The 2021 Nicky Rackard Cup was the 17th staging of the Nicky Rackard Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2005. The cup began on 26 June 2021 and ended on 31 July 2021.
Longford and Monaghan did not participate in the competition after being relegated in 2020. Donegal were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Tyrone in the semi-final.[1]Leitrim were relegated after a defeat by Armagh.
The final was played on 31 July 2021 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Mayo and Tyrone, in what was their first ever meeting in a final. Mayo won the match by 2-27 to 1-14 to claim their second cup title overall and a first title since 2016.[2]
Donegal's Declan Coulter was the Nicky Rackard Cup's top scorer with 1-34.
The format has been changed for 2021 with 5 teams playing across two groups, one with 3 teams and one with 2 teams based on an open draw.[3]
Group A will feature 3 teams and be played in a single Round Robin format with each team having one home game and one away game.
Group B will feature 2 teams who will play a single fixture.
All teams will play a knockout format after this group stage, with the group winners and second-placed team in Group A being placed in the semi-finals. A tie between the third-placed team in Group A and second-placed team in Group B will determine the fourth semi-finalist.
Promotionedit
The winner of the final will be promoted to the Christy Ring Cup.
Relegationedit
The loser of the quarter-final will be relegated to the Lory Meagher Cup
K Higgins 0-9, 4f, S Boland 0-6, 4f; A Phillips 0-3, J Coyne, K Kiely & Gary Nolan 0-2 each, B Hunt, S Regan, M Phillips, C Phillips & S Kenny 0-1 each
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G O’Hagan 0-7, 4f; D McGovern, K McDermott & L Donnellan (f) 0-1 each
D Magee 5-2; F Donnelly 0-8, 3f; P McKearney & P McBride 1-2 each; T O’Neill & O Curry 0-3 each; J Shortt 0-2; M Moan, E McGuinness, S McKearney 0-1 each
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G O'Hagan 0-11, 10f; K McDermott (f) & B Murray 0-3 each, 1f; D Kelleher 1-0; J McNabola, L Moreton, L Donnellan (f) 0-1 each
C Freeman 1-4, K Higgins 0-7 (0-1f, 0-1 65), S Regan 1-3, S Boland 0-3 (0-2f), A Phillips 0-3, B Morley 0-2, C Phillips 0-1, S Kenny 0-1 (0-1f), J Coyne 0-1, G Nolan 0-1, O Greally 0-1.
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D Casey 0-9 (0-5f), C Grogan 1-0, C Kearns 0-3, B McGurk 0-1, T Morgan 0-1.
^Egan, Kevin (22 November 2020). "Donegal goal burst enough to secure Nicky Rackard glory" – via www.rte.ie. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^Keane, Paul (31 July 2021). "Keith Higgins sets aside All-Ireland agony to captain Mayo hurlers to Nicky Rackard Cup". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
^"Draws announced for McDonagh, Ring, Rackard, and Meagher Cups".
December 20, 2023
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The 2021 Nicky Rackard Cup was the 17th staging of the Nicky Rackard Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2005 The cup began on 26 June 2021 and ended on 31 July 2021 2021 Nicky Rackard CupDates26 June 31 July 2021Teams5ChampionsMayo 2nd title Keith Higgins captain Derek Walsh manager Runners upTyroneDamian Casey captain Michael McShane manager RelegatedLeitrimTournament statisticsMatches played8Goals scored27 3 38 per match Points scored305 38 13 per match Top scorer s Declan