Ring and Rackard Cup draws made

The draws for the Christy Ring and Nicky Rackard Cups have been made. In the Ring Cup, last year’s beaten finalists Down and highly-flying Antrim will meet in the first round, and will be fancied by many to meet again in the final.

The draws in full are:
Christy Ring Cup
Group A – June 10: Down v Antrim, Roscommon v London; June 17: Antrim v Roscommon, London v Meath; June 24: Meath v Antrim, Roscommon v Down; July 8: Down v Meath, Antrim v London; July 15: London v Down, Meath v Roscommon.

Group B – June 13: Kerry v Kildare, Wicklow v Carlow; June 17: Kildare v Wicklow, Carlow v Mayo; June 24: Mayo v Kildare, Wicklow v Kerry; July 8: Kerry v Mayo, Kildare v Carlow; July 15: Carlow v Kerry, Mayo v Wicklow.

Semi-finals: July 22.
Final: August 6.

Nicky Rackard Cup
Group A – June 10: Fermanagh v Tyrone, Donegal v Sligo; June 24: Sligo v Fermanagh, Tyrone v Donegal; July 8: Sligo v Tyrone, Fermanagh v Donegal.

Group B – June 10: Cavan v Armagh, Leitrim v Louth; June 24: Louth v Cavan, Armagh v Leitrim; July 8: Louth v Armagh, Cavan v Leitrim.

Group C – June 10: Derry v Longford (if Derry are involved in Ulster SHC final, game will be played on June 17), Warwickshire v Monaghan; June 24: Monaghan v Derry, Longford v Warwickshire; July 8: Monaghan v Longford, Warwickshire v Derry.

Quarter-finals: July 15 and 22
Semi-finals: July 29
Final: August 13.