2014 Lory Meagher Cup Explained

2014 Lory Meagher Cup
Dates:3 May
– 7 June 2014
Teams:4
Champions:Longford
Count:2
Runners-Up:Fermanagh
Matches:7
Goals:20
Points:193
Previous Year:2013
Previous Tournament:2013 Lory Meagher Cup
Next Year:2015
Next Tournament:2015 Lory Meagher Cup

The 2014 Lory Meagher Cup is the sixth 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 four GAA county teams ranked 31–34 in the 2014 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. The cup competition began on 3 May 2014 and ended on 7 June 2014.

Warwickshire were the defending champions, however, they finished third in the group stage.[1] Longford won the title after defeating Fermanagh by 3-18 to 3-16 in the final. The also were promoted to the 2015 Nicky Rackard Cup by defeating Sligo in the relegation-promotion play off.

Teams

A total of four teams contested the Lory Meagher Cup.

CountyLast Cup TitleLast Provincial TitleLast All-Ireland TitlePosition in 2013 ChampionshipAppearance
Fermanagh6th
Leitrim6th
Longford20106th
Warwickshire20136th

Table

TeamQualification
1 Longford32103-472-28+225Advance to final
2 Fermanagh32107-482-45+185
3 Warwickshire31021-376-43-212
4 Leitrim30033-274-43-190

Round 1

Matches

Round 2

Matches

Round 3

Matches

Stadia and locations

See main article: List of Gaelic Athletic Association stadiums.

Statistics

Top scorers

Overall

RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Seán CorriganFermanagh0-3131310.33
2Joe O'BrienLongford3-172646.50
3Eoin DonnellanLongford1-222538.33

Single game

RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1Eoin DonnellanLongford1-912Fermanagh
2Seán CorriganFermanagh0-1111Warwickshire
3Seán CorriganFermanagh0-1010Longford
Eoin DonnellanLongford0-1010Leitrim
Seán CorriganFermanagh0-1010Leitrim
Joe O'BrienLongford0-1010Fermanagh

Miscellaneous

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Warwickshire land Lory Meagher spoils . 8 June 2013 . RTÉ Sport. 8 June 2013.