2005 Nicky Rackard Cup

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Template:Use dmy dates Template:More citations needed Template:Infobox hurling championship The 2005 Nicky Rackard Cup began on Saturday, 18 June 2005. 2005 was the first time the Nicky Rackard Cup was introduced into the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. It was devised by the Hurling Development Committee to encourage some of the so-called "weaker" hurling counties and to give them the chance of playing more games. It is in effect a "Division 3" for hurling teams in Ireland. The final was played on Sunday, 21 August when London[1] beat Louth[2] in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.

Format

Twelve teams participated in the "Nicky Rackard Cup 2005". The teams were divided into three groups of four based on geographical criteria. These groups were:

Team changes

To Championship

Transferred from the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship and the All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship

  • Armagh
  • Cavan
  • Donegal
  • Fermanagh (Ulster JHC)
  • Leitrim
  • London (Ulster SHC)
  • Longford (Leinster JHC)
  • Louth (Leinster JHC)
  • Monaghan
  • Sligo (Connacht JHC)
  • Tyrone
  • Warwickshire[3]

Teams

General Information

County Last Provincial Title Last All-Ireland Title Position in 2004 Championship Appearance
File:Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh — — 1st
File:Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan — — 1st
File:Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal 1932 — 1st
File:Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh — — Runners-up (Ulster Junior Hurling Championship) 1st
File:Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim — — 1st
File:Colours of London.svg London — 1901 Quarter-finals (Ulster Senior Hurling Championship) 1st
File:Colours of Longford.svg Longford — — Runners-up (Leinster Junior Hurling Championship) 1st
File:Colours of Louth.svg Louth — — Semi-finals (Leinster Junior Hurling Championship) 1st
File:Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan 1915 — 1st
File:Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo — — Runners-up (Connacht Junior Hurling Championship) 1st
File:Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone — — 1st
File:Colours of Warwickshire.svg Warwickshire — — 1st

Group stage

Group A

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1 File:Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal 3 3 0 0 14-43 5-25 45 6 Advance to Semi-Finals
2 File:Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone 3 2 0 1 8-44 10-30 8 4 Advance to Quarter-Finals
3 File:Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo 3 1 0 2 10-27 10-44 -17 2
4 File:Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh 3 0 0 3 5-30 12-45 -36 0


Date Team 1 Score Score Team 2 Venue
Round 1
June 18 Tyrone 3-17 3-7 Fermanagh Carrickmore
June 18 Sligo 3-6 5-13 Donegal Markievicz Park
Round 2
June 25 Donegal 3-12 1-11 Tyrone O' Donnell Park
June 25 Fermanagh 1-15 3-10 Sligo Brewster Park
Round 3
July 9 Tyrone 4-16 4-11 Sligo Carrickmore
July 9 Donegal 6-18 1-8 Fermanagh O' Donnell Park

Group B

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1 File:Colours of Louth.svg Louth 3 3 0 0 9-51 4-28 38 6 Advance to Semi-Finals
2 File:Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh 3 2 0 1 12-42 6-26 34 4 Advance to Quarter-Finals
3 File:Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan 2 0 0 2 3-13 5-37 -30 0
4 File:Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim 2 0 0 2 3-21 12-36 -42 0
Date Team 1 Score Score Team 2 Venue
Round 1
June 18 Armagh 1-16 1-9 Cavan Crossmaglen
June 18 Louth 3-19 0-15 Leitrim Drogheda
Round 2
June 25 Cavan 2-4 4-21 Louth St. Tiernach's Park
June 25 Leitrim 3-6 9-17 Armagh
Round 3
July 9 Armagh 2-9 2-11 Louth Keady
July 9 Leitrim Cancelled Cavan -

Group C

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1 File:Colours of London.svg London 3 3 0 0 2-64 5-29 26 6 Advance to Semi-Finals
2 File:Colours of Longford.svg Longford 3 2 0 1 6-38 4-36 8 4 Advance to Quarter-Finals
3 File:Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan 3 1 0 2 4-36 5-42 -9 2
4 File:Colours of Warwickshire.svg Warwickshire 3 0 0 3 4-24 2-55 -25 0


Date Winner Score Score Runner-up Venue
Round 1
June 18 Longford 2-12 0-21 London Michael Fay Park
June 18 Monaghan 0-17 1-11 Warwickshire Gavin Duffy Park
Round 2
June 25 London 1-20 2-11 Monaghan Emerald GAA Grounds
June 25 Warwickshire 2-7 1-15 Longford Páirc na hÉireann
Round 3
July 9 Longford 3-11 2-8 Monaghan Michael Fay Park
July 9 London 1-23 1-6 Warwickshire Emerald GAA Grounds

Knockout stage

Bracket

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  • The runners-up in groups 3B and 3C played each other with the winner playing the runner up in group 3A. The winner of that match joined the three group winners in the semi-finals.

