2014 Nicky Rackard Cup
Dates26 April
– 7 June 2014
Teams7
ChampionsTyrone (1st title)
Runners-upFingal
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
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The 2014 Nicky Rackard Cup is the tenth staging of the Nicky Rackard Cup hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2005. The cup competition began on 26 April 2014 and will end on 14 June 2014.

Donegal were the defending champions, however, they were defeated in the semi-final stages. Tyrone won the title after defeating Fingal by 1-17 to 1-16 in the final.[1][2][3] Longford defeated Sligo in the relegation/promotion playoff to earn promotion to the 2015 Nicky Rackard Cup with Sligo dropping down to the Lory Meagher Cup.

Structure

Seven teams compete. Two play in the preliminary round, and five go straight into Round 1.

  • The preliminary round winners advance to Round 1. The preliminary round losers go into Qualifier Round 1.
  • The Round 1 winners advance to the semi-finals. The Round 1 losers go into Qualifier Round 1.
  • There are four teams in Qualifier Round 1. The two winners advance to Qualifier Round 2. The Qualifier Round 1 losers go into a relegation playoff.
  • The winners of Qualifier Round 2 advance to the semi-finals.
  • There are four semi-finalists — the three Round 1 winners and the Qualifier Round 2 winner.
  • The semi-final winners advance to the final.
  • The final winners receive the Nicky Rackard Cup and are promoted to the Christy Ring Cup for 2015.
  • The Qualifier Round 1 losers play a relegation playoff. The losing team play a promotion/relegation playoff against the bottom-ranked team from the 2014 Lory Meagher Cup (Tier 4).

Fixtures/results

Preliminary round

26 April 2014 Preliminary round Roscommon 1-12 - 1-11 Donegal Athleague GAA Park
14:30 R Fallon (0-8f), R O'Meara (1-0),C Kelly (0-2), S Curley (0-1), D Dolan (0-1). Report K Campbell (0-8, 6f), E McDermott (1-2), S McVeigh (0-1). Referee: J Keane

Round 1

3 May 2014 Round 1 Tyrone 1-27 - 2-21 Sligo O'Neill Park
14:30 D Casey 0-13 (11f), M Mulgrew 1-2, T Morgan 0-3, D Marshall, G Gilmore, C Grogan, A Kelly 0-2 each, S Og Grogan 0-1. Report N Hyland 1-1 (1-0f), G O'Kelly-Lynch 1-0, G Cadden 0-8 (5f), K Raymond 0-6 (3f, 1 sideline), G Waldron 0-4, B Kenny, K Gilmartin ('65) 0-1 each. Referee: C Cunning (Antrim)
3 May 2014 Round 1 Fingal 0-12 - 0-10 Louth Lawless Memorial Park
14:30 JM Sheridan 0-7 (5fs, 1 ’65′), A Richardson 0-2, D Smyth, D Kelly, C Foley 0-1 each. Report P Lynch 0-5 (1f, 1 ’65′), D Murphy 0-3 (1f), D Mahony 0-2. Referee: P Murphy (Carlow)
3 May 2014 Round 1 Monaghan 0-9 - 2-15 Roscommon Grattan Park
14:30 K Crawley 0-4 (3f), M Murphy 0-2, C McKenna, B McGuigan and PJ Boyle 0-1 each. Report R O'Meara 1-1, R Fallon 0-4 (3f), C Egan 1-0, M Kelly 0-4, S Curley 0-2 (2f), C Dolan 0-2, D Dolan and J Moran 0-1 each.

Qualifier round 1

10 May 2013 Qualifier
round 1		 Louth 4-19 - 0-7 Sligo St. Brigid's Park
14:30 D Mahony 2-3, D Murphy 0-7 (0-4fs, 1 '65'), S Callan 0-4 (1 sideline), D Kettle, S Maguire 1-0 each, P Lynch 0-2, J Condon, D O'Hanrahan, R Byrne (sideline) 0-1 each. Report G Cadden 0-4 (fs), K Gilmartin 0-2, C Brennan 0-1. Referee: L McAuley (Antrim)
10 May 2013 Qualifier
round 1		 Donegal 3-26 - 0-15 Monaghan O'Donnell Park
14:30 S McVeigh (1-4), C Mathewson (1-3), D Cullen (1-4), K Campbell (0-4f), R McDermott (0-3), E McDermott (0-3), J Donnelly (0-1), C McDermott (0-1), P Sheridan (0-1), P Hannigan (0-1), E Organ (0-1). Report C Boyle (0-11, 9f, 1'65), E Sweeney (0-1), PJ Boyle (0-1), M Murphy (0-1), B McGuigan (0-1). Referee: J Clarke

