2013 Nicky Rackard Cup
| Dates | 4 May – 8 June 2013 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 6 | ||
| Champions | Donegal (1st title) Ray Durack (manager) | ||
| Runners-up | Roscommon | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 9 | ||
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The 2013 season was the ninth staging of the Nicky Rackard Cup. Donegal were the 2013 Champions, defeating Roscommon in the final.[1][2][3][4] However, they were not promoted to the 2014 Christy Ring Cup due to a restructuring of the competition.[5]
Format
[edit]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
[edit]To Championship
[edit]Relegated from the Christy Ring Cup
- None
Promoted from the Lory Meagher Cup
From Championship
[edit]Promoted to the Christy Ring Cup
Relegated to the Lory Meagher Cup
- None
Teams
[edit]- Donegal
- Louth
- Monaghan
- Roscommon
- Sligo
- Tyrone
Round 1
[edit]Round 2
[edit]Quarter-finals
[edit]Semi-finals
[edit]Final
[edit]| 8 June 2013 Final | Donegal | 3-20 - 3-16 | Roscommon | Croke Park |
Stadia and locations
[edit]Statistics
[edit]Miscellaneous
[edit]- Doengal won their 1st championship in 2 years, last winning the 2011 Lory Meagher Cup.
See also
[edit]- 2013 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
- 2013 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
- 2013 Christy Ring Cup
- 2013 Lory Meagher Cup
References
[edit]- ^ "Donegal hurlers win the Nicky Rackard cup". Donegal Now. 8 June 2013. Archived from the original on 4 May 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
- ^ "Donegal win Nicky Rackard Cup despite sending-off". Irish Examiner. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
- ^ "Nicky Rackard Cup final: to Donegal the spoils". Hogan Stand. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
- ^ "Donegal win Nicky Rackard Cup despite sending-off". BreakingNews.ie. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
- ^ Ferry, Ryan (17 May 2019). "Hurlers rise to Christy Ring challenge". Donegal News. p. 76.
'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.