2023 Nicky Rackard Cup

Technopedia Center

Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science
S1 Informatics S1 Information Systems S1 Information Technology S1 Computer Engineering S1 Electrical Engineering S1 Civil Engineering

faculty of Economics and Business
S1 Management S1 Accountancy

Faculty of Letters and Educational Sciences
S1 English literature S1 English language education S1 Mathematics education S1 Sports Education

2023 Nicky Rackard Cup - Wikipedia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2023 Nicky Rackard Cup

Dates

15 April – 3 June 2023

Teams

Champions

Wicklow (1st title)

Runners-up

Donegal

Relegated

Fermanagh

Tournament statistics

Matches played

← 2022 (Previous)

(Next) 2024 →

The 2023 Nicky Rackard Cup was the 19th staging of the Nicky Rackard Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2005.^[1] Wicklow were the winners, defeating Donegal in the final.^[2]

Team changes

To Championship

Relegated from the Christy Ring Cup

Wicklow

Promoted from the Lory Meagher Cup

Louth

From Championship

Promoted to the Christy Ring Cup

Tyrone

Relegated to the Lory Meagher Cup

Warwickshire

Format

The 2023 Nicky Rackard Cup employs a round-robin system, contested within a single group of 6 county teams. At the completion of the round-robin, the top two teams proceed to contest the Nicky Rackard Cup final.

Aside from the trophy itself, the reward for victory in the cup is promotion to the 2024 Christy Ring Cup, with their place in the 2024 Nicky Rackard Cup taken by the bottom-placed team in that year's Christy Ring Cup.

There is no direct entry route to the 2023 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship for 2023 Nicky Rackard Cup teams.

The bottom team in the group stage are relegated to the 2024 Lory Meagher Cup, being replaced by the champions of the 2023 Lory Meagher Cup.

Teams by province

The participating teams, listed by province, with numbers in parentheses indicating final positions in the 2023 National Hurling League before the championship were:

Britain (0)

None participated

Connacht (1)

Roscommon (24)

Leinster (2)

Louth (29)
Wicklow (21) (debut)

Munster (0)

None participated

Ulster (3)

Armagh (26)
Donegal (20)
Fermanagh (31)

Teams

General Information

County	Last Cup Title	Last Provincial Title	Last All-Ireland Title	Position in 2022 Championship	Appearance
Armagh	2012	—	—	4th	14th
Donegal	2020	1932	—	3rd	15th
Fermanagh	—	—	—	5th	7th
Louth	—	—	—	Champions (Lory Meagher Cup)	15th
Roscommon	2015	1913	—	Runners-up	10th
Wicklow	—	—	—	6th (Christy Ring Cup)	1st

Personnel and kits

County	Manager	Captain(s)	Sponsor
Armagh
Donegal
Fermanagh
Louth
Roscommon
Wicklow

Group Stage

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Wicklow	5	5	0	0	15-107	7-62	+69	10	Advance to Knockout Stage
2	Donegal	5	4	0	1	9-103	9-74	+29	8	Advance to Knockout Stage
3	Armagh	5	2	0	3	11-80	8-110	-21	4
4	Roscommon	5	2	0	3	11-70	11-107	-37	4
5	Louth	5	1	1	3	8-81	17-83	-29	3
6	Fermanagh	5	0	1	4	7-82	9-87	-11	1	Relegation to Lory Meagher Cup

