{{Short description|Hurling decider}} {{Use Hiberno-English|date=December 2020}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}} {{Infobox football match | title = 2020 Nicky Rackard final | image = | event = [[2020 Nicky Rackard Cup]] | team1 = {{GG|Donegal|hurling}} | team1association = [[File:Donegal colours.jpg|40px]] | team1score = 3–18 | team2 = {{GG|Mayo|hurling}} | team2association = [[File:Mayo colours.PNG|40px]] | team2score = 0–21 | details = | date = 22 November 2020 | stadium = [[Croke Park]] | city = [[Dublin]] | man_of_the_match1a = | referee = Kevin Jordan ([[Tipperary GAA|Tipperary]]) | attendance = 0{{refn|group=note|name=Behind closed doors|The game was played [[Behind closed doors (sport)|behind closed doors]] due to the [[impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games]].}} | weather = | previous = [[2019 Nicky Rackard Cup Final|2019]] | next = [[2021 Nicky Rackard Cup Final|2021]] }} The '''2020 Nicky Rackard Cup final''' was played at [[Croke Park]] in [[Dublin]] on 22 November 2020. It was contested by [[Donegal county hurling team|Donegal]] and [[Mayo county hurling team|Mayo]].
Donegal won the competition for a third time, becoming the first team to achieve this.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2020/1122/1179724-donegal-goal-burst-enough-to-secure-nicky-rackard-glory/|title=Donegal goal burst enough to secure Nicky Rackard glory|publisher=[[RTÉ Sport]]|date=22 November 2020}}</ref>
[[Mickey McCann]] was manager.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.irishnews.com/sport/hurlingandcamogie/2020/11/23/news/manager-mickey-mccann-many-elements-to-donegal-s-nicky-rackard-cup-triumph-2138173/|title=Manager Mickey McCann: Many elements to Donegal's Nicky Rackard Cup triumph|work=[[The Irish News]]|date=23 November 2020}}</ref> [[Seán McVeigh]] was captain.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.the42.ie/tipp-man-flynn-to-the-fore-as-donegal-claim-nicky-rackard-cup-glory-5275521-Nov2020/|title=Tipp man Flynn to the fore as Donegal claim Nicky Rackard Cup glory|publisher=[[TheJournal.ie#The42.ie|The42.ie]]|date=21 November 2020}}</ref> However, the 2020 win did not secure passage back to the [[2021 Christy Ring Cup]] for Donegal, a condition that was not made clear until shortly before the final.<ref>{{cite news|first=Frank|last=Craig|title=McVeigh: Sunday was a special day in Croke Park|work=[[Donegal News]]|date=26 November 2020|page=58|quote=The one disappointment for [captain Sean] McVeigh and his Donegal teammates is that they will not progress back up to Christy Ring Cup level despite their Championship win last Sunday. He admits there was still some confusion on the matter even right up until late last week. That ambiguity was finally clarified, albeit late in the day.}}</ref>
==Match details== {{footballbox |date = 22 November 2020 |team1 = {{GG|Donegal|hurling}} |score = 3–18 – 0–21 |report = [https://www.gaa.ie/hurling/nicky-rackard/donegal-mayo/1865591/ Report] |team2 = {{GG|Mayo|hurling}} |goals1 = D Flynn 1-3, R Ryan 1-0, D Coulter 0-9 (7f), J Boyle 1-1, D Cullen 0-3, R McDermott 0-1, G Gilmore 0-1 |goals2 = S Boland 0-11 (10f), B Morley, 0-2, C Freeman 0-2, A Philips 0-1, J Coyne 0-1, E Delaney 0-1, S Regan 0-1, C Scahill 0-1, S Kenny 0-1 ‘65 |stadium = [[Croke Park]], [[Dublin]] |referee = Kevin Jordan ([[Tipperary GAA|Tipperary]]) }}
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{| style="width:75%;" |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| {| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" |- !width=25| |- |'''?''' || Luke White |- |'''?''' || Mark Callaghan |- |'''?''' || Stephen Gillespie |- |'''?''' || Gavin Browne |- |'''?''' || Michael Donaghue |- |'''?''' || [[Seán McVeigh]] ([[Captain (sports)|c]]) |- |'''?''' || Joe Boyle |- |'''?''' || Ciaran Mathewson |- |'''?''' || [[Danny Cullen]] |- |'''?'''|| Ronan McDermott |- |'''?'''|| Jack O'Loughlin |- |'''?'''|| Kevin Kealy |- |'''?'''|| Davin Flynn |- |'''?'''|| [[Declan Coulter]] |- |'''?'''|| Gerard Gilmore |- |colspan=3|'''Substitutes:''' |- |'''?'''|| Ritchie Ryan for Kealy (29 mins) |- |'''?'''|| Bernard Lafferty for Mathewson (62 mins) |- |'''?'''|| Conor O'Grady for Cullen (74 mins) |- |colspan=3|<br>'''Manager:''' |- |colspan="4"|[[Mickey McCann]] |} |style="vertical-align:top; width:50%"| {| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=center |- !width="25"| |- |'''?''' || Gerald Kelly |- |'''?''' || Gary Nolan |- |'''?''' || Stephen Coyne |- |'''?''' || John Cassidy |- |'''?''' || Brian Hunt |- |'''?''' || David Kenny |- |'''?''' || [[Adrian Freeman#Personal life|Cathal Freeman]] |- |'''?''' || Sean Regan |- |'''?''' || Sean Kenny |- |'''?'''|| Adrian Philips |- |'''?'''|| Shane Boland |- |'''?'''|| Corey Scahill |- |'''?'''|| Jason Coyne |- |'''?'''|| Brian Morley |- |'''?'''|| Eoin Delaney |- |colspan=3|'''Substitutes:''' |- |'''?'''|| Liam Lavin for J. Coyne (51 mins) |- |'''?'''|| Cormac Phillips for Delaney (54 mins) |- |'''?'''|| Daniel Huane for Hunt (64 mins) |- |'''?'''|| Sean Mulroy for Morley (66 mins) |- |<br /> |- |colspan=3|<br>'''Manager:''' |- |colspan="4"|[[Derek Walsh]] |} |}
{| style="width:100%; font-size:90%;" | '''Man of the Match:''' <br />? |}
==Notes== {{reflist|group=note}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Nicky Rackard Cup}} {{GAA 2020}}
[[Category:2020 in hurling|Nicky Rackard Cup Final]] [[Category:Gaelic games events postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic|Nicky Rackard Cup]] [[Category:Donegal county hurling team matches]] [[Category:Mayo county hurling team matches]] [[Category:Nicky Rackard Cup finals]] [[Category:GAA finals at Croke Park]] [[Category:November 2020 sports events in Ireland]]