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2022 Lory Meagher Cup

The 2022 Lory Meagher Cup is the fourteenth edition of the Lory Meagher Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2009 and is the fifth-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 2022 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.

The competition ran from 10 April to 21 May 2022.[1][2]

Team changes

To Championship

Relegated from the Nicky Rackard Cup

Re entered Championship

From Championship

Promoted to the Nicky Rackard Cup

Teams

General Information

County Cup Titles Last Cup Title Position in 2021 Championship Appearance
Cavan 0 — Runners-up
Lancashire 0 — —
Leitrim 1 2019 Quarter-finals (Nicky Rackard Cup)
Longford 2 2014 Semi-finals
Louth 2 2020 Semi-finals
Monaghan 0 — Quarter-finals

Personnel and kits

County Manager Captain(s) Sponsor
Cavan
Lancashire
Leitrim
Longford
Louth
Monaghan

Format

Cup format

The 6 teams will play each other once in the Group Stage. The top 2 teams in the group will advance to the final.

Promotion

The winner of the final will be promoted to the Nicky Rackard Cup.

Group stage

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts Qualification
1 Longford 5 4 0 1 3-95 9-66 +11 8 Advance to Knockout Stage
2 Louth 5 3 0 2 7-86 5-50 +42 6
3 Leitrim 5 3 0 2 13-77 6-74 +24 6
4 Monaghan 5 4 0 1 3-51 3-47 +4 4*
5 Lancashire 5 1 0 4 3-63 5-94 -37 2
6 Cavan 5 0 0 5 5-45 6-86 -44 0

Monaghan were deducted 4 points for fielding an ineligible player. Games v Louth and Cavan were forfeited without award to opposition. From a scoring difference perspective only, it is treated as if the game never took place (i.e. no score for or against either team involved)[3]

Louth are ranked ahead of Leitrim on head to head record.

Group stage results

Round 1

10 April 2022 Round 1 Lancashire 1-10 - 2-27 Louth Sports Campus Ireland
D Connolly 1-4 (0-3f), S Holland 0-2, S Nugent 0-2; E Kelly 0-1, K Fennelly 0-1. Report M Gahan 0-7 (4f), S Kerrisk 1-2 (0-1f), F Joyce 0-5; P Mathews 1-0, N Keenan 0-3, S Conneely 0-2; J McDonnell 0-2; L Molloy 0-2, C Quigley 0-1, C Deane 0-1, S Crosbie 0-1, P Fallon 0-1. Referee: K Parke (Antrim)
10 April 2022 Round 1 Leitrim 4-09 - 0-20 Longford Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada
J Murray 1-5, 1 pen, 3f; J McNabola 1-2; K McDermott & B Delaney 1-0 each; G O’Hagan 0-2, 1f. Report J O’Brien 0-10, 9f; C Mullane & C Kavanagh 0-2 each; A Quinn, D Buckley, J Mulhern, J Casey, R Murray & P Barden 0-1 each.
10 April 2022 Round 1 Monaghan 3-09 - 2-09 Cavan Grattan Park

Monaghan forfeited game vs. Cavan due to fielding an ineligible player.[3]

Round 2

16 April 2022 Round 2 Longford 0-17 - 1-12 Lancashire Pearse Park
17 April 2022 Round 2 Louth 3-11 - 5-12 Monaghan Darver
17 April 2022 Round 2 Cavan 1-10 - 4-16 Leitrim Breffni Park

Monaghan forfeited game vs. Louth due to fielding an ineligible player.[3]

Round 3

23 April 2022 Round 3 Longford 1-16 - 1-15 Louth Pearse Park
24 April 2022 Round 3 Leitrim 1-16 - 2-18 Monaghan Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada
24 April 2022 Round 3 Cavan 1-13 - 0-17 Lancashire Breffni Park

Round 4

7 May 2022 Round 4 Monaghan 1-16 - 2-15 Longford Iniskeen
7 May 2022 Round 4 Louth 2-26 - 1-08 Cavan Darver
8 May 2022 Round 4 Lancashire 1-08 - 2-20 Leitrim O'Tooles GAA

Round 5

14 May 2022 Round 5 Monaghan 0-17 - 0-16 Lancashire Iniskeen
14 May 2022 Round 5 Cavan 2-14 - 0-27 Longford Breffni Park
14 May 2022 Round 5 Leitrim 2-16 - 2-18 Louth Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada

