2013 Nicky Rackard Cup
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{{Infobox hurling championship
| name = 2013 Nicky Rackard Cup
| image =
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| dates = 4 May
– 8 June 2013
| teams = 6
| champions = Donegal
| count = 1
| champions captain =
| champions manager = Ray Durack
| runners-up = Roscommon
| matches = 9
| goals =
| points =
| top scorer =
| previous year =2012
| previous tournament =2012 Nicky Rackard Cup
| next year = 2014
| next tournament = 2014 Nicky Rackard Cup
}}The 2013 season was the ninth staging of the Nicky Rackard Cup. Donegal were the 2013 Champions, defeating Roscommon in the final.{{cite news|url=http://www.donegalnow.com/sp/article_manager/detail/donegal_hurlers_win_the_nicky_rackard_cup|title=Donegal hurlers win the Nicky Rackard cup|work=Donegal Now|date=8 June 2013|accessdate=8 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140504204708/http://www.donegalnow.com/sp/article_manager/detail/donegal_hurlers_win_the_nicky_rackard_cup|archive-date=4 May 2014|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/donegal-win-nicky-rackard-cup-despite-sending-off-596954.html|title=Donegal win Nicky Rackard Cup despite sending-off|newspaper=Irish Examiner|date=8 June 2013|accessdate=8 June 2013}}{{cite news|url=http://www.hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=193985|title=Nicky Rackard Cup final: to Donegal the spoils|work=Hogan Stand|date=8 June 2013|accessdate=8 June 2013}}{{cite news|url=http://www.breakingnews.ie/sport/gaa/donegal-win-nicky-rackard-cup-despite-sending-off-596954.html|title=Donegal win Nicky Rackard Cup despite sending-off|work=BreakingNews.ie|date=8 June 2013|accessdate=8 June 2013}} However, they were not promoted to the 2014 Christy Ring Cup due to a restructuring of the competition.{{cite news|first=Ryan|last=Ferry|title=Hurlers rise to Christy Ring challenge|work=Donegal News|date=17 May 2019|page=76|quote='We actually won the Nicky Rackard Cup back in 2013 but there was a re-structure the following year and we didn't get to go up'.}} - interview with Donegal hurler Seán McVeigh.
Format
6 teams compete. 4 play in Round 1, 2 go straight to Round 2.
- The Round 1 winners advance to Round 2. The Round 1 losers go into quarter-finals.
- The Round 2 winners advance to semi-finals. The Round 2 losers go into quarter-finals.
- The quarter-final winners advance to semi-finals.
Team changes
= To Championship =
= From Championship =
Teams
- Donegal
- Louth
- Monaghan
- Roscommon
- Sligo
- Tyrone
Round 1
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|time = 15:00
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|team1 = Tyrone
|score = 1-11 - 0-12
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|team2 = Louth
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|date = 4 May 2013
|time = 15:00
|round = Round 1
|team1 = Roscommon
|score = 1-18 - 0-14
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Round 2
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|date = 11 May 2013
|time = 15:00
|round = Round 2
|team1 = Tyrone
|score = 2-19 - 1-10
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|team2 = Monaghan
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|stadium = Killyclogher
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|date = 11 May 2013
|time = 15:00
|round = Round 2
|team1 = Roscommon
|score = 0-16 - 1-16
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|team2 = Donegal
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Quarter-finals
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|date = 18 May 2013
|time = 15:00
|round = Quarter-final
|team1 = Monaghan
|score = 5-12 - 2-7
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|team2 = Sligo
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|stadium = Inniskeen
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|date = 18 May 2013
|time = 16:00
|round = Quarter-final
|team1 = Roscommon
|score = 2-14 - 0-13
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|team2 = Louth
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|stadium = Connacht Centre of Excellence
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Semi-finals
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|date = 25 May 2013
|time = 15:00
|round = Semi-final
|team1 = Donegal
|score = 5-12 - 2-9
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|team2 = Monaghan
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|stadium = Letterkenny
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|date = 25 May 2013
|time = 15:00
|round = Semi-final
|team1 = Roscommon
|score = 3-28 - 0-14
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|team2 = Tyrone
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Final
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|date = 8 June 2013
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|round = Final
|team1 = Donegal
|score = 3-20 - 3-16
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|team2 = Roscommon
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|stadium = Croke Park
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Stadia and locations
{{Main|List of Gaelic Athletic Association stadiums}}
Statistics
Miscellaneous
- Doengal won their 1st championship in 2 years, last winning the 2011 Lory Meagher Cup.
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130501015620/http://gaa.ie/fixtures-and-results/national-fixtures/christy-ring-nicky-rackard-lory-meagher/nicky-rackard/ Nicky Cup fixtures]
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