The 2020 Nicky Rackard Cup is the 16th staging of the
Nicky Rackard Cup hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2005. It is the fourth tier hurling as of 2020.
Warwickshire were supposed to compete in the Rackard Cup but did not due to the
impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games
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. The championship was scheduled to begin in May 2020 but was delayed until 24 October 2020.
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Team changes
To Championship
Relegated from the
Christy Ring Cup
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Donegal
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 ...
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Leitrim
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 ...
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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 ...
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Format
Seven teams compete in the 2020 Nicky Rackard Cup.
*Six teams play each in the three Round 1 games. One team receives a bye to Round 2A.
*The three Round 1 winners, plus the team that received a bye, play in Round 2A.
**The two Round 2A winners advance to the semi-finals.
**The losers of the game between a Round 1 winner and the bye-receiving team goes into Round 2B.
*The three Round 1 losers and one of the Round 2A losers play in Round 2B.
**The Round 2B winners advance to the semi-finals.
*The semi-finals are played between the two Round 2A winners and the two Round 2B winners.
*The final is between the two semi-final winners.
Round 1
Round 2
Round 2A
The Round 1 winners are joined by Tyrone, who received a bye.
Round 2B
The Round 1 losers are joined by Tyrone, who lost their Round 2A game.
Semi-finals
The Round 2A winners play the Round 2B winners.
Final
References
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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
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