Nicky Rackard Cup 2006
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The Nicky Rackard Cup 2006 is the current Nicky Rackard Cup
, having begun on Saturday June 10, 2006. 2006 was the second time this new element of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
was introduced. It was devised by the Hurling
Development Committee to encourage some of the weaker hurling counties
and to give them the chance of playing more games. The final will be played on Sunday, August 13 in Croke Park
, Dublin City.
Donegal, Armagh, Longford and Derry played in the semi-finals. Longford qualified by defeating the other two group runners-up.
After winng their semi-finals, Donegal and Derry contested the final in Croke Park
on August 12. Derry
won easily and will contest the Christy Ring Cup
in 2007.
except that in 3C Derry replace London, who have been promoted.
Nicky Rackard Cup
The Nicky Rackard Cup is a competition for the Tier 3 hurling teams of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. The tournament is organised by the [Gaelic Athletic Association]] and is played during the summer months with the final being played in Croke Park, Dublin...
, having begun on Saturday June 10, 2006. 2006 was the second time this new element of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1887 for the top hurling teams in Ireland....
was introduced. It was devised by the Hurling
Hurling
Hurling is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic origin, administered by the Gaelic Athletic Association, and played with sticks called hurleys and a ball called a sliotar. Hurling is the national game of Ireland. The game has prehistoric origins, has been played for at least 3,000 years, and...
Development Committee to encourage some of the weaker hurling counties
Counties of Ireland
The counties of Ireland are sub-national divisions used for the purposes of geographic demarcation and local government. Closely related to the county is the County corporate which covered towns or cities which were deemed to be important enough to be independent from their counties. A county...
and to give them the chance of playing more games. The final will be played on Sunday, August 13 in Croke Park
Croke Park
Croke Park in Dublin is the principal stadium and headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association , Ireland's biggest sporting organisation...
, Dublin City.
Donegal, Armagh, Longford and Derry played in the semi-finals. Longford qualified by defeating the other two group runners-up.
After winng their semi-finals, Donegal and Derry contested the final in Croke Park
Croke Park
Croke Park in Dublin is the principal stadium and headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association , Ireland's biggest sporting organisation...
on August 12. Derry
Derry GAA
The Derry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Derry GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland. It is responsible for Gaelic games in the GAA county of Derry, which covers virtually the same territory as the former administrative county of Londonderry...
won easily and will contest the Christy Ring Cup
Christy Ring Cup
The Christy Ring Cup is an annual hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association since 2005 for middle-ranking hurling teams in Ireland....
in 2007.
Format
Twelve teams participate in the 2006 Nicky Rackard Cup. The teams were divided into three groups of four roughly based on geographical criteria. The groups are identical to the Nicky Rackard Cup 2005Nicky Rackard Cup 2005
The Nicky Rackard Cup 2005 began on Saturday, June 18, 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...
except that in 3C Derry replace London, who have been promoted.
- Group 3A: SligoSligo GAAThe Sligo County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Sligo GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Sligo...
, TyroneTyrone GAAThe Tyrone County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Tyrone GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Tyrone. The county board is also responsible for the Tyrone inter-county teams....
, DonegalDonegal GAAThe Donegal County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Donegal GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Donegal. The county board is also responsible for the Donegal inter-county teams.Gaelic football is strongest in the...
and FermanaghFermanagh GAAThe Fermanagh County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Fermanagh GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland. The county board is also responsible for the Fermanagh inter-county teams-History:... - Group 3B: LouthLouth GAAThe Louth County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Louth GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Louth. The county board is also responsible for the Louth inter-county teams....
, CavanCavan GAAThe Cavan County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Cavan GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Cavan...