Qualifier round 2

17 May 2013 Qualifier
round 2		 Louth 1-9 - 5-14 Donegal St. Brigid's Park
14:30 D Murphy (0-8, 7f), D Mahony (1-0), P Lynch (0-1). Report C Matthewson (1-7, 0-4f), S McVeigh (2-3), D Cullen (1-2), P Hannigan (1-0), K Campbell (0-1), E Organ (0-1). Referee: C Cunning

Relegation play-off

24 May 2014 Relegation
play-off		 Sligo 0-14 - 3-12 Monaghan Ballinamore
K Raymond 0-9 (6f, 1 65'), N Hyland, G Waldron 0-2 each, B Kenny 0-1 (f). Report K Crawley 0-7 (6f), B McGuigan 2-1, C McKenna 0-2, C Boyle 1-1, E Mac Suibhne 0-1. Referee: B Sweeney (Cavan)

Semi-finals

24 May 2014 Semi-final Roscommon 0-18 - 2-19 Tyrone Athleague GAA Park
14:30 R Fallon (0-5, 4f), D Dolan (0-3), G Fallon (0-2), M Kelly (0-2), D Fallon (0-1), S Curley (0-1f), C Dolan (0-1), J Moran (0-1), C Egan (0-1), C Kenny (0-1). Report D Casey (0-8, 4f), G Gilmore (1-2), S Og Grogan (1-0), M Winters (0-3), C Grogan (0-3), M Mulgrew (0-2), G Fox (0-1f). Referee: T Carroll
24 May 2014 Semi-final Donegal 1-12 - 2-11 Fingal O'Donnell Park
14:30 E McDermott (1-0), K Campbell (0-3f), C Matthewson (0-3, 2f, 1'65), D Cullen (0-3, 2f), S McVeigh (0-2), R McDermott (0-1). Report P Daly (0-7, 6f, 1'65), D Kelly (1-2), D Smyth (1-0), A Richardson (0-1), C Foley (0-1). Referee: J Clarke

Final

7 June 2014 Final Tyrone 1-17 - 1-16 Fingal Croke Park
14:00 D Casey 0-8 (4f), G Gilmore 0-4, C Cross 1-0, C McNally 0-1, M Winters 0-1, C Grogan 0-1, T Morgan 0-1, M Mulgrew 0-1 Report J M Sheridan 0-11 (7f, 2 ‘65s), D Smyth 1-2, D Kelly 0-1, D Butterly 0-1, C Foley 0-1. Referee: D O’Driscoll (Limerick)

Promotion play-off

14 June 2014 Promotion
play-off		 Longford 3-17 - 3-13 Sligo Ballinamore
14:00 J O'Brien (1-9, 0-4f), C Kavanagh (1-4), L Kelly (1-0), K Murray (0-2), M Coyle (0-1), G Moore (0-1) Report K Raymond (1-8, 0-5f), K Gilmartin (2-0), G Waldron (0-3), G O'Kelly Lynch (0-1), B Kenny (0-1) Referee: J Keane

Championship statistics

Scoring

  • Widest winning margin:
    • Most goals in a match:
      • Most points in a match:
        • Most goals by one team in a match:
          • Highest aggregate score:
            • Lowest aggregate score:
              • Most goals scored by a losing team:

                Scoring statistics

                Championship

                Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
                1

                Single game

                Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
                1 Damian Casey Tyrone 0-13 13 Sligo
                2 Conor Boyle Monaghan 0-11 11 Donegal
                3 Ciarán Matthewson Donegal 1-7 10 Louth
                4 David Mahony Louth 2-3 9 Sligo
                Seán McVeigh Donegal 2-3 9 Louth
                Keith Raymond Sligo 0-9 9 Monaghan
                7 Kevin Campbell Donegal 0-8 8 Roscommon
                Damian Casey Tyrone 0-8 8 Roscommon
                Robbie Fallon Roscommon 0-8 8 Donegal
                Gary Cadden Sligo 0-8 8 Tyrone
                Diarmuid Murphy Louth 0-8 8 Donegal

                References

                1. ↑ "Donegal hurlers win the Nicky Rackard cup". Donegal Now. 8 June 2013. Archived from the original on 4 May 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
                2. ↑ "Tyrone 1-17 Fingal 1-16". RTE Sport. 7 June 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
                3. ↑ "Inspirational Casey helps repel Fingal fightback as Tyrone lift first title". Irish Independent. 7 June 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
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