2015 Nicky Rackard Cup Dates 2 May – 6 June 2015 Teams 8 Champions Roscommon Runners-up Armagh Matches played 14
The 2015 Nicky Rackard Cup (tier 3) was the eleventh staging of the Nicky Rackard Cup hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2005. The cup competition began on 2 May 2015 and culminated on 13 June 2015. The bottom two teams will play off with the loser playing the winner of the 2015 Lory Meagher Cup (tier 4).
Tyrone were the defending champions and they participated in the competition again after opting not to face Down in the 2014 Christy Ring Cup relegation promotion playoff.
Longford entered the 2015 competition after defeating Sligo in 2014 Nicky Rackard Cup Promotion/Relegation Playoff.
Roscommon won the title after defeating Armagh by 2-12 to 1-14 in the final.
Structure [ ]
Eight teams play in Round 1.
The Round 1 winners advance to Round 2A. The Round 1 losers go into Round 2B.
The Round 2A winners advance to the semi-finals. The Round 2A losers go into the quarter-finals.
The Round 2B winners advance to the quarter-finals. The Round 2B losers go into the relegation playoff.
The quarter-final winners advance to the semi-final.
The semi-final winners advance to the final.
The final winners receive the Nicky Rackard Cup (tier 3) and play the losers of the Christy Ring Cup (tier 2) relegation playoff for the right to play in the 2016 Christy Ring Cup.
The Round 2B losers play a relegation playoff. The losing team plays the winner of the Lory Meagher Cup (tier 4) with the winner playing in the 2016 Nicky Rackard Cup and the losing team playing in the 2016 Lory Meagher Cup .
Round 1 [ ]
Donegal v Tyrone
2 May 2015 Round 1 Donegal 0-11 - 1-12 Tyrone Letterkenny 13:00
L Henderson (0-6), C Matthewson (0-2), J Boyle (0-1), S McVeigh (0-1), J O'Loughlin (0-1)
Report
D Casey (1-7), C Grogan (0-2), J Kelly (0-2), S Grogan (0-1)
Referee: O Elliott
Monaghan v Longford
2 May 2015 Round 1 Monaghan 4-10 - 0-10 Longford Clones 17:00
P Dowdall (3-1), S Lambe (1-2), R Meegan (0-3), M Murphy (0-1), E MacSuibhne (0-1), N Garland (0-1), M Treanor (0-1)
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J O'Brien (0-7), L Kelly (0-2), C Kavanagh (0-1)
Referee: G McGrath
Fingal v Roscommon
2 May 2015 Round 1 Fingal 0-09 - 3-12 Roscommon Swords 17:00
J M Sheridan (0-6), D Butterly (0-1), N Ring (0-1), C O'Flynn (0-1)
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J Fallon (1-6), R O'Meara (1-1), C Kenny (1-0), T Seale (0-1), C Dolan (0-1), C Egan (0-1), A Murphy (0-1), J Coyne (0-1)
Referee: P Murphy (Carlow)
Armagh v Louth
2 May 2015 Round 1 Armagh 2-16 - 2-11 Louth Athletic Grounds 17:00
R Gaffney (1-6), E McGuinness (1-0), D Coulter (0-3), C Gorman (0-2), C Devlin (0-1), S Renaghan (0-1),C Carvill (0-1), M Moan (0-1), D Carville (0-1)
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L Dawn (0-8), S Connelly (1-1), R Maher (1-1), G Smyth (0-1)
Referee: C Cunning
Winners progress to Round 2A. Losers go to Round 2B.
