2011 Nicky Rackard Cup#Final

The tournament has a double elimination format - each team will play at least two games before being knocked out.

• There are two Round 1 matches.
• The winners in Round 1 advance to the Round 2.
• The losers in Round 1 go into the quarter-finals.
• There are two Round 2 matches.
• The winners in Round 2 advance to the semifinals.
• The losers in Round 2 go into the quarter-finals.
• There are two quarter-final matches between the Round 1 losers and Round 2 winners.
• The winners of the quarter-finals advance to the semifinals.
• The losers of the quarter-finals play a relegation playoff.
• The losers of the relegation playoff are relegated to the Lory Meagher Cup for 2012.
• There are two semifinal matches between the Round 2 winners and the quarter-final winners.
• The winners of the semifinals advance to the final.
• The losers of the semifinals are eliminated.
• The winners of the final win the Nicky Rackard Cup for 2011 and are promoted to the Christy Ring Cup for 2012.

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|date = 23 April 2011

|team1 = London

|score = 1-19 - 1-17

|team2 = Roscommon

|goals1 = K Canty 0-6, P Sloane 0-5 (3f), K Bolger, R O'Connell 0-3 each, S Ryan 1-0, H E Cooney, Vaughan 0-1 each

|goals2 = Gary Fallon 0-8 (5f), M Kelly 1-2 (1-1f), K Connelly 0-4, D Nolan 0-3

|stadium = Ruislip

|referee = S Whelan (Wexford)

|report = [http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/londons-canty-turns-on-the-style-2628637.html Report]

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|date = 23 April 2011

|team1 = Sligo

|score = 1-07 - 4-18

|team2 = Louth

|goals1 = D Loughnane 1-1, C Brenan, K Raymond (2f) 0-2 each, L Reidy, D Burke 0-1 each.

|goals2 = G Smyth 1-4 (3f), B Corcoran 1-3, D Murphy 1-2 (1-2f), K McNally 1-1, S Fennell 0-3 (2f), W Morrissey 0-2, S Callan, D Horan, Diarmuid O'Sullivan 0-1 each

|stadium = Markievicz Park, Sligo

|referee = E Shaughnessy (Galway)

|report = [http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/smyth-goal-sets-up-louth-rout-2628727.html Report]

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|date = 30 April 2011

|team1 = Fingal

|score = 2-12 - 1-17

|team2 = Monaghan

|goals1 = D Byrne 2-2, J M Sheridan 0-6 (5f), P Daly, A McInerney 0-2 each.

|goals2 = M McHugh 1-13 (0-10f, 0-2 '65'), S Lambe 0-2, T Hilliard, E MacSuibhne 0-1 each

|stadium = Swords

|referee = S Cleere (Kilkenny)

|report = [http://www.independent.ie/sport/hurling/mchugh-shoots-down-fingal-2634836.html Report]

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|date = 30 April 2011

|team1 = Louth

|score = 1-10 - 6-20

|team2 = London

|goals1 = G Smyth 0-6 (2f, 2 '65'), Diarmuid O'Sullivan 1-0, D Dunne 0-2, Donagh O'Sullivan, B Corcoran 0-1 each

|goals2 = M Finn 1-6 (6f), P Sloane 1-3, J Maher 2-0, K Canty 1-2, R O'Connell 0-4, K Bolger 0-3, H Vaughan 1-0, J Mulcahy 0-2

|stadium = Dowdallshill, Dundalk

|referee = P Murphy (Carlow)

|report = [http://www.independent.ie/sport/hurling/vaughan-sets-tone-for-london-cruise-2634838.html Report]

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|date = 7 May 2011

|team1 = Sligo

|score = 0-11 - 3-19

|team2 = Fingal

|goals1 = D Loughnane 0-3 A Cawley 0-2, K Raymond 0-2 (1 '65), T Conneely, J Kelly, L Reidy, R Molloy (f) 0-1 each

|goals2 = A McInerney 1-4, A Richardson 2-0, JM Sheridan 0-6 (2 '65's, 2f), G Dillon 0-4, N Ring 0-3, D Byrne 0-2

|stadium = Swords

|referee = P Dwyer (Carlow)

|report = [http://www.independent.ie/sport/hurling/richardson-piles-pain-on-limp-sligo-2641089.html Report]

