2014 Nicky Rackard Cup

April 2022 2014 Nicky Rackard Cup 26 April– 7 June 2014 7 Tyrone 1 Fingal 12 2013 2013 Nicky Rackard Cup 2015 2015 Nicky Rackard Cup 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. 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.http://www.donegalnow.com/sp/article_manager/detail/donegal_hurlers_win_the_nicky_rackard_cup Donegal hurlers win the Nicky Rackard cup Donegal Now 8 June 2013 8 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20140504204708/http://www.donegalnow.com/sp/article_manager/detail/donegal_hurlers_win_the_nicky_rackard_cup 4 May 2014 dead http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/hurling/2014/0607/622256-tyrone-claim-historic-rackard-success/ Tyrone 1-17 Fingal 1-16 7 June 2014 RTE Sport 15 October 2014 http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/inspirational-casey-helps-repel-fingal-fightback-as-tyrone-lift-first-title-30338792.html Inspirational Casey helps repel Fingal fightback as Tyrone lift first title 7 June 2014 Irish Independent 15 October 2014 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. The preliminary round winners advance to Round 1. The preliminary round losers go into Qualifier Round 1. The Round 1 winners advance to the semi-finals. The Round 1 losers go into Qualifier Round 1. There are four teams in Qualifier Round 1. The two winners advance to Qualifier Round 2. The Qualifier Round 1 losers go into a relegation playoff. The winners of Qualifier Round 2 advance to the semi-finals. There are four semi-finalists — the three Round 1 winners and the Qualifier Round 2 winner. The semi-final winners advance to the final. The final winners receive the Nicky Rackard Cup and are promoted to the Christy Ring Cup for 2015. The Qualifier Round 1 losers play a relegation playoff. The losing team play a promotion/relegation playoff against the bottom-ranked team from the 2014 Lory Meagher Cup (Tier 4). Fixtures/results Preliminary round 26 April 2014 14:30 Preliminary round Roscommon 1-12 - 1-11 Report Donegal R Fallon (0-8f), R O'Meara (1-0), C Kelly (0-2), S Curley (0-1), D Dolan (0-1). K Campbell (0-8, 6f), E McDermott (1-2), S McVeigh (0-1). Athleague GAA Park J Keane Round 1 3 May 2014 14:30 Round 1 Tyrone 1-27 - 2-21 Report Sligo D 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. 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. O'Neill Park C Cunning (Antrim) 3 May 2014 14:30 Round 1 Fingal 0-12 - 0-10 Report Louth JM Sheridan 0-7 (5fs, 1 ’65′), A Richardson 0-2, D Smyth, D Kelly, C Foley 0-1 each. P Lynch 0-5 (1f, 1 ’65′), D Murphy 0-3 (1f), D Mahony 0-2. Lawless Memorial Park P Murphy (Carlow) 3 May 2014 14:30 Round 1 Monaghan 0-9 - 2-15 Report Roscommon K Crawley 0-4 (3f), M Murphy 0-2, C McKenna, B McGuigan and PJ Boyle 0-1 each. 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. Grattan Park Qualifier round 1 10 May 2013 14:30 Qualifierround 1 Louth 4-19 - 0-7 Report Sligo D 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. G Cadden 0-4 (fs), K Gilmartin 0-2, C Brennan 0-1. St. Brigid's Park L McAuley (Antrim) 10 May 2013 14:30 Qualifierround 1 Donegal 3-26 - 0-15 Report Monaghan S 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). C Boyle (0-11, 9f, 1'65), E Sweeney (0-1), PJ Boyle (0-1), M Murphy (0-1), B McGuigan (0-1). O'Donnell Park J Clarke Qualifier round 2 17 May 2013 14:30 Qualifierround 2 Donegal 1-9 - 5-14 Report Louth 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). D Murphy (0-8, 7f), D Mahony (1-0), P Lynch (0-1). St. Brigid's Park C Cunning Relegation play-off 24 May 2014 Relegationplay-off Sligo 0-14 - 3-12 Report Monaghan K Raymond 0-9 (6f, 1 65'), N Hyland, G Waldron 0-2 each, B Kenny 0-1 (f). K Crawley 0-7 (6f), B McGuigan 2-1, C McKenna 0-2, C Boyle 1-1, E Mac Suibhne 0-1. Ballinamore B Sweeney (Cavan) Semi-finals 24 May 2014 14:30 Semi-final Roscommon 0-18 - 2-19 Report Tyrone R 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). 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). Athleague GAA Park T Carroll 24 May 2014 14:30 Semi-final Donegal 1-12 - 2-11 Report Fingal E 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). P Daly (0-7, 6f, 1'65), D Kelly (1-2), D Smyth (1-0), A Richardson (0-1), C Foley (0-1). O'Donnell Park J Clarke Final 7 June 2014 14:00 Final Tyrone 1-17 - 1-16 Report Fingal D 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 J M Sheridan 0-11 (7f, 2 ‘65s), D Smyth 1-2, D Kelly 0-1, D Butterly 0-1, C Foley 0-1. Croke Park D O’Driscoll (Limerick) Promotion play-off 14 June 2014 14:00 Promotionplay-off Longford 3-17 - 3-13 Report Sligo J 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) K Raymond (1-8, 0-5f), K Gilmartin (2-0), G Waldron (0-3), G O'Kelly Lynch (0-1), B Kenny (0-1) Ballinamore J Keane Championship statistics Scoring Widest winning margin: Most goals in a match: Most points in a match: Most goals by one team in a match: Highest aggregate score: Lowest aggregate score: Most goals scored by a losing team: Scoring statistics Championship Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1 Single game Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition1Damian CaseyTyrone0-1313Sligo2Conor BoyleMonaghan0-1111Donegal3Ciarán MatthewsonDonegal1-710Louth4David MahonyLouth2-39SligoSeán McVeighDonegal2-39LouthKeith RaymondSligo0-99Monaghan7Kevin CampbellDonegal0-88RoscommonDamian CaseyTyrone0-88RoscommonRobbie FallonRoscommon0-88DonegalGary CaddenSligo0-88TyroneDiarmuid MurphyLouth0-88Donegal References External links GAA fixtures 2014 75% Nicky Rackard Cup Category:Nicky Rackard Cup