2017 Lory Meagher Cup

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2017 Lory Meagher Cup
Dates22 April 2017 - 10 June 2017
Teams6
ChampionsWarwickshire (2nd title)
Runners-upLeitrim
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored56 (3.5 per match)
Points scored491 (30.69 per match)
2016 (Previous) (Next) 2018

The 2017 Lory Meagher Cup was the ninth staging of the Lory Meagher Cup hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2009. It is the fourth tier of senior inter-county championship hurling.[1]

Cavan returned to senior inter-county hurling in 2017 by entering The Lory Meagher Cup. They had disbanded midway through the 2011 season.[2]

The participating teams were

Britain (2): Lancashire and Colours of Sligo.svg Warwickshire

Connacht (2): Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim and Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo

Ulster (2): Colours of Laois.svg Cavan and Colours of Leinster Council.svg Fermanagh

Louth, the 2016 champions, play in the Nicky Rackard Cup having won promotion.

Table

Table

Key to colours
     Advance to Lory Meagher Cup Final


Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts
1 Colours of Sligo.svg Warwickshire 5 5 0 0 14-95 8-53 +60 10
2 Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim 5 3 0 2 8-79 10-63 +10 6
3 Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo 5 3 0 2 15-65 7-74 +15 6
4

Colours of Roscommon.svg Lancashire

5 2 0 3 3-87 7-74 +1 4
5

Colours of Laois.svg Cavan

5 1 0 4 6-70 5-109 -36 2
6

Colours of Leinster Council.svg Fermanagh

5 1 0 4 10-67 19-90 -50 2

Leitrim are ranked above Sligo due to their superior head to head record.

Round 1

Matches

22 April 2017 Round 1 Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo 4-14 - 0-17 Lancashire Markiewicz Park, Sligo
C Kevin Gilmartin 3-1,K Raymond 0-8 (8fs), EKilgannon 1-0; K Banks, C Behan, E McDonagh, P Burke, J McHugh 0-1 each. Report R Crowley 0-13 (2fs), Darragh O'Brien, Nathan Unwin, 0-2 each. Referee: K McGeeney (Roscommon)
22 April 2017 Round 1 Colours of Laois.svg Cavan 1-14 - 3-28 Colours of Sligo.svg Warwickshire Breffni Park, Cavan
D Cahill 0-8 (7fs, 1 ’65); L McKenna 1-0; K Conneely, S Keating 0-2 each, R Everett, M Moffett 0-1 each. Report L Watson 2-7, S Caulfield 0-6, E Dwyer 1-3, E McCabe 0-4, P Unlacke, K McGee, P Crehan 0-2 each, D Kennedy 0-1, P Hoban (1f). Referee: S Hynes (Galway)
22 April 2017 Round 1 Colours of Leinster Council.svg Fermanagh 5-13 - 2-21 Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim Brewster Park, Enniskillen
S Corrigan 3-8 (5f), S Curran 1-3, C McShea 1-0, R Bogue, J Duffy (f) 0-1 each. Report P O’Donnell 2-7 (7f), C Cunniffe 0-7 (5f), J Glancy 0-3, C O’Donovan 0-2, L Moreton, K McDermott 0-1 each.

Round 2

Matches

29 April 2017 Round 2 Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim 1-20 - 0-12 Colours of Laois.svg Cavan Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick
P O'Donnell 0-7, Z Moradi 1-3, C Moreton 0-5, G O'Hagan 0-2, D McGovern 0-1, K McDermott 0-1, D Molloy 0-1. K Conneely 0-4, S Keating 0-3, D Cahill 0-2, R everett 0-2, N Browne 0-1.
29 April 2017 Round 2 Colours of Sligo.svg Warwickshire 2-20 - 2-9 Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo Páirc na hÉireann, Birmingham
S Hennessy 0-8, S Caulfield 1-4, K McGee 1-1, L Watson 0-4, Robins 0-1. C Behan 2-2, K Raymond 0-4, J McHugh 0-2, E McDonagh 0-1.
29 April 2017 Round 2 Lancashire 2-22 - 0-15 Colours of Leinster Council.svg Fermanagh Old Bedians, Manchester
R Crowley 2-14 (0-5fs, 0-1 '65', 0-1 sl), D Cahalane, S Power (1f), D O'Brien 0-2 each, N Unwin, T Duane 0-1 each. Report S Corrigan 0-7 (3fs), M Teague 0-2, R Bogue, F McBrien, J Duffy, D McGarry, C Corrigan, S Curran 0-1 each. Referee: J Larkin (Cork)

Round 3

Matches

5 May 2017 Round 3 Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim 1-12 - 0-14 Lancashire Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick
Z Moradi 1-2, C Cunniffe 0-9 (6f, 2'65), L Moreton 0-1. S Power 0-5 (5f), R Crowley 0-4 (2f), N Unwin 0-2, S Sexton, S Duncan, A Slattery 0-1 each.
5 May 2017 Round 3 Colours of Laois.svg Cavan 0-9 - 1-20 Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo Kingspan Breffni Park, Cavan
K Conneely 0-3 (2f); N Browne, S Keating (1f) 0-2 each; A Sheridan ('65), F Hughes 0-1 each. C Behan 0-11fs; J McHugh 1-5; L Reidy, G O'Kelly Lynch, K Gilmartin, T O'Kelly Lynch 0-1 each.
5 May 2017 Round 3 Colours of Leinster Council.svg Fermanagh 3-9 - 6-16 Colours of Sligo.svg Warwickshire Brewster Park, Enniskillen
S Corrigan 1-6; JP McGarry and J Duffy 1-0 each; F McBrien, C McShea, B McGarry 0-1 each. L Watson 3-7, P Uniacke 2-0, S Hennessey 0-3, S Caulfield 0-3, K McGee 1-0, I Dwyer 0-2, C McBride 0-1.

