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2008 Nicky Rackard Cup

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{{Infobox hurling championship|name=2008 Nicky Rackard Cup|image=|imagesize=|caption=|dates=28 June — 3 August|teams=12|champions=Sligo|count=1|champions captain=Damien Burke|champions manager=Michael Galvin|runners-up=Louth|runners-up captain=|runners-up manager=|matches=19|goals=|points=|relegated=8 counties|top scorer=|previous year=2007|previous tournament=2007 Nicky Rackard Cup|next year=2009|next tournament=2009 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.

Team changes

= To Championship =

Entered Championship

= From Championship =

Promoted to the Christy Ring Cup

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 A

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Pos

! Team

! P

! W

! D

! L

! SF

! SA

! Diff

! Pts

!Qualification

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|1

| Fingal

| 2

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 3-29

| 4-20

| +6

| 2

| rowspan="2" |Advance to Knockout Stage

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|2

| Louth

| 2

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 1-26

| 0-29

| 0

| 2

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|3

| Longford

| 2

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 3-22

| 3-28

| -6

| 2

|

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Date

! Team

! Score

! Team

! Score

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| 28 June

| Louth

| 1-13

| Fingal

| 0-14

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| 5 July

| Fingal

| 3-15

| Longford

| 3-07

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| 12 July

| Longford

| 0-15

| Louth

| 0-13

Group B

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Pos

! Team

! P

! W

! D

! L

! SF

! SA

! Diff

! Pts

!Qualification

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|1

| South Down

| 2

| 2

| 0

| 0

| 7-31

| 4-29

| +11

| 4

| rowspan="2" |Advance to Knockout Stage

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|2

| Leitrim

| 2

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 4-29

| 4-27

| +2

| 2

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|3

| Fermanagh

| 2

| 0

| 0

| 2

| 3-24

| 6-28

| -13

| 0

|

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Date

! Team

! Score

! Team

! Score

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| 28 June

| South Down

| 3-16

| Leitrim

| 2-16

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| 5 July

| Leitrim

| 2-13

| Fermanagh

| 1-11

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| 12 July

| Fermanagh

| 2-13

| South Down

| 4-15

Group 3C

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Date

! Team

! Score

! Team

! Score

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| 28 June

| Donegal

| 2-11

| Tyrone

| 2-12

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| 5 July

| Tyrone

| 3-08

| Monaghan

| 3-13

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| 12 July

| Monaghan

| 0-19

| Donegal

| 1-15

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Team

! P

! W

! D

! L

! F

! A

! Pts

! +/-

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| Monaghan

| 2

| 2

| 0

| 0

| 3-32

| 4-23

| 4

| +6

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| Tyrone

| 2

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 5-20

| 5-24

| 2

| -4

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| Donegal

| 2

| 0

| 0

| 2

| 3-26

| 2-31

| 0

| -2

Group 3D

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Date

! Team

! Score

! Team

! Score

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| 28 June

| Sligo

| 3-15

| Cavan

| 1-12

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| 5 July

| Cavan

| 0-16

| Warwickshire

| 0-12

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| 12 July

| Warwickshire

| 2-10

| Sligo

| 1-15

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Team

! P

! W

! D

! L

! F

! A

! Pts

! +/-

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| Sligo

| 2

| 2

| 0

| 0

| 4-30

| 3-17

| 4

| +16

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| Cavan

| 2

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 1-23

| 3-27

| 2

| -10

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| Warwickshire

| 2

| 0

| 0

| 2

| 2-22

| 1-31

| 0

| -6

Knockout stage

=Bracket=

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=Final=

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| date = 3 August 2008{{cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/hurling/2008/0803/235666-sligo_louth/|title=Sligo 3-19 Louth 3-10|date=6 August 2008|work=RTÉ Sport}}{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/louth/drogheda-news/hurling-raymond-inflicts-more-croker-heartbreak-on-reds/27127371.html|title=Hurling: Raymond inflicts more Croker heartbreak on Reds|date=8 August 2008|work=Drogheda Independent}}

| time = 12pm

| team1 = Sligo File:Colours_of_Sligo.svg

| score1 = 3-19 {{small|(28)}}

| score2 = {{small|(19)}} 3-10

| team2 = File:Colours of Louth.svg Louth

| goals1 = Bannerton, Raymond, Seevers (1-0 each)

