2018 Christy Ring Cup
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The 2018 Christy Ring Cup[1] was the 14th staging of the Christy Ring Cup hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2005. It is the third tier[2] of senior inter-county hurling. The competition began on 12 May 2018 and ended on 23 June 2018.
Dates | 12 May – 23 June 2018 | ||
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Teams | 8 | ||
Champions | Kildare (2nd title) Brian Byrne (captain) Joe Quaid (manager) | ||
Runners-up | London Brian Regan (captain) Fergus McMahon (manager) | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 15 | ||
Official website | gaa.ie | ||
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Carlow were the 2017 champions, beating Antrim in the final. Both teams were included in the counties competing in the newly created Joe McDonagh Cup. Roscommon lost their play-off match against Mayo in 2017 – normally Roscommon would have been relegated but they remained in the 2018 Christy Ring Cup as a result of the restructuring of the hurling championship tiers.[3]
Kildare were the 2018 Chrisy Ring champions, defeating London by 3–19 to 1–11 in the final. Kildare lost the relegation/promotion game against Antrim and remained in the Christy Ring Cup for 2019.