2009 Nicky Rackard Cup

The 2009 Nicky Rackard Cup is the 5th annual third-tier hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association. Seven county teams and one regional team participate in the competition. The teams are Fingal, Monaghan, Louth, Sligo, Meath, London, Armagh and Roscommon.

The winners of the competition were promoted to the 2010 Christy Ring Cup.

On 11 July, Meath won the cup with a 2-18 to 1-15 win over London at Croke Park. [1]

Structure

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

Knockout phase

Match Date Venue Team Score Team Score
Round 1 June 6 Athleague Roscommon 1-11 Fingal 1-8
Round 1 June 6 Sligo Sligo 0-10 Meath 1-23
Round 1 June 6 Armagh Armagh 0-12 London 1-19
Round 1 June 6 Dundalk Louth 1-12 Monaghan 1-8
Round 2A June 13 Ruislip London 1-22 Roscommon 1-11
Round 2A June 13 Navan Meath 1-26 Louth 0-10
Round 2B June 13 Sligo Sligo 0-5 Armagh 3-19
Round 2B June 13 Clones Monaghan 2-13 Fingal 1-18
Quarter-final June 20 Armagh Armagh 6-26 Roscommon 2-9
Quarter-final June 20 Swords Fingal 0-16 Louth 1-11
Semi-final June 27 Ruislip London 1-19 Fingal 2-8
Semi-final June 27 Navan Meath 0-21 Armagh 1-14
Final July 11 Croke Park London 1-15 Meath 2-18

Relegation play-off

Date Venue Team Score Team Score
June 20 Ballinamore Sligo 3-14 Monaghan 2-9

Monaghan were relegated to the Lory Meagher Cup 2010.

References

  1. "Meath win Nicky Rackard Cup". RTÉ Sport. 2009-07-11. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
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