2012 Nicky Rackard Cup

2012 Nicky Rackard Cup

Counties coloured by 2012 Championship tier; Nicky Rackard Cup counties in green.
Dates	5 May – 9 June 2012
Teams	6
Champions	Armagh
Runners-up	Louth
Tournament statistics
Matches played	8
Goals scored	19 (2.38 per match)
Points scored	224 (28 per match)
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The 2012 Nicky Rackard Cup is the eighth season of the Nicky Rackard Cup since its establishment in 2005. A total of six teams will contest the Nicky Rackard Cup, including four sides from the 2011 Nicky Rackard Cup and one promoted team from the 2011 Lory Meagher Cup and one team relegated from the 2011 Christy Ring Cup. The teams are:

• Monaghan
• Roscommon
• Sligo
• Louth
• Armagh *Relegated from 2011 Christy Ring Cup
• Donegal *Promoted from 2011 Lory Meagher Cup

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 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 are eliminated.
• 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 2012 and are promoted to the Christy Ring Cup for 2013.

Results

	Round 1					Round 2 Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final
	Donegal		1-15
	Roscommon		0-14			Donegal		1-15
						Monaghan		0-15
											Donegal		0-07
											Louth		3-18
						Sligo		1-09
						Louth		3-15
																Louth		1-15
																Armagh		3-20
						Roscommon		2-19
						Monaghan		1-11
											Rocommon		1-17
											Armagh		4-12
						Sligo		0-08
	Armagh		1-20			Armagh		1-20
	Louth		1-08

Round 1

5 May 2012

Louth	1-08 - 0-20	Armagh
S Fennell 0-3 (2f), A Wallace 1-0, B Corcoran 0-2, G Rellis, S Callan, R Byrne (1 '65') 0-1 each	Report	D Carvill 0-9 (7f), R Lewis 0-4, R McGrattan, P McCormack (1f) 0-2 each, J King, R Gaffney, C Corvan 0-1 each

Dowdallshill, Drogheda

Referee: P O'Dwyer

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5 May 2012

Donegal	1-15 - 0-14	Roscommon
N Campbell 0-7 (4f, 2 '65'), E McDermott 0-4, R McDermott 1-0, L Henderson, D Cullen 0-2 each.	Report	D Dolan 0-10 (9f), M Kelly, P Kelly, D Nolan, J Lawlor 0-1 each.

Letterkenny

Referee: E Hassan

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Round 2

12 May 2012

Monaghan	0-15 - 1-16	Donegal
S Lambe 0-9 (7f), T Hilliard, E MacSuibhne 0-2 each, C McKenna and M Treanor 0-1 each	Report	L Henderson 0-8 (4f), N Campbell 1-4 (1-0pen, 4f), D Cullen 0-2, P Doherty, E Organ 0-1 each

Clones

Referee: D McGee

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12 May 2012

Armagh	1-20 - 0-08	Sligo
D Carvill 0-6 (2 '65s'), D Coulter 0-4, C Carvill, C Corvan 0-3 each, J King 1-0, C Coulter 0-2, R Lewis 0-1	Report	G Waldron 0-6 (2 '45s'), A Cawley, K Raymond 0-1 each.

Crossmaglen

Referee: L McAuley

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Quarter-finals

19 May 2012

Sligo	1-09 - 3-15	Louth
	Report

Markievicz Park, Sligo

Referee: E Hassan

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19 May 2012

Roscommon	2-19 - 1-11	Monaghan
	Report

Athleague

Referee: T Ryan

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Semifinals

26 May 2012

Armagh	4-12 - 1-17	Roscommon
D Carvill 0-6, C Corvan 2-0, F Bradley, M Maguire 1-0 each, D Coulter, J Corvan 0-2 each, P McCormack, C Carvill 0-1 each	Report	J Coyne 1-4, G Fallon, B Donnelly, D Nolan, M Kelly 0-2 each, D Dolan, K Egan, E Mulry, B Kelly, S Curley 0-1 each

Crossmaglen

Referee: E Hassan

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26 May 2012

Donegal	0-07 - 3-18	Louth
N Campbell 0-2 (1f), S McVeigh, E McDermott, D Cullen, R McDermott, E Organ 0-1 each	Report	S Fennell 1-5 (5f), D Dunne 2-0, D Murphy 0-5 (1f), A Wallace 0-2, D O'Sullivan, R Byrne, D Horan, S Callan, B Corcoran, G Smyth 0-1 each

