Nicky Rackard Cup 2008

Nicky Rackard Cup 2008
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
June 28 Louth 1-13 Fingal 0-14
July 5 Fingal 3-15 Longford 3-07
July 12 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
June 28 South Down 3-16 Leitrim 2-16
July 5 Leitrim 2-13 Fermanagh 1-11
July 12 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
June 28 Donegal 2-11 '''Tyrone 2-12
July 5 Tyrone 3-08 Monaghan 3-13
July 12 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
June 28 Sligo 3-15 Cavan 1-12
July 5 Cavan 0-16 Warwickshire 0-12
July 12 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

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

2008 season trivia

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 will have the opportunity of defending their crown in 2009 after losing 1-17 to 1-13 to Roscommon in the championship promotion/relegation play-off.

See also

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