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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

Promoted from the Nicky Rackard Cup

From Championship

Promoted to the Joe McDonagh Cup

Relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup

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)

Connacht (0)

  • None participated

Leinster (2)

Munster (0)

  • None participated

Ulster (3)

Teams

General information

Personnel and kits

Group Stage

Table

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Knockout stage

Final

win the Christy Ring Cup.

Stadia and locations

Statistics

Top scorers

Overall

In a single game

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)

See also

References