2026 Christy Ring Cup

To Championship Relegated from the Joe McDonagh Cup • Kerry Promoted from the Nicky Rackard Cup • Roscommon == Format ==

Cup format Initially each of the six teams will play the other five teams in single round-robin matches. The top two teams after the round robin games will compete in the Christy Ring Cup Final. Promotion The winner of the Christy Ring Cup will be 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 will be automatically relegated to the following year's Nicky Rackard Cup and replaced by the Nicky Rackard Cup champions. However, if New York are the Nicky Rackard Cup champions, no team will be relegated from the Christy Ring Cup. Teams by province The participating teams, listed by province, with numbers in parentheses indicating final positions in the 2026 National Hurling League before the championship were: Connacht (1) • Roscommon (24) Leinster (2) • Meath (18) • Wicklow (22) Munster (1) • Kerry (16) Ulster (2) • Derry (20) • Donegal (23) == Teams ==

General information Personnel and kits == Group Stage ==

Table Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 == Knockout stage ==

Final == Stadia and locations ==

{{Location map+|Island of Ireland|places={{Location map~|Ireland|label=Derry |label_size=80 |position=right|mark=Yellow pog.svg {{Location map~|Ireland|label=Donegal |label_size=80 |position=left|mark=Yellow pog.svg {{Location map~|Ireland|label=Meath |label_size=80 |position=right |mark=Yellow pog.svg {{Location map~|Ireland |label=Roscommon {{Location map~|Ireland |label=Wicklow |label_size=80 |position=right |mark=Yellow pog.svg == Statistics ==

Top scorers ; Overall In a single game Scoring events • Widest winning margin: 14 points • Meath 0–12 — 3–17 Kerry (Round 1) • Most goals in a match: 7 • Kerry 5–18 — 2–22 Donegal (Round 2) • Most points in a match: 43 • Wicklow 1–19 — 2–24 Meath (Round 3) • Most goals by one team in a match: 5 • Kerry 5–18 — 2–22 Donegal (Round 2) • Most points by one team in a match: 28 • Roscommon 2–12 — 0–28 Meath (Round 2) • Highest aggregate score: 61 points • Kerry 5–18 — 2–22 Donegal (Round 2) • Lowest aggregate score: 29 points • Donegal 1–17 — 1–06 Wicklow (Round 1) • Hat-trick Heros: • Pádraig Boyle (Kerry) 3–02 v Donegal (Round 2) • Pádraig Boyle (Kerry) 3–09 v Roscommon (Round 3) == See also ==