2005 Nicky Rackard Cup

April 2022 October 2023 2005 Nicky Rackard Cup 12 London 1 Louth 23 2006 2006 Nicky Rackard Cup 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 Londonhttps://www.londongaa.org/content_page/221717/ History www.LondonGAA.com London GAA October 27, 2023 beat Louthhttps://www.gaa.ie/search/crawl/news/christy-ring-nicky-rackard-and-lory-meagher-cup-final-previews Christy Ring, Nicky Rackard and Lory Meagher Cup Final Previews June 3, 2011 www.GAA.IE GAA October 27, 2023 in the final at Croke Park, Dublin. 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: Group 3A: Sligo, Tyrone, Donegal and Fermanagh Group 3B: Louth, Cavan, Armagh and Leitrim Group 3C: London, Warwickshire, Longford and Monaghan The group winners advance to the semi-finals. The runners-up in Groups 3C and 3B meet in the quarter-final playoff, with the winner meeting the runner-up of Group 3A in the quarter-final. Team changes To Championship Transferred from the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship and the All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship Armagh Cavan Donegal Fermanagh (Ulster JHC) Leitrim London (Ulster SHC) Longford (Leinster JHC) Louth (Leinster JHC) Monaghan Sligo (Connacht JHC) Tyrone Warwickshirehttps://www.theirishworld.com/a-rivalry-renewed-but-not-for-the-faint-hearted/ A rivalry renewed, but not for the faint-hearted Dolan Damian April 30, 2020 www.TheIrishWorld.com October 27, 2023 Teams General Information CountyLast Provincial TitleLast All-Ireland TitlePosition in 2004 ChampionshipAppearanceborder|20x20px Armagh——1stborder|20x20px Cavan——1stborder|20x20px Donegal1932—1stborder|20x20px Fermanagh——Runners-up (Ulster Junior Hurling Championship)1stborder|20x20px Leitrim——1stborder|20x20px London—1901Quarter-finals (Ulster Senior Hurling Championship)1stborder|20x20px Longford——Runners-up (Leinster Junior Hurling Championship)1stborder|20x20px Louth——Semi-finals (Leinster Junior Hurling Championship) 1stborder|20x20px Monaghan1915—1stborder|20x20px Sligo——Runners-up (Connacht Junior Hurling Championship)1stborder|20x20px Tyrone——1stborder|20x20px Warwickshire——1st Group stage Group A Pos PositionTeamPld Games playedW WinsD DrawsL LossesSF Score forSA Score againstDiff Scoring differencePts PointsQualification1border|20x20px Donegal 3 3 0 0 14-43 5-25 45 6Advance to Semi-Finals2border|20x20px Tyrone 3 2 0 1 8-44 10-30 8 4Advance to Quarter-Final 3border|20x20px Sligo 3 1 0 2 10-27 10-44 -17 24border|20x20px Fermanagh 3 0 0 3 5-30 12-45 -36 0 Date Team 1 Score Score Team 2 VenueRound 1 June 18 Tyrone 3-17 3-7 Fermanagh Carrickmore June 18 Sligo 3-6 5-13 Donegal Markievicz ParkRound 2 June 25 Donegal 3-12 1-11 Tyrone O' Donnell Park June 25 Fermanagh 1-15 3-10 Sligo Brewster ParkRound 3 July 9 Tyrone 4-16 4-11 Sligo Carrickmore July 9 Donegal 6-18 1-8 Fermanagh O' Donnell Park Group B Pos PositionTeamPld Games playedW WinsD DrawsL LossesSF Score forSA Score againstDiff Scoring differencePts PointsQualification1border|20x20px Louth 3 3 0 0 9-51 4-28 38 6Advance to Semi-Finals2border|20x20px Armagh 3 2 0 1 12-42 6-26 34 4Advance to Quarter-Final playoff3border|20x20px Cavan 2 0 0 2 3-13 5-37 -30 04border|20x20px Leitrim 2 0 0 2 3-21 12-36 -42 0 Date Team 1 Score Score Team 2 VenueRound 1 June 18 Armagh 1-16 1-9 Cavan Crossmaglen June 18 Louth 3-19 0-15 Leitrim DroghedaRound 2 June 25 Cavan 2-4 4-21 Louth St. Tiernach's Park June 25 Leitrim 3-6 9-17 ArmaghRound 3 July 9 Armagh 2-9 2-11 Louth Keady July 9 Leitrim Cancelled Cavan - Group C Pos