2011 Nicky Rackard Cup

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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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

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

London v Roscommon

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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Sligo v Louth

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

Fingal v Monaghan

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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Louth v London

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

Sligo v Fingal

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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Roscommon v Louth

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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Semi finals

London v Fingal

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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Louth v Monaghan

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

London v Louth

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

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	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)