Round 4

Matches

13 May 2017 Round 4 Lancashire 0-24 - 1-18 Colours of Laois.svg Cavan Old Bedians, Manchester
14:00 R Crowley 0-20, A Slattery 0-2, D O'Brien 0-1, D Cahalane 0-1. C Sheanon 1-6, D Cahill 0-5, C Shearon 0-2, S Harten 0-2, F Hughes 0-2, M Sexton 0-1.
13 May 2017 Round 4 Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo 5-14 - 2-13 Colours of Leinster Council.svg Fermanagh Markievicz Park, Sligo
15:00 C Behan 2-8, J McHugh 2-1, G O'Kelly-Lynch 1-1, L Reidy 0-1, E McDonagh 0-1, M Davey 0-1, K Gilmartin 0-1. S Curran 1-3, S Corrigan 0-6, B Jones 1-0, M Teague 0-1, C Corrigan 0-1, R Bogue 0-1, R Porteous 0-1.
13 May 2017 Round 4 Colours of Sligo.svg Warwickshire 2-16 - 1-11 Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim Páirc na hÉireann, Solihull
L Watson 0-7, I Dwyer 1-3, P Uniacke 1-1, S Caulfield 0-3, P Hoban 0-1, C Robbins 0-1. P O'Donnell 1-5, C Byrne 0-1, J Glancy 0-1, M Quinn 0-1, L Moreton 0-1, C Moreton 0-1, D McGovern 0-1.

Round 5

Matches

20 May 2017 Round 5 Colours of Leinster Council.svg Fermanagh 0-17 - 4-17 Colours of Laois.svg Cavan Lisbellaw
S Corrigan 0-9, (5f); C Corrigan; S Curran 0-2 each ; F McBrien; C McShea; R Bogue; B McGarry 0-1 each. Report Colum Sheanon 2-5; J Sheanon 1-6, 1f; K Conneely 1-0; Cillian Sheanon; S Keating; R O’Hagan; D Cahill (f); M Sexton; N Browne 0-1 each.
20 May 2017 Round 5 Lancashire 1-10 - 1-15 Colours of Sligo.svg Warwickshire Old Bedians, Manchester
R Crowley (1-6,5f), N Unwin (0-1), S Richardson (0-1), A Slattery (0-1), S Power (0-1). Report S Caulfield (0-10, 7f), J Reddin (1-0), E McCabe (0-2), I Dwyer (0-2), J Meagher (0-1).
20 May 2017 Round 5 Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim 3-15 - 3-8 Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon
P O’Donnell 2-6 (3 65 2f ), Z Moradi 1-2, K McDermott 0-3, C Moreton 0-2, C O’Donovan 0-2. Report M Davey 2-0, M Gilmartin 1-0, K Raymond 0-2 (1f), C Behan 0-3, K Banks, M O’Callaghan, C Griffin 0-1 each.

Final

The winners of the Lory Meagher Cup are automatically promoted to the 2018 Nicky Rackard Cup.

Colours of Sligo.svg Warwickshire0-17 - 0-11Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim
L Watson 0-11fs, S Caulfield 0-2, D Kennedy, P Uniacke, C McBride, I Dwyer 0-1 each. Report P O'Donnell 0-6fs, C O'Donovan 0-2, Z Moradi, C Moreton, J Glancy 0-1 each.
Referee: J Connors (Donegal)

Scoring statistics

Top scorers overall
Rank Player Team Tally Total
1 Ronan Crowley Lancashire 2-51 57
2 Liam Watson Warwickshire 5-25 40
3 Seán Corrigan Fermanagh 4-27 39
4 Cormac Behan Sligo 4-22 34
5 Pádraig O'Donnell Leitirm 3-19 28
6 Joe McHugh Sligo 3-09 18
7 Clement Cunniffe Leitirm 0-16 16
8 Diarmuid Cahill Cavan 0-15 15
9 Shea Curran Fermanagh 2-07 13
10 Kevin Gilmartin Sligo 3-03 12
Keith Raymond Sligo 0-12 12
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Team Tally Total Opposition
1 Ronan Crowley Lancashire 2-14 20 Fermanagh
Ronan Crowley Lancashire 0-20 20 Cavan
3 Seán Corrigan Fermanagh 3-08 17 Leitrim
4 Liam Watson Warwickshire 3-07 16 Fermanagh
Cormac Behan Sligo 2-08 14 Fermanagh
6 Pádraig O'Donnell Leitrim 2-07 13 Fermanagh
Liam Watson Warwickshire 2-07 13 Cavan
Ronan Crowley Lancashire 0-13 13 Sligo
9 Cormac Behan Sligo 0-11 11 Cavan
10 Kevin Gilmartin Sligo 3-01 10 Lancashire

References

  1. ^ Hurling tiers - 1. All-Ireland (Liam McCarthy) 2. Christy Ring 3. Nicky Rackard 4. Lory Meagher
  2. ^ "Cavan hurlers to return after five-year exodus". www.hoganstand.com. Retrieved 25 November 2016.