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2017 Nicky Rackard Cup

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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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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]

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

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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

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

Louth v Derry
22 April 2017 Louth 1-12 - 2-17 Derry St. 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)
Donegal v Armagh
22 April 2017 Donegal 1-19 - 0-13 Armagh O'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
Monaghan v Tyrone
22 April 2017 Monaghan 0-16 - 2-11 Tyrone St. 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)

Round 2

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Round 2A

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

Tyrone v Donegal
29 April 2017 Tyrone 4-19 - 0-16 Donegal Páirc 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)
Derry v Longford
29 April 2017 Derry 8-21 - 1-14 Longford Owenbeg 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

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

Armagh v Louth
29 April 2017 Armagh 0-23 - 2-09 Louth Athletic 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.

Quarter-finals

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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.

Armagh v Longford
6 May 2017 Armagh 4-20 - 0-12 Longford St. 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)
Monaghan v Donegal
6 May 2017 Monaghan 1-16 - 1-12 Donegal Grattan 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

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

Tyrone v Armagh
20 May 2017 Tyrone 1-14 - 2-25 Armagh Páirc 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.
Monaghan v Derry
20 May 2017 Monaghan 1-12 - 6-17 Derry Grattan 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

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

Armagh v Derry
10 June 2017 Armagh 2-15 - 3-23 Derry Croke 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

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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)

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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

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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

References

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  1. ^ Hurling tiers - 1. All-Ireland (Liam McCarthy) 2. Christy Ring 3. Nicky Rackard 4. Lory Meagher

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