2009 Nicky Rackard Cup

The 2009 Nicky Rackard Cup is the 5th annual third-tier

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2009 Nicky Rackard Cup

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The winners of the competition were promoted to the 2010 Christy Ring Cup.

On 11 July, Meath won the cup with a 2-18 to 1-15 win over London at Croke Park. ^[1]

Relegated from the Christy Ring Cup

• Armagh
• London
• Meath
• Roscommon

Relegated to the Lory Meagher Cup

• Cavan
• Donegal
• Fermanagh
• Leitrim
• Longford
• South Down
• Tyrone
• Warwickshire

The tournament has a

format - each team will play at least two games before being knocked out.

• The eight teams play four Round 1 matches.
  • The winners in Round 1 advance to Round 2A.
  • The losers in Round 1 go into Round 2B.
• There are two Round 2A matches.
  • The winners in Round 2A advance to the semi-finals.
  • The losers in Round 2A go into the quarter-finals.
• There are two Round 2B matches.
  • The winners in Round 2B advance to the quarter-finals.
  • The losers in Round 2B go into the relegation playoff.
    • The losers of the relegation playoff are relegated to the
      Lory Meagher Cup 2010
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• There are two quarter-final matches between the Round 2A losers and Round 2B winners.
  • The winners of the quarter-finals advance to the semi-finals.
  • The losers of the quarter-finals are eliminated.
• There are two semi-final matches between the Round 2A winners and the quarter-final winners.
  • The winners of the semi-finals advance to the final.
  • The losers of the semi-finals are eliminated.
• The winners of the final win the Nicky Rackard Cup for 2009.

Date	Venue	Team	Score	Team	Score
June 6	Athleague	Roscommon	1-11	Fingal	1-08
June 6	Sligo	Sligo	0-10	Meath	1-23
June 6	Armagh	Armagh	0-12	London	1-19
June 6	Dundalk	Louth	1-12	Monaghan	1-08

Date	Venue	Team	Score	Team	Score
June 13	Ruislip	London	1-22	Roscommon	1-11
June 13	Navan	Meath	1-26	Louth	0-10
June 13	Sligo	Sligo	0-05	Armagh	3-19
June 13	Clones	Monaghan	2-13	Fingal	1-18

Date	Venue	Team	Score	Team	Score
June 20	Armagh	Armagh	6-26	Roscommon	2-09
June 20	Swords	Fingal	0-16	Louth	1-11

Date	Venue	Team	Score	Team	Score
June 27	Ruislip	London	1-19	Fingal	2-08
June 27	Navan	Meath	0-21	Armagh	1-14

Date	Venue	Team	Score	Team	Score
July 11	Croke Park	London	1-15	Meath	2-18

Date	Venue	Team	Score	Team	Score
June 20	Ballinamore	Sligo	3-14	Monaghan	2-9

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• 2009 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
• 2009 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
• 2009 Christy Ring Cup (Tier 2)
• 2009 Lory Meagher Cup (Tier 4)