Dates | 26 June – 31 July 2021 | ||
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Teams | 5 | ||
Champions | Mayo (2nd title) Keith Higgins (captain) Derek Walsh (manager) | ||
Runners-up | Tyrone Damian Casey (captain) Michael McShane (manager) | ||
Relegated | Leitrim | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 8 | ||
Goals scored | 27 (3.38 per match) | ||
Points scored | 305 (38.13 per match) | ||
Top scorer(s) | Declan Coulter (1-34) | ||
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The 2021 Nicky Rackard Cup was the 17th staging of the Nicky Rackard Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2005. The cup began on 26 June 2021 and ended on 31 July 2021.
Longford and Monaghan did not participate in the competition after being relegated in 2020. Donegal were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Tyrone in the semi-final. [1] Leitrim were relegated after a defeat by Armagh.
The final was played on 31 July 2021 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Mayo and Tyrone, in what was their first ever meeting in a final. Mayo won the match by 2-27 to 1-14 to claim their second cup title overall and a first title since 2016. [2]
Donegal's Declan Coulter was the Nicky Rackard Cup's top scorer with 1-34.
Relegated from the Christy Ring Cup
Promoted from the Lory Meagher Cup
Promoted to the Christy Ring Cup
Relegated to the Lory Meagher Cup
The format has been changed for 2021 with 5 teams playing across two groups, one with 3 teams and one with 2 teams based on an open draw. [3]
Group A will feature 3 teams and be played in a single Round Robin format with each team having one home game and one away game.
Group B will feature 2 teams who will play a single fixture.
All teams will play a knockout format after this group stage, with the group winners and second-placed team in Group A being placed in the semi-finals. A tie between the third-placed team in Group A and second-placed team in Group B will determine the fourth semi-finalist.
The winner of the final will be promoted to the Christy Ring Cup.
The loser of the quarter-final will be relegated to the Lory Meagher Cup
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | Diff | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Mayo | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-43 | 0-26 | +23 | 4 | Advance to Semi-Finals |
2 | Donegal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-47 | 6-24 | +5 | 2 | |
3 | Leitrim | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-19 | 1-56 | -28 | 0 | Advance to Quarter-Finals |
26 June 2021Round 1 | Donegal | 0-17 - 2-14 | Mayo | O'Donnell Park |
D Coulter (0-9, 4f, 1 ’65), R Ryan (0-3); B Lafferty (0-2), S McVeigh (0-1), N Cleary (0-1), | Report | S Boland (0-9, 4f); K Higgins (1-3, 1f, 1 ’65), A Phillips (1-0), B Hunt (0-1), E Delaney (0-1). | Referee: K Bardy (Louth) |
3 July 2021Round 2 | Mayo | 0-29 - 0-10 | Leitrim | Elverys McHale Park |
K Higgins 0-9, 4f, S Boland 0-6, 4f; A Phillips 0-3, J Coyne, K Kiely & Gary Nolan 0-2 each, B Hunt, S Regan, M Phillips, C Phillips & S Kenny 0-1 each | Report | G O’Hagan 0-7, 4f; D McGovern, K McDermott & L Donnellan (f) 0-1 each |
10 July 2021Round 3 | Leitrim | 4-10 - 1-27 | Donegal | Avant Money Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada |
D Kelleher 2-0; G O’Hagan 0-5, 3f; B Murray 1-1; J McNabola 1-0; K McDermott 0-2; C O’Donovan & L Moreton 0-1 each | Report | D Coulter 1-10, 1 pen, 7f, 1 65; R Ryan 0-7, 3f; G Gilmore 0-5; B Lafferty 0-3; C McDermott & J O’Loughlin 0-1 each |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | Diff | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Tyrone | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-18 | 1-16 | +2 | 2 | Advance to Semi-Finals |
