2017 Nicky Rackard Cup

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The 2017 Nicky Rackard Cup is the 13th staging of the Nicky Rackard Cup hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2005. It is the third tier of senior inter-county championship hurling.^[1]

Mayo, the 2016 champions, were promoted to the 2017 Christy Ring Cup after defeating Derry in the promotion/relegation playoff 1-21 to 1-14.

Format

The 2017 Nicky Rackard Cup is played in a double-elimination format. For clarity, the match-ups are explained in each round below.

The seven teams competing in 2017 are Armagh, Derry, Donegal, Longford, Louth, Monaghan, and Tyrone. Fingal were scheduled to compete but have withdrawn for 2017.

Round 1

Six of the seven teams play in Round 1.

	Louth	v	Derry

	Donegal	v	Armagh

	Monaghan	v	Tyrone

	Longford	BYE

Round 2

Round 2A

Contested by the three winners of Round 1 and the team that received a bye.

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Round 2B

Contested by the four losers of Round 1.

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Quarter-finals

The two losers of round 2A (who won a match and lost a match) play the two winners of round 2B (who lost a match and won a match). These two matches are referred to as quarter-finals.

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Semi-finals

The winners of round 2A play the winners of the two quarter-finals.

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Final

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Christy Ring/Nicky Rackard Play-Off

The winner of this year's Nicky Rackard Cup (tier 3) plays the bottom team in this year's Christy Ring Cup (tier 2).

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Nicky Rackard/Lory Meagher Play-Offs

Bottom play-off

Contested by the two losers from round 2B. Both these teams lost their first two matches.

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Relegation/Promotion play-off

The bottom team in this year's Nicky Rackard Cup (tier 3) plays the winner of this year's Lory Meagher Cup (tier 4).

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References

↑ Hurling tiers - 1. All-Ireland (Liam McCarthy) 2. Christy Ring 3. Nicky Rackard 4. Lory Meagher

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship - Nicky Rackard Cup

Armagh Donegal Fingal Longford Louth Monaghan Roscommon Tyrone

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Liam MacCarthy Cup (Tier 1) Christy Ring Cup (Tier 2) Nicky Rackard Cup (Tier 3) Lory Meagher Cup (Tier 4)

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