2022 Nicky Rackard Cup

Nicky Rackard Cup hurling championship

2022 Nicky Rackard Cup
Dates10 April – 21 May 2022
Teams6
Champions Tyrone
Mickey McShane (manager)
Runners-up Roscommon
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored65 (4.33 per match)
Points scored553 (36.87 per match)
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The 2022 Nicky Rackard Cup was the 18th staging of the Nicky Rackard Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2005. The cup began on 10 April 2022 and ended on 21 May 2022.[1][2]

Team changes

To Championship

Relegated from the Christy Ring Cup

  • Roscommon

Promoted from the Lory Meagher Cup

  • Fermanagh

From Championship

Promoted to the Christy Ring Cup

  • Mayo

Relegated to the Lory Meagher Cup

  • Leitrim

Teams

General Information

County Last Cup Title Last Provincial Title Last All-Ireland Title Position in 2021 Championship Appearance
Armagh 2012 — — Semi-finals
Donegal 2020 1932 — Semi-finals
Fermanagh — — — Champions (Lory Meagher Cup)
Roscommon 2015 1913 — Quarter-finals (Christy Ring Cup)
Tyrone 2014 — — Runners-up
Warwickshire — — — —

Competition format

Cup format

The 2022 Nicky Rackard is played on a Round-Robin basis. The counties who finish in the top two places shall qualify for the final, with the winner being promoted to the Christy Ring Cup. The bottom placed team in the Round Robin is relegated to the Lory Meagher Cup.[3][4]

Group stage

Group stage table

Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts Qualification
1 Roscommon 5 4 1 0 17-110 6-79 +64 9 Advance to Knockout Stage
2 Tyrone 5 4 0 1 12-97 8-83 +26 8
3 Donegal 5 3 1 1 4-117 8-76 +29 7
4 Armagh 5 2 0 3 13-81 16-93 -21 4
5 Fermanagh 5 1 0 4 9-92 10-87 +2 2
6 Warwickshire 5 0 0 5 10-56 17-135 -100 0 Relegation to Lory Meagher Cup

Fixtures and results

Round 1

Warwickshire v Tyrone
10 April 2022 Round 1 Warwickshire 2-11 - 7-18 Tyrone Páirc na hÉireann
Report
Armagh v Roscommon
10 April 2022 Round 1 Armagh 2-07 - 5-19 Roscommon Athletic Grounds
Report
Fermanagh v Donegal
10 April 2022 Round 1 Fermanagh 2-13 - 1-21 Donegal Maguiresbridge
Report

Round 2

Tyrone v Fermanagh
17 April 2022 Round 2 Tyrone 1-18 - 1-14 Fermanagh Healy Park
Report
Roscommon v Warwickshire
17 April 2022 Round 2 Roscommon 3-26 - 1-14 Warwickshire Dr. Hyde Park
Report
Donegal v Armagh
17 April 2022 Round 2 Donegal 1-22 - 2-14 Armagh O'Donnell Park
Report

Round 3

Tyrone v Armagh
23 April 2022 Round 3 Tyrone 3-17 - 1-15 Armagh Healy Park
Donegal v Roscommon
23 April 2022 Round 3 Donegal 1-22 - 3-16 Roscommon O'Donnell Park
Report
Fermanagh v Warwickshire
24 April 2022 Round 3 Fermanagh 2-31- 2-05 Warwickshire Brewster Park

Round 4

Roscommon v Tyrone
7 May 2022 Round 4 Roscommon 3-24 - 0-21 Tyrone Dr. Hyde Park
Report
Armagh v Fermanagh
7 May 2022 Round 4 Armagh 3-18 - 2-19 Fermanagh Athletic Grounds
Report
Warwickshire v Donegal
8 May 2022 Round 4 Warwickshire 0-10 - 0-33 Donegal Páirc na hÉireann
Report

Round 5

Warwickshire v Armagh
14 May 2022 Round 5 Warwickshire 5-16 - 5-27 Armagh Páirc na hÉireann
Tyrone v Donegal
14 May 2022 Round 5 Tyrone 1-23 - 1-19 Donegal Healy Park
Fermanagh v Roscommon
14 May 2022 Round 5 Fermanagh 2-15 - 3-25 Roscommon Brewster Park

Knockout stage

Final

Roscommon v Tyrone
21 May 2022 Final Roscommon 0-19 - 1-27 Tyrone Croke Park
Report Referee: C McDonald (Antrim)

Tyrone are promoted to the 2023 Christy Ring Cup.

References

  1. ^ "GAA fixtures 2022: Calendar confirmed with replays only for All-Ireland finals".
  2. ^ "Nicky Rackard Cup". RTÉ.ie.
  3. ^ "GAA publish Master Fixtures Schedule for 2022".
  4. ^ GAA Master Fixture Schedule Booklet 2022 (20122021)
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