Coulter 1 34 2020 Previous Next 2022 Longford and Monaghan did not participate in the competition after being relegated in 2020 Donegal were the defending champions however they were beaten by Tyrone in the semi final 1 Leitrim were relegated after a defeat by Armagh The final was played on 31 July 2021 at Croke Park in Dublin between Mayo and Tyrone in what was their first ever meeting in a final Mayo won the match by 2 27 to 1 14 to claim their second cup title overall and a first title since 2016 2 Donegal s Declan Coulter was the Nicky Rackard Cup s top scorer with 1 34 Contents 1 Team changes 1 1 To Championship 1 2 From Championship 2 Competition Format 2 1 Cup format 2 2 Promotion 2 3 Relegation 3 Group stage 3 1 Group A 3 1 1 Group A round 1 3 1 2 Group A round 2 3 1 3 Group A round 3 3 2 Group B 3 2 1 Group B round 1 4 Knockout stage 4 1 Bracket 4 2 Quarter final 4 3 Semi finals 4 4 Final 5 Statistics 5 1 Top scorers 6 ReferencesTeam changes editTo Championship edit Relegated from the Christy Ring Cup NonePromoted from the Lory Meagher Cup NoneFrom Championship edit Promoted to the Christy Ring Cup NoneRelegated to the Lory Meagher Cup Longford MonaghanCompetition Format editCup format edit The format has been changed for 2021 with 5 teams playing across two groups one with 3 teams and one with 2 teams based on an open draw 3 Group A will feature 3 teams and be played in a single Round Robin format with each team having one home game and one away game Group B will feature 2 teams who will play a single fixture All teams will play a knockout format after this group stage with the group winners and second placed team in Group A being placed in the semi finals A tie between the third placed team in Group A and second placed team in Group B will determine the fourth semi finalist Promotion edit The winner of the final will be promoted to the Christy Ring Cup Relegation edit The loser of the quarter final will be relegated to the Lory Meagher CupGroup stage editGroup A edit Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts Qualification1 nbsp Mayo 2 2 0 0 2 43 0 26 23 4 Advance to Semi Finals2 nbsp Donegal 2 1 0 1 1 47 6 24 5 23 nbsp Leitrim 2 0 0 2 4 19 1 56 28 0 Advance to Quarter FinalsGroup A round 1 edit Donegal nbsp v nbsp Mayo 26 June 2021 Round 1Donegal nbsp 0 17 2 14 nbsp MayoO Donnell ParkD Coulter 0 9 4f 1 65 R Ryan 0 3 B Lafferty 0 2 S McVeigh 0 1 N Cleary 0 1 Report S Boland 0 9 4f K Higgins 1 3 1f 1 65 A Phillips 1 0 B Hunt 0 1 E Delaney 0 1 Referee K Bardy Louth Group A round 2 edit Mayo nbsp v nbsp Leitrim 3 July 2021 Round 2Mayo nbsp 0 29 0 10 nbsp LeitrimElverys McHale ParkK Higgins 0 9 4f S Boland 0 6 4f A Phillips 0 3 J Coyne K Kiely amp Gary Nolan 0 2 each B Hunt S Regan M Phillips C Phillips amp S Kenny 0 1 each Report G O Hagan 0 7 4f D McGovern K McDermott amp L Donnellan f 0 1 each Group A round 3 edit Leitrim nbsp v nbsp Donegal 10 July 2021 Round 3Leitrim nbsp 4 10 1 27 nbsp DonegalAvant Money Pairc Sean Mac DiarmadaD Kelleher 2 0 G O Hagan 0 5 3f B Murray 1 1 J McNabola 1 0 K McDermott 0 2 C O Donovan amp L Moreton 0 1 each Report D Coulter 1 10 1 pen 7f 1 65 R Ryan 0 7 3f G Gilmore 0 5 B Lafferty 0 3 C McDermott amp J O Loughlin 0 1 each Group B edit Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts Qualification1 nbsp Tyrone 1 1 0 0 1 18 1 16 2 2 Advance to Semi Finals2 nbsp Armagh 1 0 0 1 1 16 1 18 2 0 Advance to