2010 Nicky Rackard Cup

2010 Nicky Rackard Cup
Dates 5 June
– 3 July 2010
Teams 8
Champions Armagh
Runners-up London
Tournament statistics
Matches played 13
Goals scored 55 (4.23 per match)
Points scored 385 (29.62 per match)
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The 2010 Nicky Rackard Cup is the 6th annual third-tier hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association. The teams competing are Armagh, Fingal, London, Louth, Monaghan, Roscommon, Sligo and Tyrone. The 2009 champions, Meath were promoted to the Christy Ring Cup for 2010, and did not have the opportunity to defend their title. 2009 Lory Meagher Cup champions, Tyrone, were promoted to play in the Nicky Rackard Cup this year. Due to a disagreement over promotion and relegation from the All-Ireland series, no team was relegated from the 2009 Christy Ring Cup or 2009 Nicky Rackard Cup for the 2010 season.

Structure

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

  • The eight teams play four Round 1 matches.
    • The winners in Round 1 advance to Round 2A.
    • The losers in Round 1 go into Round 2B.
  • There are two Round 2A matches.
    • The winners in Round 2A advance to the semi-finals.
    • The losers in Round 2A go into the quarter-finals.
  • There are two Round 2B matches.
    • The winners in Round 2B advance to the quarter-finals.
    • The losers in Round 2B 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 2A losers and Round 2B 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 2A 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 Nicky Rackard Cup for 2010 and are promoted to the Christy Ring Cup for 2011.

Fixtures

Round 1

Round 1
Armagh 3-15 - 1-12 Fingal
P McCormack 1-6, R Gaffney 1-2, G Enright 1-1, P Breen 0-3, B Breen 0-2, B Mc Naughton 0-1 Report E McCabe 1-2, P Daly, C Foley, B McCarthy 0-2 each, W Lawrence, R McGarry, P McAllister, M Ormonde 0-1 each
Referee: R. Mathews (Antrim)
Round 1
Roscommon 4-16 - 0-18 Monaghan
D Dolan 0-8, J Coyne, N Kilroy 1-1 each, G Fallon, E Kenny 1-0 each, M Kelly, K Conneely 0-2 each, M Connaughton, D Loughnane 0-1 each Report M McHugh 0-14, B Phelan 0-2, R Meegan, M Lennon 0-1 each
Referee: M. Haverty (Galway)
Round 1
Louth 3-17 - 1-07 Tyrone
S Callan 1-2, D Horan 1-1, K McNally 1-0, D Dunne, D O'Sullivan, G Smyth 0-3 each, S Fennell 0-2, M Wallace, W Morrissey, R Byrne 0-1 each Report Justin Kelly 1-4, D O'Leary, C McHugh, T Hughes 0-1 each
Referee: G. Duffy (Antrim)
Round 1
London 2-16 - 3-05 Sligo
M Finn 1-6 , T Twomey 1-0, D Maher 0-3, J Reddan, R O'Connell 0-2 each, M Mythen, G Power, M Lismore 0-1 each Report R Molloy 3-0, A Cawley 0-4 (0-4f), L Cadden 0-1
Referee: J. O Mahony (Limerick)

Round 2A

Round 2A
Louth 1-08 - 0-17 Roscommon
G Smyth 0-4, D Murphy 1-0, D O'Sullivan 0-2, D Horan, S Fennell 0-1 each Report D Dolan 0-7, N Kilroy 0-4, P Kelly 0-2, J Moran, K Conneely, M Connaughton, J Coyne 0-1 each
Referee: O. Elliott (Antrim)
Round 2A
Armagh 4-26 - 2-23
AET		 London
P Breen 0-10, J Corvan 2-0, P McCormack 1-2, B Breen 0-4, F Bradley 1-0, M Lennon , R Gaffney 0-3 each, B McCann 0-2, G Enright, B McNaughton 0-1 each Report M Finn 0-11, J Reddan 1-2 , A Fitzgerald 0-4, M Fitzsimmons 1-0, K Walsh 0-3, M Mythen 0-2, R O'Connell 0-1
Referee: D. McGee (Down)

Round 2B

Round 2B
Fingal 1-18 - 2-09 Tyrone
C Foley 0-7, B McCarthy 1-2, P McAllister 0-3, M Ormonde 0-2, R McGarry, JM Sheridan, E McCabe, C O'Mahony 0-1 each Report C Grogan 2-1, P O'Connor, R Woods, A Kelly 0-2 each, G Fox, L Moore 0-1 each
Referee: R. Mathews (Antrim)
Round 2B
Sligo 3-10 - 0-13 Monaghan
C Herity 1-4, D Burke 1-2, C Hackett 1-0, L Reidy 0-2, A Cawley, N Cadden 0-1 each Report M McHugh 0-10, B McGuigan 0-2, A MacSuibhne 0-1
Referee: P. Greene (Galway)

Quarter-finals

Quarter-final
Louth 2-15 - 3-18 Sligo
G Smyth 0-8,K McNally 1-2, S Fennell 1-1, D Murphy 0-2, S Callan, D O'Sullivan 0-1 each Report C Herity 0-13, R Molloy, D Burke 1-2 each, M Gordon 1-0, W Gill 0-1
Referee: M. Haverty (Galway)
Quarter-final
London 5-17 - 1-11 Fingal
M Finn 1-5, M Mythen, T Twomey 2-1 each, R O'Connell 0-6, A Fitzgerald 0-2, D Maher, D Kinsella 0-1 each Report C Foley 0-5, M Ormonde 0-3, B McCarthy 1-0, E McCabe 0-2, R McGarry 0-1
Referee: D. Murphy (Wexford)

Semi-finals

Semi-final
Armagh 5-18 - 1-18 Sligo
P Breen 1-7, P McCormack, J Corvan 2-2 each, K McKernan 0-3, R Gaffney 0-2, F McMullan, G Enright 0-1 each Report C Herity 1-10, D Burke, L Reidy, A Cawley 0-2 each, R Cox, P Quinn, T Cawley 0-1 each
Referee: G. Duffy (Antrim)
Semi-final
Roscommon 1-14 - 1-15 London
J Coyne 1-2, D Dolan 0-3, M Connaughton, M Kelly, G Fallon 0-2 each, J Moran, N Kilroy, K Conneely 0-1 each Report M Finn 1-9, M Mythen 0-3, T Twomey, A Fitzgerald, R O'Connell 0-1 each
Referee: E. Morris (Dublin)

Final

Final
Armagh 3-15 - 3-14 London
P Breen 2-4, R Gaffney 1-2, P McCormack 0-3, J Corvan 0-2, B Mallon, B Breen, C Carragher, M Lennon 0-1 each Report M Finn 1-6, D Maher 2-2, R O'Connell 0-3, M Mythen 0-2, A Fitzgerald 0-1
Referee: D. Magee (Down)

Relegation play-off

Relegation Playoff
Tyrone v Monaghan
Round 1
Round 2B		 Round 2A
Quarter Finals		 Semi Finals Final
Armagh 3-15  
Fingal 1-12     Armagh 4-26  
London 2-16     London 2-23  
Sligo 3-05       Armagh 5-18  
          Sligo 1-18  
        Louth 2-15  
Sligo 3-10     Sligo 3-18  
Monaghan 0-13       Armagh 3-15
Fingal 1-18       London 3-14
Tyrone 2-09     Fingal 1-11  
        London 5-17  
          London 1-15   Relegation Playoff
Roscommon 4-16       Roscommon 1-14  
Monaghan 0-18     Roscommon 0-17   Tyrone
Louth 3-17     Louth 1-08   Monaghan
Tyrone 1-07  

Scoring

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