2016 Nicky Rackard Cup Dates 23 April 2016 – 4 June 2016 Teams 8 Champions Mayo (1st title) Brian Hunt (captain) J. P. Coen (manager)Runners-up Armagh Sylvester McConnell (manager)Matches played 14 Goals scored 66 (4.71 per match) Points scored 442 (31.57 per match) Top scorer(s) Damian Casey (2-40)
The 2016 Nicky Rackard Cup was the 12th staging of the Nicky Rackard Cup hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2005. The competition began on Saturday 23 April 2016 and ended on Saturday 4 June 2016.
Roscommon were the 2015 champions and were promoted to the Christy Ring Cup .[1]
On 4 June 2016, Mayo won the Nicky Rackard Cup following a 2-16 to 1-15 defeat of Armagh . It was their first Nicky Rackard Cup title.
Tyrone 's Damian Casey was the championship's top scorer with 2-40.
Format [ ]
The 2016 Nicky Rackard Cup is played in a double-elimination format. For clarity, the draw details are detailed in each round below.
Round 1 [ ]
All eight teams play in Round 1.
Armagh v Donegal
23 April 2016 Round 1 Armagh 2-19 - 3-13 Donegal Athletic Grounds , Armagh
R Gaffney (0-8, 6 frees, 2 ’65’s), C Corvan (1-2), C Carvill (1-2), D Carvill (0-3), P McKearney (0-3), N Curry (0-1, free).
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S McVeigh (3-2), L Henderson (0-6, 5 frees), B Lafferty (0-2), C Mathewson (0-1), P Doherty (0-1), D Cullen (0-1).
Referee: E Hassan (Derry)
Tyrone v Mayo
23 April 2016 Round 1 Tyrone 0-17 - 4-19 Mayo Páirc Naomh Colmcille , Carrickmore
D Casey 0-12 (9f), C Grogan 0-2, A Kelly, G Gilmore, S Og Grogan 0-1 each.
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K Feeney 2-3 (0-2fs), J McManus 1-5, S Boland 1-4, C Freeman 0-5, S Regan, C Scahill 0-1 each.
Referee: J Clarke (Cavan)
Fingal v Longford
23 April 2016 Round 1 Fingal 3-21 - 3-15 Longford Páirc Barróg , Kilbarrack
JM Sheridan 0-11 (0-6f, 0-1 65f), TJ Howard 1-3, K O'Sullivan 1-0, D Renahan 1-0 (1-0 pen), S Owens 0-2, P Sheridan 0-2, K O'Flynn 0-1, L Kelly 0-1.
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J O'Brien 1-7 (0-1f, 0-1 65), P Farrington 1-3, C Mullane 1-1, B Hanley 0-1, M Coyle 0-1, P Walsh 0-1 (0-1f), K Connelly 0-1,
Referee: J Murphy (Limerick)
Round 2A [ ]
Contested by the four winners of Round 1.
Mayo v Armagh
30 April 2016 Round 2A Mayo 0-22 - 1-11 Armagh James Stephens Park , Ballina
K Feeney (6f) 0-11; K McDermott 0-3; K Higgins, C Freeman, S Regan and C Scahill 0-2 each.
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C Corvan (2f) 1-4, R Gaffney 0-4, P Kearney, D Carvill and S Renaghan 0-1 each.
Referee: P Murphy (Carlow)
Monaghan v Fingal
30 April 2016 Round 2A Monaghan 3-14 - 2-19 Fingal St. Mary's Park , Castleblaney
S Lambe 1-6(3f), M Treanor 1-1, B McGuigan 1-1, N Garland 0-4(3f), D Crowe, F Rafter 0-1 each.
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JM Sheridan 0-8(3f), E Thynne 1-1, I Furlong 0-4, P Graves 0-2, R McGarry, L Kelly, P Sheridan 0-1 each.
Referee: G Quilty (Kilkenny)
Round 2B [ ]
Contested by the four losers of Round 1.
Donegal v Fermanagh
30 April 2016 Round 2B Donegal 3-15 - 3-11 Fermanagh O'Donnell Park , Letterkenny
S McVeigh 1-3, L Henderson 0-6 (6f), K Campbell, C Matthewson 1-0 each, B Lafferty 0-2, N Cleary, P Sheridan, D Cullen, R McDermott 0-1 each.