Quarter FinalsGroup B round 1 edit Armagh nbsp v nbsp Tyrone 3 July 2021 Round 1Armagh nbsp 1 16 1 18 nbsp TyroneAthletic GroundsF Donnelly 0 6 D Magee 1 2 S McKearney 0 2 P McBride 0 2 E McGuinness 0 1 J Short 0 1 T O Neill 0 1 P McKearney 0 1 D Casey 0 10 B McGurk 1 1 L Devlin 0 2 M Little 0 2 R Weir 0 1 C Kearns 0 1 C Ferguson 0 1 Knockout stage editBracket edit Quarter Finals 17 JulySemi Finals 24 JulyFinal 31 July 1A nbsp Mayo2 232B nbsp Armagh2 092B nbsp Armagh7 253A nbsp Leitrim1 211A nbsp Mayo2 271B nbsp Tyrone1 141B nbsp Tyrone2 242A nbsp Donegal1 21Quarter final edit Armagh nbsp v nbsp Leitrim 17 July 2021 Quarter finalArmagh nbsp 7 25 1 21 nbsp LeitrimKingspan Breffni ParkD Magee 5 2 F Donnelly 0 8 3f P McKearney amp P McBride 1 2 each T O Neill amp O Curry 0 3 each J Shortt 0 2 M Moan E McGuinness S McKearney 0 1 each Report G O Hagan 0 11 10f K McDermott f amp B Murray 0 3 each 1f D Kelleher 1 0 J McNabola L Moreton L Donnellan f 0 1 each Semi finals edit Mayo nbsp v nbsp Armagh 24 July 2021 Semi finalMayo nbsp 2 23 2 09 nbsp ArmaghAvant Money Pairc Sean Mac DiarmadaK Higgins 0 11 10f A Phillips 1 3 C Freeman 1 1 S Kenny 0 4 2f S Regan 0 2 J Coyne 0 1 and B Morley 0 1 Report F Donnelly 1 3 0 2f S Doherty 1 0 1 0 pen P McBride 0 2 D Magee 0 2 M McClatchey 0 1 and S McKearney 0 1 Tyrone nbsp v nbsp Donegal 24 July 2021 Semi finalTyrone nbsp 2 24 1 21 nbsp DonegalPairc Naomh ColmcilleD Casey 0 11 10f C Grogan 1 4 C Ferguson 1 4 L Devlin 0 3 CJ McGourty 0 2 Report D Coulter 0 15 12f C Matthewson 1 1 R Ryan 0 2 D Cullen 0 1 B Lafferty 0 1 G Gilmore 0 1 Final edit Mayo nbsp v nbsp Tyrone 31 July 2021 FinalMayo nbsp 2 27 1 14 nbsp TyroneCroke ParkC Freeman 1 4 K Higgins 0 7 0 1f 0 1 65 S Regan 1 3 S Boland 0 3 0 2f A Phillips 0 3 B Morley 0 2 C Phillips 0 1 S Kenny 0 1 0 1f J Coyne 0 1 G Nolan 0 1 O Greally 0 1 Report D Casey 0 9 0 5f C Grogan 1 0 C Kearns 0 3 B McGurk 0 1 T Morgan 0 1 Referee T Fitzsimons Offaly Statistics editTop scorers edit Top scorer overallRank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1 Declan Coulter Donegal 1 34 37 3 12 332 Keith Higgins Mayo 1 30 33 4 8 333 Damian Casey Tyrone 0 30 30 3 10 004 Danny Magee Armagh 6 06 24 3 8 005 Gavin O Hagan Leitrim 0 23 23 3 7 666 Shane Boland Mayo 0 18 18 3 6 007 Fionntan Donnelly Armagh 1 17 20 3 6 668 Adrian Phillips Mayo 2 09 15 4 3 759 Richie Ryan Donegal 0 12 12 3 4 0010 Cathal Freeman Mayo 2 05 11 2 5 50In a single gameRank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1 Danny Magee Armagh 5 02 17 Leitrim2 Declan Coulter Donegal 0 15 15 Tyrone3 Declan Coulter Donegal 1 10 13 Leitrim4 Gavin O Hagan Leitrim 0 11 11 ArmaghKeith Higgins Mayo 0 11 11 ArmaghDamian Casey Tyrone 0 11 11 Donegal7 Damian Casey Tyrone 0 10 10 Armagh8 Declan Coulter Donegal 0 09 9 MayoShane Boland Mayo 0 09 9 DonegalKeith Higgins Mayo 0 09 9 LeitrimDamian Casey Tyrone 0 09 9 MayoReferences edit Egan Kevin 22 November 2020 Donegal goal burst enough to secure Nicky Rackard glory via www rte ie a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help Keane Paul 31 July 2021 Keith Higgins sets aside All Ireland agony to captain Mayo hurlers to Nicky Rackard Cup Irish Examiner Retrieved 31 July 2021 Draws announced for McDonagh Ring Rackard and Meagher Cups Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2021 Nicky Rackard Cup amp oldid 1165099345, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
