2017 Nicky Rackard Cup

The 2017 Nicky Rackard Cup was the 13th staging of the Nicky Rackard Cup hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2005. It is the third tier of senior inter-county championship hurling.[1]

2017 Nicky Rackard Cup
Dates22 April to 10 June 2017
Teams7 (normally 8)
ChampionsDerry (2nd title)
Oisin McCloskey (captain)
Runners-upArmagh
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored37 (3.7 per match)
Points scored318 (31.8 per match)
Top scorer(s) David Carvill (2-34)
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Mayo, the 2016 champions, were promoted to the 2017 Christy Ring Cup after defeating Derry in the promotion/relegation playoff 1-21 to 1-14.

Format

The 2017 Nicky Rackard Cup is played in a double-elimination format. For clarity, the match-ups are explained in each round below.

The seven teams competing in 2017 were Armagh, Derry, Donegal, Longford, Louth, Monaghan, and Tyrone. Fingal were scheduled to compete but withdrew for 2017.

Round 1

Six of the seven teams play in Round 1. The seventh team receives a bye.

22 April 2017 Louth1-12 - 2-17 DerrySt. Brigid's Park, Dowdallshill
D Kettle 1-1, P Lynch 0-4 (3fs), D Murphy 0-3, L Dwan 0-2, G Smyth 0-1, M Ryan 0-1. Report R Convery 0-11 (10fs), M McGrath 1-0, A Grant 1-0, K Hinphey 0-2, C Steele 0-1, D Cartin 0-1, P Cleary 0-1, L Óg Hinphey 0-1. Referee: T Carroll (Offaly)
22 April 2017 Donegal1-19 - 0-13 ArmaghO'Donnell Park, Letterkenny
D Flynn 1-5, L Henderson 0-5 (4f, 1 '45), D Coulter 0-3, J Boyle, G Gilmore 0-2 each, B Lafferty, D Cullen 0-1 each Report D Carvill 0-6f, C Carvill, D McKenna 0-2 each, C Corvan, C Devlin, C Gorman 0-1 each
22 April 2017 Monaghan0-16 - 2-11 TyroneSt. Mary's Park, Castleblayney
D Meegan (0-10, 8f), F Rafter (0-2), B McGuigan (0-1), C Boyle (0-1), P Treanor (0-1), C Meegan (0-1). Report D Casey (1-2, 0-1), J Kelly (0-4),S Óg Grogan (1-0), L Devlin (0-2), P Daly (0-1), C Grogan (0-1), R McKernan (0-1). Referee: P Murphy (Carlow)
LongfordBYE

Round 2

Round 2A

Contested by the three winners of Round 1 and the team that received a bye.

29 April 2017 Tyrone4-19 - 0-16 DonegalPáirc Naomh Colmcille, Carrickmore
3.00 PM D Casey (1-10, 6f), C Grogan (2-1), S Óg Grogan (1-1), B McGurk (0-4), J Kelly (0-1); S Donnelly (0-1), T Morgan (0-1). Report L Henderson (0-6, 1 ’65, 5f); G Gilmore (0-3); D Flynn (0-3), J Boyle (0-2), P Doherty (0-1); S McVeigh (0-1). Referee: J Murphy (Limerick)
29 April 2017 Derry8-21 - 1-14 LongfordOwenbeg Centre, Dungiven
B Rogers (3-2), A Grant (2-5, one goal from penalty, four points from frees), B Cassidy (2-4), G Bradley (1-2), A Kelly (0-3), K Hinphey (0-1), D Cartin (0-1), P Cleary (0-1), E McGuckin (0-1), C McKaigue (0-1). Report P Walsh (0-8, seven frees), E Kiernan (1-0), R Murray (0-2), S Hannon (0-2), C Mullane (0-1), J Mulhern (0-1).

Round 2B

One match contested by two of the three losers of Round 1. The other losing team from Round 1 receives a bye.

29 April 2017 Armagh0-23 - 2-09 LouthAthletic Grounds, Armagh
D Carvill 0-11, Conor Corvan 0-5, J Corvan 0-2, C Corvan 0-2, N Curry 0-1, D Magee 0-1, D McKenna 0-1. D Murphy 0-4, G Kerrigan 1-0, M Ryan 1-0, R Maher 0-2, P McCormack 0-1, D Kettle 0-1, D Ryan 0-1.
MonaghanBYE

Quarter-finals

The two losers of round 2A played the winner of round 2B and Monaghan, who had received a bye from that round. These two matches are referred to as quarter-finals.

