2017 Lory Meagher Cup

The 2017 Lory Meagher Cup was the ninth 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 six GAA county teams ranked 30–35 in the 2017 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.^[1]

2017 Lory Meagher Cup

Dates	22 April 2017 - 10 June 2017
Teams	6
Champions	Warwickshire (2nd title)
Runners-up	Leitrim
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	56 (3.5 per match)
Points scored	491 (30.69 per match)
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Louth, the 2016 champions, play in the Nicky Rackard Cup having won promotion. Cavan returned to senior inter-county hurling in 2017 by entering The Lory Meagher Cup. They had disbanded midway through the 2011 season.^[2]

Teams

The participating teams were

Britain (2): Lancashire and Warwickshire

Connacht (2): Leitrim and Sligo

Ulster (2): Cavan and Fermanagh

Team changes

To Championship

Relegated from the Nicky Rackard Cup

• Fermanagh

Re entered Championship

• Cavan

From Championship

Promoted to the Nicky Rackard Cup

• Louth

Group Stage

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Warwickshire	5	5	0	0	14-95	8-53	+60	10	Advance to Final
2	Leitrim	5	3	0	2	8-79	10-63	+10	6
3	Sligo	5	3	0	2	15-65	7-74	+15	6
4	Lancashire	5	2	0	3	3-87	7-74	+1	4
5	Cavan	5	1	0	4	6-70	5-109	-36	2
6	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

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.

Warwickshire v Sligo

29 April 2017 Round 2	Warwickshire	2-20 - 2-9	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.

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

Leitrim v Lancashire

5 May 2017 Round 3	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.

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.

Fermanagh v Warwickshire

5 May 2017 Round 3	Fermanagh	3-9 - 6-16	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

Lancashire v Cavan

13 May 2017 Round 4	Lancashire	0-24 - 1-18	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.

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

Warwickshire	0-17 - 0-11	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.

10 June 2017

13.00

Croke Park, Dublin

Referee: J Connors (Donegal)

Warwickshire are promoted to the 2018 Nicky Rackard Cup.

Stadia and locations

Main article: List of Gaelic Athletic Association stadiums

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

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

Scoring events

• Widest winning margin: 20 points
  • Cavan 1-14 - 3-28 Warwickshire (Round 1)
• Most goals in a match: 9
  • Fermanagh 3-09 - 6-16 Warwickshire (Round 3)
• Most points in a match: 42
  • Cavan 1-14 - 3-28 Warwickshire (Round 1)
  • Lancashire 0-24 - 1-18 Cavan (Round 4)
• Most goals by one team in a match: 6
  • Fermanagh 3-09 - 6-16 Warwickshire (Round 3)
• Most points by one team in a match: 28
  • Cavan 1-14 - 3-28 Warwickshire (Round 1)
• Highest aggregate score: 55 points
  • Fermanagh 5-13 - 2-21 Leitrim (Round 1)
• Lowest aggregate score: 28 points
  • Warwickshire 0-17 - 0-11 Leitrim (Final)

Miscellaneous

• Warwickshire win their 1st championship in 4 years, last winning the 2013 Lory Meagher Cup

See also

• 2017 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
• 2017 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
• 2017 Christy Ring Cup (Tier 2)
• 2017 Nicky Rackard Cup (Tier 3)

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.