2025 Nicky Rackard Cup

To Championship Relegated from the Christy Ring Cup • Sligo Promoted from the Lory Meagher Cup • Fermanagh From Championship Promoted to the Christy Ring Cup • Donegal Relegated to the Lory Meagher Cup • Monaghan == Format ==

Cup format Initially each of the six teams play the other five teams in single round-robin matches. The top two teams after the round robin games compete in the Nicky Rackard Cup Final. Promotion The Nicky Rackard Cup champions are automatically promoted to the following year's Christy Ring Cup and are replaced by the bottom-placed team in the Christy Ring Cup. Relegation The bottom-placed team in the Nicky Rackard Cup are automatically relegated to the following year's Lory Meagher Cup and are replaced by the Lory Meagher Cup champions. However, if New York are the Lory Meagher Cup champions, no team will be relegated from the Nicky Rackard Cup. Teams by province The participating teams, listed by province, with numbers in parentheses indicating final positions in the 2025 National Hurling League before the championship were: Connacht (3) • Mayo (23) • Roscommon (25) • Sligo (28) Leinster (1) • Louth (29) Munster (0) • None participated Ulster (2) • Armagh (26) • Fermanagh (30) == Teams ==

General Information Personnel and kits == Group stage ==

Table Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 == Knockout stage ==

Final '''''' wins the Nicky Rackard Cup. == Stadia and locations ==

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Top scorers ; Overall In a single game Scoring events • Widest winning margin: 21 points • Armagh 0-11 - 1-29 Mayo (Round 2) • Most goals in a match: 9 • Fermanagh 2-18 - 7-20 Sligo (Round 3) • Most points in a match: 49 • Mayo 1-32 - 1-17 Sligo (Round 4) • Roscommon 4-27 - 0-22 Fermanagh (Round 4) • Most goals by one team in a match: 7 • Fermanagh 2-18 - 7-20 Sligo (Round 3) • Most points by one team in a match: 32 • Mayo 1-32 - 1-17 Sligo (Round 4) • Highest aggregate score: 65 points • Fermanagh 2-18 - 7-20 Sligo (Round 3) • Lowest aggregate score: 31 points • Fermanagh 0-15 - 1-13 Armagh (Round 1) • Hat-trick Heros: • Andrew Kilcullen (Sligo) 4-07 vs Fermanagh (Round 3) • Seán Canning (Roscommon) 3-02 vs Louth (Round 5) == See also ==