2016 Nicky Rackard Cup

April 2022 2016 Nicky Rackard Cup 23 April 2016 – 4 June 2016 8 Mayo 1 Brian Hunt J. P. Coen Armagh Sylvester McConnell 14 66 442 Damian Casey (2-40) 2015 2015 Nicky Rackard Cup 2017 2017 Nicky Rackard Cup The 2016 Nicky Rackard Cup was the 12th staging of the Nicky Rackard Cup hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2005. The competition began on Saturday 23 April 2016 and ended on Saturday 4 June 2016. Roscommon were the 2015 champions and were promoted to the Christy Ring Cup. http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/kelly-the-nicky-rackard-hero-for-roscommon-1.2240419 Kelly the Nicky Rackard hero for Roscommon 6 June 2015 Irish Times 8 May 2016 On 4 June 2016, Mayo won the Nicky Rackard Cup following a 2-16 to 1-15 defeat of Armagh. It was their first Nicky Rackard Cup title. Tyrone's Damian Casey was the championship's top scorer with 2-40. Format The 2016 Nicky Rackard Cup is played in a double-elimination format. For clarity, the draw details are detailed in each round below. Teams General Information CountyLast Cup TitleLast provincial titleLast All-Ireland titlePosition in 2015 Championshipborder|20x20px Armagh2012——Runners-upborder|20x20px Donegal20131932—Semi-finalsFermanagh ———Champions (Lory Meagher Cup)border|20x20px Fingal ———Quarter-finalsborder|20x20px Longford ———Won relegation playoffMayo —1909—Lost relegation playoff (Christy Ring Cup)border|20x20px Monaghan —1915—Quarter-finalsborder|20x20px Tyrone2014——Semi-finals Round 1 All eight teams play in Round 1. 23 April 2016 Round 1 Fermanagh 1-15 - 5-12 Report Monaghan S Corrigan 0-11 (1 65, 7fs), C McShea 1-00, D McGarry 0-01. B Mc Guigan 3-01, S Lambe 1-04 (3fs), M Treanor 1-01, N Garland 0-04, F Rafter and D Crowe 0-01 each Brewster Park, Enniskillen C Cunning (Antrim) 23 April 2016 Round 1 Armagh 2-19 - 3-13 Report Donegal R Gaffney (0-8, 6 frees, 2 ’65’s), C Corvan (1-2), C Carvill (1-2), D Carvill (0-3), P McKearney (0-3), N Curry (0-1, free). S McVeigh (3-2), L Henderson (0-6, 5 frees), B Lafferty (0-2), C Mathewson (0-1), P Doherty (0-1), D Cullen (0-1). Athletic Grounds, Armagh E Hassan (Derry) 23 April 2016 Round 1 Tyrone 0-17 - 4-19 Report Mayo D Casey 0-12 (9f), C Grogan 0-2, A Kelly, G Gilmore, S Og Grogan 0-1 each. K Feeney 2-3 (0-2fs), J McManus 1-5, S Boland 1-4, C Freeman 0-5, S Regan, C Scahill 0-1 each. Páirc Naomh Colmcille, Carrickmore J Clarke (Cavan) 23 April 2016 Round 1 Fingal 3-21 - 3-15 Report Longford JM Sheridan 0-11 (0-6f, 0-1 65f), TJ Howard 1-3, K O'Sullivan 1-0, D Renahan 1-0 (1-0 pen), S Owens 0-2, P Sheridan 0-2, K O'Flynn 0-1, L Kelly 0-1. J O'Brien 1-7 (0-1f, 0-1 65), P Farrington 1-3, C Mullane 1-1, B Hanley 0-1, M Coyle 0-1, P Walsh 0-1 (0-1f), K Connelly 0-1, Páirc Barróg, Kilbarrack J Murphy (Limerick) Round 2A Contested by the four winners of Round 1. 30 April 2016 Round 2A Mayo 0-22 - 1-11 Report Armagh K Feeney (6f) 0-11; K McDermott 0-3; K Higgins, C Freeman, S Regan and C Scahill 0-2 each. C Corvan (2f) 1-4, R Gaffney 0-4, P Kearney, D Carvill and S Renaghan 0-1 each. James Stephens Park, Ballina P Murphy (Carlow) 30 April 2016 Round 2A Monaghan 3-14 - 2-19 Report Fingal S Lambe 1-6(3f), M Treanor 1-1, B McGuigan 1-1, N Garland 0-4(3f), D Crowe, F Rafter 0-1 each. JM Sheridan 0-8(3f), E Thynne 1-1, I Furlong 0-4, P Graves 0-2, R McGarry, L Kelly, P Sheridan 0-1 each. St. Mary's Park, Castleblaney G Quilty (Kilkenny) Round 2B Contested by the four losers of Round 1. 30 April 2016 Round 2B Donegal 3-15 - 3-11 Report Fermanagh S McVeigh 1-3, L Henderson 0-6 (6f), K Campbell, C Matthewson 1-0 each, B Lafferty 0-2, N Cleary, P Sheridan, D Cullen, R McDermott 0-1 each. S Corrigan 1-5 (2f), JP McGarry 1-1, R Porteous 1-0, D McGarry 0-2 (1f), R Bogue 0-2 (2f), J Duffy 0-1 (f). O'Donnell Park, Letterkenny K McGeeney (Mayo) 30 April 2016 Round 2B Longford 4-18 - 3-17 Report Tyrone J O’Brien (0-9, 0-4 frees, 0-1 ’65), P Farrington (2-2), C Mullane (1-4), K Conneely (1-1), P Walsh (0-1), P Corcoran (0-1). D Casey (1-11, 0-6 frees, 0-1 ’65), M Mulgrew (1-0), R McKernan (1-0), A Kelly (0-2), C McNally (0-1), T Morgan (0-1), Conor Grogan (0-1), Gerard Gilmore (0-1). Glennon Brothers Pearse Park J Heffernan (Wexford) Quarter-finals The two losers of round 2A (who won a match and lost a match) play the two winners of round 2B (who lost a match and won a match). These two matches are referred to as quarter-finals. 