{{short description|Nicky Rackard Cup hurling championship}} {{more citations needed|date=May 2022}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox hurling championship | name = 2022 Nicky Rackard Cup | image = | imagesize = | caption = | dates = 10 April – 21 May 2022 | teams = 6 | champions = [[File:Colours of Tyrone.svg|border|20px]] [[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]] | count = | champions captain = | champions manager = Mickey McShane | runners-up = [[File:Colours of Roscommon.svg|border|20px]] [[Roscommon GAA| 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 Nicky Rackard Cup|2005]]. The cup began on 10 April 2022 and ended on 21 May 2022.<ref>{{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 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/results/gaa/2022/6290/fixtures/ | title=Nicky Rackard Cup | website=[[RTÉ.ie]] }}</ref>
== Team changes ==
=== To Championship === Relegated from the [[Christy Ring Cup]]
* [[Roscommon GAA|Roscommon]]
Promoted from the [[Lory Meagher Cup]]
* [[Fermanagh GAA|Fermanagh]]
=== From Championship === Promoted to the [[Christy Ring Cup]]
* [[Mayo GAA|Mayo]]
Relegated to the [[Lory Meagher Cup]]
* [[Leitrim GAA|Leitrim]]
== Teams ==
=== General Information === {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" ![[County (Gaelic games)|County]] !Last Cup Title !Last Provincial Title !Last All-Ireland Title !Position in [[2021 Nicky Rackard Cup|2021]] Championship !Appearance |- | style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours_of_Armagh.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Armagh county hurling team|Armagh]] |[[2012 Nicky Rackard Cup|2012]] |— |— |Semi-finals | |- | style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours_of_Donegal.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Donegal county hurling team|Donegal]] |[[2020 Nicky Rackard Cup|2020]] |[[1932 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship|1932]] |— |Semi-finals | |- | style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours_of_Fermanagh.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Fermanagh county hurling team|Fermanagh]] |— |— |— |Champions ([[Lory Meagher Cup]]) | |- | style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours_of_Roscommon.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Roscommon county hurling team|Roscommon]] |[[2015 Nicky Rackard Cup|2015]] |[[1913 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship|1913]] |— |Quarter-finals ([[Christy Ring Cup]]) | |- | style="text-align:left" |[[Tyrone county hurling team|Tyrone]] |[[2014 Nicky Rackard Cup|2014]] |— |— |Runners-up | |- | style="text-align:left" |[[Warwickshire county hurling team|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]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.gaa.ie/news/gaa-publish-master-fixtures-schedule-for-2022/ | title=GAA publish Master Fixtures Schedule for 2022 }}</ref><ref>[https://res.cloudinary.com/dvrbaruzq/image/upload/fl_attachment/fxjdfevtl9a6cqxoglph.pdf GAA Master Fixture Schedule Booklet 2022 (20122021)]</ref>
==Group stage== ===Group stage table===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" !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 |- style="background:#ccffcc" |1|| align="left" |[[File:Colours_of_Roscommon.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Roscommon GAA|Roscommon]]||5||4||1||0||17-110||6-79||+64||'''9''' | rowspan="2" |Advance to [[2022 Nicky Rackard Cup#Knockout stage|Knockout Stage]] |- style="background:#ccffcc" |2|| align="left"|[[File:Colours_of_Tyrone.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]]||5||4||0||1||12-97||8-83||+26||'''8''' |- |3|| align="left" |[[File:Colours_of_Donegal.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Donegal GAA|Donegal]]||5||3||1||1||4-117||8-76||+29||'''7''' | rowspan="3" | |- |4|| align="left" |[[File:Colours_of_Armagh.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Armagh GAA|Armagh]]||5||2||0||3||13-81||16-93||-21||'''4''' |- |5|| align="left" |[[File:Colours_of_Fermanagh.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Fermanagh GAA|Fermanagh]]||5||1||0||4||9-92||10-87||+2||'''2''' |- style="background:#ffcccc" |6|| align="left" |[[File:Colours_of_Warwickshire.svg|border|20x20px]] Warwickshire||5||0||0||5||10-56||17-135||-100||'''0'''||Relegation to [[Lory Meagher Cup]] |}
===Fixtures and results=== ====Round 1==== {{footballbox collapsible | date = 10 April 2022 | round = Round 1 | team1 = [[File:Colours_of_Warwickshire.svg|border|20x20px]] Warwickshire | score = 2-11 - 7-18 | team2 = [[File:Colours_of_Tyrone.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]] | report = https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/nicky-rackard-cup-wrap-stellar-fermanagh-nearly-pull-off-donegal-shock-1.4849470 | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Páirc na hÉireann]] | referee = }} {{footballbox collapsible | date = 10 April 2022 | round = Round 1 | team1 = [[File:Colours_of_Armagh.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Armagh GAA|Armagh]] | score = 2-07 - 5-19 | team2 = [[File:Colours_of_Roscommon.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Roscommon GAA|Roscommon]] | report = https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/nicky-rackard-cup-wrap-stellar-fermanagh-nearly-pull-off-donegal-shock-1.4849470 | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Athletic Grounds (Armagh)|Athletic Grounds]] | referee = }} {{footballbox collapsible | date = 10 April 2022 | round = Round 1 | team1 = [[File:Colours_of_Fermanagh.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Fermanagh GAA|Fermanagh]] | score = 2-13 - 1-21 | team2 = [[File:Colours_of_Donegal.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Donegal GAA|Donegal]] | report = https://www.donegaldaily.com/2022/04/10/donegal-begin-nicky-rackard-with-win-in-fermanagh/ | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = Maguiresbridge | referee = }}
