2005 Nicky Rackard Cup final

Hurling decider August 2024 August 2024 2005 Nicky Rackard Cup final Croke park hogan stand.jpg 250 2005 Nicky Rackard Cup London hurling 40px 5-08 Louth hurling 40px 1-05 21 August 2005 Croke Park Dublin Tiernach Mahon (Fermanagh) 39,975 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.http://www.independent.ie/sport/hurling/london-rock-louth-with-barrage-of-killer-goals-25971911.html London rock Louth with barrage of killer goals Irish Independent 22 August 2005 26 September 2015 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 2005Defensive errors cost Wee County as London clinch title 24 August 2005 Dundalk Democrathttps://www.rte.ie/sport/hurling/2005/0821/195548-london/ RTÉ Sport London cruise to Nicky Rackard success 14 June 2007 1.30pm London hurling 20px|border 5-08 (23) (8) 1-05 20px|border Louth hurling McMullan (2-1), Bourke (1-4, 2f, 1'65') Shortall, Quinn (1-0 each), Foley, Harding, O'Meara (0-1 each) G. Smyth 1-1 (1'65'), Callan (0-2), D. Dunne, McEneaney (0-1 each) 2-04 – 0-05 GK1 John Joe Burke (Kilburn Gaels)RCB2 Eamon Phelan (Sean Treacys)FB3 Tom Simms (Fr Murphy's)LCB4 Brian Forde (Kilburn Gaels)RHB5 John Dillon (Robert Emmetts)CHB6 Fergus McMahon (Robert Emmetts) (c)LHB7 Brian Foley (Robert Emmetts)MF8 Michael Harding (Fr Murphy's)MF9 Mick O'Meara (St Gabriel's)RHF10 Daragh Smyth (Fr Murphy's)CHF11 Jim Ryan (Cúchulainns) LHF12 John McGaughan (Robert Emmetts)RCF13 Dave Bourke (Sean Treacys)FF14 Barry Shortall (Sean Treacys)LCF15 Kevin McMullan (Robert Emmetts)Substitutes: 16 Gary Fenton (Robert Emmetts) for O'Meara 17 Eric Kinlon (Fr Murphy's) for Smyth 18 Seán Quinn (Robert Emmetts) for Shortall 19 Paul Doyle (Sean Treacys) for Phelan 20 Paddy Finneran (St Gabriel's) for McMullanManager: Mick O'Dea GK1 Stephen Smyth (Pearse Óg)RCB2 David Black (Wolfe Tones)FB3 Aidan Carter (Wolfe Tones)LCB4 Shane Darcy (Knockbridge) RHB5 David Mulholland (Pearse Óg)CHB6 Paul Dunne (Knockbridge) (c)LHB7 Ronan Byrne (Knockbridge)MF8 Diarmuid McCarthy (Wolfe Tones)MF9 Shane Callan (Pearse Óg) RHF10 Trevor Hilliard (Knockbridge) CHF11 Johnny Carter (Wolfe Tones)LHF12 Declan Byrne (Naomh Moninne)RCF13 Gerard Smyth (Pearse Óg) FF14 David Dunne (Knockbridge)LCF15 Niall McEneaney (Wolfe Tones)Substitutes: 16 Seán Conroy (Pearse Óg) for Black 17 Ger Collins (Naomh Moninne) for R. Byrne 18 Seán Byrne (Knockbridge) for J. Carter 19 Alan Mynes (Wolfe Tones) for McEneaney 20 Niall Byrne (Knockbridge) for Darcy Selectors: Paul Callan, Kevin McDonnell, Séamus Moore References Nicky Rackard Cup Final Category:London county hurling team matches Category:Louth county hurling team matches Category:Nicky Rackard Cup finals Category:GAA finals at Croke Park Category:August 2005 sports events in Europe Category:2000s in Dublin (city) Category:August 2005 in Ireland