2022 Nicky Rackard Cup#Final
{{short description|Nicky Rackard Cup hurling championship}}
{{more citations needed|date=May 2022}}
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{{Infobox hurling championship
| name = 2022 Nicky Rackard Cup
| image =
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| dates = 10 April – 21 May 2022
| teams = 6
| champions = File:Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone
| count =
| champions captain =
| champions manager = Mickey McShane
| runners-up = File:Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon
| runners-up captain =
| runners-up manager =
| matches = 15
| goals = 65
| points = 553
| relegated =
| top scorer =
| previous year = 2021
| previous tournament = 2021 Nicky Rackard Cup
| next year = 2023
| next tournament = 2023 Nicky Rackard Cup
}}
The 2022 Nicky Rackard Cup was the 18th staging of the Nicky Rackard Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2005. The cup began on 10 April 2022 and ended on 21 May 2022.{{cite web | url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/gaa-fixtures-2022-calendar-confirmed-with-replays-only-for-all-ireland-finals-1.4761153 | title=GAA fixtures 2022: Calendar confirmed with replays only for All-Ireland finals }}{{cite web | url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/results/gaa/2022/6290/fixtures/ | title=Nicky Rackard Cup | website=RTÉ.ie }}
Team changes
= To Championship =
= From Championship =
Teams
= General Information =
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
!Last Cup Title !Last Provincial Title !Last All-Ireland Title !Position in 2021 Championship !Appearance |
| style="text-align:left" |File:Colours_of_Armagh.svg Armagh
|2012 |— |— |Semi-finals | |
| style="text-align:left" |File:Colours_of_Donegal.svg Donegal
|2020 |1932 |— |Semi-finals | |
| style="text-align:left" |File:Colours_of_Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh
|— |— |— |Champions (Lory Meagher Cup) | |
| style="text-align:left" |File:Colours_of_Roscommon.svg Roscommon
|2015 |1913 |— |Quarter-finals (Christy Ring Cup) | |
| style="text-align:left" |Tyrone
|2014 |— |— |Runners-up | |
| style="text-align:left" |Warwickshire
|— |— |— |— | |
Competition format
= Cup format =
The 2022 Nicky Rackard is played on a Round-Robin basis. The counties who finish in the top two places shall qualify for the final, with the winner being promoted to the Christy Ring Cup. The bottom placed team in the Round Robin is relegated to the Lory Meagher Cup.{{cite web | url=https://www.gaa.ie/news/gaa-publish-master-fixtures-schedule-for-2022/ | title=GAA publish Master Fixtures Schedule for 2022 }}[https://res.cloudinary.com/dvrbaruzq/image/upload/fl_attachment/fxjdfevtl9a6cqxoglph.pdf GAA Master Fixture Schedule Booklet 2022 (20122021)]
Group stage
=Group stage table=
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!width=20|{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}} ! style="width:150px; text-align:left;"|Team !width=20|{{Tooltip|Pld|Games Played}} !width=20|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}} !width=20|{{Tooltip|D|Draws}} !width=20|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}} !width=45|{{Tooltip|SF|Score for}} !width=45|{{Tooltip|SA|Score against}} !width=20|{{Tooltip|Diff|Scoring difference}} !width=20|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}} !Qualification | |||||||||
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|1 | align="left" |File:Colours_of_Roscommon.svg Roscommon | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17-110 | 6-79 | +64 | 9
| rowspan="2" |Advance to Knockout Stage |
| style="background:#ccffcc"
|2 | align="left"|File:Colours_of_Tyrone.svg Tyrone | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12-97 | 8-83 | +26 | 8 |
| 3 | align="left" |File:Colours_of_Donegal.svg Donegal | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4-117 | 8-76 | +29 | 7
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| 4 | align="left" |File:Colours_of_Armagh.svg Armagh | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13-81 | 16-93| | ||
| 21 | 4 | ||||||||
| 5 | align="left" |File:Colours_of_Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9-92 | 10-87 | +2 | 2 |
| style="background:#ffcccc"
|6 | align="left" |File:Colours_of_Warwickshire.svg Warwickshire | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10-56 | 17-135| | ||
| 100 | 0 | Relegation to Lory Meagher Cup |
=Fixtures and results=
==Round 1==
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| date = 10 April 2022
| round = Round 1
| team1 = File:Colours_of_Warwickshire.svg Warwickshire
| score = 2-11 - 7-18
| team2 = File:Colours_of_Tyrone.svg Tyrone
| report = https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/nicky-rackard-cup-wrap-stellar-fermanagh-nearly-pull-off-donegal-shock-1.4849470
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| date = 10 April 2022
| round = Round 1
| team1 = File:Colours_of_Armagh.svg Armagh
| score = 2-07 - 5-19
| team2 = File:Colours_of_Roscommon.svg Roscommon
| report = https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/nicky-rackard-cup-wrap-stellar-fermanagh-nearly-pull-off-donegal-shock-1.4849470