====Round 2==== {{footballbox collapsible | date = 17 April 2022 | round = Round 2 | team1 = [[File:Colours_of_Tyrone.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]] | score = 1-18 - 1-14 | team2 = [[File:Colours_of_Fermanagh.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Fermanagh GAA|Fermanagh]] | report = https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2022/0417/1292798-christy-ring-nicky-rackard-lory-meagher-round-up/ | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Healy Park]] | referee = }} {{footballbox collapsible | date = 17 April 2022 | round = Round 2 | team1 = [[File:Colours_of_Roscommon.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Roscommon GAA|Roscommon]] | score = 3-26 - 1-14 | team2 = [[File:Colours_of_Warwickshire.svg|border|20x20px]] Warwickshire | report = https://roscommonpeople.ie/late-goals-deliver-delayed-easter-joy-for-hurlers/ | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Dr. Hyde Park]] | referee = }} {{footballbox collapsible | date = 17 April 2022 | round = Round 2 | team1 = [[File:Colours_of_Donegal.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Donegal GAA|Donegal]] | score = 1-22 - 2-14 | team2 = [[File:Colours_of_Armagh.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Armagh GAA|Armagh]] | report = https://www.donegaldaily.com/2022/04/17/hard-fought-win-for-donegal-hurlers-in-nickey-rackard-cup/ | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[O'Donnell Park]] | referee = }}
====Round 3==== {{footballbox collapsible | date = 23 April 2022 | round = Round 3 | team1 = [[File:Colours_of_Tyrone.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]] | score = 3-17 - 1-15 | team2 = [[File:Colours_of_Armagh.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Armagh GAA|Armagh]] | report = | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Healy Park]] | referee = }} {{footballbox collapsible | date = 23 April 2022 | round = Round 3 | team1 = [[File:Colours_of_Donegal.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Donegal GAA|Donegal]] | score = 1-22 - 3-16 | team2 = [[File:Colours_of_Roscommon.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Roscommon GAA|Roscommon]] | report = https://roscommonherald.ie/2022/04/23/hurlers-earn-credible-draw-against-donegal/ | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[O'Donnell Park]] | referee = }} {{footballbox collapsible | date = 24 April 2022 | round = Round 3 | team1 = [[File:Colours_of_Fermanagh.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Fermanagh GAA|Fermanagh]] | score =2-31- 2-05 | team2 = [[File:Colours_of_Warwickshire.svg|border|20x20px]] Warwickshire | report = | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Brewster Park (Enniskillen)|Brewster Park]] | referee = }}
====Round 4==== {{footballbox collapsible | date = 7 May 2022 | round = Round 4 | team1 = [[File:Colours_of_Roscommon.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Roscommon GAA|Roscommon]] | score =3-24 - 0-21 | team2 = [[File:Colours_of_Tyrone.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]] | report = https://roscommonherald.ie/2022/05/07/hurlers-produce-best-performance-of-the-season-to-topple-tyrone/ | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Dr. Hyde Park]] | referee = }} {{footballbox collapsible | date = 7 May 2022 | round = Round 4 | team1 = [[File:Colours_of_Armagh.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Armagh GAA|Armagh]] | score =3-18 - 2-19 | team2 = [[File:Colours_of_Fermanagh.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Fermanagh GAA|Fermanagh]] | report = https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2022/0507/1296615-ring-rackard-meagher-round-up-kildare-into-final/ | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Athletic Grounds (Armagh)|Athletic Grounds]] | referee = }} {{footballbox collapsible | date = 8 May 2022 | round = Round 4 | team1 = [[File:Colours_of_Warwickshire.svg|border|20x20px]] Warwickshire | score =0-10 - 0-33 | team2 = [[File:Colours_of_Donegal.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Donegal GAA|Donegal]] | report = https://www.donegaldaily.com/2022/05/07/donegal-hurlers-do-the-business-in-birmingham/ | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Páirc na hÉireann]] | referee = }}
====Round 5====
{{footballbox collapsible | date = 14 May 2022 | round = Round 5 | team1 = [[File:Colours_of_Warwickshire.svg|border|20x20px]] Warwickshire | score = 5-16 - 5-27 | team2 = [[File:Colours_of_Armagh.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Armagh GAA|Armagh]] | report = | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Páirc na hÉireann]] | referee = }} {{footballbox collapsible | date = 14 May 2022 | round = Round 5 | team1 = [[File:Colours_of_Tyrone.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]] | score = 1-23 - 1-19 | team2 = [[File:Colours_of_Donegal.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Donegal GAA|Donegal]] | report = | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Healy Park]] | referee = }} {{footballbox collapsible | date = 14 May 2022 | round = Round 5 | team1 = [[File:Colours_of_Fermanagh.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Fermanagh GAA|Fermanagh]] | score = 2-15 - 3-25 | team2 = [[File:Colours_of_Roscommon.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Roscommon GAA|Roscommon]] | report = | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Brewster Park (Enniskillen)|Brewster Park]] | referee = }}
==Knockout stage== ===Final===
{{footballbox collapsible | date = 21 May 2022 | round = Final | team1 =[[File:Colours_of_Roscommon.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Roscommon GAA|Roscommon]] | score = 0-19 - 1-27 | team2 =[[File:Colours_of_Tyrone.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]] | report = https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2022/0521/1300362-tyrone-too-good-for-rossies-in-nicky-rackard-decider/ | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Croke Park]] | referee = C McDonald (Antrim) }} [[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]] are promoted to the [[Christy Ring Cup|2023 Christy Ring Cup]].
==References== {{Reflist}} {{GAA 2022}} {{Nicky Rackard Cup}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Nicky Rackard Cup]] [[Category:2022 in hurling]]