2012 Nicky Rackard Cup

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 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

Quarter-finals

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| RD1-team15=Armagh | RD1-score15=1-20 | RD1-team16=Louth | RD1-score16=1-08

| RD1-team01=Donegal | RD1-score01=1-15 | RD1-team02=Roscommon | RD1-score02=0-14

| RD2-team01=Donegal | RD2-score01=1-15 | RD2-team02=Monaghan | RD2-score02=0-15

| RD2-team03=Sligo | RD2-score03=1-09 | RD2-team04=Louth | RD2-score04=3-15

| RD2-team05=Roscommon | RD2-score05=2-19 | RD2-team06=Monaghan | RD2-score06=1-11

| RD2-team07=Sligo | RD2-score07=0-08 | RD2-team08=Armagh | RD2-score08=1-20

| RD3-team03=Rocommon | RD3-score03=1-17 | RD3-team04=Armagh | RD3-score04=4-12

| RD3-team01=Donegal | RD3-score01=0-07 | RD3-team02=Louth | RD3-score02=3-18

| RD4-team01=Louth | RD4-score01=1-15 | RD4-team02=Armagh | RD4-score02=3-20

Round 1

Round 2

Quarter-finals

Semifinals

Final

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Scoring

• Widest winning margin: 20 points
  • Louth 3-18 - 0-07 Donegal (Semifinal)
• Most goals in a match: 5
  • Armagh 4-12 - 1-17 Roscommon (Semifinal)
• Most points in a match: 31
  • Monaghan 0-15 - 1-16 Donegal (Round 2)
• Most goals by one team in a match: 4
  • Armagh 4-12 - 1-17 Roscommon (Semifinal)
• Most goals scored by a losing team: 1
  • Armagh 4-12 - 1-17 Roscommon (Semifinal)
  • Roscommon 2-19 - 1-11 Monaghan (Quarter-final)
  • Louth 3-15 - 1-09 Sligo (Quarter-final)
  • Armagh 0-20 - 1-08 Louth (Round 1)
• Most points scored by a losing team: 17
  • Armagh 4-12 - 1-17 Roscommon (Semifinal)

References