The 2013 season was the ninth staging of the
Nicky Rackard Cup
The Nicky Rackard Cup (; often referred to as the Rackard Cup) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association. The cup forms the fourth-tier of Hurling for senior county teams (the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champi ...
.
Donegal were the 2013 Champions, defeating
Roscommon
Roscommon (; ; ) is the county town and the largest town in County Roscommon in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is roughly in the centre of Ireland, near the meeting of the N60 road (Ireland), N60, N61 road (Ireland), N61 and N63 road (Irelan ...
in the final.
However, they were not promoted to the
2014 Christy Ring Cup due to a restructuring of the competition.
[ - interview with Donegal hurler ]Seán McVeigh
Seán McVeigh (born 1990/91) is a dual player. He plays Gaelic football for St Eunan's, as well as, formerly, hurling for the Donegal county team.
McVeigh is from Letterkenny. He made his inter-county debut at the age of 16, away to Longford ...
.
Format
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
To Championship
Relegated from the
Christy Ring Cup
The Christy Ring Cup () is an annual hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association. The cup forms the third-tier of Hurling for senior county teams (the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship is the first-tier trophy). It is ...
* None
Promoted from the
Lory Meagher Cup
The Lory Meagher Cup (; often referred to as the Meagher Cup) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association. The cup forms the fifth-tier of hurling for senior county teams (the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champio ...
*
Tyrone
From Championship
Promoted to the
Christy Ring Cup
The Christy Ring Cup () is an annual hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association. The cup forms the third-tier of Hurling for senior county teams (the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship is the first-tier trophy). It is ...
*
Armagh
Armagh ( ; , , " Macha's height") is a city and the county town of County Armagh, in Northern Ireland, as well as a civil parish. It is the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland – the seat of the Archbishops of Armagh, the Primates of All ...
Relegated to the
Lory Meagher Cup
The Lory Meagher Cup (; often referred to as the Meagher Cup) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association. The cup forms the fifth-tier of hurling for senior county teams (the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champio ...
* None
Teams
* Donegal
* Louth
* Monaghan
* Roscommon
* Sligo
* Tyrone
Round 1
Round 2
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Stadia and locations
Statistics
Miscellaneous
*
Doengal won their 1st championship in 2 years, last winning the
2011 Lory Meagher Cup
The 2011 Lory Meagher Cup is the third edition of the Lory Meagher Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2009 and is the fourth-tier of Hurling for senior county teams (the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship is t ...
.
See also
*
2013 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The 2013 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 126th staging of the All-Ireland championship since its establishment in 1887. The draw for the 2013 fixtures took place on 4 October 2012. The championship began on 5 May 2013 and ended o ...
*
2013 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
*
2013 Christy Ring Cup
The 2013 Christy Ring Cup was the ninth staging of the Christy Ring Cup hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2005. The cup competition began on 4 May 2013 and ended on 8 June 2013.
London were defend ...
*
2013 Lory Meagher Cup
References
External links
Nicky Cup fixtures
{{Nicky Rackard Cup, width=75%
Nicky Rackard Cup
The Nicky Rackard Cup (; often referred to as the Rackard Cup) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association. The cup forms the fourth-tier of Hurling for senior county teams (the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champi ...
Nicky Rackard Cup