2024 Nicky Rackard Cup

The 2024 Nicky Rackard Cup was the twentieth edition of the Nicky Rackard Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2005 and is the fourth-tier of Hurling for senior county teams (the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship is the first-tier trophy). It is contested by six GAA county teams ranked 24–29 in the 2024 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. The competition ran from 13 April to 2 June 2024.

The Nicky Rackard Cup final was played on 2 June 2024 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Donegal and Mayo, in what was their second meeting in the final overall and a first meeting in four years. Donegal won the match by 3–17 to 0–22 to claim their fourth cup title overall and a first title in four years.

Armagh's Alex O'Boyle was the top scorer with 2-45.

Team changes

To Championship

Relegated from the Christy Ring Cup Mayo

Promoted from the Lory Meagher Cup Monaghan

From Championship Promoted to the Christy Ring Cup Wicklow

Relegated to the Lory Meagher Cup Fermanagh

Teams

General Information CountyLast Cup TitleLast Provincial TitleLast All-Ireland TitlePosition in 2023 ChampionshipAppearance Armagh2012——3rd15th Donegal20201932—Runners-up16th Louth———5th16th Mayo20211909—6th (Christy Ring Cup)5th Monaghan—1915—Champions (Lory Meagher Cup)17th Roscommon20151913—4th11th

Personnel and kits CountyManagerCaptain(s)Sponsor Armagh Donegal Louth Mayo Monaghan Roscommon

Group stage Table TeamQualification1 Donegal55009-1144-715810Advance to Final2 Mayo531113-1054-815173 Roscommon53118-875-91575 Armagh52035-854-107 -1944 Louth51046-8010-96 -2826 Monaghan50055-7419-99 -670Relegated to Lory Meagher Cup

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Knockout stage Final

Donegal are promoted to the 2025 Christy Ring Cup

Statistics Top scorers

Overall

Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Alex O'BoyleArmagh2-4551510.202Darren GeogheganLouth1-444759.40Niall ArthurMonaghan0-474759.404Gerard GilmoreDonegal1-404358.605Cormac PhillipsMayo4-233565.836Shane BolandMayo1-303365.507Liam McKinneyDonegal1-222564.168Cian MurrayRoscommon3-132254.40Paddy FallonRoscommon0-222245.5010Seán ReganMayo4-092163.50Ruairí CampbellDonegal3-122163.50

In a single game

Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Niall ArthurMonaghan0-1414Roscommon2Tomás GalvinArmagh2-0713MonaghanGerard GilmoreDonegal1-1013MonaghanDarren GeogheganLouth0-1313ArmaghAlex O'BoyleArmagh0-1313RoscommonDarren GeogheganLouth0-1313Donegal7Niall ArthurMonaghan0-1212Armagh8Cian MurrayRoscommon3-0211MonaghanCormac PhillipsMayo2-0511Louth10Darren GeogheganLouth1-0710MonaghanAlex O'BoyleAramgh1-0710MonaghanAlex O'BoyleAramgh0-1010LouthGerard GilmoreDonegal0-1010Roscommon

Miscellaneous

Donegal won their 1st championship in 4 years, last winning the 2020 Nicky Rackard Cup. Donegal become the first county to win 4 Nicky Rackard Cups.

2024 Nicky Rackard Cup

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