2011 Nicky Rackard Cup
| 2011 Nicky Rackard Cup | |||
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| Dates |
23 April – 4 June 2011 | ||
| Teams | 6 | ||
| Champions | London | ||
| Runners-up | Louth | ||
| Relegated | Fingal | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 9 | ||
| Goals scored | 31 (3.44 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 269 (29.89 per match) | ||
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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:
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 Round 2.
- 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 semi-finals.
- The losers in Round 2 go into the quarter finals.
- 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 play a relegation playoff.
- The losers of the relegation playoff are relegated to the Lory Meagher Cup for 2012.
- There are two semi-final matches between the Round 2 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 2011 and are promoted to the Christy Ring Cup for 2012.
Fixtures
Round 1
23 April 2011 |
| London | 1-19 - 1-17 | Roscommon |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
23 April 2011 |
| Sligo | 1-07 - 4-18 | Louth |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Round 2
30 April 2011 |
| Fingal | 2-12 - 1-17 | Monaghan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
30 April 2011 |
| Louth | 1-10 - 6-20 | London |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Quarter finals
7 May 2011 |
| Sligo | 0-11 - 3-19 | Fingal |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
7 May 2011 |
| Roscommon | 1-14 - 3-09 | Louth |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Semi finals
21 May 2011 |
| London | 1-29 - 1-05 | Fingal |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
21 May 2011 |
| Louth | 2-17 - 1-13 | Monaghan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Final
4 June 2011 |
| London | 2-20 - 0-11 | Louth |
|---|---|---|
| M Finn 2-8 (6f, 1 '65), K Canty 0-5, S Ryan, M Walsh 0-2 each, R O'Connell, N Forde, J Mulcahy 0-1 each | Report | D Murphy 0-8f, Diarmuid O'Sullivan, S Fennell, D Horan 0-1 each |
Croke Park, Dublin Referee: M Haverty |
| Round 1 | Round 2 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
- Most goals in a match: 7
- Most points in a match: 36
- Most goals by one team in a match: 6
- Most goals scored by a losing team: 2
- Fingal 2-12 - 1-17 Monaghan (Round 2)
- Most points scored by a losing team: 17
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