2017 Lory Meagher Cup Dates 22 April 2017 - 10 June 2017 Teams 6 Champions Warwickshire (2nd title)Runners-up Leitrim Matches played 16 Goals scored 56 (3.5 per match) Points scored 491 (30.69 per match)
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 Warwickshire
Connacht (2): Leitrim and Sligo
Ulster (2): Cavan and 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
Leitrim are ranked above Sligo due to their superior head to head record.
Round 1
Matches
Sligo v Lancashire
22 April 2017 Round 1 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)
Cavan v Warwickshire
22 April 2017 Round 1 Cavan 1-14 - 3-28 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)
Fermanagh v Leitrim
22 April 2017 Round 1 Fermanagh 5-13 - 2-21 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
Leitrim v Cavan
29 April 2017 Round 2 Leitrim 1-20 - 0-12 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.
Lancashire v Fermanagh
29 April 2017 Round 2 Lancashire 2-22 - 0-15 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
Cavan v Sligo
5 May 2017 Round 3 Cavan 0-9 - 1-20 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.
Round 4
Matches
Sligo v Fermanagh
13 May 2017 Round 4 Sligo 5-14 - 2-13 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.
Warwickshire v Leitrim
13 May 2017 Round 4 Warwickshire 2-16 - 1-11 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
Fermanagh v Cavan
20 May 2017 Round 5 Fermanagh 0-17 - 4-17 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.
Lancashire v Warwickshire
20 May 2017 Round 5 Lancashire 1-10 - 1-15 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).
Leitrim v Sligo
20 May 2017 Round 5 Leitrim 3-15 - 3-8 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 .
Scoring statistics
Top scorers overall
Top scorers in a single game
References
2017 GAA season
Football
Hurling