Nicky Rackard Cup 2011

Nicky Rackard Cup 2011

Championship Details
Dates	23 April - 4 June 2011
Teams	6
Nicky Rackard Cup Champions
Nicky Rackard Cup Runners-up
Relegated Team
Championship Statistics
Matched Played	8
Total Goals	29 (3.63 per game)
Total Points	238 (29.75 per game)
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The 2011 Nicky Rackard Cup is the seventh season of the Nicky Rackard Cup since its establishment in 2005. A total of six teams will contest the Nicky Rackard Cup, including five sides from the 2010 Nicky Rackard Cup and one promoted team from the 2010 Lory Meagher Cup. The teams are:

• Fingal
• Monaghan
• London
• Roscommon
• Sligo
• Louth

Structure

The tournament has a double elimination format - each team will play at least two games before being knocked out.

• There are two Round 1 matches.
  • The winners in Round 1 advance to the semi-finals.
  • The losers in Round 1 go into to the quarter-finals.
• There are two Round 2 matches.
  • The winners in Round 2 advance to the quarter-finals.
  • The losers in Round 2 go into the relegation playoff.
    • The losers of the relegation playoff are relegated to the Lory Meagher Cup for 2011.
• There are two quarter-final matches between the Round 1 losers and Round 2 winners.
  • The winners of the quarter-finals advance to the semi-finals.
  • The losers of the quarter-finals are eliminated.
• There are two semi-final matches between the Round 1 winners and the quarter-final winners.
  • The winners of the semi-finals advance to the final.
  • The losers of the semi-finals are eliminated.
• The winners of the final win the Christy Ring Cup for 2011 and are promoted to the Liam McCarthy Cup 2012.

Fixtures

Round 1

23 April 2011	London	1-19 - 1-17	Roscommon	Ruislip Referee: S Whelan (Wexford)
	K Canty 0-6, P Sloane 0-5 (3f), K Bolger, R O'Connell 0-3 each, S Ryan 1-0, H E Cooney, Vaughan 0-1 each	Report	Gary Fallon 0-8 (5f), M Kelly 1-2 (1-1f), K Connelly 0-4, D Nolan 0-3

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23 April 2011	Sligo	1-07 - 4-18	Louth	Markievicz Park, Sligo Referee: E Shaughnessy (Galway)
	D Loughnane 1-1, C Brenan, K Raymond (2f) 0-2 each, L Reidy, D Burke 0-1 each.	Report	G Smyth 1-4 (3f), B Corcoran 1-3, D Murphy 1-2 (1-2f), K McNally 1-1, S Fennell 0-3 (2f), W Morrissey 0-2, S Callan, D Horan, Diarmuid O'Sullivan 0-1 each

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Round 2

30 April 2011	Fingal	2-12 - 1-17	Monaghan	Swords Referee: S Cleere (Kilkenny)
	D Byrne 2-2, J M Sheridan 0-6 (5f), P Daly, A McInerney 0-2 each.	Report	M McHugh 1-13 (0-10f, 0-2 '65'), S Lambe 0-2, T Hilliard, E MacSuibhne 0-1 each

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30 April 2011	Louth	1-10 - 6-20	London	Dowdallshill, Dundalk Referee: P Murphy (Carlow)
	G Smyth 0-6 (2f, 2 '65'), Diarmuid O'Sullivan 1-0, D Dunne 0-2, Donagh O'Sullivan, B Corcoran 0-1 each	Report	M Finn 1-6 (6f), P Sloane 1-3, J Maher 2-0, K Canty 1-2, R O'Connell 0-4, K Bolger 0-3, H Vaughan 1-0, J Mulcahy 0-2

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Quarter finals

7 May 2011	Sligo	0-11 - 3-19	Fingal	Swords Referee: P Dwyer (Carlow)
	D Loughnane 0-3 A Cawley 0-2, K Raymond 0-2 (1 '65), T Conneely, J Kelly, L Reidy,, R Molloy (f) 0-1 each	Report	A McInerney 1-4, A Richardson 2-0, JM Sheridan 0-6 (2 '65's, 2f), G Dillon 0-4, N Ring 0-3, D Byrne 0-2

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7 May 2011	Roscommon	1-14 - 3-09	Louth	Dowdallshill, Dundalk Referee: F Smith (Meath)
	J Coyne 1-4 (0-4f), M Kelly 0-4 (2f, 2 '65'), G Fallon 0-3f, K Conneely 0-2, D Nolan 0-1	Report	D Murphy 2-0, G Smyth 0-3 (2f), D Kettle 1-0, D Dunne, B Corcoran 0-2 each, Donagh O'Sullivan, Diarmuid O'Sullivan 0-1 each

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Semi finals

21 May 2011	London	1-29 - 1-05	Fingal	Ruislip Referee: T Ryan (Tipperary)
	M Finn 0-9 (6f, 2 '65s'), P Sloane 1-4, R O'Connell, N Forde 0-3 each, S Ryan, H Vaughan 0-2 each, M Walsh, G Hill, K Bolger, K Falvey, S Richardson, J Maher 0-1 each	Report	A McInerney 1-0 (f), JM Sheridan (2f), N Ring 0-2 each, M Cussen 0-1

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21 May 2011	Louth	2-17 - 1-13	Monaghan	Clones Referee: P Murphy (Carlow)
	Diarmuid Murphy 0-9 (5f, 2 '65'), S Callan, Donagh O'Sullivan 1-1 each, B Corcoran 0-3, W Morrissey 0-2, G Smyth 0-1(f)	Report	S Lambe 1-6 (4f), M McHugh(2f), G Boyd 0-2 each, T Hilliard, S Leonard, E MacSuibhne, B McGuigan 0-1 each

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Final

4 June 2011	London	2-20 - 0-11	Louth	Croke Park, Dublin Referee: M Haverty

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	Round 2					Round 1 Quarter Finals					Semi Finals					Final
						Monaghan		1-17
						Fingal		2-12
											Monaghan		1-13
											Louth		2-17
						Louth		3-09
						Roscommon		1-14
																Louth		0-11
																London		2-20
						Sligo		0-11
						Fingal		3-19
											Fingal		1-05
	Louth		4-18								London		1-29
	Sligo		1-07			Louth		1-10
	London		1-19			London		6-20
	Roscommon		1-17

Scoring

• Widest winning margin: 25 points
  • London 6-20 - 1-10 Louth (Round 2)
• Most goals in a match: 7
  • London 6-20 - 1-10 Louth (Round 2)
• Most points in a match: 36
  • London 1-19 - 1-17 Roscommon (Round 1)
• Most goals by one team in a match: 6
  • London 6-20 - 1-10 Louth (Round 2)
• Most goals scored by a losing team: 2
  • Fingal 2-12 - 1-17 Monaghan (Round 2)
• Most points scored by a losing team: 17
  • London 1-19 - 1-17 Roscommon (Round 1)