| 2023 Nicky Rackard Cup | |
| Dates: | 15 April – 3 June 2023 |
| Teams: | 6 |
| Count: | 1 |
| Matches: | 16 |
| Previous Year: | 2022 |
| Previous Tournament: | 2022 Nicky Rackard Cup |
| Next Year: | 2024 |
| Next Tournament: | 2024 Nicky Rackard Cup |
The 2023 Nicky Rackard Cup was the 19th staging of the Nicky Rackard Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2005.[1] were the winners, defeating in the final.[2]
Relegated from the Christy Ring Cup
Promoted from the Lory Meagher Cup
Promoted to the Christy Ring Cup
Relegated to the Lory Meagher Cup
The 2023 Nicky Rackard Cup employs a round-robin system, contested within a single group of 6 county teams. At the completion of the round-robin, the top two teams proceed to contest the Nicky Rackard Cup final.
Aside from the trophy itself, the reward for victory in the cup is promotion to the 2024 Christy Ring Cup, with their place in the 2024 Nicky Rackard Cup taken by the bottom-placed team in that year's Christy Ring Cup.
There is no direct entry route to the 2023 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship for 2023 Nicky Rackard Cup teams.
The bottom team in the group stage are relegated to the 2024 Lory Meagher Cup, being replaced by the champions of the 2023 Lory Meagher Cup.
The participating teams, listed by province, with numbers in parentheses indicating final positions in the 2023 National Hurling League before the championship were:
Britain (0)
Connacht (1)
Leinster (2)
Munster (0)
Ulster (3)
| County | Last Cup Title | Last Provincial Title | Last All-Ireland Title | Position in 2022 Championship | Appearance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armagh | 2012 | — | — | 4th | 14th | |
| Donegal | 2020 | 1932 | — | 3rd | 15th | |
| Fermanagh | — | — | — | 5th | 7th | |
| Louth | — | — | — | Champions (Lory Meagher Cup) | 15th | |
| Roscommon | 2015 | 1913 | — | Runners-up | 10th | |
| Wicklow | — | — | — | 6th (Christy Ring Cup) | 1st |
| County | Manager | Captain(s) | Sponsor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armagh | ||||
| Donegal | ||||
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| Wicklow |
| width=20 | width=150 style="text-align:left;" | Team | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | width=40 | width=40 | width=20 | width=20 | Qualification | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wicklow | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15-107 | 7-62 | +69 | 10 | Advance to Knockout Stage | ||||||||||
| 2 | Donegal | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9-103 | 9-74 | +29 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Armagh | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11-80 | 8-110 | -21 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Roscommon | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11-70 | 11-107 | -37 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Louth | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8-81 | 17-83 | -29 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Fermanagh | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7-82 | 9-87 | -11 | 1 | Relegation to Lory Meagher Cup |
Wicklow are promoted to the 2024 Christy Ring Cup.