2008 Nicky Rackard Cup

The 2008 Nicky Rackard Cup was the 4th annual third tier hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association. Sligo beat Louth in the final.

Format

Ten county teams participated in the 2008 Nicky Rackard Cup, with Fingal (north Dublin) and "South Down" (Down excluding the Ards Peninsula) bringing the total to twelve.

Each team in the group played each other once in the first phase. The top two teams in each group advanced to the quarter-finals.

Group 3A
Date Team Score Team Score
28 June Louth 1-13 Fingal 0-14
5 July Fingal 3-15 Longford 3-07
12 July Longford 0-15 Louth 0-13
Team P W D L F A Pts +/-
Fingal 2 1 0 1 3-29 4-20 2 +6
Louth 2 1 0 1 1-26 0-29 2 0
Longford 2 1 0 1 3-22 3-28 2 -6

Group 3B
Date Team Score Team Score
28 June South Down 3-16 Leitrim 2-16
5 July Leitrim 2-13 Fermanagh 1-11
12 July Fermanagh 2-13 South Down 4-15
Team P W D L F A Pts +/-
South Down 2 2 0 0 7-31 4-29 4 +11
Leitrim 2 1 0 1 4-29 4-27 2 +2
Fermanagh 2 0 0 2 3-24 6-28 0 -13

Group 3C
Date Team Score Team Score
28 June Donegal 2-11 Tyrone 2-12
5 July Tyrone 3-08 Monaghan 3-13
12 July Monaghan 0-19 Donegal 1-15
Team P W D L F A Pts +/-
Monaghan 2 2 0 0 3-32 4-23 4 +6
Tyrone 2 1 0 1 5-20 5-24 2 -4
Donegal 2 0 0 2 3-26 2-31 0 -2

Group 3D
Date Team Score Team Score
28 June Sligo 3-15 Cavan 1-12
5 July Cavan 0-16 Warwickshire 0-12
12 July Warwickshire 2-10 Sligo 1-15
Team P W D L F A Pts +/-
Sligo 2 2 0 0 4-30 3-17 4 +16
Cavan 2 1 0 1 1-23 3-27 2 -10
Warwickshire 2 0 0 2 2-22 1-31 0 -6

Knockout stages

Bracket

Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
         
1C Monaghan 1-11
2D Cavan 0-09
1C Monaghan 1-13
2A Louth 0-18
1B South Down 2-16
2A Louth 4-13
2A Louth 3-10
1D Sligo 3-19
1D Sligo 2-15
2C Tyrone 2-11
1D Sligo 1-16
1A Fingal 0-11
1A Fingal 1-19
2B Leitrim 0-12


Match Date Venue Team Score Team Score
Quarter-final 19 July Parnell Park Fingal 1-19 Leitrim 0-12
Quarter-final 19 July Páirc Esler South Down 2-16 Louth 4-13
Quarter-final 19 July St Tiernach's Park Monaghan 1-11 Cavan 0-09
Quarter-final 19 July Markievicz Park Sligo 2-15 Tyrone 2-11
Semi-final 26 July Monaghan Monaghan 1-13 Louth 0-18
Semi-final 26 July Markievicz Park Sligo 1-16 Fingal 0-11
Final 3 August Croke Park Louth 3-10 Sligo 3-19

2008 season facts

Sligo, the eventual winners of the competition finished the preceding league tournament without a win, resulting in relegation to division 4 next year. Donegal, who won every game of the league, were eliminated from the Championship at the first (group stage) hurdle.

Sligo had the opportunity of defending their crown in 2009 after losing 1-17 to 1-13 to Roscommon in the championship promotion/relegation play-off. However a change in the Hurling competition structures with the introduction of a 4th tier championship Lory Meagher Cup meant that sligo and Roscommon both played in the 2009 Nicky Rackard Cup.


The Sligo team that won the 2008 Nicky Rackard Cup was

C Brennan; F Coyne, W Gill, R Cox; D Clarke, M Burke (0-01), L Reidy; J Mullins, D Collery; M Gilmartin (0-01), D Burke (0-02), P Severs (1-04, 0-03f); J Bannerton (1-01), K Raymond (1-08), L Cadden (0-01)

Subs J O'Brien F Hayes C Herrity R Haughey N Cadden J Kelly S Kerins M Shelly C O'Mahony D Cox C Hacket K Doyle P Quinn

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