Round 1

16 April Round 1

Donegal

1-21 - 0-18

Fermanagh

Letterkenny

16 April Round 1

Roscommon

0-18 - 2-24

Armagh

Dr. Hyde Park

16 April Round 1

Wicklow

4-25 - 0-13

Louth

Aughrim

Round 2

Louth

1-17 - 5-08

Roscommon

Fermanagh

1-12 - 1-14

Wicklow

Armagh

1-16 - 3-20

Donegal

Round 3

Louth

3-17 - 3-17

Fermanagh

Armagh

3-08 - 3-28

Wicklow

Roscommon

2-16 - 2-25

Donegal

Round 4

Fermanagh

2-17 - 2-18

Armagh

Donegal

2-19 - 4-07

Louth

Wicklow

5-23 - 2-12

Roscommon

Round 5

Armagh

3-14 - 0-27

Louth

Donegal

1-18 - 2-17

Wicklow

Roscommon

2-17 - 1-18

Fermanagh

Knockout stage

Final

3 June 2023 Final	Wicklow	1-20 - 3-12	Donegal	Croke Park, Dublin
	C Moorehouse 0-9 (5f), A O’Brien 1-1, D Staunton (sl), S Germaine and L Evans 0-2 each,, P Doyle, E McCormack, D Maloney and M Boland 0-1 each	Report	L White 1-2 (1-1f, 1’65) R McDermott 0-3, L McKinney 1-1, R Hilferty 1-0, J O’Loughlin, B McIntyre, R Campbell, D Cullen, G Gilmore (sl) and C McDermott 0-1 each

Wicklow are promoted to the 2024 Christy Ring Cup.^[1]

Stadia and locations

County	Location	Province	Stadium	Capacity
Armagh	Armagh	Ulster	Athletic Grounds	18,500
Donegal	Ballybofey	Ulster	MacCumhaill Park	18,000
Fermanagh	Enniskillen	Ulster	Brewster Park	20,000
Louth	Drogheda	Leinster	Drogheda Park	3,500
Roscommon	Roscommon	Connacht	Dr Hyde Park	25,000
Wicklow	Aughrim	Leinster	Aughrim County Ground	7,000

Statistics

Scoring events

Widest winning margin: 24 points
- Wicklow 4-25 - 0-13 Louth (Round 1)
Most goals in a match: 7
- Wicklow 5-23 - 2-11 Roscommon (Round 4)
Most points in a match: 44
- Armagh 2-24 - 0-18 Roscommon (Round 1)
Most goals by one team in a match: 5
- Louth 1-17 - 5-08 Roscommon (Round 2)
- Wicklow 5-23 - 2-11 Roscommon (Round 4)
Most points by one team in a match: 28
- Armagh 3-08 - 3-28 Wicklow (Round 3)
Highest aggregate score: 55 points
- Wicklow 5-23 - 2-11 Roscommon (Round 4)
Lowest aggregate score: 32 points
- Fermanagh 1-12 - 1-14 Wicklow (Round 2)

Miscellaneous

Wicklow won their 1st championship in 20 years, last winning the 2003 All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship.
Wicklow make their debut in the Nicky Rackard Cup.

References

^ ^a ^b "GAA Master Fixtures for 2023 published". www.gaa.ie.
^ Bannon, Dan (3 June 2023). "Wicklow come from behind to win Nickey Rackard Cup for first time". Irish Examiner.

2023 GAA season

« 2022

2024 »

Football

Championship

All-Ireland Series:
- All-Ireland round-robin
- final

League (NFL)

Preseason competitions

Other adult competitions

Youth competitions

Under-20	All-Ireland Connacht Leinster Munster Ulster
Under-17	All-Ireland Connacht Leinster Munster Ulster

County team seasons

Hurling

Championship
Tier 1

All-Ireland Series:
- Championship
- final

Tiers 2 to 5

League (NHL)

Preseason competitions

Other adult competitions

Youth competitions

Under-20	All-Ireland Leinster Munster
Under-17	All-Ireland Leinster Munster

County team seasons

Tipperary

Football All Stars • Hurling All Stars

v t e Nicky Rackard Cup
2024 participants	Armagh Donegal Louth Mayo Monaghan Roscommon
Seasons	2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Finals	2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Liam MacCarthy Cup (Tier 1) Joe McDonagh Cup (Tier 2) Christy Ring Cup (Tier 3) Nicky Rackard Cup (Tier 4) Lory Meagher Cup (Tier 5)

Categories:

Hidden categories:

Team changes

To Championship

From Championship

Format

Format

Teams by province

Teams

General Information

Personnel and kits

Group Stage

Table

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Knockout stage

Final

Stadia and locations

Statistics

Scoring events

Miscellaneous

See also

References