# 2011 Nicky Rackard Cup

The 2011 Nicky Rackard Cup is the seventh season of the Nicky Rackard Cup since its establishment in 2005. A total of six teams will contest the Nicky Rackard Cup, including five sides from the 2010 Nicky Rackard Cup and one promoted team from the 2010 Lory Meagher Cup. The teams are:
* Fingal
* Monaghan
* London
* Roscommon
* Sligo
* Louth

## Structure

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 the 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.
* 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 play a relegation playoff.
*** The losers of the relegation playoff are relegated to the Lory Meagher Cup for 2012.
* 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 2011 and are promoted to the Christy Ring Cup for 2012.

## Fixtures
### Final

| GK | 1 | Aidan Ryan (St Gabriel's) |
| RCB | 2 | Tony Hogan (Brothers Pearse) |
| FB | 3 | Brian Costello (St Gabriel's) |
| LCB | 4 | Colm Burke (St Gabriel's) |
| RHB | 5 | Michael Walsh (Robert Emmetts) |
| LCB | 6 | Colm Forde (Kilburn Gaels) |
| RHB | 7 | Gary Hill (Robert Emmetts) |
| CHB | 8 | Enda Cooney (St Gabriel's) |
| LHB | 9 | Kevin Bolger (Robert Emmetts) |
| MF | 10 | Richard O'Connell (St Catherine's, Cork) |
| MF | 11 | Shane Ryan (Robert Emmetts) |
| RHF | 12 | Niall Forde (Kilburn Gaels) (c) |
| RCF | 13 | Pat Sloane (St Gabriel's) |
| FF | 14 | Martin Finn (St Gabriel's) |
| LCF | 15 | Henry Vaughan (Kilburn Gaels) |
| Substitutes: ||
| | 16 | Kevin Canty (St Gabriel's) for Cooney |
| | 17 | Jonathan Maher (Kilburn Gaels) for Vaughan |
| | 18 | David Maher (Seán Treacys) for Hill |
| | 19 | Jimmy Mulcahy (Brothers Pearse) for Bolger |
| | 20 | Kevin Walsh (St Gabriel's) for Sloane |
| Manager: ||
| Éamonn Phelan ||
| GK | 1 | Eddie McArdle (Naomh Moninne) |
| RCB | 2 | Mark Wallace (Knockbridge) |
| FB | 3 | Conor Kerrigan (Knockbridge) |
| LCB | 4 | Adrian Wallace (Knockbridge) |
| RHB | 5 | Derek Horan (Shannon Rovers, Tipperary) |
| CHB | 6 | Ronan Byrne (Knockbridge) (c) |
| LHB | 7 | Donagh O'Sullivan (Knockaderry, Limerick) |
| MF | 8 | Gerard Smyth (Pearse Óg) |
| MF | 9 | David Dunne (Knockbridge) |
| RHF | 10 | Brian Corcoran (Mattock Rangers) |
| CHF | 11 | Shane Callan (Pearse Óg) |
| LHF | 12 | Diarmuid Murphy (Naomh Moninne) |
| RCF | 13 | Peter Brennan (Knockbridge) |
| FF | 14 | David Kettle (Knockbridge) |
| LCF | 15 | Diarmuid O'Sullivan (Knockaderry, Limerick) |
| Substitutes: ||
| | 16 | Wesley Morrissey (Patrickswell, Limerick) for Brennan |
| | 17 | Darren O'Hanrahan (Naomh Moninne) for Smyth |
| | 18 | Shane Fennell (Knockbridge) for Kettle |
| | 19 | Kevin McNally (Knockbridge) for Diarmuid O'Sullivan |
| | 20 | Brian Hassett (Pearse Óg) for Corcoran |
| Manager: ||
| Paddy Kelly ||
| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 Quarter-finals | Round 2 Quarter-finals | Round 2 Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | Monaghan | Monaghan | 1-17 | | | | | | |
| | | | Fingal | Fingal | 2-12 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Monaghan | Monaghan | 1-13 | | | |
| | | | | | | Louth | Louth | 2-17 | | | |
| | | | Louth | Louth | 3-09 | | | | | | |
| | | | Roscommon | Roscommon | 1-14 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Louth | Louth | 0-11 |
| | | | | | | | | | London | London | 2-20 |
| | | | Sligo | Sligo | 0-11 | | | | | | |
| | | | Fingal | Fingal | 3-19 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Fingal | Fingal | 1-05 | | | |
| Louth | Louth | 4-18 | | | | London | London | 1-29 | | | |
| Sligo | Sligo | 1-07 | Louth | Louth | 1-10 | | | | | | |
| London | London | 1-19 | London | London | 6-20 | | | | | | |
| Roscommon | Roscommon | 1-17 | | | | | | | | | |

## Scoring

* Widest winning margin: 25 points
** London 6-20 - 1-10 Louth (Round 2)
* Most goals in a match: 7
** London 6-20 - 1-10 Louth (Round 2)
* Most points in a match: 36
** London 1-19 - 1-17 Roscommon (Round 1)
* Most goals by one team in a match: 6
** London 6-20 - 1-10 Louth (Round 2)
* Most goals scored by a losing team: 2
** Fingal 2-12 - 1-17 Monaghan (Round 2)
* Most points scored by a losing team: 17
** London 1-19 - 1-17 Roscommon (Round 1)