Knockout stage

Final

21 May 2022[4] Longford 3-14 - 3-27 Louth Croke Park
P Lynam 0-6 (0-3f, 0-1 65), J O’Brien 1-2 (0-1f), R Murray 1-2, E Naughton 1-0, E Corrigan 0-2, C Mullane 0-1, C Kavanagh 0-1. Report D Geoghegan 0-9 (0-6f), P Mathews 2-1, F Joyce 0-6, S Conneely 1-1, L Molloy 0-4, N Keenan 0-2, S Crosbie 0-1, S Kerrisk 0-1, M Gahan 0-1, P Fallon 0-1. Referee: C. Flynn (Westmeath)
GK 1 Conor Gallagher (Longford Slashers)
RCB 2 Niall Moran (Ringtown, Westmeath)
FB 3 Enda Naughton (St Brendan's, Galway)
LCB 4 Karl Murray (Longford Slashers)
RHB 5 Adam Quinn (Wolfe Tones)
CHB 6 David Buckley (Clonguish Gaels)
LHB 7 Aidan Sheridan (Cashel King Cormacs, Tipperary)
MF 8 Emmet Corrigan (Ringtown, Westmeath)
MF 9 Paddy Lynam (St Oliver Plunkett's, Westmeath)
RHF 10 Evan Tully (Wolfe Tones)
CHF 11 Cian Kavanagh (Longford Slashers)
LHF 12 Reuben Murray (Longford Slashers)
RCF 13 Joe O'Brien (Clonguish Gaels)
FF 14 Cathal Mullane (Wolfe Tones) (c)
LCF 15 John Mulhern (Wolfe Tones)
Substitutes:
16 Micheál Mulcahy (Longford Slashers) for Mulhern
17 Pearse McNally (Wolfe Tones) for Sheridan
18 Dáire Regan (Longford Slashers) for Tully
19 Paul Barden (Clonguish Gaels) for Kavanagh
20 Ciarán Farrell (Longford Slashers) for R. Murray

Manager:
Adrian Moran
GK 1 Ruairí Morrissey (St Fechin's)
RCB 2 Danny Morgan (St Fechin's)
FB 3 Donal Ryan (St Fechin's)
LCB 4 Adam Plunkett (Knockbridge)
RHB 5 Matthew Fee (Naomh Moninne)
CHB 6 Conor Quigley (Knockbridge)
LHB 7 Jamie McDonnell (St Fechin's)
MF 8 Seánie Crosbie (St Kevin's)
MF 9 Liam Molloy (Knockbridge)
RHF 10 Peter Fortune (St Fechin's)
CHF 11 Feidhelm Joyce (Naomh Moninne) (c)
LHF 12 Seaghan Conneely (St Fechin's)
RCF 13 Darren Geoghegan (Naomh Moninne)
FF 14 Paul Matthews (St Fechin's)
LCF 15 Seán Kerrisk (St Fechin's)
Substitutes:
16 Niall Keenan (Tremane, Roscommon) for Fortune
17 Mark Gahan (Naomh Moninne) for Kerrisk
18 Pádraig Fallon (Naomh Moninne) for Crosbie
19 Andrew Smyth (Knockbridge) for Plunkett
20 Andrew Mackin (Naomh Moninne) for Conneely

Manager:
Paul McCormack

Stadia and locations

See also: List of Gaelic Athletic Association stadiums

Statistics

Top scorers

Overall

In a single game

Scoring events

  • Widest winning margin: points
    • 000 vs 000 (000)
  • Most goals in a match: 8
    • Louth vs Monaghan (Darver)
  • Most points in a match: 41
    • Cavan vs Longford (Breffni Park)
      • Louth vs Longford (Croke Park)
  • Most goals by one team in a match: 5
    • Monaghan vs Louth (Darver)
  • Most points by one team in a match: 27
    • Louth vs Lancashire (Sports Campus Ireland)
      • Longford vs Cavan (Breffni Park)
        • Louth vs Longford (Croke Park)
  • Highest aggregate score: 00 points
    • 000 vs 000 (000)
  • Lowest aggregate score: 00 points
    • 000 vs 000 (000)

Miscellaneous

See also

References

  1. ^ "GAA fixtures 2022: Calendar confirmed with replays only for All-Ireland finals". Irish Times. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Christy Ring Cup". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Monaghan hurlers docked four points in Lory Meagher Cup".
  4. ^ "Longford hurlers fall at the final hurdle in the Lory Meagher Cup". Longford Leader. 27 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Wicklow win Tailteann Cup opener, Croke Park hurling glory for Tyrone and Louth". The42.ie. 21 May 2022.