2011 Nicky Rackard Cup

2011 Nicky Rackard Cup
Dates23 April
– 4 June 2011
Teams6
ChampionsLondon
Runners-upLouth
RelegatedFingal
Tournament statistics
Matches played9
Goals scored31 (3.44 per match)
Points scored269 (29.89 per match)
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The 2011 Nicky Rackard Cup is the seventh season of the Nicky Rackard Cup since its establishment in 2005. A total of six teams will contest the Nicky Rackard Cup, including five sides from the 2010 Nicky Rackard Cup and one promoted team from the 2010 Lory Meagher Cup. The teams are:

Structure

The tournament has a double elimination format - each team will play at least two games before being knocked out.

Fixtures

Round 1

London1-19 - 1-17Roscommon
K Canty 0-6, P Sloane 0-5 (3f), K Bolger, R O'Connell 0-3 each, S Ryan 1-0, H E Cooney, Vaughan 0-1 each Report Gary Fallon 0-8 (5f), M Kelly 1-2 (1-1f), K Connelly 0-4, D Nolan 0-3
Ruislip
Referee: S Whelan (Wexford)
Sligo1-07 - 4-18Louth
D Loughnane 1-1, C Brenan, K Raymond (2f) 0-2 each, L Reidy, D Burke 0-1 each. Report G Smyth 1-4 (3f), B Corcoran 1-3, D Murphy 1-2 (1-2f), K McNally 1-1, S Fennell 0-3 (2f), W Morrissey 0-2, S Callan, D Horan, Diarmuid O'Sullivan 0-1 each
Markievicz Park, Sligo
Referee: E Shaughnessy (Galway)

Round 2

Fingal2-12 - 1-17Monaghan
D Byrne 2-2, J M Sheridan 0-6 (5f), P Daly, A McInerney 0-2 each. Report M McHugh 1-13 (0-10f, 0-2 '65'), S Lambe 0-2, T Hilliard, E MacSuibhne 0-1 each
Swords
Referee: S Cleere (Kilkenny)
Louth1-10 - 6-20London
G Smyth 0-6 (2f, 2 '65'), Diarmuid O'Sullivan 1-0, D Dunne 0-2, Donagh O'Sullivan, B Corcoran 0-1 each Report M Finn 1-6 (6f), P Sloane 1-3, J Maher 2-0, K Canty 1-2, R O'Connell 0-4, K Bolger 0-3, H Vaughan 1-0, J Mulcahy 0-2
Dowdallshill, Dundalk
Referee: P Murphy (Carlow)

Quarter-finals

Sligo0-11 - 3-19Fingal
D Loughnane 0-3 A Cawley 0-2, K Raymond 0-2 (1 '65), T Conneely, J Kelly, L Reidy, R Molloy (f) 0-1 each Report A McInerney 1-4, A Richardson 2-0, JM Sheridan 0-6 (2 '65's, 2f), G Dillon 0-4, N Ring 0-3, D Byrne 0-2
Swords
Referee: P Dwyer (Carlow)
Roscommon1-14 - 3-09Louth
J Coyne 1-4 (0-4f), M Kelly 0-4 (2f, 2 '65'), G Fallon 0-3f, K Conneely 0-2, D Nolan 0-1 Report D Murphy 2-0, G Smyth 0-3 (2f), D Kettle 1-0, D Dunne, B Corcoran 0-2 each, Donagh O'Sullivan, Diarmuid O'Sullivan 0-1 each
Dowdallshill, Dundalk
Referee: F Smith (Meath)

