Nicky Rackard Cup 2010

Nicky Rackard Cup 2010
Championship Details
Dates	5 June - 3 July 2010
Teams	8
Nicky Rackard Cup Champions
Winners	Armagh
Nicky Rackard Cup Runners-up
Runners-Up	London
Relegated Team
Championship Statistics
Matched Played	13
Total Goals	55
Total Points	385
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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.

1 Structure
2 Fixtures
3 Scoring
4 External links

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 to 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 to 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

5 June 2010 Round 1	Armagh	3-15 - 1-12	Fingal	Crossmaglen Referee: R. Mathews (Antrim)
	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	Crossmaglen Referee: R. Mathews (Antrim)

5 June 2010 Round 1	Roscommon	4-16 - 0-18	Monaghan	Athleague Referee: M. Haverty (Galway)
	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	Athleague Referee: M. Haverty (Galway)

5 June 2010 Round 1	Louth	3-17 - 1-07	Tyrone	Dundalk Referee: G. Duffy (Antrim)
	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	Dundalk Referee: G. Duffy (Antrim)

5 June 2010 Round 1	London	2-16 - 3-05	Sligo	Ruislip Referee: J. O Mahony (Limerick)
	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	Ruislip Referee: J. O Mahony (Limerick)

Round 2A

12 June 2010 Round 2A	Louth	1-08 - 0-17	Roscommon	Dundalk Referee: O. Elliott (Antrim)
	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	Dundalk Referee: O. Elliott (Antrim)

12 June 2010 Round 2A	Armagh	4-26 - 2-23 AET	London	Crossmaglen Referee: D. McGee (Down)
	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	Crossmaglen Referee: D. McGee (Down)

Round 2B

12 June 2010 Round 2B	Fingal	1-18 - 2-09	Tyrone	Swords, Dublin Referee: R. Mathews (Antrim)
	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	Swords, Dublin Referee: R. Mathews (Antrim)

12 June 2010 Round 2B	Sligo	3-10 - 0-13	Monaghan	Markievicz Park, Sligo Referee: P. Greene (Galway)
	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	Markievicz Park, Sligo Referee: P. Greene (Galway)

Quarter-finals

19 June 2010 Quarter-final	Louth	2-15 - 3-18	Sligo	Pearse Park, Longford Referee: M. Haverty (Galway)
	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	Pearse Park, Longford Referee: M. Haverty (Galway)

19 June 2010 Quarter-final	London	5-17 - 1-11	Fingal	Parnell Park, Dublin Referee: D. Murphy (Wexford)
	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	Parnell Park, Dublin Referee: D. Murphy (Wexford)

Semi-finals

26 June 2010 Semi-final	Armagh	5-18 - 1-18	Sligo	Breffni Park, Cavan Referee: G. Duffy (Antrim)
	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	Breffni Park, Cavan Referee: G. Duffy (Antrim)

26 June 2010 Semi-final	Roscommon	1-14 - 1-15	London	Parnell Park, Dublin Referee: E. Morris (Dublin)
	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	Parnell Park, Dublin Referee: E. Morris (Dublin)

Final

3 July 2010 Final	Armagh	3-15 - 3-14	London	Croke Park, Dublin Referee: D. Magee (Down)
	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	Croke Park, Dublin Referee: D. Magee (Down)

Relegation play-off

19 June 2010 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

First hat-trick of the competition: Robert Molloy for Sligo against London
Widest winning margin: 18 points
- London 5-17 - 1-11 Fingal (Quarter Final)
Most goals in a match: 6
- Armagh 4-26 - 2-23 London (Round 2A)
- London 5-17 - 1-11 Fingal (Quarter Final)
- Armagh 5-18 - 1-18 Sligo (Semi Final)
- Armagh 3-15 - 3-14 London (Final)
Most points in a match: 49
- Armagh 4-26 - 2-23 London (Round 2A)
Most goals by one team in a match: 5
- London 5-17 - 1-11 Fingal (Quarter Final)
- Armagh 5-18 - 1-18 Sligo (Semi Final)
Most goals scored by a losing team: 3
- Sligo 3-05 - 2-16 London (Round 1)
- London 3-14 - 3-15 Armagh (Final)
Most points scored by a losing team: 23
- London 2-23 - 4-26 Armagh (Round 2A)

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Contents

Structure

Fixtures

Round 1

Round 2A

Round 2B

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Relegation play-off

Scoring

External links