2022 Lory Meagher Cup

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2022 Lory Meagher Cup
Dates10 April - 21 May 2022
Teams6
Champions Colours of Louth.svg Louth
Feidhleim Joyce (captain)
Paul McCormack (manager)
Runners-up Colours of Longford.svg Longford
Johnny Casey (captain)
Adrian Moran (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored47 (3.13 per match)
Points scored458 (30.53 per match)
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The 2022 Lory Meagher Cup is the fourteenth 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 six GAA county teams ranked 30–35 in the 2022 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.

Contents

The competition ran from 10 April to 21 May 2022. [1] [2]

Team changes

To Championship

Relegated from the Nicky Rackard Cup

Re entered Championship

From Championship

Promoted to the Nicky Rackard Cup

Teams

General Information

County Cup TitlesLast Cup TitlePosition in 2021 ChampionshipAppearance
Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan 0—Runners-up
Colours of Clare.svg Lancashire 0——
Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim 1 2019 Quarter-finals (Nicky Rackard Cup)
Colours of Longford.svg Longford 2 2014 Semi-finals
Louth 2 2020 Semi-finals
Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan 0—Quarter-finals

Personnel and kits

County Manager Captain(s) Sponsor
Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan
Colours of Clare.svg Lancashire
Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim
Colours of Longford.svg Longford
Louth
Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan

Format

Cup format

The 6 teams will play each other once in the Group Stage. The top 2 teams in the group will advance to the final.

Promotion

The winner of the final will be promoted to the Nicky Rackard Cup.

Group stage

Table

PosTeamPldWDLSFSADiffPtsQualification
1 Colours of Longford.svg Longford 54013-959-66+118Advance to Knockout Stage
2 Colours of Louth.svg Louth 53027-865-50+426
3 Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim 530213-776-74+246
4 Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan 54013-513-47+44*
5 Colours of Tipperary.svg Lancashire 51043-635-94-372
6 Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan 50055-456-86-440

Monaghan were deducted 4 points for fielding an ineligible player. Games v Louth and Cavan were forfeited without award to opposition. From a scoring difference perspective only, it is treated as if the game never took place (i.e. no score for or against either team involved) [3]

Louth are ranked ahead of Leitrim on head to head record.

Group stage results

Round 1

10 April 2022Round 1 Lancashire 1-10 - 2-27 Louth Sports Campus Ireland
D Connolly 1-4 (0-3f), S Holland 0-2, S Nugent 0-2; E Kelly 0-1, K Fennelly 0-1. Report M Gahan 0-7 (4f), S Kerrisk 1-2 (0-1f), F Joyce 0-5; P Mathews 1-0, N Keenan 0-3, S Conneely 0-2; J McDonnell 0-2; L Molloy 0-2, C Quigley 0-1, C Deane 0-1, S Crosbie 0-1, P Fallon 0-1.Referee: K Parke (Antrim)
10 April 2022Round 1 Leitrim 4-09 - 0-20 Longford Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada
J Murray 1-5, 1 pen, 3f; J McNabola 1-2; K McDermott & B Delaney 1-0 each; G O’Hagan 0-2, 1f. Report J O’Brien 0-10, 9f; C Mullane & C Kavanagh 0-2 each; A Quinn, D Buckley, J Mulhern, J Casey, R Murray & P Barden 0-1 each.
10 April 2022Round 1 Monaghan 3-09 - 2-09 Cavan Grattan Park

Monaghan forfeited game vs. Cavan due to fielding an ineligible player. [3]

Round 2

16 April 2022Round 2 Longford 0-17 - 1-12 Lancashire Pearse Park
17 April 2022Round 2 Louth 3-11 - 5-12 Monaghan Darver
17 April 2022Round 2 Cavan 1-10 - 4-16 Leitrim Breffni Park

Monaghan forfeited game vs. Louth due to fielding an ineligible player. [3]

Round 3

23 April 2022Round 3 Longford 1-16 - 1-15 Louth Pearse Park
24 April 2022Round 3 Leitrim 1-16 - 2-18 Monaghan Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada
24 April 2022Round 3 Cavan 1-13 - 0-17 Lancashire Breffni Park

