2005 Nicky Rackard Cup

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2005 Nicky Rackard Cup
Teams12
ChampionsLondon (1st title)
Runners-upLouth
Tournament statistics
Matches played23
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The 2005 Nicky Rackard Cup began on Saturday, 18 June 2005. 2005 was the first time the Nicky Rackard Cup was introduced into the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. It was devised by the Hurling Development Committee to encourage some of the so-called "weaker" hurling counties and to give them the chance of playing more games. It is in effect a "Division 3" for hurling teams in Ireland. The final was played on Sunday, 21 August when London [1] beat Louth [2] in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.

Contents

Format

Twelve teams participated in the "Nicky Rackard Cup 2005". The teams were divided into three groups of four based on geographical criteria. These groups were:

Team changes

To Championship

Transferred from the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship and the All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship

Teams

General Information

County Last Provincial TitleLast All-Ireland TitlePosition in 2004 ChampionshipAppearance
Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh ——1st
Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan ——1st
Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal 1932 —1st
Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh ——Runners-up (Ulster Junior Hurling Championship)1st
Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim ——1st
Colours of London.svg London — 1901 Quarter-finals (Ulster Senior Hurling Championship)1st
Colours of Longford.svg Longford ——Runners-up (Leinster Junior Hurling Championship)1st
Colours of Louth.svg Louth ——Semi-finals (Leinster Junior Hurling Championship)1st
Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan 1915 —1st
Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo ——Runners-up (Connacht Junior Hurling Championship)1st
Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone ——1st
Colours of Warwickshire.svg Warwickshire ——1st

Group stage

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLSFSADiffPtsQualification
1 Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal 330014-435-25456Advance to Semi-Finals
2 Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone 32018-4410-3084Advance to Quarter-Finals
3 Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo 310210-2710-44-172
4 Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh 30035-3012-45-360


DateTeam 1ScoreScoreTeam 2Venue
Round 1
June 18Tyrone3-173-7Fermanagh Carrickmore
June 18Sligo3-65-13Donegal Markievicz Park
Round 2
June 25Donegal3-121-11Tyrone O' Donnell Park
June 25Fermanagh1-153-10Sligo Brewster Park
Round 3
July 9Tyrone4-164-11Sligo Carrickmore
July 9Donegal6-181-8Fermanagh O' Donnell Park

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLSFSADiffPtsQualification
1 Colours of Louth.svg Louth 33009-514-28386Advance to Semi-Finals
2 Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh 320112-426-26344Advance to Quarter-Finals
3 Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan 20023-135-37-300
4 Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim 20023-2112-36-420
DateTeam 1ScoreScoreTeam 2Venue
Round 1
June 18Armagh1-161-9Cavan Crossmaglen
June 18Louth3-190-15Leitrim Drogheda
Round 2
June 25Cavan2-44-21Louth St. Tiernach's Park
June 25Leitrim3-69-17Armagh
Round 3
July 9Armagh2-92-11Louth Keady
July 9LeitrimCancelledCavan-

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLSFSADiffPtsQualification
1 Colours of London.svg London 33002-645-29266Advance to Semi-Finals
2 Colours of Longford.svg Longford 32016-384-3684Advance to Quarter-Finals
3 Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan 31024-365-42-92
4 Colours of Warwickshire.svg Warwickshire30034-242-55-250


DateWinnerScoreScoreRunner-upVenue
Round 1
June 18Longford2-120-21London Michael Fay Park
June 18Monaghan0-171-11Warwickshire Gavin Duffy Park
Round 2
June 25London1-202-11Monaghan Emerald GAA Grounds
June 25Warwickshire2-71-15Longford Páirc na hÉireann
Round 3
July 9Longford3-112-8Monaghan Michael Fay Park
July 9London1-231-6Warwickshire Emerald GAA Grounds

Knockout stage

Bracket

Quarter-final playoffs Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
London 3-13
Donegal 1-10
London 5-08
Louth 1-05
Louth 3-10
Tyrone 1-08
Tyrone 3-14
Longford 2-14 Longford 3-13
Armagh 1-14

The runners-up in groups 3B and 3C played each other with the winner playing the runner up in group 3A. The winner of that match joined the three group winners in the semi-finals.

