2022 Lory Meagher Cup

Hurling competition

2022 Lory Meagher Cup
Dates10 April - 21 May 2022
Teams6
Champions Louth
Feidhleim Joyce (captain)
Paul McCormack (manager)
Runners-up Longford
Johnny Casey (captain)
Adrian Moran (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored47 (3.13 per match)
Points scored458 (30.53 per match)
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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

  • Leitrim

Re entered Championship

  • Lancashire

From Championship

Promoted to the Nicky Rackard Cup

  • Fermanagh

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

Lancashire v Louth
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)
Leitrim v Longford
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.
Monaghan v Cavan
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

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

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

Round 4

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

Round 5

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

Knockout stage

Final

Longford v Louth
21 May 2022 Final 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)

Stadia and locations

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. ^ "Wicklow win Tailteann Cup opener, Croke Park hurling glory for Tyrone and Louth". The42.ie. 21 May 2022.
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