2005 Nicky Rackard Cup final

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2005 Nicky Rackard Cup final
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Event 2005 Nicky Rackard Cup
Date21 August 2005
Venue Croke Park, Dublin
Referee Tiernach Mahon (Fermanagh)
Attendance39,975
2006

The 2005 Nicky Rackard Cup final was a hurling match played at Croke Park on 21 August 2005 to determine the winners of the 2005 Nicky Rackard Cup, the inaugural season of the Nicky Rackard Cup, a tournament organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association for the third tier hurling teams. The final was contested by London of Britain and Louth of Leinster, with London winning by 5-8 to 1-5. [1]

The Nicky Rackard Cup final between London and Louth was the very first championship meeting between the two teams.

The final was played as a curtain-raiser to the All-Ireland semi-final between Galway and Kilkenny.

While Louth scored the first two points of the game, the first of which came after 13 seconds, London soon recovered and had scored a point from a 65. In the 14th minute, London scored two goals within one minute, to take a 2-2 to 0-2 lead. At half time, London went in at the break leading by 2-4 to 0-5.

In the second half, London scored several goals, with Louth only obtaining one score (a goal) in the half. The final score was London 5-8 to Louth's 1-5.

By winning the Nicky Rackard Cup final, London became the first team to have won the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship and Rackard Cup titles. They remain the only winners of both championships.

Match Details

21 August 2005 [2] [3]
1.30pm
London Colours of London.svg 5-08 (23)(8) 1-05 Colours of Louth.svg Louth
(HT: 2-04 – 0-05)
GK1John Joe Burke (Kilburn Gaels)
RCB2Eamon Phelan (Sean Treacys)
FB3Tom Simms (Fr Murphy's)
LCB4Brian Forde (Kilburn Gaels)
RHB5John Dillon (Robert Emmetts)
CHB6Fergus McMahon (Robert Emmetts) (c)
LHB7Brian Foley (Robert Emmetts)
MF8Michael Harding (Fr Murphy's)
MF9Mick O'Meara (St Gabriel's)
RHF10Daragh Smyth (Fr Murphy's)
CHF11Jim Ryan (Cúchulainns)
LHF12John McGaughan (Robert Emmetts)
RCF13Dave Bourke (Sean Treacys)
FF14Barry Shortall (Sean Treacys)
LCF15Kevin McMullan (Robert Emmetts)
Substitutes:
16Gary Fenton (Robert Emmetts) for O'Meara
17Eric Kinlon (Fr Murphy's) for Smyth
18Seán Quinn (Robert Emmetts) for Shortall
19Paul Doyle (Sean Treacys) for Phelan
20Paddy Finneran (St Gabriel's) for McMullan

Manager:
Mick O'Dea
GK1Stephen Smyth (Pearse Óg)
RCB2David Black (Wolfe Tones)
FB3Aidan Carter (Wolfe Tones)
LCB4Shane Darcy (Knockbridge)
RHB5David Mulholland (Pearse Óg)
CHB6Paul Dunne (Knockbridge) (c)
LHB7Ronan Byrne (Knockbridge)
MF8Diarmuid McCarthy (Wolfe Tones)
MF9Shane Callan (Pearse Óg)
RHF10Trevor Hilliard (Knockbridge)
CHF11Johnny Carter (Wolfe Tones)
LHF12Declan Byrne (Naomh Moninne)
RCF13Gerard Smyth (Pearse Óg)
FF14David Dunne (Knockbridge)
LCF15 Niall McEneaney (Wolfe Tones)
Substitutes:
16Seán Conroy (Pearse Óg) for Black
17Ger Collins (Naomh Moninne) for R. Byrne
18Seán Byrne (Knockbridge) for J. Carter
19Alan Mynes (Wolfe Tones) for McEneaney
20Niall Byrne (Knockbridge) for Darcy

Selectors:
Paul Callan, Kevin McDonnell, Séamus Moore

References

  1. "London rock Louth with barrage of killer goals". Irish Independent. 22 August 2005. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  2. "Defensive errors cost Wee County as London clinch title". Dundalk Democrat . 24 August 2005.
  3. "London cruise to Nicky Rackard success". RTÉ Sport . 14 June 2007.