2011 Nicky Rackard Cup

2011 Nicky Rackard Cup
Dates23 April
– 4 June 2011
Teams6
ChampionsLondon
Runners-upLouth
RelegatedFingal
Tournament statistics
Matches played9
Goals scored31 (3.44 per match)
Points scored269 (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:

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

London1-19 - 1-17Roscommon
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
Referee: S Whelan (Wexford)
Sligo1-07 - 4-18Louth
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
Referee: E Shaughnessy (Galway)

Round 2

Fingal2-12 - 1-17Monaghan
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
Referee: S Cleere (Kilkenny)
Louth1-10 - 6-20London
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
Referee: P Murphy (Carlow)

Quarter-finals

Sligo0-11 - 3-19Fingal
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
Referee: P Dwyer (Carlow)
Roscommon1-14 - 3-09Louth
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
Referee: F Smith (Meath)

Semifinals

London1-29 - 1-05Fingal
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
Referee: T Ryan (Tipperary)
Louth2-17 - 1-13Monaghan
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
Referee: P Murphy (Carlow)

Final

London2-20 - 0-11Louth
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)
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
  • Most goals in a match: 7
  • Most points in a match: 36
  • Most goals by one team in a match: 6
  • Most goals scored by a losing team: 2
  • Most points scored by a losing team: 17

References

  1. ^ "Canty and Finn inspire Exiles to title". Irish Independent. 6 June 2011.