2 | Armagh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-16 | 1-18 | -2 | 0 | Advance to Quarter-Finals |
3 July 2021Round 1 | Armagh | 1-16 - 1-18 | Tyrone | Athletic Grounds |
F Donnelly 0-6, D Magee 1-2, S McKearney 0-2, P McBride 0-2, E McGuinness 0-1, J Short 0-1, T O'Neill 0-1, P McKearney 0-1. | D Casey 0-10, B McGurk 1-1, L Devlin 0-2, M Little 0-2, R Weir 0-1, C Kearns 0-1, C Ferguson 0-1. |
Quarter-Finals - 17 July | Semi-Finals - 24 July | Final - 31 July | ||||||||||||
1A | Mayo | 2-23 | ||||||||||||
2B | Armagh | 2-09 | ||||||||||||
2B | Armagh | 7-25 | ||||||||||||
3A | Leitrim | 1-21 | ||||||||||||
1A | Mayo | 2-27 | ||||||||||||
1B | Tyrone | 1-14 | ||||||||||||
1B | Tyrone | 2-24 | ||||||||||||
2A | Donegal | 1-21 |
17 July 2021Quarter-final | Armagh | 7-25 - 1-21 | Leitrim | Kingspan Breffni Park |
D Magee 5-2; F Donnelly 0-8, 3f; P McKearney & P McBride 1-2 each; T O’Neill & O Curry 0-3 each; J Shortt 0-2; M Moan, E McGuinness, S McKearney 0-1 each | Report | G O'Hagan 0-11, 10f; K McDermott (f) & B Murray 0-3 each, 1f; D Kelleher 1-0; J McNabola, L Moreton, L Donnellan (f) 0-1 each |
24 July 2021Semi-final | Mayo | 2-23 - 2-09 | Armagh | Avant Money Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada |
K Higgins (0-11, 10f), A Phillips (1-3), C Freeman (1-1), S Kenny (0-4, 2f), S Regan (0-2), J Coyne (0-1) and B Morley (0-1) | Report | F Donnelly (1-3, 0-2f), S Doherty (1-0, 1-0 pen), P McBride (0-2), D Magee (0-2), M McClatchey (0-1) and S McKearney (0-1) |
24 July 2021Semi-final | Tyrone | 2-24 - 1-21 | Donegal | Páirc Naomh Colmcille |
D Casey (0-11, 10f), C Grogan (1-4), C Ferguson (1-4), L Devlin (0-3); CJ McGourty (0-2) | Report | D Coulter (0-15, 12f), C Matthewson (1-1), R Ryan (0-2), D Cullen (0-1), B Lafferty (0-1), G Gilmore (0-1). |
31 July 2021Final | Mayo | 2-27 - 1-14 | Tyrone | Croke Park |
C Freeman 1-4, K Higgins 0-7 (0-1f, 0-1 65), S Regan 1-3, S Boland 0-3 (0-2f), A Phillips 0-3, B Morley 0-2, C Phillips 0-1, S Kenny 0-1 (0-1f), J Coyne 0-1, G Nolan 0-1, O Greally 0-1. | Report | D Casey 0-9 (0-5f), C Grogan 1-0, C Kearns 0-3, B McGurk 0-1, T Morgan 0-1. | Referee: T Fitzsimons (Offaly) |
Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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1 | Declan Coulter | Donegal | 1-34 | 37 | 3 | 12.33 |
2 | Keith Higgins | Mayo | 1-30 | 33 | 4 | 8.33 |
3 | Damian Casey | Tyrone | 0-30 | 30 | 3 | 10.00 |
4 | Danny Magee | Armagh | 6-06 | 24 | 3 | 8.00 |
5 | Gavin O'Hagan | Leitrim | 0-23 | 23 | 3 | 7.66 |
6 | Shane Boland | Mayo | 0-18 | 18 | 3 | 6.00 |
7 | Fionntán Donnelly | Armagh | 1-17 | 20 | 3 | 6.66 |
8 | Adrian Phillips | Mayo | 2-09 | 15 | 4 | 3.75 |
9 | Richie Ryan | Donegal | 0-12 | 12 | 3 | 4.00 |
10 | Cathal Freeman | Mayo | 2-05 | 11 | 2 | 5.50 |
Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
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1 | Danny Magee | Armagh | 5-02 | 17 | Leitrim |
2 | Declan Coulter | Donegal | 0-15 | 15 | Tyrone |
3 | Declan Coulter | Donegal | 1-10 | 13 | Leitrim |
4 | Gavin O'Hagan | Leitrim | 0-11 | 11 | Armagh |
Keith Higgins | Mayo | 0-11 | 11 | Armagh | |
Damian Casey | Tyrone | 0-11 | 11 | Donegal | |
7 | Damian Casey | Tyrone | 0-10 | 10 | Armagh |
8 | Declan Coulter | Donegal | 0-09 | 9 | Mayo |
Shane Boland | Mayo | 0-09 | 9 | Donegal | |
Keith Higgins | Mayo | 0-09 | 9 | Leitrim | |
Damian Casey | Tyrone | 0-09 | 9 | Mayo |
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