Round 4

7 May 2022Round 4 Monaghan 1-16 - 2-15 Longford Iniskeen
7 May 2022Round 4 Louth 2-26 - 1-08 Cavan Darver
8 May 2022Round 4 Lancashire 1-08 - 2-20 Leitrim O'Tooles GAA

Round 5

14 May 2022Round 5 Monaghan 0-17 - 0-16 Lancashire Iniskeen
14 May 2022Round 5 Cavan 2-14 - 0-27 Longford Breffni Park
14 May 2022Round 5 Leitrim 2-16 - 2-18 Louth Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada

Knockout stage

Final

21 May 2022 [4] Colours of Longford.svg Longford 3-14 - 3-27 Colours of Louth.svg Louth Croke Park
P Lynam 0-6 (0-3f, 0-1 65), J O’Brien 1-2 (0-1f), R Murray 1-2, E Naughton 1-0, E Corrigan 0-2, C Mullane 0-1, C Kavanagh 0-1. Report D Geoghegan 0-9 (0-6f), P Mathews 2-1, F Joyce 0-6, S Conneely 1-1, L Molloy 0-4, N Keenan 0-2, S Crosbie 0-1, S Kerrisk 0-1, M Gahan 0-1, P Fallon 0-1.Referee: C. Flynn (Westmeath)
GK1Conor Gallagher (Longford Slashers)
RCB2Niall Moran (Ringtown, Westmeath)
FB3Enda Naughton (St Brendan's, Galway)
LCB4Karl Murray (Longford Slashers)
RHB5Adam Quinn (Wolfe Tones)
CHB6David Buckley (Clonguish Gaels)
LHB7Aidan Sheridan (Cashel King Cormacs, Tipperary)
MF8Emmet Corrigan (Ringtown, Westmeath)
MF9Paddy Lynam (St Oliver Plunkett's, Westmeath)
RHF10Evan Tully (Wolfe Tones)
CHF11Cian Kavanagh (Longford Slashers)
LHF12Reuben Murray (Longford Slashers)
RCF13Joe O'Brien (Clonguish Gaels)
FF14Cathal Mullane (Wolfe Tones) (c)
LCF15John Mulhern (Wolfe Tones)
Substitutes:
16Micheál Mulcahy (Longford Slashers) for Mulhern
17Pearse McNally (Wolfe Tones) for Sheridan
18Dáire Regan (Longford Slashers) for Tully
19Paul Barden (Clonguish Gaels) for Kavanagh
20Ciarán Farrell (Longford Slashers) for R. Murray

Manager:
Adrian Moran
GK1Ruairí Morrissey (St Fechin's)
RCB2Danny Morgan (St Fechin's)
FB3Donal Ryan (St Fechin's)
LCB4Adam Plunkett (Knockbridge)
RHB5Matthew Fee (Naomh Moninne)
CHB6Conor Quigley (Knockbridge)
LHB7Jamie McDonnell (St Fechin's)
MF8Seánie Crosbie (St Kevin's)
MF9Liam Molloy (Knockbridge)
RHF10Peter Fortune (St Fechin's)
CHF11Feidhelm Joyce (Naomh Moninne) (c)
LHF12Seaghan Conneely (St Fechin's)
RCF13Darren Geoghegan (Naomh Moninne)
FF14Paul Matthews (St Fechin's)
LCF15Seán Kerrisk (St Fechin's)
Substitutes:
16Niall Keenan (Tremane, Roscommon) for Fortune
17Mark Gahan (Naomh Moninne) for Kerrisk
18Pádraig Fallon (Naomh Moninne) for Crosbie
19Andrew Smyth (Knockbridge) for Plunkett
20Andrew Mackin (Naomh Moninne) for Conneely

Manager:
Paul McCormack

Stadia and locations

Statistics

Top scorers

Overall

In a single game

Scoring events

Miscellaneous

See also

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