Matches

Game Date Venue Winner Score Runner-up Score
Quarter-Final Play off July 16 Breffni Park, Cavan Longford 2-14 Armagh 1-14 (AET)
Quarter-Final July 24 Breffni Park, Cavan Tyrone 3-14 Longford 3-13
Semi-Final August 6 Drogheda Park, Drogheda Louth 3-10 Tyrone 1-8
Semi-Final August 7 O' Donnell Park, Letterkenny London 3-13 Donegal 1-10

Final

Template:Footballbox collapsibleLondon are promoted to the 2006 Christy Ring Cup.

Match details

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At half time, thanks to two goals in the space of a minute from Barry Shortall and Kevin McMullan, London led by 2-04 to 0-05. Ten minutes into the second half, London re-opened the scoring for a 2-05 to 0-05 lead. Louth subsequently scored what would be their only goal - and only score of the second half.Template:Fact On 57 minutes, McMullan scored a further goal for London. Four minutes later, Sean Quinn kicked in London's fourth goal. Corner forward Dave Burke subsequently scored a fifth on 67 minutes. Burke clipped over a 65 and Gary Fenton added another point for London before the final whistle.[4]

London: JJ Burke; E Phelan, T Simms, B Forde; J Dillon, F McMahon, B Foley 0-1; M Harding 0-01 (1f), M O'Meara; D Smyth, J Ryan, J McGaughan; D Bourke 1-04 (3f), B Shortall 1-00, K McMullan 2-01.

Subs: E Kinlon (for Smyth 36 mins), G Fenton 0-01 (for O'Meara 36 mins), S Quinn 1-00 (for Shortall 55 mins), P Doyle (for Phelan 68 mins), P Finneran (for McMullan 70 mins).

Louth: S Smith; D Black, A Carter, S Darcy; R Byrne, P Dunne, D Mulholland; D McCarthy, S Callan 0-02; T Hilliard, J Carter, D Byrne; G Smith 1-01 (1f), D Dunne 0-01, N McEneaney 0-01.

Subs: G Collins (for R Byrne h/t), S Byrne (for J Carter 53 mins), A Mynes (for McEneaney 65 mins), N Byrne (for Darcy 71 mins).

Referee: T Mahon (Fermanagh).

Stadia and locations

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County Location Province Stadium(s) Capacity
Neutral Dublin Leinster Croke Park (neutral) 82,300
File:Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh Armagh Ulster Athletic Grounds 18,500
File:Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan Cavan Ulster Breffni Park 32,000
File:Colours of Donegal GAA.svg Donegal Ballybofey Ulster MacCumhaill Park 18,000
File:Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh Enniskillen Ulster Brewster Park 18,000
File:Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim Carrick-on-Shannon Connacht Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada 9,331
File:Colours of London.svg London South Ruislip Britain McGovern Park 3,000
File:Colours of Longford.svg Longford Longford Leinster Pearse Park 6,000
File:Colours of Louth.svg Louth Drogheda Leinster Drogheda Park 3,500
File:Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan Clones Ulster St Tiernach's Park 36,000
File:Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo Sligo Connacht Markievicz Park 18,558
File:Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone Omagh Ulster Healy Park 17,636
File:Colours of Warwickshire.svg Warwickshire Solihull Britain Páirc na hÉireann 4,500

Statistics

Scoring events

  • Widest winning margin: 29 points
  • Most goals in a match: 12
  • Most points in a match: 34
    • Louth 3-19 - 0-15 Leitrim (Round 1)
  • Most goals by one team in a match: 9
  • Most points by one team in a match: 23
  • Highest aggregate score: 59 points
  • Lowest aggregate score: 30 points

Miscellaneous

See also

References

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