Round 2A [ ]
Roscommon v Monaghan
9 May 2015 Round 2A Roscommon 1-24 - 0-17 Monaghan Athleague 14:00
Gerry Fallon (0-7), C Egan (1-3), J Moran (0-3), J Coyne (0-3), C Dolan (0-2), M Kelly (0-1), T Seale (0-1), Gary Fallon (0-1), A Murphy (0-1), C Kenny (0-1), R O'Meara (0-1)
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R Meegan (0-8), S Lambe (0-3), N Garland (0-2), M Treanor (0-2), D Crowe (0-1), H Byrne (0-1)
Referee: J Clarke
Tyrone v Armagh
9 May 2015 Round 2A Tyrone 0-20 - 3-17 Armagh Carrickmore 17:00
D Casey (0-9), C Grogan (0-3), M Winters (0-2), S Og Grogan (0-1), P McHugh (0-1), T Morgan(0-1), J Kelly (0-1), M Mulgrew (0-1), G Gilmore (0-1)
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C Carvill (2-1), R Gaffney (0-6), M Moan (0-3), E McGuinness (1-0), C Corvan (0-3), D Coulter (0-2), K McKernan (0-1), S Gaffney (0-1)
Referee: E Hassan
Winners progress to the semi-finals. Losers go into the Quarter-Finals.
Round 2B [ ]
Donegal v Longford
9 May 2015 Round 2B Donegal 4-21 - 1-9 Longford Pearse Park 15:00
C Matthewson (1-16), R McDermott (2-2), S McVeigh (1-1), B Lafferty (0-2)
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E Donnellan (0-6), J O'Brien (1-0), M Coyle (0-2), J Casey (0-1)
Referee: Justin Heffernan
Louth v Fingal
9 May 2015 Round 2B Louth 2-08 - 1-21 Fingal 17:00
L Dwan (1-5), A Mackin (1-0), G Smyth (0-1), S Conneally (0-1), S Callan (0-1)
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J M Sheridan (0-11), P McAllister (1-1), R McGarry (0-2), E O'Connor (0-2), C O'Flynn (0-2), D Hattie (0-1), S O'Brien (0-1), D Butterly (0-1),
Referee: Sean Cleere
Winners go into the Quarter-Finals. Losers go into the Relegation Playoff
Quarter-Finals [ ]
Monaghan v Donegal
16 May 2015 Quarter-Finals Monaghan 2-13 - 6-12 Donegal Clones 15:00
R Meegan (0-6), N Garland (2-0), S Lambe (0-3), C McKenna (0-1), D Crowe (0-1), E MacSuibhne (0-1), F Rafter (0-1)
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R McDermott (4-0), C Mathewson (1-4), S McVeigh (1-2), K Campbell (0-4), J Boyle (0-1), B Lafferty (0-1)
Referee: Alan Nash
Fingal v Tyrone
16 May 2015 Quarter-Finals Fingal 0-20 - 1-21 AET Tyrone Swords 16:00
J M Sheridan (0-8), P McAllister (0-3), E O'Connor (0-3), S O'Brien (0-2), C O'Flynn (0-2), D Hattie (0-1), B McCarthy (0-1)
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D Casey (0-10), M Mulgrew (1-5), C Grogan (0-3), G Gilmore (0-2), A Kelly (0-1)
Referee: Patrick Murphy
Semi-Finals [ ]
Final [ ]
Armagh v Roscommon
6 June 2015 Armagh 1-14 - 2-12 Roscommon Croke Park 13:30 BST
R Gaffney (0-8, eight frees), C Carvill (1-0), D Coulter (0-2), N Curry (one 65), D Carvill, C Corvan and E McGuinness 0-1 each
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A Murphy (1-1), J Fallon (0-4, four frees), M Kelly (1-0, one free), J Moran (0-3), J Coyne (0-2), K Kilkenny and C Egan (0-1 each)
Referee: John O Brien
Relegation play-off [ ]
External links [ ]
GAA Fixtures 2015 [4]
2020 participants
Armagh
Leitrim
Longford
Mayo
Monaghan
Tyrone
Warwickshire
Seasons Finals
Liam MacCarthy Cup (Tier 1)
Joe McDonagh Cup (Tier 2)
Christy Ring Cup (Tier 3)
Nicky Rackard Cup (Tier 4)
Lory Meagher Cup (Tier 5)