Letterkenny

Referee: O Elliot

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Final

9 June 2012 ^{[1] [2]}

Armagh	3-20 - 1-15	Louth
Coulter (2-2), D. Carvill (0-6, 5f), C. Corvan (1-3), R. Gaffney, McCormack, J. Corvan (0-2 each), McGrattan, Bradley, C. Carvill (0-1 each)		Fennell (0-9, 7f, 1'65), Corcoran (1-2), O'Sullivan, Callan, Murphy, A. Wallace (0-1 each)

Croke Park, Dublin

Referee: P. O'Dwyer (Carlow)

GK 1 Simon Doherty (Naomh Eoin, Antrim) RCB 2 Pauric Hughes (Middletown) FB 3 Ciarán Clifford (Cúchulainn's) LCB 4 Conor McKee (Keady Lámh Dhearg) RHB 5 Kieran McKernan (Middletown) CHB 6 Nathan Curry (Middletown) LHB 7 Paul Gaffney (Middletown) MF 8 Ruairí McGrattan (Cúchulainn's) MF 9 James King (Keady Lámh Dhearg) RHF 10 David Carvill (Middletown) CHF 11 Cahal Carvill (Middletown) LHF 12 Ryan Gaffney (Middletown) (c) RCF 13 Declan Coulter (Cúchulainn's) FF 14 Paul McCormack (Keady Lámh Dhearg) LCF 15 Conor Corvan (Keady Lámh Dhearg) Substitutes: 16 Fiachra Bradley (Craobh Rua) for Coulter 17 John Corvan (Keady Lámh Dhearg) for D. Carvill 18 Martin Maguire (Middletown) for King 19 Anthony Carville (Seán Treacy's) for C. Corvan Manager: Michael Johnston

GK 1 James Connolly (Naomh Moninne) RCB 2 Donal Rafferty (Naomh Moninne) FB 3 Wesley Morrissey (Patrickswell, Limerick) LCB 4 Mark Wallace (Knockbridge) RHB 5 Donagh O'Sullivan (Knockaderry, Limerick) CHB 6 Ronan Byrne (Knockbridge) LHB 7 Derek Horan (Shannon Rovers, Tipperary) MF 8 Shane Callan (Pearse Óg) (c) MF 9 Darren O'Hanrahan (Naomh Moninne) RHF 10 Brian Corcoran (Mattock Rangers) CHF 11 Shane Fennell (Knockbridge) LHF 12 Diarmuid Murphy (Naomh Moninne) RCF 13 Kevin McNally (Knockbridge) FF 14 David Dunne (Knockbridge) LCF 15 Adrian Wallace (Knockbridge) Substitutes: 16 Gary Rellis (Mattock Rangers) for O'Hanrahan 17 Gerard Smyth (Pearse Óg) for McNally 18 Domhnall McArdle (Pearse Óg) for M. Wallace 19 Shane Maguire (Mattock Rangers) for Murphy Manager: Pat Clancy

Scoring

• Widest winning margin: 20 points
  • Louth 3-18 - 0-07 Donegal (Semifinal)
• Most goals in a match: 5
  • Armagh 4-12 - 1-17 Roscommon (Semifinal)
• Most points in a match: 31
  • Monaghan 0-15 - 1-16 Donegal (Round 2)
• Most goals by one team in a match: 4
  • Armagh 4-12 - 1-17 Roscommon (Semifinal)
• Most goals scored by a losing team: 1
  • Armagh 4-12 - 1-17 Roscommon (Semifinal)
  • Roscommon 2-19 - 1-11 Monaghan (Quarter-final)
  • Louth 3-15 - 1-09 Sligo (Quarter-final)
  • Armagh 0-20 - 1-08 Louth (Round 1)
• Most points scored by a losing team: 17
  • Armagh 4-12 - 1-17 Roscommon (Semifinal)

References

1. "More final heartache for Louth in Croker". Drogheda Independent . 19 June 2012.
2. "Nicky Rackard final: Orchard blooms against Louth". Hogan Stand . 9 June 2012.