2015 Nicky Rackard Cup Explained

2015 Nicky Rackard Cup
Dates:2 May
– 6 June 2015
Teams:8
Champions:Roscommon
Runners-Up:Armagh
Matches:14
Previous Year:2014
Previous Tournament:2014 Nicky Rackard Cup
Next Year:2016
Next Tournament:2016 Nicky Rackard Cup

The 2015 Nicky Rackard Cup (tier 3) was the eleventh staging of the Nicky Rackard Cup hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2005. The cup competition began on 2 May 2015 and culminated on 13 June 2015. The bottom two teams will play off with the loser playing the winner of the 2015 Lory Meagher Cup (tier 4).

Tyrone were the defending champions and they participated in the competition again after opting not to face Down in the 2014 Christy Ring Cup relegation promotion playoff.

Longford entered the 2015 competition after defeating Sligo in 2014 Nicky Rackard Cup Promotion/relegation playoff.

Roscommon won the title after defeating Armagh by 2-12 to 1-14 in the final.

Format

Teams

General Information

CountyCup TitlesLast Cup TitlePosition in 2014 Championship
Armagh22012Lost relegation playoff (Christy Ring Cup)
Donegal12013Semi-finals
Fingal0-Runners-up
Longford0-Champions (Lory Meagher Cup)
Louth0-Qualifier round 2
Monaghan0-Qualifier round 1
Roscommon12007Semi-finals
Tyrone12014Champions

Round 1

Winners progress to Round 2A. Losers go to Round 2B.

Round 2

Round 2A

Winners progress to the semi-finals. Losers go into the quarter-finals.

Round 2B

Winners go into the quarter-finals. Losers go into the Relegation Playoff

External links

GAA Fixtures 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150505042139/http://www.gaa.ie/fixtures-and-results/national-fixtures/christy-ring-nicky-rackard-lory-meagher/nicky-rackard