2013 Nicky Rackard Cup

2013 Nicky Rackard Cup

Dates	4 May– 8 June 2013
Teams	6
Champions	Donegal (1st title)Ray Durack (manager)
Runners-up	Roscommon
Tournament statistics
Matches played	9
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The 2013 season was the ninth staging of the Nicky Rackard Cup. Donegal were the 2013 Champions, defeating Roscommon in the final.^[1][2][3][4] However, they were not promoted to the 2014 Christy Ring Cup due to a restructuring of the competition.^[5]

Format

Six teams compete. Four play in Round 1, two go straight to Round 2.

• The Round 1 winners advance to Round 2. The Round 1 losers go into quarter-finals.
• The Round 2 winners advance to semi-finals. The Round 2 losers go into quarter-finals.
• The quarter-final winners advance to semi-finals.

Team changes

To Championship

Relegated from the Christy Ring Cup

• None

Promoted from the Lory Meagher Cup

• Tyrone

From Championship

Promoted to the Christy Ring Cup

• Armagh

Relegated to the Lory Meagher Cup

• None

Teams

• Donegal
• Louth
• Monaghan
• Roscommon
• Sligo
• Tyrone

Results

Round 1

Tyrone v Louth

4 May 2013Round 1	Tyrone	1-11 - 0-12	Louth	Carrickmore
15:00

Roscommon v Sligo

4 May 2013Round 1	Roscommon	1-18 - 0-14	Sligo	Athleague
15:00

Round 2

Tyrone v Monaghan

11 May 2013Round 2	Tyrone	2-19 - 1-10	Monaghan	Killyclogher
15:00

Roscommon v Donegal

11 May 2013Round 2	Roscommon	0-16 - 1-16	Donegal	Athleague
15:00

Quarter-finals

Monaghan v Sligo

18 May 2013Quarter-final	Monaghan	5-12 - 2-7	Sligo	Inniskeen
15:00

Roscommon v Louth

18 May 2013Quarter-final	Roscommon	2-14 - 0-13	Louth	Connacht Centre of Excellence
16:00

Semi-finals

Donegal v Monaghan

25 May 2013Semi-final	Donegal	5-12 - 2-9	Monaghan	Letterkenny
15:00

Roscommon v Tyrone

25 May 2013Semi-final	Roscommon	3-28 - 0-14	Tyrone	Athleague
15:00

Final

Donegal v Roscommon

8 June 2013Final	Donegal	3-20 - 3-16	Roscommon	Croke Park
		Report		Referee: P Murphy (Carlow)

Stadia and locations

Statistics

Miscellaneous

• Doengal won their 1st championship in 2 years, last winning the 2011 Lory Meagher Cup.

See also

• 2013 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
• 2013 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
• 2013 Christy Ring Cup
• 2013 Lory Meagher Cup

References

1. "Donegal hurlers win the Nicky Rackard cup". Donegal Now. 8 June 2013. Archived from the original on 4 May 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
2. "Donegal win Nicky Rackard Cup despite sending-off". Irish Examiner. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
3. "Nicky Rackard Cup final: to Donegal the spoils". Hogan Stand. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
4. "Donegal win Nicky Rackard Cup despite sending-off". BreakingNews.ie. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
5. Ferry, Ryan (17 May 2019). "Hurlers rise to Christy Ring challenge". Donegal News. p. 76. 'We actually won the Nicky Rackard Cup back in 2013 but there was a re-structure the following year and we didn't get to go up'. - interview with Donegal hurler Seán McVeigh.

External links

• Nicky Cup fixtures