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| stadium = Athletic Grounds
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| date = 10 April 2022
| round = Round 1
| team1 = File:Colours_of_Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh
| score = 2-13 - 1-21
| team2 = File:Colours_of_Donegal.svg Donegal
| report = https://www.donegaldaily.com/2022/04/10/donegal-begin-nicky-rackard-with-win-in-fermanagh/
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| stadium = Maguiresbridge
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==Round 2==
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| date = 17 April 2022
| round = Round 2
| team1 = File:Colours_of_Tyrone.svg Tyrone
| score = 1-18 - 1-14
| team2 = File:Colours_of_Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh
| report = https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2022/0417/1292798-christy-ring-nicky-rackard-lory-meagher-round-up/
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| stadium = Healy Park
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| date = 17 April 2022
| round = Round 2
| team1 = File:Colours_of_Roscommon.svg Roscommon
| score = 3-26 - 1-14
| team2 = File:Colours_of_Warwickshire.svg Warwickshire
| report = https://roscommonpeople.ie/late-goals-deliver-delayed-easter-joy-for-hurlers/
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| date = 17 April 2022
| round = Round 2
| team1 = File:Colours_of_Donegal.svg Donegal
| score = 1-22 - 2-14
| team2 = File:Colours_of_Armagh.svg Armagh
| report = https://www.donegaldaily.com/2022/04/17/hard-fought-win-for-donegal-hurlers-in-nickey-rackard-cup/
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| stadium = O'Donnell Park
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==Round 3==
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| date = 23 April 2022
| round = Round 3
| team1 = File:Colours_of_Tyrone.svg Tyrone
| score = 3-17 - 1-15
| team2 = File:Colours_of_Armagh.svg Armagh
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| date = 23 April 2022
| round = Round 3
| team1 = File:Colours_of_Donegal.svg Donegal
| score = 1-22 - 3-16
| team2 = File:Colours_of_Roscommon.svg Roscommon
| report = https://roscommonherald.ie/2022/04/23/hurlers-earn-credible-draw-against-donegal/
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| date = 24 April 2022
| round = Round 3
| team1 = File:Colours_of_Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh
| score =2-31- 2-05
| team2 = File:Colours_of_Warwickshire.svg Warwickshire
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==Round 4==
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| date = 7 May 2022
| round = Round 4
| team1 = File:Colours_of_Roscommon.svg Roscommon
| score =3-24 - 0-21
| team2 = File:Colours_of_Tyrone.svg Tyrone
| report = https://roscommonherald.ie/2022/05/07/hurlers-produce-best-performance-of-the-season-to-topple-tyrone/
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| date = 7 May 2022
| round = Round 4
| team1 = File:Colours_of_Armagh.svg Armagh
| score =3-18 - 2-19
| team2 = File:Colours_of_Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh
| report = https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2022/0507/1296615-ring-rackard-meagher-round-up-kildare-into-final/
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| date = 8 May 2022
| round = Round 4
| team1 = File:Colours_of_Warwickshire.svg Warwickshire
| score =0-10 - 0-33
| team2 = File:Colours_of_Donegal.svg Donegal
| report = https://www.donegaldaily.com/2022/05/07/donegal-hurlers-do-the-business-in-birmingham/
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| stadium = Páirc na hÉireann
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==Round 5==
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| date = 14 May 2022
| round = Round 5
| team1 = File:Colours_of_Warwickshire.svg Warwickshire
| score = 5-16 - 5-27
| team2 = File:Colours_of_Armagh.svg Armagh
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| date = 14 May 2022
| round = Round 5
| team1 = File:Colours_of_Tyrone.svg Tyrone
| score = 1-23 - 1-19
| team2 = File:Colours_of_Donegal.svg Donegal
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| date = 14 May 2022
| round = Round 5
| team1 = File:Colours_of_Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh
| score = 2-15 - 3-25
| team2 = File:Colours_of_Roscommon.svg Roscommon
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Knockout stage
=Final=
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| date = 21 May 2022
| round = Final
| team1 =File:Colours_of_Roscommon.svg Roscommon
| score = 0-19 - 1-27
| team2 =File:Colours_of_Tyrone.svg Tyrone
| report = https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2022/0521/1300362-tyrone-too-good-for-rossies-in-nicky-rackard-decider/
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| stadium = Croke Park
| referee = C McDonald (Antrim)
}} Tyrone are promoted to the 2023 Christy Ring Cup.
References
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{{Nicky Rackard Cup}}
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