7 May 2016 Quarter-final Longford 2-11 - 3-19 Report Armagh J O'Brien 1-6f, C Mullane 0-4, K Cox 1-0, P Farrington 0-1. C Corvan 1-6, D Coulter 1-5, R Gaffney 0-6 (4f), S Renaghan 1-0, J Corvan, P McKearney 0-1 each. Glennon Brothers Pearse Park P Burke (Kilkenny) 7 May 2016 Quarter-final Monaghan 3-14 - 4-14 Report Donegal F Rafter 0-11 (8f), M Treanor 1-0, S Lambe 1-0, N Garland 0-2 (1f), P Treanor 0-1. L Henderson 1-6 (1-4f), K Campbell 1-3, C Matthewson 1-1, T Campbell 1-0, R McDermott 1-0, N Cleary 0-3, S McVeigh 0-1. Páic Grattan, Inniskeen M Murtagh Semi-finals The winners of round 2A play the winners of the two quarter-finals. 21 May 2016 Semi-final Mayo 1-18 - 2-11 Report Donegal K Feeney 0-7 (4f, 1 '65); J McManus 1-1; S Regan 0-4; D McTigue 0-2; C Freeman, S Boland, K McDermott, F Boland 0-1 each. L Henderson (f) 0-7; D Cullen 1-1; C Matthewson 1-0; S McVeigh, N Cleary, J O'Loughlin 0-1 each. O'Donnell Park, Letterkenny J Murphy (Limerick) 21 May 2016 Semi-final Fingal 1-11 - 3-19 Report Armagh JM Sheridan 1-6 (3f, 1 '65), P Sheridan 0-2, K O'Sullivan, E Thyne, P Graves 0-1 each. R Gaffney 0-7(4f), C Corvan 2-2, D Coulter 1-1, S Renaghan 0-3, C Carvill, E McGuinness, 0-2 each, P McKearney, O Curry 0-1 each. Páirc Barróg, Dublin P Murphy (Carlow) Final 4 June 2016 15.30 Final Mayo 2-16 - 1-15 http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/feeney-hits-19-as-mayo-secure-nicky-rackard-cup-34772765.html Armagh K Feeney 1-9 (0-6f), D McTigue 1-0, S Regan, F Boland 0-2 each, S Boland, J McManus, C Scahill 0-1 each. E McGuinness 1-1, D Coulter 0-5, R Gaffney 0-4 (3f, 1 ’65), D Carvill, C Corvan 0-2 each, C Carvill 0-1. Croke Park, Dublin J Murphy (Limerick) Christy Ring/Nicky Rackard Relegation/Promotion The bottom team in this year's Christy Ring Cup (tier 2) plays the winner of this year's Nicky Rackard Cup (tier 3). 11 June 2016 Play-off Derry 1-14 - 1-21 Mayo Ballinamore, Leitrim Nicky Rackard/Lory Meagher play-offs Bottom play-off Contested by the two losers from round 2B. Both these teams lost their first two matches. 21 May 2016 Bottom play-off Fermanagh 1-14 - 3-22 Report Tyrone S Corrigan (f) 1-6; J Duffy (2f) 0-4; D McGarry, C McShea, C Corrigan (f), R Bogue 0-1 each. D Casey (9f, 1 '65) 1-17; S Óg Grogan 1-4; M Mulgrew 1-0; T Morgan, E O'Sullivan 0-1 each. O'Neill Park, Dungannon C Cunning (Antrim) Relegation/Promotion play-off The bottom team in this year's Nicky Rackard Cup (tier 3) plays the winner of this year's Lory Meagher Cup (tier 4). 11 June 2016 Play-off Fermanagh 0-12 - 7-19 Louth Scoring statistics Overall Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Damian CaseyTyrone2-4046315.332Kenny FeeneyMayo3-303948.753Conor CorvanArmagh5-163156.204Ryan GaffneyArmagh0-292955.805J. M. SheridanFingal1-252839.33Joe O'BrienLongford2-222839.33Seán CorriganFermanagh2-222839.33Lee HendersonDonegal1-252847.00 Top scorer in a single game Rank Player Team Tally Total Opposition1Damian CaseyTyrone1-1720Fermanagh2Damian CaseyTyrone1-1113Longford3Kenny FeeneyMayo1-912ArmaghDamian CaseyTyrone0-1212Mayo5Seán McVeighDonegal3-211ArmaghSeán CorriganFermanagh0-1111MonaghanJ. M. SheridanFingal0-1111LongfordKenny FeeneyMayo0-1111ArmaghFergal RafterMonaghan0-1111Donegal10Brian McGuiganMonaghan3-110FermanaghJoe O'BrienLongford1-710Fingal See also 2016 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 2016 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship 2016 Christy Ring Cup 2016 Lory Meagher Cup References 75% Nicky Rackard Cup Category:Nicky Rackard Cup