, ArmaghArmagh GAAThe Armagh County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Armagh GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Armagh...
and LeitrimLeitrim GAAThe Leitrim County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Leitrim GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Leitrim. The county board is also responsible for the Leitrim inter-county teams.-Gaelic football:In the 1924 Connacht... - Group 3C: DerryDerry GAAThe Derry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Derry GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland. It is responsible for Gaelic games in the GAA county of Derry, which covers virtually the same territory as the former administrative county of Londonderry...
, WarwickshireWarwickshire GAAThe Warwickshire County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association is one of the county boards outside Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in Warwickshire. The county board is also responsible for the Warwickshire inter-county teams-Hurling:In 2005 Warwickshire fielded a hurling team in...
, LongfordLongford GAAThe Longford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Longford GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Longford...
and MonaghanMonaghan GAAThe Monaghan County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Monaghan GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Monaghan and the Monaghan inter-county football and hurling teams. Separate county boards are responsible for the...
Group 3A
| Date | Venue | Winner | Score | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 10 | Irvinestown Irvinestown Irvinestown is a village in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The 2001 Census recorded a population of 1,801 people. The most notable building is the ruined 18th century church.-History:... |
Fermanagh | 4-15 | Tyrone | 1-16 |
| June 10 | Ballyshannon Ballyshannon Ballyshannon is a town in County Donegal, Ireland. It is located where the N3 and N15 cross the River Erne, and claims to be the oldest town in Ireland.-Location:... |
Donegal | 3-7 | Sligo | 1-13 |
| June 24 | Omagh Omagh Omagh is the county town of County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is situated where the rivers Drumragh and Camowen meet to form the Strule. The town, which is the largest in the county, had a population of 19,910 at the 2001 Census. Omagh also contains the headquarters of Omagh District Council and... |
Tyrone | 1-10 | Donegal | 4-19 |
| June 24 | Markievicz Park Markievicz Park Markievicz Park is the principal Gaelic Athletic Association stadium in County Sligo, Ireland, home to the Sligo football and hurling teams. Built in 1955 due mostly to Sean Forde who single-handedly gathered the funds necessary to build the stadium, it is named after Sligo-born Constance... |
Sligo | 4-15 | Fermanagh | 3-8 |
| July 8 | Enniskillen Enniskillen Enniskillen is a town in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is located almost exactly in the centre of the county between the Upper and Lower sections of Lough Erne. It had a population of 13,599 in the 2001 Census... |
Donegal | 1-17 | Fermanagh | 0-08 |
| July 8 | Sligo | 2-15 | Tyrone | 1-06 |
| Table | P | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donegal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8-43 | 2-33 | 28 | 5 |
| Sligo | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7-43 | 7-20 | 23 | 5 |
| Fermanagh | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7-31 | 6-48 | -14 | 2 |
| Tyrone | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3-33 | 10-49 | -37 | 0 |
Group 3B
| Date | Venue | Winner | Score | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 10 | Ballinamore Ballinamore Ballinamore is a small town in County Leitrim, Ireland, from the border with Northern Ireland. It is located on the R202 regional road where it is joined by the R199 and R204. means "mouth of the big ford", and the town is so named because it was the main crossing point of the Yellow River,... |
Leitrim | 0-10 | Louth | 3-12 |
| June 10 | Armagh | 6-20 | Cavan | 0-2 | |
| June 24 | Knockbridge Knockbridge Knockbridge is a small village within the townland of Ballinlough in County Louth, Ireland.-Facilities:The village is centred on a crossroads, where there is a pub and a shop... |
Louth | 8-25 | Cavan | 2-3 |
| June 24 | Keady Keady Keady is a town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is situated south of Armagh city and very close to the border with the Republic of Ireland. The town had a population of 2,960 people in the 2001 Census.... |
