2017 Nicky Rackard Cup

The 2017 Nicky Rackard Cup is played in a double-elimination format. For clarity, the match-ups are explained in each round below.

The seven teams competing in 2017 were Armagh, Derry, Donegal, Longford, Louth, Monaghan, and Tyrone. Fingal were scheduled to compete but withdrew for 2017.

Six of the seven teams play in Round 1. The seventh team receives a bye.

Louth v Derry

22 April 2017	Louth	1-12 - 2-17	Derry	St. Brigid's Park, Dowdallshill
	D Kettle 1-1, P Lynch 0-4 (3fs), D Murphy 0-3, L Dwan 0-2, G Smyth 0-1, M Ryan 0-1.	Report	R Convery 0-11 (10fs), M McGrath 1-0, A Grant 1-0, K Hinphey 0-2, C Steele 0-1, D Cartin 0-1, P Cleary 0-1, L Óg Hinphey 0-1.	Referee: T Carroll (Offaly)

Donegal v Armagh

22 April 2017	Donegal	1-19 - 0-13	Armagh	O'Donnell Park, Letterkenny
	D Flynn 1-5, L Henderson 0-5 (4f, 1 '45), D Coulter 0-3, J Boyle, G Gilmore 0-2 each, B Lafferty, D Cullen 0-1 each	Report	D Carvill 0-6f, C Carvill, D McKenna 0-2 each, C Corvan, C Devlin, C Gorman 0-1 each

Monaghan v Tyrone

22 April 2017	Monaghan	0-16 - 2-11	Tyrone	St. Mary's Park, Castleblayney
	D Meegan (0-10, 8f), F Rafter (0-2), B McGuigan (0-1), C Boyle (0-1), P Treanor (0-1), C Meegan (0-1).	Report	D Casey (1-2, 0-1), J Kelly (0-4),S Óg Grogan (1-0), L Devlin (0-2), P Daly (0-1), C Grogan (0-1), R McKernan (0-1).	Referee: P Murphy (Carlow)

Longford v

Longford

BYE

The two losers of round 2A played the winner of round 2B and Monaghan, who had received a bye from that round. These two matches are referred to as quarter-finals.

Armagh v Longford

6 May 2017	Armagh	4-20 - 0-12	Longford	St. Oliver Plunkett Park, Crossmaglen
3.00 PM	C Corvan 1-7 (4f), D Carvill 1-6 (5f), F Bradley 1-1, R Gaffney 1-0, N Curry 0-2; C Carvill, D McKenna, O Curry, C Gorman 0-1 each.	Report	P Walsh 0-7 (6f, 1 sl), R Murray 0-2, S O'Brien 0-2; S Hannon 0-1.	Referee: J Connors (Donegal)

Monaghan v Donegal

6 May 2017	Monaghan	1-16 - 1-12	Donegal	Grattan Park, Inniskeen
3.00 PM	F Rafter 0-9 (4f), T Campbell 1-1, B McGuigan 0-3, C Boyle and M Treanor 0-1 each.	Report	D Flynn 1-3, L Henderson 0-5 (2f), D Coulter 0-3, J Boyle 0-1.

The winners of round 2A play the winners of the two quarter-finals.

Tyrone v Armagh

20 May 2017	Tyrone	1-14 - 2-25	Armagh	Páirc Naomh Colmcille, Carrickmore
15:00	B McGurk 1-1, D Casey 0-11 (8f, 1 ’65), C Grogan, R McKernan 0-1 each.	Report	D Carvill 1-11 (0-6f), N Curry 1-4 (1-0 pen, 0-2f), R Gaffney, C Corvan (1f) 0-3 each, F Bradley, D McKenna, D Magee, D Gaffney 0-1 each.

Monaghan v Derry

20 May 2017	Monaghan	1-12 - 6-17	Derry	Grattan Park, Inniskeen
17:00	D Meegan 0-6 (5f), S Lambe 0-4 (1f), T Campbell 1-0, M Treanor and P Treanor 0-1 each.	Report	B Rodgers 3-1, A Grant 1-4, R Convery 1-3, B Cassidy 1-2, M McGrath 0-4, D Cartin and A Kelly 0-2 each.

The winners of the Nicky Rackard Cup (tier 3) are automatically promoted to next year's Christy Ring Cup (tier 2).

Armagh v Derry

10 June 2017	Armagh	2-15 - 3-23	Derry	Croke Park, Dublin
15.00	A Grant 1-5 (0-4f), B Cassidy 1-4, G Bradley 1-3, C McKaigue, B Rogers, R Convery (1f, 1 ’65) 0-3 each, C Doherty, K Hinphey 0-1	Report	R Gaffney 2-0, D Carvill 0-7 (6f), C Carvill 0-3, E McGuinness 0-2, C Corvan, D Gaffney, N Curry 0-1	Referee: S Hynes (Galway)

Normally contested by the two losers from round 2B as both these teams lost their first two matches. In 2017, no team was relegated as Fingal withdrew, thereby creating a vacant place in the normal eight-team Nicky Rackard Cup which was taken up by Warwickshire, the winners of the 2017 Lory Meagher Cup.

Top scorers overall

Top scorers in a single game