6 May 2017 Armagh4-20 - 0-12 LongfordSt. Oliver Plunkett Park, Crossmaglen
3.00 PM C Corvan 1-7 (4f), D Carvill 1-6 (5f), F Bradley 1-1, R Gaffney 1-0, N Curry 0-2; C Carvill, D McKenna, O Curry, C Gorman 0-1 each. Report P Walsh 0-7 (6f, 1 sl), R Murray 0-2, S O'Brien 0-2; S Hannon 0-1. Referee: J Connors (Donegal)
6 May 2017 Monaghan1-16 - 1-12 DonegalGrattan Park, Inniskeen
3.00 PM F Rafter 0-9 (4f), T Campbell 1-1, B McGuigan 0-3, C Boyle and M Treanor 0-1 each. Report D Flynn 1-3, L Henderson 0-5 (2f), D Coulter 0-3, J Boyle 0-1.

Semi-finals

The winners of round 2A play the winners of the two quarter-finals.

20 May 2017 Tyrone1-14 - 2-25 ArmaghPáirc Naomh Colmcille, Carrickmore
15:00 B McGurk 1-1, D Casey 0-11 (8f, 1 ’65), C Grogan, R McKernan 0-1 each. Report D Carvill 1-11 (0-6f), N Curry 1-4 (1-0 pen, 0-2f), R Gaffney, C Corvan (1f) 0-3 each, F Bradley, D McKenna, D Magee, D Gaffney 0-1 each.
20 May 2017 Monaghan1-12 - 6-17 DerryGrattan Park, Inniskeen
17:00 D Meegan 0-6 (5f), S Lambe 0-4 (1f), T Campbell 1-0, M Treanor and P Treanor 0-1 each. Report B Rodgers 3-1, A Grant 1-4, R Convery 1-3, B Cassidy 1-2, M McGrath 0-4, D Cartin and A Kelly 0-2 each.

Final

The winners of the Nicky Rackard Cup (tier 3) are automatically promoted to next year's Christy Ring Cup (tier 2).

10 June 2017 Armagh2-15 - 3-23 DerryCroke Park, Dublin
15.00 A Grant 1-5 (0-4f), B Cassidy 1-4, G Bradley 1-3, C McKaigue, B Rogers, R Convery (1f, 1 ’65) 0-3 each, C Doherty, K Hinphey 0-1 Report R Gaffney 2-0, D Carvill 0-7 (6f), C Carvill 0-3, E McGuinness 0-2, C Corvan, D Gaffney, N Curry 0-1 Referee: S Hynes (Galway)


Bracket
Round 1
Round 2B		 Round 2A
Quarter Finals		 Semi Finals Final
Louth 1-12  
Derry 2-17     Derry 8-21  
Longford     Longford 1-14  
(Bye)       Derry 6-17  
          Monaghan 1-12  
        Donegal 1-12  
Monaghan     Monaghan 1-16  
(Bye)       Derry 3-23
Armagh 0-23       Armagh 2-15
Louth 2-09     Armagh 4-20  
        Longford 1-12  
          Armagh 2-25   Relegation Playoff
Monaghan 0-16       Tyrone 1-14  
Tyrone 2-11     Tyrone 4-19   Louth
Donegal 1-19     Donegal 0-16   (Cancelled)
Armagh 0-13  

Relegation play-off (cancelled)

Normally contested by the two losers from round 2B as both these teams lost their first two matches. In 2017, no team was relegated as Fingal withdrew, thereby creating a vacant place in the normal eight-team Nicky Rackard Cup which was taken up by Warwickshire, the winners of the 2017 Lory Meagher Cup.

Scoring statistics
Top scorers overall
Rank Player Team Tally Total
1 David Carvill Armagh 2-34 40
2 Damian Casey Tyrone 2-23 29
3 Alan Grant Derry 4-09 21
Brendan Rogers Derry 6-03 21
5 Davin Flynn Donegal 2-11 17
Ruairí Convery Derry 1-14 17
7 Conor Corvan Armagh 1-13 16
Lee Henderson Donegal 0-16 16
Donal Meegan Monaghan 0-16 16
10 Brian Cassidy Derry 3-06 15
Patrick Walsh Longford 0-15 15
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Team Tally Total Opposition
1 David Carvill Armagh 1-11 14 Tyrone
2 Damian Casey Tyrone 1-10 13 Donegal
3 Brendan Rogers Derry 3-02 11 Longford
Alan Grant Derry 2-05 11 Longford
Damian Casey Tyrone 0-11 11 Armagh
Ruairí Convery Derry 0-11 11 Louth
David Carvill Armagh 0-11 11 Louth
8 Brendan Rogers Derry 3-01 10 Monaghan
Brian Cassidy Derry 2-04 10 Longford
Conor Corvan Armagh 1-07 10 Longford
Donal Meegan Monaghan 0-10 10 Tyrone
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References
  1. Hurling tiers - 1. All-Ireland (Liam McCarthy) 2. Christy Ring 3. Nicky Rackard 4. Lory Meagher
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