Semifinals

London1-29 - 1-05Fingal
M Finn 0-9 (6f, 2 '65s'), P Sloane 1-4, R O'Connell, N Forde 0-3 each, S Ryan, H Vaughan 0-2 each, M Walsh, G Hill, K Bolger, K Falvey, S Richardson, J Maher 0-1 each Report A McInerney 1-0 (f), JM Sheridan (2f), N Ring 0-2 each, M Cussen 0-1
Ruislip
Referee: T Ryan (Tipperary)
Louth2-17 - 1-13Monaghan
Diarmuid Murphy 0-9 (5f, 2 '65'), S Callan, Donagh O'Sullivan 1-1 each, B Corcoran 0-3, W Morrissey 0-2, G Smyth 0-1(f) Report S Lambe 1-6 (4f), M McHugh(2f), G Boyd 0-2 each, T Hilliard, S Leonard, E MacSuibhne, B McGuigan 0-1 each
Clones
Referee: P Murphy (Carlow)

Final

London2-20 - 0-11Louth
Finn (2-8, 6f, 1 '65), Canty 0-5, S. Ryan, Walsh (0-2 each), O'Connell, Forde, Mulcahy (0-1 each) Murphy (0-8f), Diarmuid O'Sullivan, Fennell, Horan (0-1 each)
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: M.Haverty (Galway)
GK1Aidan Ryan (St Gabriel's)
RCB2Tony Hogan (Brothers Pearse)
FB3Brian Costello (St Gabriel's)
LCB4Colm Burke (St Gabriel's)
RHB5Michael Walsh (Robert Emmetts)
LCB6Colm Forde (Kilburn Gaels)
RHB7Gary Hill (Robert Emmetts)
CHB8Enda Cooney (St Gabriel's)
LHB9Kevin Bolger (Robert Emmetts)
MF10Richard O'Connell (St Catherine's, Cork)
MF11Shane Ryan (Robert Emmetts)
RHF12Niall Forde (Kilburn Gaels) (c)
RCF13Pat Sloane (St Gabriel's)
FF14Martin Finn (St Gabriel's)
LCF15Henry Vaughan (Kilburn Gaels)
Substitutes:
16Kevin Canty (St Gabriel's) for Cooney
17Jonathan Maher (Kilburn Gaels) for Vaughan
18David Maher (Seán Treacys) for Hill
19Jimmy Mulcahy (Brothers Pearse) for Bolger
20Kevin Walsh (St Gabriel's) for Sloane

Manager:
Éamonn Phelan
GK1Eddie McArdle (Naomh Moninne)
RCB2Mark Wallace (Knockbridge)
FB3Conor Kerrigan (Knockbridge)
LCB4Adrian Wallace (Knockbridge)
RHB5Derek Horan (Shannon Rovers, Tipperary)
CHB6Ronan Byrne (Knockbridge) (c)
LHB7Donagh O'Sullivan (Knockaderry, Limerick)
MF8Gerard Smyth (Pearse Óg)
MF9David Dunne (Knockbridge)
RHF10Brian Corcoran (Mattock Rangers)
CHF11Shane Callan (Pearse Óg)
LHF12Diarmuid Murphy (Naomh Moninne)
RCF13Peter Brennan (Knockbridge)
FF14David Kettle (Knockbridge)
LCF15Diarmuid O'Sullivan (Knockaderry, Limerick)
Substitutes:
16Wesley Morrissey (Patrickswell, Limerick) for Brennan
17Darren O'Hanrahan (Naomh Moninne) for Smyth
18Shane Fennell (Knockbridge) for Kettle
19Kevin McNally (Knockbridge) for Diarmuid O'Sullivan
20Brian Hassett (Pearse Óg) for Corcoran

Manager:
Paddy Kelly
Round 1 Round 2
Quarter-finals 		Semi-finals Final
Monaghan 1-17
Fingal 2-12
Monaghan 1-13
Louth 2-17
Louth 3-09
Roscommon 1-14
Louth 0-11
London 2-20
Sligo 0-11
Fingal 3-19
Fingal 1-05
Louth 4-18 London 1-29
Sligo 1-07 Louth 1-10
London 1-19 London 6-20
Roscommon 1-17

Scoring

References

  1. ↑ "Canty and Finn inspire Exiles to title". Irish Independent. 6 June 2011.