2012 Lory Meagher Cup

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2012 Lory Meagher Cup
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Counties coloured by 2012 Championship tier; Lory Meagher Cup counties in grey.
Dates5 May
– 9 June 2012
Teams5
Champions Tyrone (2nd title)
Damien Maguire (captain)
Tom Magill (manager)
Runners-up Fermanagh
Seán Duffy (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
Goals scored31 (4.43 per match)
Points scored211 (30.14 per match)
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The 2009 Lory Meagher Cup is the fourth edition of the Lory Meagher Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2009 and is the fourth-tier of Hurling for senior county teams (the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship is the first-tier trophy). It is contested by five GAA county teams ranked 29–33 in the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. The draw for the 2012 fixtures took place on 14 November 2011. [1] The competition began on 5 May 2012 and ended on 9 June 2012.

Contents

Donegal were the defending champions, [2] however, they availed of their right to promotion to the Nicky Rackard Cup. Tyrone won the competition, defeating Fermanagh in the cup final. [3]

Format

Team changes

To Championship

Relegated from the Nicky Rackard Cup

From Championship

Promoted to the Nicky Rackard Cup

Withdrew from championship

Teams

A total of five teams contested the Lory Meagher Cup, including three sides from the 2011 Lory Meagher Cup and Tyrone and Longford.

County Last Cup TitleLast Provincial TitleLast All-Ireland TitlePosition in 2011 ChampionshipAppearance
Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh ———Quarter-finals4th
Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim ———Round 24th
Colours of Longford.svg Longford 2010 ——Quarter-finals4th
Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone 2009 ——Runners-up3rd
Colours of Warwickshire.svg Warwickshire———Semi-finals4th

Bracket

Round 1/2/3
5/12/21 May 		Semi-finals
26 May 		Final
9 June
      
Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim 1-10
Colours of Warwickshire.svg Warwickshire2-14
Colours of Warwickshire.svg Warwickshire 1-16
Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone 2-15
Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim 1-06
Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone 4-22
Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone 2-24
Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh 3-20
Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh 1-19
Colours of Longford.svg Longford 1-08
Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh 3-16
Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim 2-12
Colours of Longford.svg Longford 3-11
Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim 2-18

Round 1

Matches

Round 1
Leitrim 1-6 – 4-22 Tyrone
C Cunniffe 1-5 (4f 1 '65), M Dolan 0-1. Report D Casey 1-7 (2f),C Grogan, S Hagan (1f) 1-3 each, S McKiver 1-1, J Kelly 0-3, S Og Grogan 0-2, A Kelly (1f), G Fox, G Gilmore 0-1 each.
Ballinamore
Referee: G Chapman (Sligo)
Round 1
Fermanagh 1-19 – 1-8 Longford
R Bogue 0-9 (7f, 1 '65'), S Corrigan 0-5, JP McGarry 1-1, S Duffy 0-2, A Breslin, P McGoldrick 0-1 each. Report E Donnellan (1-8, 9f).
Brewster Park
Referee: B Sweeney (Cavan)

Round 2

Round 2
Leitrim 1-10 – 2-14Warwickshire
C Cunniffe 1-7 (6f), N McLoughlin, K McGrath, Z Moradi 0-1 each. Report M Ivors (0-9, 4f) E McCabe 1-1, R Wendel 1-0, K Courtney 0-2(1f), D Sheehy, C Beehan 0-1 each.
Ballinamore
Referee: S Cleere (Kilkenny)

Round 3

Round 3
Longford 3-11 – 2-18 Leitrim
J Newman 1-2, L Kelly, S Browne 1-0 each, R Donnellan, E Donnellan 0-3 each (1f), T Roche 0-2, K Murray 0-1. Report C Cunniffe 1-11 (0-6f, 1-0 pen), K Boyle 1-1, N McLoughlin 0-3, S Moradi, M Poniard, M O'Donoghue 0-1 each.
Pearse Park, Longford
Referee: S Cleere (Kilkenny)

Semi-finals

Matches

Semi-final
Fermanagh 3-16 – 2-12 Leitrim
S Corrigan 2-4, D McGarry 1-0, P McGoldrick 0-5 (1f), S Curran 0-3, J Duffy 0-2 (1f), F McBrien, D Teague, 0-1 each. Report C Cunniffe 2-8 (0-6f, 0-1 '65'), S Moradi, M Quinn (1 '65') D Poniard, M Poniard, 0-1 each.
Maguiresbridge
Referee: J Clarke (Cavan)
Semi-final
Warwickshire1-16 – 2-15 Tyrone
K Courtney 1-2 (3f), M Ivors 0-5 (3f), C Behan, M Bermingham 0-3 each, E McCabe 0-2, C Brough 0-1. Report G Gilmore 1-4, D Casey 0-5 (3f), C Grogan 1-0 (1f), S McKiver 0-3, R O'Neill, S Og Grogan, M Grogan 0-1 each.
Páirc na hÉireann, Solihull
Referee: D Copps (Cork)

Final

Final
Tyrone 2-24 – 3-20 Fermanagh
Justin Kelly 1-08, (0-04f, 0-01 '65'), S Óg Grogan 1-03, C Grogan (0-01f), D Casey (0-04f) 0-04 each, A Kelly 0-02, S McKiver, G Gilmore, R O'Neill 0-01 each. Report S Corrigan 1-08, J Duffy 0-07 (0-04f), D McGarry, S Curran 1-01 each, P McGoldrick (2f) 0-02; R Bogue 0-01.
Croke Park, Dublin

Stadia and locations

Statistics

Top scorers

Overall

RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1 Clement Cunniffe Leitrim 5-3146411.50
2 Seán Corrigan Fermanagh 3-172638.66
3 Damian Casey Tyrone 1-161936.33

Single game

RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1 Clement Cunniffe Leitrim 2-814 Fermanagh
Clement Cunniffe Leitrim 1-1114 Longford
3 Eoin Donnellan Longford 1-811 Fermanagh
Justin Kelly Tyrone 1-811 Fermanagh
Seán Corrigan Fermanagh 1-811 Tyrone
6 Seán Corrigan Fermanagh 2-410 Leitrim
Damian Casey Tyrone 1-710 Leitrim
8 Ryan Bogue Fermanagh 0-99 Longford
Michael Ivors Warwickshire0-99 Leitrim

Miscellaneous

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References

  1. ↑ "Ring, Rackard and Meagher Cup draws". Hogan Stand website. 14 November 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  2. ↑ "Donegal reign supreme". Hogan Stand. 24 October 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  3. ↑ "RTÉ Sport: Tyrone 2-24 Fermanagh 3-20". RTÉ Sport. 9 June 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
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