2009 Lory Meagher Cup

The 2009 Lory Meagher Cup was the inaugural fourth-tier hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association. Seven county teams and one regional team took part in the competition. The teams were Warwickshire, Longford, Fermanagh, Leitrim, Cavan, South Down, Tyrone and Donegal.

The winners of the 2009 Lory Meagher Cup were promoted to the 2010 Nicky Rackard Cup.

On 11 July, Tyrone won the inaugural Lory Meagher Cup, with a 5-11 to 3-16 win over Donegal at Croke Park.[1]

Structure

The tournament had a double elimination format - each team played at least two games before being knocked out.

  • The eight teams played four Round 1 matches.
    • The winners in Round 1 advanced to Round 2A.
    • The losers in Round 1 went into Round 2B.
  • There were two Round 2A matches.
    • The winners in Round 2A advanced to the semi-finals.
    • The losers in Round 2A went into the quarter-finals.
  • There were two Round 2B matches.
    • The winners in Round 2B advanced to the quarter-finals.
    • The losers in Round 2B were eliminated.
  • There were two quarter-final matches between the Round 2A losers and Round 2B winners.
    • The winners of the quarter-finals advanced to the semi-finals.
    • The losers of the quarter-finals were eliminated.
  • There were two semi-final matches between the Round 2A winners and the quarter-final winners.
    • The winners of the semi-finals advanced to the final.
    • The losers of the semi-finals were eliminated.
  • The winners of the final won the Lory Meagher Cup for 2009.

Results

Round 1
6 June 2009 Round 1 Tyrone 3-9 - 5-6 South Down Healy Park
J Kelly 0-6, M Kane 1-0, A Kelly 1-0, J Treacy 1-0, R O'Neill 0-2, L Moore 0-1. A Brown 4-0, M Magee 1-0, J Brown 0-2, J Murphy 0-2, P McAleenan 0-1, L Morgan 0-1. Referee: G Duffy (Antrim)
6 June 2009 Round 1 Fermanagh 0-14 - 1-12 Leitrim Brewster Park
R Bogue 0-12, D McGrary 0-1, C Kehoe 0-1. Report C Cunniffe 0-7, C Burns 1-0, J Clancy 0-2, D McGovern 0-1, M Burns 0-1, C Hayes 0-1.
6 June 2009 Round 1 Donegal 0-20 - 1-12 Cavan O'Donnell Park
K Campbell 0-15, N Campbell 0-2, S McVeigh 0-1, P Hannigan 0-1, C Matthewson 0-1, L Henderson 0-1. P Sheridan 0-7, M Carr 1-0, P Brady 0-2, K Brennan 0-2, B Dalton 0-1. Referee: O Elliott (Antrim)
7 June 2009 Round 1 Warwickshire 0-14 - 1-14 Longford Páirc na hÉireann
C Egan (0-06), D Tanner (1-01),

Round 2A
13 June 2009 Round 2A Leitrim 1-14 - 2-14 South Down Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada
C Cunniffe (0-7, 6f), M Burns (1-2), J Glancy (0-4), D McGovern (0-1). A Browne (2-3), E McGuinness (0-5), L Morgan (0-4, 3f), J Murphy (0-2, 1f). Referee: A Carroll (Offaly)
13 June 2009 Round 2A Longford 5-15 - 2-22 Donegal Hugh Devine Park
J O'Brien (3-1), J Minnock (2-2), D Tanner (0-7, all frees), C Egan (0-5, four frees). Report K Campbell (1-11, 10 frees), S McVeigh (0-4), C McLoughlin (1-0), S Boyle (0-2), L Henderson (0-2), C Mathewson (0-1), P Hannigan (0-1), D Cullen (0-1).

Round 2B
13 June 2009 Round 2B Tyrone 3-19 - 1-16 Warwickshire Healy Park
J Kelly (0-12, 6f), C Grogan (1-3), P O'Connor (1-1), M Kelly (1-0), A Kelly (0-1), S McKiver (0-1), T Hughes (0-1). Referee: E Elliot (Antrim)
13 June 2009 Round 2B Cavan 3-9 - 3-15 Fermanagh Breffni Park
P Sheridan (0-9, six frees, one 65), A Sheridan (1-0), E Dalton (1-0), M McEntee (1-0). Report S Corrigan (0-8, five frees), B McGarry (1-1), D McGarry (0-4, two 65s, one free), A Breslin (1-0), D Slevin (1-0), M Teague (0-1), D Curran (0-1). Referee: D McGee (Down)

Quarter-finals
20 June 2009 Quarter-final Tyrone 1-20 - 3-8 Leitrim Healy Park
C Grogan 1-3, J Kelly 0-6 (3f), P O'Connor 0-5, T Hughes, S McKiver 0-2 each, G Fox, J Kerr 0-1 each. Report M Burns 2-0, D McGovern 1-0, C Cunniffe 0-7 (0-7f), J Glancy 0-1. Referee: J O'Rourke (Monaghan)
21 June 2009 Quarter-final Fermanagh 0-8 - 3-20 Donegal Brewster Park
S Corrigan 0-3, B McGarry and K Kehoe 0-2 each, B Smyth 0-1. Report K Campbell 0-9, C Mathewson and S McVeigh 1-2 each, L Henderson 1-1, N Campbell 0-3, G O'Dwyer 0-2, S Boyle 0-1.

Semi-finals
27 June 2009 Semi-final South Down 2-11 - 1-15 Donegal Ballela
P P McCartan 2-1, L Morgan 0-5 (5f), P Kelly, A Browne, E McGuinness, J Murphy, D Morgan 0-1 each. Report K Campbell 0-8 (5f), S McVeigh 1-1, L Henderson, N Campbell 0-2 each; D Cullen and C Mathewson 0-1 each. Referee: A Stapleton (Laois)
27 June 2009 Semi-final Longford 4-9 - 3-16 Tyrone Hugh Devine Park
J O'Brien, G Ghee, C Egan (0-2f) 1-2 each, D Tanner 0-3 (0-3f), C Finnucane 1-0. Report J Kelly 1-11, (0-10f), C Grogan 1-3 (1-0 pen), G Fox 1-0, P O'Connor, S. Donnelly 0-1 each. Referee: M O'Connor (Limerick)

Final
11 July 2009 Final Donegal 3-16 - 5-11 Tyrone Croke Park
K Campbell 0-7 (5f, 1 '65); D Cullen 1-1; L Henderson P Hannigan 1-0 each; S McVeigh, M McCann 0-2 each; S Boyle, C Breathnach, N Campbell, J Donnelly 0-1 each. Report J Kelly 1-4 (4f, 1 '65); C Grogan 0-4; S McKiver 1-1; R O'Neill 2-0, G Fox, P McMahon 1-0 each, D Lavery, P O'Connor 0-1 each. Referee: T Carroll (Offaly)

Statistics

Top scorers
Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Kevin Campbell Donegal 1-50 53 5 10.60
2 Justin Kelly Tyrone 2-39 44 5 8.80
3 Aidan Brown South Down 6-04 22 3 7.33
Conor Grogan Tyrone 3-13 22 4 5.50
4 Clement Cunniffe Leitrim 0-21 21 3 7.00

References
  1. "Tyrone win inaugural Lory Meagher Cup". RTÉ Sport. 2009-07-11. Archived from the original on 2009-07-16. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
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