other five teams in single round-robin matches. The top two teams after the round robin games competed in the Christy Ring Cup Final.

Promotion The winner of the Christy Ring Cup was automatically promoted to the following year's Joe McDonagh Cup and replaced by the bottom-placed team in the Joe McDonagh Cup.

Relegation The bottom-placed team in the Christy Ring Cup was automatically relegated to the following year's Nicky Rackard Cup and replaced by the Nicky Rackard Cup champions.

Teams by province The participating teams, listed by province, with numbers in parentheses indicating final positions in the 2025 National Hurling League before the championship were:

Britain (1)

London (22)

Connacht (0)

None participated

Leinster (2)

Meath (18) Wicklow (24)

Munster (0)

None participated

Ulster (3)

Derry (19) Donegal (20) Tyrone (21)

Teams

General information County teamLast Cup titleLast Provincial titleLast All-Ireland titlePosition in 2024 ChampionshipAppearance Derry—2001—2nd19th Donegal—1932—Champions (Nicky Rackard Cup)2nd London2012—19013rd13th Meath2023——6th (Joe McDonagh Cup)15th Tyrone———4th3rd Wicklow———5h20th

Personnel and kits CountyManagerCaptain(s)Sponsor DerryJohnny McGarveyCormac O'DohertyErrigal Group DonegalMickey McCannConor GartlandCircet LondonNeil RogersSean GlynnClayton Hotels MeathJohnny GrevilleSimon Ennis and Nicky PottertonGlenveagh Homes TyroneStephen McGarryOran McKeeMcAleer & Rushe WicklowJonathan O'NeillDavy MaloneyYuasa Battery

Group Stage

Table TeamQualification1 Derry54017-1226-76 +498Advance to Final2 London531114-926-85 +3173 Wicklow53118-827-89 -474 Donegal52038-887-75 +1645 Meath52038-9711-100 -1246 Tyrone (R)50055-6513-121 -800Relegated to Nicky Rackard Cup

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Knockout stage

Final

win the Christy Ring Cup.

Stadia and locations

CountyLocationProvinceStadiumCapacityNeutralDublinLeinsterCroke Park82,300 DerryDerryUlsterCeltic Park22,000 DonegalLetterkennyUlsterO'Donnell Park8,200 LondonSouth RuislipBritainMcGovern Park3,000 MeathTrimLeinsterSt. Loman's Park TyroneCarrickmoreUlsterPáirc Colmcille WicklowAughrimLeinsterEchelon Park Aughrim7,000

Statistics

Top scorers

Overall

RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage1Jack Regan Meath1-454859.602Cormac O'Doherty Derry3-364559.003Pádraig Doyle Wicklow4-253757.404David Devine London1-273056.005Seán Duffin Tyrone1-232646.506Jack Morrissey London4-112345.67Liam McKinney Donegal0-232354.608Gerry Gilmore Donegal0-202045.00Christy McNaughton Derry1-172045.0010Conor O'Carroll London4-061844.50 In a single game RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition1Cormac O'Doherty Derry1-1316 WicklowLiam McKinney Donegal0-1616 Meath3Jack Regan Meath0-1313 Tyrone4Christy McNaughton Derry1-0912 DonegalCormac O'Doherty Derry0-1212 Meath6Jack Morrissey London2-0511 MeathJack Regan Meath0-1111 LondonSeán Duffin Tyrone1-0811 MeathJosh Connolly McGee Donegal3-0211 Tyrone10Pádraig Doyle Wicklow1-0710 TyroneAidan Kelly Tyrone1-0710 WicklowDavid Devine London0-1010 DerryPádraig Doyle Wicklow1-0710 MeathJack Regan Meath1-0710 Donegal

Scoring events

Widest winning margin: 23 points Tyrone 0-10 - 5-18 Donegal (Round 3) Most goals in a match: 5 Meath 0-21 - 5-18 London (Round 1) Tyrone 0-10 - 5-18 Donegal (Round 3) London 4-20 - 1-13 Tyrone (Round 5) Most points in a match: 44 Meath 2-29 - 2-15 Tyrone (Round 2) Most goals by one team in a match: 5 Meath 0-21 - 5-18 London (Round 1) Tyrone 0-10 - 5-18 Donegal (Round 3) Most points by one team in a match: 30 Tyrone 0-11 - 1-30 Derry (Round 4) Derry 2-30 - 1-13 Wicklow (Round 5) Highest aggregate score: 56 points Meath 2-29 - 2-15 Tyrone (Round 2) Lowest aggregate score: 27 points Donegal 1-10 - 1-11 Wicklow (Round 2) Hat-trick Heros: Josh Connolly McGee (Donegal) 3-02 v Tyrone (Round 3)

2025 Christy Ring Cup

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