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2012 Nicky Rackard Cup
Counties coloured by 2012 Championship tier; Nicky Rackard Cup counties in green.
Dates5 May
– 9 June 2012
Teams6
ChampionsArmagh
Runners-upLouth
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored19 (2.38 per match)
Points scored224 (28 per match)
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The 2012 Nicky Rackard Cup is the eighth season of the Nicky Rackard Cup since its establishment in 2005. A total of six teams will contest the Nicky Rackard Cup, including four sides from the 2011 Nicky Rackard Cup and one promoted team from the 2011 Lory Meagher Cup and one team relegated from the 2011 Christy Ring Cup. The teams are:

Structure

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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 Round 2.
    • The losers in Round 1 go into the quarter-finals.
  • There are two Round 2 matches.
    • The winners in Round 2 advance to the semifinals.
    • The losers in Round 2 go into the quarter-finals.
      • The losers of the relegation playoff are relegated to the Lory Meagher Cup for 2013.
  • There are two quarter-final matches between the Round 1 losers and Round 2 winners.
    • The winners of the quarter-finals advance to the semifinals.
    • The losers of the quarter-finals are eliminated.
  • There are two semifinal matches, between the Round 2 winners and the quarter-final winners.
    • The winners of the semifinals advance to the final.
    • The losers of the semifinals are eliminated.
  • The winners of the final win the Nicky Rackard Cup for 2012 and are promoted to the Christy Ring Cup for 2013.

Fixtures

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Round 1 Round 2
Quarter-finals 		Semi-finals Final
Donegal 1-15
Roscommon 0-14 Donegal 1-15
Monaghan 0-15
Donegal 0-07
Louth 3-18
Sligo 1-09
Louth 3-15
Louth
Armagh
Roscommon 2-19
Monaghan 1-11
Rocommon 1-17
Armagh 4-12
Sligo 0-08
Armagh 1-20 Armagh 1-20
Louth 1-08

Round 1

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Louth1-08 - 0-20Armagh
S Fennell 0-3 (2f), A Wallace 1-0, B Corcoran 0-2, G Rellis, S Callan, R Byrne (1 '65') 0-1 each Report D Carvill 0-9 (7f), R Lewis 0-4, R McGrattan, P McCormack (1f) 0-2 each, J King, R Gaffney, C Corvan 0-1 each
Referee: P O'Dwyer
Donegal1-15 - 0-14Roscommon
N Campbell 0-7 (4f, 2 '65'), E McDermott 0-4, R McDermott 1-0, L Henderson, D Cullen 0-2 each. Report D Dolan 0-10 (9f), M Kelly, P Kelly, D Nolan, J Lawlor 0-1 each.
Referee: E Hassan

Round 2

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Monaghan0-15 - 1-16Donegal
S Lambe 0-9 (7f), T Hilliard, E MacSuibhne 0-2 each, C McKenna and M Treanor 0-1 each Report L Henderson 0-8 (4f), N Campbell 1-4 (1-0pen, 4f), D Cullen 0-2, P Doherty, E Organ 0-1 each
Referee: D McGee
Armagh1-20 - 0-08Sligo
D Carvill 0-6 (2 '65s'), D Coulter 0-4, C Carvill, C Corvan 0-3 each, J King 1-0, C Coulter 0-2, R Lewis 0-1 Report G Waldron 0-6 (2 '45s'), A Cawley, K Raymond 0-1 each.
Referee: L McAuley

Quarter-finals

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Sligo1-09 - 3-15Louth
Report
Referee: E Hassan
Roscommon2-19 - 1-11Monaghan
Report
Referee: T Ryan

Semifinals

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Armagh4-12 - 1-17Roscommon
D Carvill 0-6, C Corvan 2-0, F Bradley, M Maguire 1-0 each, D Coulter, J Corvan 0-2 each, P McCormack, C Carvill 0-1 each Report J Coyne 1-4, G Fallon, B Donnelly, D Nolan, M Kelly 0-2 each, D Dolan, K Egan, E Mulry, B Kelly, S Curley 0-1 each
Referee: E Hassan
Donegal0-07 - 3-18Louth
N Campbell 0-2 (1f), S McVeigh, E McDermott, D Cullen, R McDermott, E Organ 0-1 each Report S Fennell 1-5 (5f), D Dunne 2-0, D Murphy 0-5 (1f), A Wallace 0-2, D O'Sullivan, R Byrne, D Horan, S Callan, B Corcoran, G Smyth 0-1 each
Referee: O Elliot

Final

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Armagh3-20 - 1-15Louth
Referee: P O'Dwyer

Scoring

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