PositionTeamPld Games playedW WinsD DrawsL LossesSF Score forSA Score againstDiff Scoring differencePts PointsQualification1border|20x20px London 3 3 0 0 2-64 5-29 26 6Advance to Semi-Finals2border|20x20px Longford 3 2 0 1 6-38 4-36 8 4Advance to Quarter-Final playoff3border|20x20px Monaghan 3 1 0 2 4-36 5-42 -9 24border|20x20px Warwickshire 3 0 0 3 4-24 2-55 -25 0 Date Winner Score Score Runner-up VenueRound 1 June 18 Longford 2-12 0-21 London Michael Fay Park June 18 Monaghan 0-17 1-11 Warwickshire Gavin Duffy ParkRound 2 June 25 London 1-20 2-11 Monaghan Emerald GAA Grounds June 25 Warwickshire 2-7 1-15 Longford Páirc na hÉireannRound 3 July 9 Longford 3-11 2-8 Monaghan Michael Fay Park July 9 London 1-23 1-6 Warwickshire Emerald GAA Grounds Knockout stage Bracket Quarter-final playoffs Semi-finals Final 45 Quarter-finals border|20x20px Longford 2-14 border|20x20px Armagh 1-14 1-10 border|20x20px Louth 3-14 border|20x20px Longford 3-13 border|20x20px London 3-13 border|20x20px Donegal border|20x20px Tyrone 3-10 border|20x20px Tyrone 1-08 border|20x20px London 5-08 border|20x20px Louth 1-05 Matches Game Date Venue Winner Score Runner-up Score Quarter-Final Play off July 16 Breffni Park, Cavan Longford 2-14 Armagh 1-14 (AET) Quarter-Final July 24 Breffni Park, Cavan Tyrone 3-14 Longford 3-13 Semi-Final August 6 Drogheda Park, Drogheda Louth 3-10 Tyrone 1-8 Semi-Final August 7 O' Donnell Park, Letterkenny London 3-13 Donegal 1-10 Final 21 August 2005 Final 5-08 - 1-05 London Louth Croke Park, DublinLondon are promoted to the 2006 Christy Ring Cup. Match details 2005 Nicky Rackard Cup final 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.March 2024 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.2005-08-21 London cruise to Nicky Rackard success https://www.rte.ie/sport/hurling/2005/0821/195548-london www.rte.ie 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 List of Gaelic Athletic Association stadiums CountyLocationProvinceStadium(s)CapacityNeutralDublinLeinsterCroke Park (neutral)82,300border|20x20px ArmaghArmaghUlsterAthletic Grounds18,500border|20x20px CavanCavanUlsterBreffni Park32,000border|20x20px DonegalBallybofeyUlsterMacCumhaill Park18,000border|20x20px FermanaghEnniskillenUlsterBrewster Park18,000border|20x20px LeitrimCarrick-on-ShannonConnachtPáirc Seán Mac Diarmada9,331border|20x20px LondonSouth RuislipBritainMcGovern Park3,000border|20x20px LongfordLongfordLeinsterPearse Park6,000border|20x20px LouthDroghedaLeinsterDrogheda Park3,500border|20x20px MonaghanClonesUlsterSt Tiernach's Park36,000border|20x20px SligoSligoConnachtMarkievicz Park18,558border|20x20px TyroneOmaghUlsterHealy Park17,636border|20x20px WarwickshireSolihullBritainPáirc na hÉireann4,500 Statistics Scoring events Widest winning margin: 29 points Leitrim 3-06 - 9-17 Armagh (Round 2) Most goals in a match: 12 Leitrim 3-06 - 9-17 Armagh (Round 2) Most points in a match: 34 Louth 3-19 - 0-15 Leitrim (Round 1) Most goals by one team in a match: 9 Leitrim 3-06 - 9-17 Armagh (Round 2) Most points by one team in a match: 23 London 1-23 - 1-06 Warwickshire (Round 3) Highest aggregate score: 59 points Leitrim 3-06 - 9-17 Armagh (Round 2) Lowest aggregate score: 30 points Louth 3-10 - 1-08 Tyrone (Semi-finals) Miscellaneous London won their 1st championship in 10 years, last winning the 1995 All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship.March 2024 See also 2005 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 2005 Christy Ring Cup References Nicky Rackard Cup Category:Nicky Rackard Cup