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.

2012 Lory Meagher Cup
Counties coloured by 2012 Championship tier; Lory Meagher Cup counties in grey.
Dates5 May
– 9 June 2012
Teams5
ChampionsTyrone (2nd title)
Damien Maguire (captain)
Tom Magill (manager)
Runners-upFermanagh
Seán Duffy (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
Goals scored31 (4.43 per match)
Points scored211 (30.14 per match)
2011 (Previous) (Next) 2013

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

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Team changes

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To Championship

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Relegated from the Nicky Rackard Cup

  • None

From Championship

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Promoted to the Nicky Rackard Cup

Withdrew from championship

Teams

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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

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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

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Matches

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Round 1
Leitrim1-6 – 4-22Tyrone
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.
Referee: G Chapman (Sligo)

Round 1
Fermanagh1-19 – 1-8Longford
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).
Referee: B Sweeney (Cavan)

Round 2

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Round 2
Leitrim1-10 – 2-14Warwickshire
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.
Referee: S Cleere (Kilkenny)

Round 3

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Round 3
Longford3-11 – 2-18Leitrim
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.
Referee: S Cleere (Kilkenny)

Semi-finals

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Matches

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Semi-final
Fermanagh3-16 – 2-12Leitrim
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.
Referee: J Clarke (Cavan)

Semi-final
Warwickshire1-16 – 2-15Tyrone
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.
Referee: D Copps (Cork)

Final

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Final
Tyrone2-24 – 3-20Fermanagh
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.

Stadia and locations

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Statistics

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Top scorers

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Overall

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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

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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

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See also

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References

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  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.