2009 Lory Meagher Cup

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2009 Lory Meagher Cup
Dates6 June — 11 July
Teams8
Champions Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone (1st title)
Runners-up Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal
PromotedTyrone
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
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The 2009 Lory Meagher Cup was the inaugural edition of the Lory Meagher Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association as the fourth-tier of Hurling for senior county teams (the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship is the first-tier trophy). It was contested by eight GAA county teams ranked 29–36 in the 2009 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.

Contents

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.

On 11 July, Tyrone won the inaugural Lory Meagher Cup, with a 5–11 to 3–16 win over Donegal at Croke Park. [1] As the winners of the 2009 Lory Meagher Cup, Tyrone were promoted to the 2010 Nicky Rackard Cup.

Format

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

Teams

County Last Provincial TitleLast All-Ireland TitlePosition in 2008 ChampionshipAppearance
Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan ——Quarter-finals (Nicky Rackard Cup)1st
Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal 1932 —Group Stage (Nicky Rackard Cup)1st
Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh ——Group Stage (Nicky Rackard Cup)1st
Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim ——Quarter-finals (Nicky Rackard Cup)1st
Colours of Longford.svg Longford ——Group Stage (Nicky Rackard Cup)1st
Colours of Down.svg South Down ——Quarter-finals (Nicky Rackard Cup)1st
Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone ——Quarter-finals (Nicky Rackard Cup)1st
Colours of Warwickshire.svg Warwickshire——Group Stage (Nicky Rackard Cup)1st

Bracket

Round 1
Round 2B		Round 2A
Quarter-finals		Semi-finals Final
Fermanagh 0-14
Leitrim 1-12 Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim 1-14
Tyrone 3-09 Colours of Down.svg South Down 2-14
South Down 5-06 Colours of Down.svg South Down 2-11
Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal 1-15
Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh 0-08
Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan 3-09 Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal 3-20
Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh 3-15 Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal 3-16
Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone 3-19 Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone 5-11
Colours of Warwickshire.svg Warwickshire1-16 Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone 1-20
Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim 3-08
Colours of Longford.svg Longford 4-09
Warwickshire 0-14 Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone 3-16
Longford 1-14 Colours of Longford.svg Longford 5-15
Donegal 0-20 Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal 2-22
Cavan 1-12

Round 1

Round 1

6 June 2009Round 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 2009Round 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 2009Round 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 2009Round 1 Warwickshire 0–14 – 1–14 Longford Páirc na hÉireann
C Egan (0–06), D Tanner (1–01),

Round 2

Round 2A

13 June 2009Round 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 2009Round 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 2009Round 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 2009Round 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

Quarter-finals

20 June 2009Quarter-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 2009Quarter-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

Semi-finals

27 June 2009Semi-final Colours of Down.svg South Down 2–11 – 1–15 Colours of Donegal.svg 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 2009Semi-final Colours of Longford.svg Longford 4–9 – 3–16 Colours of Tyrone.svg 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

Final

11 July 2009Final Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal 3–16 – 5–11 Colours of Tyrone.svg 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

RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Kevin Campbell Donegal 1–5053510.60
2Justin Kelly Tyrone 2–394458.80
3Aidan Brown South Down 6–042237.33
Conor Grogan Tyrone 3–132245.50
4Clement Cunniffe Leitrim 0–212137.00

Scoring events

Miscellaneous

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References

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