2022 Nicky Rackard Cup

The 2022 Nicky Rackard Cup was the 18th staging of the Nicky Rackard Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2005. The cup began on 10 April 2022 and ended on 21 May 2022.[1][2]

2022 Nicky Rackard Cup
Dates10 April – 21 May 2022
Teams6
Champions Tyrone
Mickey McShane (manager)
Runners-up Roscommon
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored65 (4.33 per match)
Points scored553 (36.87 per match)
2021 (Previous) (Next) 2023

Team changes

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To Championship

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Relegated from the Christy Ring Cup

Promoted from the Lory Meagher Cup

From Championship

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Promoted to the Christy Ring Cup

Relegated to the Lory Meagher Cup

Teams

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General Information

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County Last Cup Title Last Provincial Title Last All-Ireland Title Position in 2021 Championship Appearance
  Armagh 2012 Semi-finals
  Donegal 2020 1932 Semi-finals
  Fermanagh Champions (Lory Meagher Cup)
  Roscommon 2015 1913 Quarter-finals (Christy Ring Cup)
Tyrone 2014 Runners-up
Warwickshire

Competition format

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Cup format

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The 2022 Nicky Rackard is played on a Round-Robin basis. The counties who finish in the top two places shall qualify for the final, with the winner being promoted to the Christy Ring Cup. The bottom placed team in the Round Robin is relegated to the Lory Meagher Cup.[3][4]

Group stage

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Group stage table

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Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts Qualification
1   Roscommon 5 4 1 0 17-110 6-79 +64 9 Advance to Knockout Stage
2   Tyrone 5 4 0 1 12-97 8-83 +26 8
3   Donegal 5 3 1 1 4-117 8-76 +29 7
4   Armagh 5 2 0 3 13-81 16-93 -21 4
5   Fermanagh 5 1 0 4 9-92 10-87 +2 2
6   Warwickshire 5 0 0 5 10-56 17-135 -100 0 Relegation to Lory Meagher Cup

Fixtures and results

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Round 1

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10 April 2022 Round 1   Warwickshire 2-11 - 7-18   Tyrone Páirc na hÉireann
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10 April 2022 Round 1   Armagh 2-07 - 5-19   Roscommon Athletic Grounds
Report
10 April 2022 Round 1   Fermanagh 2-13 - 1-21   Donegal Maguiresbridge
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Round 2

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17 April 2022 Round 2   Tyrone 1-18 - 1-14   Fermanagh Healy Park
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17 April 2022 Round 2   Roscommon 3-26 - 1-14   Warwickshire Dr. Hyde Park
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17 April 2022 Round 2   Donegal 1-22 - 2-14   Armagh O'Donnell Park
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Round 3

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23 April 2022 Round 3   Tyrone 3-17 - 1-15   Armagh Healy Park
23 April 2022 Round 3   Donegal 1-22 - 3-16   Roscommon O'Donnell Park
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24 April 2022 Round 3   Fermanagh 2-31- 2-05   Warwickshire Brewster Park

Round 4

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7 May 2022 Round 4   Roscommon 3-24 - 0-21   Tyrone Dr. Hyde Park
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7 May 2022 Round 4   Armagh 3-18 - 2-19   Fermanagh Athletic Grounds
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8 May 2022 Round 4   Warwickshire 0-10 - 0-33   Donegal Páirc na hÉireann
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Round 5

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14 May 2022 Round 5   Warwickshire 5-16 - 5-27   Armagh Páirc na hÉireann
14 May 2022 Round 5   Tyrone 1-23 - 1-19   Donegal Healy Park
14 May 2022 Round 5   Fermanagh 2-15 - 3-25   Roscommon Brewster Park

Knockout stage

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Final

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21 May 2022 Final   Roscommon 0-19 - 1-27   Tyrone Croke Park
Report Referee: C McDonald (Antrim)

Tyrone are promoted to the 2023 Christy Ring Cup.

References

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  1. ^ "GAA fixtures 2022: Calendar confirmed with replays only for All-Ireland finals".
  2. ^ "Nicky Rackard Cup". RTÉ.ie.
  3. ^ "GAA publish Master Fixtures Schedule for 2022".
  4. ^ GAA Master Fixture Schedule Booklet 2022 (20122021)