2018 Lory Meagher Cup

2018 Lory Meagher Cup

Dates	19 May 2018 – 23 June 2018
Teams	4
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The 2018 Lory Meagher Cup was the tenth edition of the Lory Meagher Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2009 and is the fifth-tier of Hurling for senior county teams (the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship is the first-tier trophy). It is contested by four GAA county teams ranked 32–35 in the 2018 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. The draw for the 2018 fixtures took place on 25 October 2017. ^[1]

This was the first year that the Cup became the fifth tier of Hurling with the introduction of the Joe McDonagh Cup. The cup begun on 19 May 2018 and ended on 23 June 2018 with Sligo beating Lancashire at Croke Park. ^{[2] [3]}

Team changes

From Championship

Promoted to the Nicky Rackard Cup

• Leitrim
• Warwickshire

Group Stage

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Lancashire	3	2	0	1	4-62	7-33	+20	4	Advance to Final
2	Sligo	3	2	0	1	4-49	7-47	-7	4
3	Cavan	3	1	1	1	8-40	3-58	-3	3
4	Fermanagh	3	0	1	2	2-42	3-55	-17	1

Round 1

Fermanagh v Cavan

19 May 2018Round 1	Fermanagh	1-19 - 2-16	Cavan	Brewster Park, Enniskillen
	J Duffy 0-9 (3 '65, 4f), S Curran 0-8 (4f), C Rafferty 1-0, T Cleary, R Bogue 0-1 each.	Report	J Sheanon 1-6f, S Keating 1-3; P Brady, Colum Sheanon , K Conneely 0-2 each; A Sheridan 0-1.	Referee: J Connors (Donegal)

Lancashire v Sligo

19 May 2018Round 1	Lancashire	2-19 - 4-14	Sligo	Old Bedians, Manchester
	R Crowley 1-10 (8f), JJ Dunphy 1-1, D Crowley, T Dunne, E Kenny 0-2 each, M Hawley, R Mullins 0-1 each.	Report	G O'Kelly-Lynch 1-7 (7f), L Cadden 2-0, K Banks 1-1, G Cadden 0-2, R McNamara, R Cox, E McDonagh, K Raymond 0-1 each.	Referee: J Clarke (Cavan)

Round 2

Sligo v Fermanagh

26 May 2018Round 2	Sligo	0-20 - 1-13	Fermanagh	Tourlestrane
	E Comerford 0-7 (4f); K Banks 0-5; G Cadden 0-3; K Raymond 0-2 (2f); K Prior, L Cadden, F O'Flynn 0-1 each.	Report	S Curran 0-9 (5f, 1 65); J P McGarry 1-1; C MacShea, BMcPhillips, A Magee 0-1 each.	Referee: J Clarke (Cavan)

Cavan v Lancashire

26 May 2018Round 2	Cavan	3-09 - 2-24	Lancashire	Ballyconnell
	J Sheanon 0-5 (2f); A Sheridan 1-0; Colm Sheanon, Cillian Sheanon 1-0 each; S Keating 0-2 (f); J Crowe, N Neary 0-1 each.	Report	R Crowley 0-16 (15f); E Kenny 1-2; S Power 1-0; J Duane 0-2; N Unwin, S Duncan, D Crowley, JJ Dunphy 0-1 each.	Referee: C Mooney (Dublin)

Round 3

Fermanagh v Lancashire

9 June 2018Round 3

Fermanagh

0-10 - 1-19

Lancashire

Brewster Park, Enniskillen

Sligo v Cavan

9 June 2018Round 3

Sligo

0-15 - 4-15

Cavan

Markievicz Park, Sligo

Final

Sligo v Lancashire

23 June 2018Final	Sligo	4-15 - 2-20	Lancashire	Croke Park
	K Gilmartin 3-0; E Comerford 1-5 (1-0 pen, 0-4f); J McHugh 0-3; K Raymond (2f), K Banks 0-2 each; G Cadden, G O'Kelly-Lynch, R Cox 0-1 each	Report	R Crowley 1-10 (0-6f); E Kenny 1-7; J Fitzmaurice, JJ Dunphy, D O'Brien 0-1 each	Referee: Kevin McGeeney (Roscommon)

Stadia and locations

Main article: List of Gaelic Athletic Association stadiums

Statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Ronan Crowley	Lancashire	1-26	29	2	14.50
2	Edmond Kenny	Lancashire	3-16	25	4	6.25
3	John Sheanon	Cavan	1-11	14	2	7.00
4	Gerard O'Kelly-Lynch	Sligo	1-07	10	2	5.00
5	Kevin Banks	Sligo	1-06	9	2	4.50
	John Duffy	Fermanagh	0-09	9	1	9.00

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Ronan Crowley	Lancashire	0-16	16	Cavan
2	Ronan Crowley	Lancashire	1-10	13	Sligo
3	Gerard O'Kelly-Lynch	Sligo	1-07	10	Lancashire
	Edmond Kenny	Lancashire	1-07	10	Sligo
5	John Duffy	Fermanagh	0-09	9	Cavan
	Shea Curran	Fermanagh	0-09	9	Sligo
	Kevin Gilmartin	Sligo	3-00	9	Lancashire
8	Shea Curran	Fermanagh	0-08	8	Cavan
9	Eoin Comerford	Sligo	0-07	7	Fermanagh
10	Larry Cadden	Sligo	2-00	6	Lancashire
	Seán Keating	Cavan	1-03	6	Fermanagh

Scoring events

• Widest winning margin: 12 points
  • Cavan 3-09 - 2-24 Lancashire (Round 2)
  • Fermanagh 0-10 - 1-19 Lancashire (Round 3)
  • Sligo 0-15 - 4-15 Cavan (Round 3)
• Most goals in a match: 6
  • Lancashire 2-19 - 4-14 Sligo (Round 1)
  • Lancashire 2-20 - 4-15 Sligo (Final)
• Most points in a match: 35
  • Fermanagh 1-19 - 2-16 Cavan (Round 1)
  • Lancashire 2-20 - 4-15 Sligo (Final)
• Most goals by one team in a match: 4
  • Lancashire 2-19 - 4-14 Sligo (Round 1)
  • Sligo 0-15 - 4-15 Cavan (Round 3)
  • Lancashire 2-20 - 4-15 Sligo (Final)
• Most points by one team in a match: 24
  • Cavan 3-09 - 2-24 Lancashire (Round 2)
• Highest aggregate score: 53 points
  • Lancashire 2-20 - 4-15 Sligo (Final)
• Lowest aggregate score: 32 points
  • Fermanagh 0-10 - 1-19 Lancashire (Round 3)

Miscellaneous

• Sligo win their 1st championship in 10 years, last winning the 2008 Nicky Rackard Cup

See also

• 2018 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
• 2018 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
• 2018 Munster Senior Hurling Championship
• 2018 Joe McDonagh Cup
• 2018 Christy Ring Cup
• 2018 Nicky Rackard Cup

References

1. "Tier 2, Ring, Rackard, and Meagher Cup draws". GAA website. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
2. "Gilmartin's hat-trick wins Lory Meagher for Sligo". RTÉ. 23 June 2018.
3. "Sligo play full Hand to secure Meagher success". Irish Independent . 25 June 2018.