2011 Nicky Rackard Cup

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

2011 Nicky Rackard Cup

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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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 the quarter-finals.
• There are two Round 2 matches.
  • The winners in Round 2 advance to the semifinals.
  • 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 semifinals.
  • 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 semifinal matches between the Round 2 winners and the quarter-final winners.
  • The winners of the semifinals advance to the final.
  • The losers of the semifinals 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

Ruislip

Referee: S Whelan (Wexford)

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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

Markievicz Park, Sligo

Referee: E Shaughnessy (Galway)

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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

Swords

Referee: S Cleere (Kilkenny)

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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

Dowdallshill, Dundalk

Referee: P Murphy (Carlow)

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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

Swords

Referee: P Dwyer (Carlow)

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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

Dowdallshill, Dundalk

Referee: F Smith (Meath)

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Semifinals

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

Ruislip

Referee: T Ryan (Tipperary)

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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

Clones

Referee: P Murphy (Carlow)

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Final

4 June 2011^[1]

London	2-20 - 0-11	Louth
Finn (2-8, 6f, 1 '65), Canty 0-5, S. Ryan, Walsh (0-2 each), O'Connell, Forde, Mulcahy (0-1 each)		Murphy (0-8f), Diarmuid O'Sullivan, Fennell, Horan (0-1 each)

Croke Park, Dublin

Referee: M.Haverty (Galway)

GK 1 Aidan Ryan (St Gabriel's) RCB 2 Tony Hogan (Brothers Pearse) FB 3 Brian Costello (St Gabriel's) LCB 4 Colm Burke (St Gabriel's) RHB 5 Michael Walsh (Robert Emmetts) LCB 6 Colm Forde (Kilburn Gaels) RHB 7 Gary Hill (Robert Emmetts) CHB 8 Enda Cooney (St Gabriel's) LHB 9 Kevin Bolger (Robert Emmetts) MF 10 Richard O'Connell (St Catherine's, Cork) MF 11 Shane Ryan (Robert Emmetts) RHF 12 Niall Forde (Kilburn Gaels) (c) RCF 13 Pat Sloane (St Gabriel's) FF 14 Martin Finn (St Gabriel's) LCF 15 Henry Vaughan (Kilburn Gaels) Substitutes: 16 Kevin Canty (St Gabriel's) for Cooney 17 Jonathan Maher (Kilburn Gaels) for Vaughan 18 David Maher (Seán Treacys) for Hill 19 Jimmy Mulcahy (Brothers Pearse) for Bolger 20 Kevin Walsh (St Gabriel's) for Sloane Manager: Éamonn Phelan

GK 1 Eddie McArdle (Naomh Moninne) RCB 2 Mark Wallace (Knockbridge) FB 3 Conor Kerrigan (Knockbridge) LCB 4 Adrian Wallace (Knockbridge) RHB 5 Derek Horan (Shannon Rovers, Tipperary) CHB 6 Ronan Byrne (Knockbridge) (c) LHB 7 Donagh O'Sullivan (Knockaderry, Limerick) MF 8 Gerard Smyth (Pearse Óg) MF 9 David Dunne (Knockbridge) RHF 10 Brian Corcoran (Mattock Rangers) CHF 11 Shane Callan (Pearse Óg) LHF 12 Diarmuid Murphy (Naomh Moninne) RCF 13 Peter Brennan (Knockbridge) FF 14 David Kettle (Knockbridge) LCF 15 Diarmuid O'Sullivan (Knockaderry, Limerick) Substitutes: 16 Wesley Morrissey (Patrickswell, Limerick) for Brennan 17 Darren O'Hanrahan (Naomh Moninne) for Smyth 18 Shane Fennell (Knockbridge) for Kettle 19 Kevin McNally (Knockbridge) for Diarmuid O'Sullivan 20 Brian Hassett (Pearse Óg) for Corcoran Manager: Paddy Kelly

	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
  • 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)