2013 Nicky Rackard Cup

2013 Nicky Rackard Cup

Dates	4 May – 8 June 2013
Teams	6
Champions	Donegal (1st title)
Runners-up	Roscommon
Tournament statistics
Matches played	9
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The 2013 season was the ninth staging of the Nicky Rackard Cup. Donegal were the 2013 Champions, defeating Roscommon in the final.^[1][2][3][4]

Structure

6 teams compete. 4 play in Round 1, 2 go straight to Round 2.

• The Round 1 winners advance to Round 2. The Round 1 losers go into quarter-finals.
• The Round 2 winners advance to semi-finals. The Round 2 losers go into quarter-finals.
• The quarter-final winners advance to semi-finals.

Fixtures

Round 1

Tyrone v Louth

4 May 2013 Round 1	Tyrone	1-11 - 0-12	Louth	Carrickmore
15:00

Roscommon v Sligo

4 May 2013 Round 1	Roscommon	1-18 - 0-14	Sligo	Athleague
15:00

Round 2

Tyrone v Monaghan

11 May 2013 Round 2	Tyrone	2-19 - 1-10	Monaghan	Killyclogher
15:00

Roscommon v Donegal

11 May 2013 Round 2	Roscommon	0-16 - 1-16	Donegal	Athleague
15:00

Quarter-finals

Monaghan v Sligo

18 May 2013 Quarter-final	Monaghan	5-12 - 2-7	Sligo	Inniskeen
15:00

Roscommon v Louth

18 May 2013 Quarter-final	Roscommon	2-14 - 0-13	Louth	Connacht Centre of Excellence
16:00

Semi-finals

Donegal v Monaghan

25 May 2013 Semi-final	Donegal	5-12 - 2-9	Monaghan	Letterkenny
15:00

Roscommon v Tyrone

25 May 2013 Semi-final	Roscommon	3-28 - 0-14	Tyrone	Athleague
15:00

Final

Donegal v Roscommon

8 June 2013 Final	Donegal	3-20 - 3-16	Roscommon	Croke Park

References

1. "Donegal hurlers win the Nicky Rackard cup". Donegal Now. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
2. "Donegal win Nicky Rackard Cup despite sending-off". Irish Examiner. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
3. "Nicky Rackard Cup final: to Donegal the spoils". Hogan Stand. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
4. "Donegal win Nicky Rackard Cup despite sending-off". BreakingNews.ie. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013.

External links

• Nicky Cup fixtures