2012 Lory Meagher Cup

2012 Lory Meagher Cup

Counties coloured by 2012 Championship tier; Lory Meagher Cup counties in grey.
Dates	5 May – 9 June 2012
Teams	5
Champions	Tyrone (2nd title) Damien Maguire (captain) Tom Magill (manager)
Runners-up	Fermanagh Seán Duffy (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	7
Goals scored	31 (4.43 per match)
Points scored	211 (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.

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

Four teams play in Round 1.

• The 2 Round 1 winners advance to the semi-finals.
• One Round 1 loser goes into Round 2.
• One Round 1 loser goes into Round 3.

In Round 2, one of the Round 1 losers plays Warwickshire.

• The Round 2 winner goes into the semi-finals.
• The Round 2 loser goes into Round 3.

In Round 3, one of the Round 1 losers plays the Round 2 loser.

• The Round 3 winner goes into the semi-finals.

The semi-finals have 4 teams: two Round 1 winners, one Round 2 winner, one Round 3 winner.

The semi-final winners advance to the Lory Meagher Cup final.

Team changes

To Championship

Relegated from the Nicky Rackard Cup

• None

From Championship

Promoted to the Nicky Rackard Cup

• Donegal

Withdrew from championship

• Cavan
• South Down

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 Title	Last Provincial Title	Last All-Ireland Title	Position in 2011 Championship	Appearance
Fermanagh	—	—	—	Quarter-finals	4th
Leitrim	—	—	—	Round 2	4th
Longford	2010	—	—	Quarter-finals	4th
Tyrone	2009	—	—	Runners-up	3rd
Warwickshire	—	—	—	Semi-finals	4th

Bracket

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

Round 1

Matches

5 May

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)

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5 May

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)

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Round 2

12 May

Round 2

Leitrim	1-10 – 2-14	Warwickshire
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)

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Round 3

21 May

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)

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Semi-finals

Matches

26 May

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)

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26 May

Semi-final

Warwickshire	1-16 – 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)

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Final

9 June

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

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Stadia and locations

Main article: List of Gaelic Athletic Association stadiums

Statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Clement Cunniffe	Leitrim	5-31	46	4	11.50
2	Seán Corrigan	Fermanagh	3-17	26	3	8.66
3	Damian Casey	Tyrone	1-16	19	3	6.33

Single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Clement Cunniffe	Leitrim	2-8	14	Fermanagh
	Clement Cunniffe	Leitrim	1-11	14	Longford
3	Eoin Donnellan	Longford	1-8	11	Fermanagh
	Justin Kelly	Tyrone	1-8	11	Fermanagh
	Seán Corrigan	Fermanagh	1-8	11	Tyrone
6	Seán Corrigan	Fermanagh	2-4	10	Leitrim
	Damian Casey	Tyrone	1-7	10	Leitrim
8	Ryan Bogue	Fermanagh	0-9	9	Longford
	Michael Ivors	Warwickshire	0-9	9	Leitrim

Miscellaneous

• Tyrone win their 1st championship in 3 years, last winning the 2009 Lory Meagher Cup

See also

• 2012 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
• 2012 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
• 2012 Christy Ring Cup (Tier 2)
• 2012 Nicky Rackard Cup (Tier 3)

External links

• Lory Meagher Cup fixtures

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.