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2011 Nicky Rackard Cup

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Dates
  
23 April – 4 June 2011

Champions
  
London

Relegated
  
Fingal

Teams
  
6

Runners-up
  
Louth

Matches played
  
9

The 2011 Nicky Rackard Cup is the seventh season of the Nicky Rackard Cup since its establishment in 2005. A total of six teams will contest the Nicky Rackard Cup, including five sides from the 2010 Nicky Rackard Cup and one promoted team from the 2010 Lory Meagher Cup. The teams are:

Contents

  • Fingal
  • Monaghan
  • London
  • Roscommon
  • Sligo
  • Louth

    • Structure

    The tournament has a double elimination format - each team will play at least two games before being knocked out.

  • There are two Round 1 matches.
  • The winners in Round 1 advance to the Round 2.
  • The losers in Round 1 go into to the quarter-finals.
  • There are two Round 2 matches.
  • The winners in Round 2 advance to the semi-finals.
  • The losers in Round 2 go into the quarter finals.
  • There are two quarter-final matches between the Round 1 losers and Round 2 winners.
  • The winners of the quarter-finals advance to the semi-finals.
  • The losers of the quarter-finals play a relegation playoff.
  • The losers of the relegation playoff are relegated to the Lory Meagher Cup for 2012.
  • There are two semi-final matches between the Round 2 winners and the quarter-final winners.
  • The winners of the semi-finals advance to the final.
  • The losers of the semi-finals are eliminated.
  • The winners of the final win the Nicky Rackard Cup for 2011 and are promoted to the Christy Ring Cup for 2012.

    • Scoring

  • Widest winning margin: 25 points
  • London 6-20 - 1-10 Louth (Round 2)
  • Most goals in a match: 7
  • London 6-20 - 1-10 Louth (Round 2)
  • Most points in a match: 36
  • London 1-19 - 1-17 Roscommon (Round 1)
  • Most goals by one team in a match: 6
  • London 6-20 - 1-10 Louth (Round 2)
  • Most goals scored by a losing team: 2
  • Fingal 2-12 - 1-17 Monaghan (Round 2)
  • Most points scored by a losing team: 17
  • London 1-19 - 1-17 Roscommon (Round 1)

    • References

    2011 Nicky Rackard Cup Wikipedia
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