2012 Nicky Rackard Cup
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:
- Monaghan
- Roscommon
- Sligo
- Louth
- Armagh *Relegated from 2011 Christy Ring Cup
- Donegal *Promoted from 2011 Lory Meagher Cup
Structure
- 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.
- 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.
Results
Round 1
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Round 2
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Quarter-finals
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Semifinals
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Final
Scoring
- Widest winning margin: 20 points
- *Louth 3-18 - 0-07 Donegal
- Most goals in a match: 5
- *Armagh 4-12 - 1-17 Roscommon
- Most points in a match: 31
- *Monaghan 0-15 - 1-16 Donegal
- Most goals by one team in a match: 4
- *Armagh 4-12 - 1-17 Roscommon
- Most goals scored by a losing team: 1
- *Armagh 4-12 - 1-17 Roscommon
- *Roscommon 2-19 - 1-11 Monaghan
- *Louth 3-15 - 1-09 Sligo
- *Armagh 0-20 - 1-08 Louth
- Most points scored by a losing team: 17
- *Armagh 4-12 - 1-17 Roscommon