Matches

GameDateVenueWinnerScoreRunner-upScore
Quarter-Final Play offJuly 16 Breffni Park, Cavan Longford2-14Armagh1-14 (AET)
Quarter-FinalJuly 24 Breffni Park, Cavan Tyrone3-14Longford3-13
Semi-FinalAugust 6 Drogheda Park, Drogheda Louth3-10Tyrone1-8
Semi-FinalAugust 7 O' Donnell Park, Letterkenny London3-13Donegal1-10

Final

21 August 2005Final London 5-08 - 1-05 Louth Croke Park, Dublin

London are promoted to the 2006 Christy Ring Cup.

Match details

The 2005 Nicky Rackard Cup final was used as a curtain raiser for the semi-final of the 2005 Liam MacCarthy Cup. London won the game by a margin of 15 points.

At half time, thanks to two goals in the space of a minute from Barry Shortall and Kevin McMullan, London led by 2-04 to 0-05. Ten minutes into the second half, London re-opened the scoring for a 2-05 to 0-05 lead. Louth subsequently scored what would be their only goal - and only score of the second half.[ citation needed ] On 57 minutes, McMullan scored a further goal for London. Four minutes later, Sean Quinn kicked in London's fourth goal. Corner forward Dave Burke subsequently scored a fifth on 67 minutes. Burke clipped over a 65 and Gary Fenton added another point for London before the final whistle. [4]

London: JJ Burke; E Phelan, T Simms, B Forde; J Dillon, F McMahon, B Foley 0-1; M Harding 0-01 (1f), M O'Meara; D Smyth, J Ryan, J McGaughan; D Bourke 1-04 (3f), B Shortall 1-00, K McMullan 2-01.

Subs: E Kinlon (for Smyth 36 mins), G Fenton 0-01 (for O'Meara 36 mins), S Quinn 1-00 (for Shortall 55 mins), P Doyle (for Phelan 68 mins), P Finneran (for McMullan 70 mins).

Louth: S Smith; D Black, A Carter, S Darcy; R Byrne, P Dunne, D Mulholland; D McCarthy, S Callan 0-02; T Hilliard, J Carter, D Byrne; G Smith 1-01 (1f), D Dunne 0-01, N McEneaney 0-01.

Subs: G Collins (for R Byrne h/t), S Byrne (for J Carter 53 mins), A Mynes (for McEneaney 65 mins), N Byrne (for Darcy 71 mins).

Referee: T Mahon (Fermanagh).

Stadia and locations

County Location Province Stadium(s)Capacity
Neutral Dublin Leinster Croke Park (neutral)82,300
Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh Armagh Ulster Athletic Grounds 18,500
Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan Cavan Ulster Breffni Park 32,000
Colours of Donegal GAA.svg Donegal Ballybofey Ulster MacCumhaill Park 18,000
Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh Enniskillen Ulster Brewster Park 18,000
Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim Carrick-on-Shannon Connacht Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada 9,331
Colours of London.svg London South Ruislip Britain McGovern Park 3,000
Colours of Longford.svg Longford Longford Leinster Pearse Park 6,000
Colours of Louth.svg Louth Drogheda Leinster Drogheda Park 3,500
Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan Clones Ulster St Tiernach's Park 36,000
Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo Sligo Connacht Markievicz Park 18,558
Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone Omagh Ulster Healy Park 17,636
Colours of Warwickshire.svg Warwickshire Solihull Britain Páirc na hÉireann 4,500

Statistics

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References

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  2. ↑ "Christy Ring, Nicky Rackard and Lory Meagher Cup Final Previews". www.GAA.IE. GAA. 3 June 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  3. ↑ Dolan, Damian (30 April 2020). "A rivalry renewed, but not for the faint-hearted". www.TheIrishWorld.com. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  4. ↑ https://www.rte.ie/sport/hurling/2005/0821/195548-london
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