2012 Nicky Rackard Cup

2012 Nicky Rackard Cup

Dates	5 May – 9 June 2012
Teams	6
Champions	Armagh
Runners-up	Louth
Tournament statistics
Matches played	8
Goals scored	19 (2.38 per match)
Points scored	224 (28 per match)
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The 2012 Nicky Rackard Cup is the eighth season of the Nicky Rackard Cup since its establishment in 2005. A total of six teams will contest the Nicky Rackard Cup, including four sides from the 2011 Nicky Rackard Cup and one promoted team from the 2011 Lory Meagher Cup and one team relegated from the 2011 Christy Ring Cup. The teams are:

• Monaghan
• Roscommon
• Sligo
• Louth
• Armagh *Relegated from 2011 Christy Ring Cup
• Donegal *Promoted from 2011 Lory Meagher Cup

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 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.
    • The losers of the relegation playoff are relegated to the Lory Meagher Cup for 2013.
• 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 are eliminated.
• 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 2012 and are promoted to the Christy Ring Cup for 2013.

Fixtures

	Round 1					Round 2 Quarter Finals					Semi Finals					Final
	Donegal		1-15
	Roscommon		0-14			Donegal		1-15
						Monaghan		0-15
											Donegal		0-07
											Louth		3-18
						Sligo		1-09
						Louth		3-15
																Louth
																Armagh
						Roscommon		2-19
						Monaghan		1-11
											Rocommon		1-17
											Armagh		4-12
						Sligo		0-08
	Armagh		1-20			Armagh		1-20
	Louth		1-08

Round 1

Louth v Armagh

5 May 2012

Louth	1-08 - 0-20	Armagh
S Fennell 0-3 (2f), A Wallace 1-0, B Corcoran 0-2, G Rellis, S Callan, R Byrne (1 '65') 0-1 each	Report	D Carvill 0-9 (7f), R Lewis 0-4, R McGrattan, P McCormack (1f) 0-2 each, J King, R Gaffney, C Corvan 0-1 each

Dowdallshill, Drogheda Referee: P O'Dwyer

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Donegal v Roscommon

5 May 2012

Donegal	1-15 - 0-14	Roscommon
N Campbell 0-7 (4f, 2 '65'), E McDermott 0-4, R McDermott 1-0, L Henderson, D Cullen 0-2 each.	Report	D Dolan 0-10 (9f), M Kelly, P Kelly, D Nolan, J Lawlor 0-1 each.

Letterkenny Referee: E Hassan

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Round 2

Monaghan v Donegal

12 May 2012

Monaghan	0-15 - 1-16	Donegal
S Lambe 0-9 (7f), T Hilliard, E MacSuibhne 0-2 each, C McKenna and M Treanor 0-1 each	Report	L Henderson 0-8 (4f), N Campbell 1-4 (1-0pen, 4f), D Cullen 0-2, P Doherty, E Organ 0-1 each

Clones Referee: D McGee

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Armagh v Sligo

12 May 2012

Armagh	1-20 - 0-08	Sligo
D Carvill 0-6 (2 '65s'), D Coulter 0-4, C Carvill, C Corvan 0-3 each, J King 1-0, C Coulter 0-2, R Lewis 0-1	Report	G Waldron 0-6 (2 '45s'), A Cawley, K Raymond 0-1 each.

Crossmaglen Referee: L McAuley

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Quarter finals

Sligo v Louth

19 May 2012

Sligo	1-09 - 3-15	Louth
	Report

Markievicz Park, Sligo Referee: E Hassan

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Roscommon v Monaghan

19 May 2012

Roscommon	2-19 - 1-11	Monaghan
	Report

Athleague Referee: T Ryan

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Semi finals

Armagh v Roscommon

26 May 2012

Armagh	4-12 - 1-17	Roscommon
D Carvill 0-6, C Corvan 2-0, F Bradley, M Maguire 1-0 each, D Coulter, J Corvan 0-2 each, P McCormack, C Carvill 0-1 each	Report	J Coyne 1-4, G Fallon, B Donnelly, D Nolan, M Kelly 0-2 each, D Dolan, K Egan, E Mulry, B Kelly, S Curley 0-1 each

Crossmaglen Referee: E Hassan

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Donegal v Louth

26 May 2012

Donegal	0-07 - 3-18	Louth
N Campbell 0-2 (1f), S McVeigh, E McDermott, D Cullen, R McDermott, E Organ 0-1 each	Report	S Fennell 1-5 (5f), D Dunne 2-0, D Murphy 0-5 (1f), A Wallace 0-2, D O'Sullivan, R Byrne, D Horan, S Callan, B Corcoran, G Smyth 0-1 each

Letterkenny Referee: O Elliot

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Final

Armagh v Louth

9 June 2012

Armagh	3-20 - 1-15	Louth

Croke Park, Dublin Referee: P O'Dwyer

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Scoring

• Widest winning margin: 20 points
  • Louth 3-18 - 0-07 Donegal (Semi Final)
• Most goals in a match: 5
  • Armagh 4-12 - 1-17 Roscommon (Semi Final)
• Most points in a match: 31
  • Monaghan 0-15 - 1-16 Donegal (Round 2)
• Most goals by one team in a match: 4
  • Armagh 4-12 - 1-17 Roscommon (Semi Final)
• Most goals scored by a losing team: 1
  • Armagh 4-12 - 1-17 Roscommon (Semi Final)
  • Roscommon 2-19 - 1-11 Monaghan (Quarter Final)
  • Louth 3-15 - 1-09 Sligo (Quarter Final)
  • Armagh 0-20 - 1-08 Louth (Round 1)
• Most points scored by a losing team: 17
  • Armagh 4-12 - 1-17 Roscommon (Semi Final)