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The 2006 Nicky Rackard Cup was the 2006 campaign of the Nicky Rackard Cup and began on Saturday June 10, 2006. 2006 was the second time this new element of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was introduced. It was devised by the Hurling Development Committee to encourage some of the weaker hurling counties and to give them the chance of playing more games. The final will be played on Sunday, August 13 in Croke Park, Dublin City.

Donegal, Armagh, Longford and Derry played in the semi-finals. Longford qualified by defeating the other two group runners-up. After winning their semi-finals, Donegal and Derry contested the final in Croke Park on August 12. Derry won easily and were promoted to the 2007 Christy Ring Cup.

Format

Twelve teams participate in the 2006 Nicky Rackard Cup. The teams were divided into three groups of four roughly based on geographical criteria. The groups are identical to the Nicky Rackard Cup 2005 except that in 3C Derry replace London, who have been promoted.

• Group 3A: Sligo, Tyrone, Donegal and Fermanagh
• Group 3B: Louth, Cavan, Armagh and Leitrim
• Group 3C: Derry, Warwickshire, Longford and Monaghan

Team changes

To Championship

Relegated from the Christy Ring Cup

• Derry

From Championship

Promoted to the Christy Ring Cup

• London

Teams

General Information

County	Last Provincial Title	Last All-Ireland Title	Position in 2005 Championship	Appearance
Armagh	—	—	Quarter-finals	2nd
Cavan	—	—	Group Stage	2nd
Derry	2001	—	Lost relegation playoff (Christy Ring Cup)	1st
Donegal	1932	—	Semi-finals	2nd
Fermanagh	—	—	Group Stage	2nd
Leitrim	—	—	Group Stage	2nd
Longford	—	—	Quarter-finals	2nd
Louth	—	—	Runners-up	2nd
Monaghan	1915	—	Group Stage	2nd
Sligo	—	—	Group Stage	2nd
Tyrone	—	—	Semi-finals	2nd
Warwickshire	—	—	Group Stage	2nd

Group stage

Group 3A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Donegal	3	2	1	0	8-43	2-33	+28	5	Advance to Knockout stage
2	Sligo	3	2	1	0	7-43	7-20	+23	5
3	Fermanagh	3	1	0	2	7-31	6-48	-14	2
4	Tyrone	3	0	0	3	3-33	10-49	-37	0

Matches

Group 3B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Armagh	3	3	0	0	11-65	2-18	+74	5	Advance to Knockout stage
2	Louth	3	2	0	1	12-44	3-28	+43	5
3	Leitrim	3	1	0	2	6-32	10-37	-17	2
4	Cavan	3	0	0	3	5-10	19-58	-90	0

Matches

Group 3C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Derry	3	3	0	0	8-54	3-35	+34	6	Advance to Knockout stage
2	Longford	3	2	0	1	3-44	3-31	+13	4
3	Warwickshire	3	1	0	2	4-29	4-44	-15	2
4	Monaghan	3	0	0	3	1-31	6-48	-32	0

Matches

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Quarter-final playoffs					Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final
											Derry		3-10
											Armagh		0-10
																Derry		5-15
																Donegal		1-11
											Donegal		1-19
											Longford		0-10
						Longford		1-19
	Louth		1-18			Louth		2-07
	Sligo		1-13

Quarter-finals

15 July 2006 Quarter-final playoff

Louth

1–18 — 1–13

Sligo

22 July 2006 Quarter-final	Longford	1–19 — 2–07	Louth	Longford
				Stadium: Pearse Park

Semi-finals

29 July 2006 Semi-final	Derry	3–10 — 0–10	Armagh	Armagh
				Stadium: Crossmaglen

30 July 2006 Semi-final	Donegal	1–19 — 0–10	Longford	Fermanagh
				Stadium: Enniskillen

Final

12 August 2006 Final	Derry	5–15 — 1–11	Donegal	Dublin
		Report		Stadium: Croke Park

Derry are promoted to the 2007 Christy Ring Cup.

Stadia and locations

County	Location	Province	Stadium(s)	Capacity
Armagh	Armagh	Ulster	Athletic Grounds	18,500
Cavan	Cavan	Ulster	Breffni Park	32,000
Derry	Derry	Ulster	Celtic Park	22,000
Donegal	Ballybofey	Ulster	MacCumhaill Park	18,000
Fermanagh	Enniskillen	Ulster	Brewster Park	18,000
Leitrim	Carrick-on-Shannon	Connacht	Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada	9,331
Longford	Longford	Leinster	Pearse Park	10,000
Louth	Drogheda	Leinster	Drogheda Park	3,500
Monaghan	Clones	Ulster	St Tiernach's Park	36,000
Sligo	Sligo	Connacht	Markievicz Park	18,558
Tyrone	Omagh	Ulster	Healy Park	17,636
Warwickshire	Solihull	Britain	Páirc na hÉireann	4,500

Statistics

Scoring events

• Widest winning margin: 40 points
  • Louth 8-25 - 2-03 Cavan (Round 2)
• Most goals in a match: 10
  • Louth 8-25 - 2-03 Cavan (Round 2)
• Most points in a match: 35
  • Derry 4-24 - 0-11 Monaghan (Round 2)
• Most goals by one team in a match: 8
  • Louth 8-25 - 2-03 Cavan (Round 2)
• Most points by one team in a match: 25
  • Louth 8-25 - 2-03 Cavan (Round 2)
• Highest aggregate score: 58 points
  • Louth 8-25 - 2-03 Cavan (Round 2)
• Lowest aggregate score: 23 points
  • Warwickshire 1-11 - 0-09 Monaghan (Round 1)

Miscellaneous

• Derry won their 1st championship in 5 years, last winning the 2001 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship.

See also

• 2006 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (Tier 1)
• 2006 Christy Ring Cup (Tier 2)

References

1. Wilson, Michael (1 June 2023). "Christy Ring Cup final is Derry hurling's biggest game for 20 years, says Johnny McGarvey". Derry Journal. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
2. "Preview: Christy Ring Cup Final". www.GAA.IE. Gaelic Athletic Association. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
3. "Magical McBride fires Oak Leaf boys to Rackard glory". Irish Independent. Dublin, Ireland. 13 August 2006. Retrieved 28 October 2023.

• 2006 in hurling
• Nicky Rackard Cup