Armagh | 4-20 | Leitrim | 1-9 |
| July 8 | Ballyconnell Ballyconnell Ballyconnell is a town in County Cavan, Ireland. It is situated on the N87 national secondary road at the junction of four townlands Annagh, Cullyleenan, Doon and Derryginny in the parish of Tomregan, Barony of Tullyhaw. The town has an altitude of 55 metres above sea level... |
Cavan | 3-05 | Leitrim | 5-13 |
| July 8 | Drogheda Drogheda Drogheda is an industrial and port town in County Louth on the east coast of Ireland, 56 km north of Dublin. It is the last bridging point on the River Boyne before it enters the Irish Sea.... |
Louth | 1-07 | Armagh | 1-15 |
| Table | P | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armagh | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11-65 | 2-18 | 74 | 6 |
| Louth | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12-44 | 3-28 | 43 | 4 |
| Leitrim | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6-32 | 10-37 | -17 | 2 |
| Cavan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5-10 | 19-58 | -90 | 0 |
Group 3C
| Date | Venue | Winner | Score | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 10 | Ballinascreen | Derry | 2-14 | Longford | 0-12 |
| June 10 | Warwickshire | 1-11 | Monaghan | 0-9 | |
| June 24 | Clontibret Clontibret Clontibret is a village and a parish in County Monaghan, Ireland.-Village:The village is situated close to the border with Northern Ireland, between the towns of Monaghan and Castleblayney, along the N2 National primary road, which links Dublin and Derry. The village population in 2006 was... |
Derry | 4-24 | Monaghan | 0-11 |
| June 24 | Pearse Park Pearse Park Pearse Park is a Gaelic Athletic Association stadium in Longford, Ireland. It is the main grounds of Longford GAA's Gaelic football and hurling teams. The ground has a capacity of 18,000.... |
Longford | 2-18 | Warwickshire | 0-6 |
| July 8 | Páirc na hÉireann | Derry | 2-17 | Warwickshire | 3-12 |
| July 8 | Clones Clones Clones is a small town in western County Monaghan, in the 'border area' of the Republic of Ireland. The area is part of the Border Region, earmarked for economic development by the Irish Government due to its currently below-average economic situation... |
Longford | 1-14 | Monaghan | 1-11 |
| Table | P | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derry | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8-54 | 3-35 | 34 | 6 |
| Longford | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-44 | 3-31 | 13 | 4 |
| Warwickshire | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-29 | 4-44 | -15 | 2 |
| Monaghan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-31 | 6-48 | -32 | 0 |
Knockout Stages
| Match | Date | Venue | Winners | Score | Losers | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter-Final Playoff | July 15 | Louth | 1-18 | Sligo | 1-13 | |
| Quarter-Final | July 22 | Pearse Park Pearse Park Pearse Park is a Gaelic Athletic Association stadium in Longford, Ireland. It is the main grounds of Longford GAA's Gaelic football and hurling teams. The ground has a capacity of 18,000.... , Longford Longford Longford is the county town of County Longford in Ireland. It has a population of 7,622 according to the 2006 census. Approximately one third of the county's population resides in the town. Longford town is also the biggest town in the county... |
Longford | 1-19 | Louth | 2-7 |
| Semi-Final | July 29 | Crossmaglen Crossmaglen Crossmaglen or Crosmaglen is a village and townland in south County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 1,459 people in the 2001 Census and is the largest village in south Armagh... , Armagh Armagh Armagh is a large settlement in Northern Ireland, and the county town of County Armagh. It is a site of historical importance for both Celtic paganism and Christianity and is the seat, for both the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of Ireland, of the Archbishop of Armagh... |
Derry | 3-10 | Armagh | 0-10 |
| Semi-Final | July 30 | Enniskillen Enniskillen Enniskillen is a town in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is located almost exactly in the centre of the county between the Upper and Lower sections of Lough Erne. It had a population of 13,599 in the 2001 Census... , Fermanagh |
Donegal | 1-19 | Longford | 0-10 |
| Final | August 12 | Croke Park Croke Park Croke Park in Dublin is the principal stadium and headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association , Ireland's biggest sporting organisation... , Dublin |
Derry | 5-15 | Donegal | 1-14 |