- Nicky Rackard Cup
-
Nicky Rackard Cup Irish Corn Nicoláis Mhic Riocaird Founded 2005 Title holders London (2st title) First winner London The Nicky Rackard Cup (Irish: Corn Nicoláis Mhic Riocaird) is a competition for the Tier 3 hurling teams of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. The tournament is organised by the [Gaelic Athletic Association]] and is played during the summer months with the final being played in Croke Park, Dublin. The reigning champions are Armagh, who beat London 3-15 to 3-14 in the final.
The winners of the Nicky Rackard trophy promote to the following year's Christy Ring Cup competition, the second of the four tiers. The cup and competition are named after Nicky Rackard, a famed hurler from Wexford and a member of a famous hurling family.
Format
Eight county teams participate in the 2011 Nicky Rackard Cup: the eight teams competing in the 2011 Nicky Rackard Cup are: Fingal, Louth, Monaghan, Sligo, Tyrone, London, Longford, Roscommon.
Past winners
Year Date Winner Score Runner-up Score Venue 2005
DetailsAugust 21 London 5-08 (23) Louth 1-05 (8) Croke Park, Dublin 2006
DetailsAugust 12 Derry 5-15 (30) Donegal 1-11 (14) Croke Park, Dublin 2007
DetailsAugust 12 Roscommon 1-12 (15) Armagh 0-13 (13) Croke Park, Dublin 2008
DetailsAugust 3 Sligo 3-19 (28) Louth 3-10 (19) Croke Park, Dublin 2009
DetailsJuly 11 Meath 2-18 (24) London 1-15 (18) Croke Park, Dublin 2010
DetailsJuly 3 Armagh 3-15 (24) London 3-14 (23) Croke Park, Dublin 2011
DetailsJune 4 London 2-20 (26) Louth 0-11 (11) Croke Park, Dublin External links
Nicky Rackard Cup All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship - Nicky Rackard Cup (2011) Fingal | London | Louth | Monaghan | Roscommon | Sligo
Liam McCarthy Cup (Tier 1) - Christy Ring Cup (Tier 2) - Nicky Rackard Cup (Tier 3) - Lory Meagher Cup (Tier 4)
Gaelic Athletic Association Gaelic games CompetitionsSenior Championship • (2011) • All Ireland Club Championship • All Ireland Colleges Camogie Championship, • Intermediate championship • Junior or ‘Premier Junior” championship • Junior A championship • Junior B championshiup • Minor Championship • Minor B • Minor C, • Under-16_ Championship, • Under-16 B • Under-16 C • Ashbourne Cup • Father Meachair seven-a-side • Féile na nGael • Gael Linn Cup • Jack McGrath Cup • Kay Mills Cup • Máire Ní Chinnéide Cup • Nancy Murray Cup • National Camogie League • Purcell Cup •All Star Awards • Camogie Association • Poc Fada • PositionsCompetitionsSenior Championship (2011) • Under 21 Championship (2011) • Minor Championship (2011) • Junior Championship • National Football League (2011) • Tommy Murphy Cup • Club Football ChampionshipCompetitionsCompetitionsSenior Championship (2011) • Senior B Championship (defunct) • Under 21 Championship • Minor Championship • Intermediate Championship • Junior Championship • National Hurling League (2011) • Christy Ring Cup (2011) • Nicky Rackard Cup (2011) • Lory Meagher Cup (2011) • Club Hurling Championship (2011–12)All-stars • Christy Ring Cup Champion 15 Awards • History • Liam McCarthy Cup • Poc Fada • Positions •CompetitionsLadies' Senior Football Championship (2011) • Ladies' Intermediate Football Championship • Ladies Junior Football ChampionshipLadies' Gaelic Football Association • Kick Fada • PositionsCompetitionsSenior Mens' Rounders Championship (2011) • Senior Ladies' Rounders Championship (2011)All-stars • Rounders Council of IrelandCultural History Internationals Composite rules shinty-hurling • Hybrid sports • International rules football (2011)Inter county County • County colours • County nicknamesStadiums* Television The Sunday Game • The Road to Croker • Up for the Match • Celebrity Bainisteoir • Laochra Gael • Championship Live • Championship Throw-In • The GAA ShowOther lists List of clubs (Ireland • Rest of the world) • List of Gaelic games competitions • List of terminology- Stadiums with a capacity of more than 40,000
Categories:- 2005 in Gaelic games
- Nicky Rackard Cup
- All-Ireland inter-county hurling championships
- Hurling cup competitions
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
