Wicklow came from behind to defeat Donegal by 1-20 to 3-12 at Croke Park and secure their first ever Nickey Rackard Cup title.

Bidding for their fourth success in the competition, Donegal looked to be in the driving-seat after goals from Ryan Hilferty and Liam McKinney inside the opening 22 minutes at headquarters.

Those strikes saw the Tir Chonaill men taking in a 2-8 to 0-10 lead at half-time but Wicklow battled back after the turnaround with marksman Christy Moorehouse (0-9) to the fore for them.

The goal came for the Garden men via Andy O’Brien after a long ball in from Jack Doyle and they didn’t look back after that, running up a five-point lead by the late stages of the decider.

Luke White’s goal did give Donegal some hope but Wicklow managed to hold on for the two-point win to record their first Rackard Cup triumph and return straight back to the Christy Ring Cup for next year. 

Nickey Rackard Champions

The team will be arriving back in Bray Emmets Club House at 7pm.
We encourage everyone to be there to welcome the team home. #officialwicklowgaa#WicklowGAA#CillMhantáinAbú pic.twitter.com/Wp7INnQj6q

— Official Wicklow GAA (@wicklowgaa) June 3, 2023

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