Billy Rackard (14 April 1930 – 23 March 2009) was an Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer who played as a centre-back for the Wexford senior teams. Regarded...
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championship medalist with Rathnure. Rackard's brothers, Nicky and Billy, also experienced All-Ireland success with Wexford. Rackard played his club hurling with...
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Nicholas Rackard (28 April 1922 – 10 April 1976) was an Irish hurler whose league and championship career with the Wexford senior team spanned seventeen...
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Rackard is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Billy Rackard (1930–2009), Irish sportsperson, brother of Nicky and Bobby Bobby Rackard...
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Rathnure GAA (section Nicky Rackard Park)
Brendan O'Leary Dan Quigley John Quigley Martin Quigley Billy Rackard Bobby Rackard Nicky Rackard Moran, Mary (2011). A Game of Our Own: The History of...
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Tipperary 3-10 (19) Wexford 2-11 (17) Croke Park, Dublin Jimmy Doyle Billy Rackard 1961 Details Tipperary 0-16 (16) Dublin 1-12 (15) Croke Park, Dublin...
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410 Fianna Fáil Seán Browne 11.1 3,935 3,984 4,029 4,120 Fine Gael Billy Rackard 9.7 3,450 3,530 Labour Martin Dunbar 6.9 2,443 3,933 4,073 5,125...
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Christy Ring of Cork." Three-time All-Ireland medal winner with Wexford Billy Rackard. "'There are no words I know of that can adequately do justice to the...
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L Reidy. 1951 Wexford Nicky Rackard J Rackard, M Byrne, N O’Donnell, M O’Hanlon, S Thorpe, Bobby Rackard, Billy Rackard, N Wheeler, J Morrissey, Podge...
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personality-wise and hurling-wise." Former Wexford All-Ireland winner Billy Rackard wrote: "When it comes to selecting the greatest exponent the game has...
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– Frank Stockwell, 80, former Galway Gaelic footballer. 23 March – Billy Rackard, 79, former Wexford hurler. 7 April – Paddy O'Hanlon, barrister and...
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agent, involved in the sinking of the Rainbow Warrior, plane crash. Billy Rackard, 78, Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer. Lloyd Ruby, 81, American auto...
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1926–1938 1991 Limerick Jackie Power 1935–1948 1992 Wexford Billy Rackard Bobby Rackard 1945–1964 1993 Tipperary Pat Stakelum 1947–1957 1994 Kilkenny...
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Waterford LCB John Doyle 1 Tipperary RWB Séamus Cleere 1 Kilkenny CB Billy Rackard 1 Wexford LWB Larry Guinan 1 Waterford MD Theo English 1 Tipperary MD...
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Tipp's way after making a long-awaited breakthrough in Leinster. Nicky Rackard had been Wexford's star goal-poacher throughout the year, however, his...
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Sporting positions Preceded by Nick O'Donnell Wexford Senior Hurling Captain 1961 Succeeded by Billy Rackard...
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Awards Preceded by John Joe Doyle (Clare) GAA All-Time All-Star Award 1991 Succeeded by Billy Rackard Bobby Rackard (Wexford)...
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Captain Jimmy Doyle All-Ireland Finalists Losing team Wexford Captain Billy Rackard Provincial champions Munster Tipperary Leinster Wexford Ulster Not Played...
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2005 when the "weakest" teams moved to the Christy Ring Cup and Nicky Rackard Cup. By 2014 the number of teams participating in the Leinster Championship...
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(Wexford) Leinster Senior Hurling Final winning captain 1961 Succeeded by Billy Rackard (Wexford) Preceded by Tony Wall (Munster) Interprovincial Hurling Final...
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Aidan McCormack RHF 10 Larry Larkin CHF 11 Billy Rackard LHF 12 Rory Deane RCF 13 Willie Kelly FF 14 Nicky Rackard (c) LCF 15 Des O'Neill Substitutes: 16...
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Kilkenny 1979, 1982, 1983 Kieran Purcell 3 Kilkenny 1972, 1974, 1975 Billy Rackard 3 Wexford 1955, 1956, 1960 Tony Reddin 3 Tipperary 1949, 1950, 1951...
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Hurling Final winning captain 1961 Ned Wheeler Faythe Harriers 1962 Billy Rackard Rathnure Leinster Hurling Final winning captain 1963 1964 Pat Nolan...
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forward to a scoring shoot-out between Christy Ring and Wexford's Nicky Rackard. At 3:15pm the sliothar was thrown-in and the game began in earnest. Cork...
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Champions Munster (27th title) Jimmy Doyle (captain) Runners-up Leinster Billy Rackard (captain) Tournament statistics Matches played 4 Goals scored 34 (8...
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goalkeeper in the 1951 Oireachtas Cup Final victory over Kilkenny. Billy Rackard in his 1996 book 'No Hurling at the Dairy Door' wrote: "In the league...
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from the goal line denied Cork an almost certain goal. Tim Flood, Nicky Rackard, Martin Codd, and Tom Dixon chipped in with further points for Wexford...
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2024 Joe McDonagh Cup (Tier 2) 2024 Christy Ring Cup (Tier 3) 2024 Nicky Rackard Cup (Tier 4) 2024 Lory Meagher Cup (Tier 5) 2024 All-Ireland Senior Football...
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McDonagh Cup, and the lowest finishing team is relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup. The competition is named in honour of Christy Ring, a legendary player...
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Son'- biographic song about Nickey Rackard the famous Wexford hurler written by Wexford author Tom Williams "Nickey Rackard 'The Golden Sun' – another biographic...
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