2014 Nicky Rackard Cup

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2014 Nicky Rackard Cup
Dates26 April
– 7 June 2014
Teams7
Champions Tyrone (1st title)
Runners-up Fingal
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.

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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.

Fixtures/results

Preliminary round

26 April 2014Preliminary round Roscommon 1-12 - 1-11 Donegal Athleague GAA Park
14:30R 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 2014Round 1 Tyrone 1-27 - 2-21 Sligo O'Neill Park
14:30D 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 2014Round 1 Fingal 0-12 - 0-10 Louth Lawless Memorial Park
14:30JM 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 2014Round 1 Monaghan 0-9 - 2-15 Roscommon Grattan Park
14:30K 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 2013Qualifier
round 1		 Louth 4-19 - 0-7 Sligo St. Brigid's Park
14:30D 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 2013Qualifier
round 1		 Donegal 3-26 - 0-15 Monaghan O'Donnell Park
14:30S 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 2013Qualifier
round 2		 Louth 1-9 - 5-14 Donegal St. Brigid's Park
14:30D 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 2014Relegation
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 2014Semi-final Roscommon 0-18 - 2-19 Tyrone Athleague GAA Park
14:30R 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 2014Semi-final Donegal 1-12 - 2-11 Fingal O'Donnell Park
14:30E 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 2014Final Tyrone 1-17 - 1-16 Fingal Croke Park
14:00D 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 2014Promotion
play-off		 Longford 3-17 - 3-13 Sligo Ballinamore
14:00J 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

Scoring statistics

Championship

RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1

Single game

RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1 Damian Casey Tyrone 0-1313 Sligo
2Conor Boyle Monaghan 0-1111 Donegal
3Ciarán Matthewson Donegal 1-710 Louth
4David Mahony Louth 2-39 Sligo
Seán McVeigh Donegal 2-39 Louth
Keith Raymond Sligo 0-99 Monaghan
7Kevin Campbell Donegal 0-88 Roscommon
Damian Casey Tyrone 0-88 Roscommon
Robbie Fallon Roscommon 0-88 Donegal
Gary Cadden Sligo 0-88 Tyrone
Diarmuid Murphy Louth 0-88 Donegal

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References

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  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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