| Dates | 5 June – 3 July 2010 | ||
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| Teams | 8 | ||
| Champions | Armagh | ||
| Runners-up | London | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 13 | ||
| Goals scored | 55 (4.23 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 385 (29.62 per match) | ||
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The 2010 Nicky Rackard Cup is the 6th annual third-tier hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association. The teams competing are Armagh, Fingal, London, Louth, Monaghan, Roscommon, Sligo and Tyrone. The 2009 champions, Meath were promoted to the Christy Ring Cup for 2010, and did not have the opportunity to defend their title. 2009 Lory Meagher Cup champions, Tyrone, were promoted to play in the Nicky Rackard Cup this year. Due to a disagreement over promotion and relegation from the All-Ireland series, no team was relegated from the 2009 Christy Ring Cup or 2009 Nicky Rackard Cup for the 2010 season.