2012 Lory Meagher Cup Explained

2012 Lory Meagher Cup
Dates:5 May
– 9 June 2012
Teams:5
Champions:Tyrone
Count:2
Champions Captain:Damien Maguire
Champions Manager:Tom Magill
Runners-Up:Fermanagh
Runners-Up Manager:Seán Duffy
Matches:7
Goals:31
Points:211
Previous Year:2011
Previous Tournament:2011 Lory Meagher Cup
Next Year:2013
Next Tournament:2013 Lory Meagher Cup

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]

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.

CountyLast Cup TitleLast Provincial TitleLast All-Ireland TitlePosition in 2011 ChampionshipAppearance
FermanaghQuarter-finals4th
LeitrimRound 24th
Longford2010Quarter-finals4th
Tyrone2009Runners-up3rd
WarwickshireSemi-finals4th

Round 1

Matches

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Round 2

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Round 3

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Semi-finals

Matches

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Final

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Stadia and locations

See main article: List of Gaelic Athletic Association stadiums.

Statistics

Top scorers

Overall

RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Clement CunniffeLeitrim5-3146411.50
2Seán CorriganFermanagh3-172638.66
3Damian CaseyTyrone1-161936.33

Single game

RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1Clement CunniffeLeitrim2-814Fermanagh
Clement CunniffeLeitrim1-1114Longford
3Eoin DonnellanLongford1-811Fermanagh
Justin KellyTyrone1-811Fermanagh
Seán CorriganFermanagh1-811Tyrone
6Seán CorriganFermanagh2-410Leitrim
Damian CaseyTyrone1-710Leitrim
8Ryan BogueFermanagh0-99Longford
Michael IvorsWarwickshire0-99Leitrim

Miscellaneous

See also

External links

Notes and References

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