After the draw for each of the annual GAA, Hurling competitions were made in April for the Christy Ring, Joe McDonagh and Lory Meagher Cups.
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The start of each competition starts this coming weekend, running from late June to late July.
Kildare won the competition last season after defeating Down 3-16 to 0-22 in November. last year.
Format
- The 2021 Christy Ring cup (Tier 3) will have 5 teams competing.
- There are two groups, Group A consists of 3 teams and Group B with 2 teams.
- Group A will introduce a ’round robin’ format. Each competing county will play one home game and one game away from home.
- The two teams who finish in the top places will automatically qualify for the Semi-Finals, while the team that ends up in third will play in the Quarter-Final.
- Group B will only consist of one game in total. With the winner joining the Semi-Finals and the loser playing in the Quarter-Final.
- The winner of the Quarter-Final will then play in the Semi-Finals, while the loser of the Quarter-Final will be relegated to the Nickey Rackard Cup (Tier 4).
- The ultimate winner of the Christy Ring Cup will then be promoted to the Joe McDonagh Cup (Tier 2) for the following season.
Group A
Group A consists of three teams, Derry, Roscommon and Wicklow.
Derry
The Oak-Leaf County had a satisfactory league run, finishing second behind Kildare and putting some decent performances behind them.
They are not deemed as a potential problem for most teams but they will be hoping to impress.
First Game: Away v Roscommon
Roscommon
The Rossies are coming into this competition with a string of terrible performances in Division 2B.
Losing all four league games to Kildare, Mayo, Donegal and group rival Derry.
Anything other than humiliation will go a long way for the blue and yellow outfit.
First Game: Away v Wicklow
Wicklow
Like Roscommon, Wicklow endured a terrible league campaign.
Finishing bottom of their group and having a -88 point difference is a startling reminder off how far they are off in terms of talent.
First Game: Home v Wicklow
Round 1
Wicklow v Roscommon
Round 2
Roscommon v Derry
Round 3
Derry v Wicklow
Group B
Group B consists of two teams, Offaly and Sligo
Offaly
The Faithful County are looking up as a county team, recently gaining promotion to Division 1 with some stellar performances in the league.
Remaining unbeaten and ensuring their 100% record in terms of results, they will be the team to beat.
Sligo
Sligo, have also been on a run of results as of late. Gaining promotion up to Divison 2 with three wins from three.
They may have a tough game ahead of them but they have shown they can match teams at their level on any given day.
Round 1
Sligo v Offaly
Predictions
Winners: Offaly
Relegation: Wicklow
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