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S Corrigan 1-5 (2f), JP McGarry 1-1, R Porteous 1-0, D McGarry 0-2 (1f), R Bogue 0-2 (2f), J Duffy 0-1 (f).
Referee: K McGeeney (Mayo)
Longford v Tyrone
30 April 2016 Round 2B Longford 4-18 - 3-17 Tyrone Glennon Brothers Pearse Park
J O’Brien (0-9, 0-4 frees, 0-1 ’65), P Farrington (2-2), C Mullane (1-4), K Conneely (1-1), P Walsh (0-1), P Corcoran (0-1).
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D Casey (1-11, 0-6 frees, 0-1 ’65), M Mulgrew (1-0), R McKernan (1-0), A Kelly (0-2), C McNally (0-1), T Morgan (0-1), Conor Grogan (0-1), Gerard Gilmore (0-1).
Referee: J Heffernan (Wexford)
Quarter-finals [ ]
The two losers of round 2A (who won a match and lost a match) play the two winners of round 2B (who lost a match and won a match). These two matches are referred to as quarter-finals.
Monaghan v Donegal
7 May 2016 Quarter-final Monaghan 3-14 - 4-14 Donegal Páic Grattan , Inniskeen
F Rafter 0-11 (8f), M Treanor 1-0, S Lambe 1-0, N Garland 0-2 (1f), P Treanor 0-1.
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L Henderson 1-6 (1-4f), K Campbell 1-3, C Matthewson 1-1, T Campbell 1-0, R McDermott 1-0, N Cleary 0-3, S McVeigh 0-1.
Referee: M Murtagh
Semi-finals [ ]
The winners of round 2A play the winners of the two quarter-finals.
Mayo v Donegal
21 May 2016 Semi-final Mayo 1-18 - 2-11 Donegal O'Donnell Park , Letterkenny
K Feeney 0-7 (4f, 1 '65); J McManus 1-1; S Regan 0-4; D McTigue 0-2; C Freeman, S Boland, K McDermott, F Boland 0-1 each.
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L Henderson (f) 0-7; D Cullen 1-1; C Matthewson 1-0; S McVeigh, N Cleary, J O'Loughlin 0-1 each.
Referee: J Murphy (Limerick)
Fingal v Armagh
21 May 2016 Semi-final Fingal 1-11 - 3-19 Armagh Páirc Barróg , Dublin
JM Sheridan 1-6 (3f, 1 '65), P Sheridan 0-2, K O'Sullivan, E Thyne, P Graves 0-1 each.
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R Gaffney 0-7(4f), C Corvan 2-2, D Coulter 1-1, S Renaghan 0-3, C Carvill, E McGuinness, 0-2 each, P McKearney, O Curry 0-1 each.
Referee: P Murphy (Carlow)
Final [ ]
Mayo v Armagh
4 June 2016 Final Mayo 2-16 - 1-15 Armagh Croke Park , Dublin 15.30
K Feeney 1-9 (0-6f), D McTigue 1-0, S Regan, F Boland 0-2 each, S Boland, J McManus, C Scahill 0-1 each.
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E McGuinness 1-1, D Coulter 0-5, R Gaffney 0-4 (3f, 1 ’65), D Carvill, C Corvan 0-2 each, C Carvill 0-1.
Referee: J Murphy (Limerick)
Christy Ring/Nicky Rackard Relegation/Promotion [ ]
The bottom team in this year's Christy Ring Cup (tier 2) plays the winner of this year's Nicky Rackard Cup (tier 3).
Nicky Rackard/Lory Meagher Play-offs [ ]
Bottom play-off [ ]
Contested by the two losers from round 2B. Both these teams lost their first two matches.
Fermanagh v Tyrone
21 May 2016 Bottom play-off Fermanagh 1-14 - 3-22 Tyrone O'Neill Park, Dungannon
S Corrigan (f) 1-6; J Duffy (2f) 0-4; D McGarry, C McShea, C Corrigan (f), R Bogue 0-1 each.
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D Casey (9f, 1 '65) 1-17; S Óg Grogan 1-4; M Mulgrew 1-0; T Morgan, E O'Sullivan 0-1 each.
Referee: C Cunning (Antrim)
Relegation/Promotion play-off [ ]
The bottom team in this year's Nicky Rackard Cup (tier 3) plays the winner of this year's Lory Meagher Cup (tier 4).
Scoring statistics [ ]
Overall
Top scorer in a single game
References [ ]
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)