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|date = 7 May 2011

|team1 = Roscommon

|score = 1-14 - 3-09

|team2 = Louth

|goals1 = J Coyne 1-4 (0-4f), M Kelly 0-4 (2f, 2 '65'), G Fallon 0-3f, K Conneely 0-2, D Nolan 0-1

|goals2 = D Murphy 2-0, G Smyth 0-3 (2f), D Kettle 1-0, D Dunne, B Corcoran 0-2 each, Donagh O'Sullivan, Diarmuid O'Sullivan 0-1 each

|stadium = Dowdallshill, Dundalk

|referee = F Smith (Meath)

|report = [http://www.independent.ie/sport/hurling/murphys-brace-the-difference-2641091.html Report]

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|date = 21 May 2011

|team1 = London

|score = 1-29 - 1-05

|team2 = Fingal

|goals1 = M Finn 0-9 (6f, 2 '65s'), P Sloane 1-4, R O'Connell, N Forde 0-3 each, S Ryan, H Vaughan 0-2 each, M Walsh, G Hill, K Bolger, K Falvey, S Richardson, J Maher 0-1 each

|goals2 = A McInerney 1-0 (f), JM Sheridan (2f), N Ring 0-2 each, M Cussen 0-1

|stadium = Ruislip

|referee = T Ryan (Tipperary)

|report = [http://www.independent.ie/sport/hurling/sloane-steers-london-into-decider-2654537.html Report]

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|date = 21 May 2011

|team1 = Louth

|score = 2-17 - 1-13

|team2 = Monaghan

|goals1 = Diarmuid Murphy 0-9 (5f, 2 '65'), S Callan, Donagh O'Sullivan 1-1 each, B Corcoran 0-3, W Morrissey 0-2, G Smyth 0-1(f)

|goals2 = S Lambe 1-6 (4f), M McHugh(2f), G Boyd 0-2 each, T Hilliard, S Leonard, E MacSuibhne, B McGuigan 0-1 each

|stadium = Clones

|referee = P Murphy (Carlow)

|report = [http://www.independent.ie/sport/hurling/callan-wraps-up-louth-victory-2654594.html Report]

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|date = 4 June 2011{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/canty-and-finn-inspire-exiles-to-title/26739835.html|title=Canty and Finn inspire Exiles to title|date=6 June 2011|work=Irish Independent}}

|team1 = London

|score = 2-20 - 0-11

|team2 = Louth

|goals1 = Finn (2-8, 6f, 1 '65), Canty 0-5, S. Ryan, Walsh (0-2 each), O'Connell, Forde, Mulcahy (0-1 each)

|goals2 = Murphy (0-8f), Diarmuid O'Sullivan, Fennell, Horan (0-1 each)

|stadium = Croke Park, Dublin

|referee = M.Haverty (Galway)

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{{16TeamBracket-Compact-NoSeeds-Byes

| RD1=Round 1

| RD2=Round 2
Quarter-finals

| RD3=Semi-finals

| RD4=Final

| team-width=100px

| score-width=35px

| RD1-team13=Louth

| RD1-score13=4-18

| RD1-team14=Sligo

| RD1-score14=1-07

| RD1-team15=London

| RD1-score15=1-19

| RD1-team16=Roscommon

| RD1-score16=1-17

| RD2-team01=Monaghan

| RD2-score01=1-17

| RD2-team02=Fingal

| RD2-score02=2-12

| RD2-team05=Sligo

| RD2-score05=0-11

| RD2-team06=Fingal

| RD2-score06=3-19

| RD2-team03=Louth

| RD2-score03=3-09

| RD2-team04=Roscommon

| RD2-score04=1-14

| RD2-team07=Louth

| RD2-score07=1-10

| RD2-team08=London

| RD2-score08=6-20

| RD3-team01=Monaghan

| RD3-score01=1-13

| RD3-team02=Louth

| RD3-score02=2-17

| RD3-team03=Fingal

| RD3-score03=1-05

| RD3-team04=London

| RD3-score04=1-29

| RD4-team01=Louth

| RD4-score01=0-11

| RD4-team02=London

| RD4-score02=2-20

}}

• Widest winning margin: 25 points
• London 6-20 - 1-10 Louth (Round 2)
• Most goals in a match: 7
• London 6-20 - 1-10 Louth (Round 2)
• Most points in a match: 36
• London 1-19 - 1-17 Roscommon (Round 1)
• Most goals by one team in a match: 6
• London 6-20 - 1-10 Louth (Round 2)
• Most goals scored by a losing team: 2
• Fingal 2-12 - 1-17 Monaghan (Round 2)
• Most points scored by a losing team: 17
• London 1-19 - 1-17 Roscommon (Round 1)

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