| points1 = Raymond (0-8), Seevers (0-4, 3f), D. Burke (0-2), Bannerton, M. Burke, Cadden, Gilmartin, Shelly (0-1 each)

| goals2 = Byrne, Conroy, Murphy (1-0 each)

| points2 = Murphy (0-6, 3f, 2'65), D. Callan (0-2, 1f), A. Carter (1f), G. Smyth (0-1)

| HT = 2-12 – 2-05

| venue =

| referee = S. Whelan (Wexford)

| attendance =

| TV =

}}

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GK1Ciarán Brennan (Coolera/Strandhill)
RCB2Fiachra Coyne (Calry/St. Joseph's)
FB3Walter Gill (Turloughmore, Galway)
LCB4Ronan Cox (Calry/St. Joseph's)
RHB5Dermot Clarke (Mullagh, Galway)
CHB6Mark Burke (Tubbercurry)
LHB7Liam Reidy (Calry/St. Joseph's)
MF8John Mullins (Mullagh, Galway)
MF9David Colleary (Calry/St. Joseph's)
RHF10Michael Gilmartin (Calry/St. Joseph's)
CHF11Damien Burke (Calry/St. Joseph's) (c)
LHF12Paul Seevers (Tubbercurry)
RCF13Joe Bannerton (Naomh Eoin)
FF14Keith Raymond (Calry/St. Joseph's)
LCF15Larry Cadden (Coolera/Strandhill)
colspan=3|Substitutes:
16Colin Herity (Dunnamaggin, Kilkenny) for Cadden
17Mick Shelly (Calry/St. Joseph's) for Bannerton
18Conor O'Mahony (Coolera/Strandhill) for Gilmartin
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Manager:
colspan="4"| Michael Galvin

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GK1Stephen Smyth (Pearse Óg)
RCB2Conor Kerrigan (Knockbridge)
FB3Tony Teefy (Knockbridge)
LCB4Brian Hassett (Pearse Óg)
RHB5Donnach Callan (Pearse Óg)
CHB6Aidan Carter (Wolfe Tones)
LHB7Johnny Carter (Wolfe Tones)
MF8Trevor Hilliard (Knockbridge)
MF9Shane Kerrigan (Knockbridge)
RHF10Shane Fennell (Knockbridge)
CHF11Ronan Byrne (Knockbridge)
LHF12Gerard Smyth (Pearse Óg)
RCF13Seán Conroy (Pearse Óg)
FF14Shane Callan (Pearse Óg)
LCF15Diarmuid Murphy (Naomh Moninne)
colspan=3|Substitutes:
16Mark Kirwan (Wolfe Tones) for Teefy
17David Dunne (Knockbridge) (c) for G. Smyth
18Eddie McCarthy (Pearse Óg) for S. Kerrigan
19Collins Connolly (Dicksboro, Kilkenny) for Fennell
20Paul Dunne (Knockbridge) for Conroy
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Manager:
colspan="4"| Pat Clancy

|-

|}

= Scores =

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Match

! Date

! Venue

! Team

! Score

! Team

! Score

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| Quarter-final

| 19 July

| Parnell Park

| Fingal

| 1-19

| Leitrim

| 0-12

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| Quarter-final

| 19 July

| Páirc Esler

| South Down

| 2-16

| Louth

| 4-13

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| Quarter-final

| 19 July

| St Tiernach's Park

| Monaghan

| 1-11

| Cavan

| 0-09

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| Quarter-final

| 19 July

| Markievicz Park

| Sligo

| 2-15

| Tyrone

| 2-11

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| semi-final

| 26 July

| Monaghan

| Monaghan

| 1-13

| Louth

| 0-18

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| semi-final

| 26 July

| Markievicz Park

| Sligo

| 1-16

| Fingal

| 0-11

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| Final{{cite news |date=3 August 2008 |title=Sligo deny Louth in Rackard final |url=http://www.irishtimes.com/news/sligo-deny-louth-in-rackard-final-1.1222886 |access-date=26 September 2015 |publisher=Irish Times}}

| 3 August

| Croke Park

| Louth

| 3-10

| Sligo

| 3-19

Stadia and locations

{{Main|List of Gaelic Athletic Association stadiums}}

Miscellaneous

= 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.

See also

References

{{Reflist}}

{{Nicky Rackard Cup}}

Nicky Rackard Cup

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