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Hurling competition
2009 Lory Meagher Cup Champions
Tyrone (1st title)Runners-up
Donegal
The 2009 Lory Meagher Cup was the inaugural season of the
Lory Meagher Cup since its establishment by the
Gaelic Athletic Association .
[1] It forms the inaugural fourth-tier
hurling competition organised by the
Gaelic Athletic Association .
Seven county teams and one regional team took part in the competition. The teams were Warwickshire,
Longford ,
Fermanagh ,
Leitrim ,
Cavan ,
South Down ,
Tyrone and
Donegal .
The winners of the 2009 Lory Meagher Cup were promoted to the
2010 Nicky Rackard Cup .
On 11 July,
Tyrone won the inaugural Lory Meagher Cup, with a 5–11 to 3–16 win over
Donegal at
Croke Park .
[2]
Format
The tournament had a
double elimination format: each team played at least two games before being knocked out.
The eight teams played four Round 1 matches.
The winners in Round 1 advanced to Round 2A.
The losers in Round 1 went into Round 2B.
There were two Round 2A matches.
The winners in Round 2A advanced to the semi-finals.
The losers in Round 2A went into the quarter-finals.
There were two Round 2B matches.
The winners in Round 2B advanced to the quarter-finals.
The losers in Round 2B were eliminated.
There were two quarter-final matches between the Round 2A losers and Round 2B winners.
The winners of the quarter-finals advanced to the semi-finals.
The losers of the quarter-finals were eliminated.
There were two semi-final matches between the Round 2A winners and the quarter-final winners.
The winners of the semi-finals advanced to the final.
The losers of the semi-finals were eliminated.
The winners of the final won the Lory Meagher Cup for 2009.
Teams
Bracket
Round 1
Round 1
Round 2
Round 2A
Round 2B
Quarter-finals
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Final
Statistics
Top scorers
Overall
Rank
Player
County
Tally
Total
Matches
Average
1
Kevin Campbell
Donegal
1–50
53
5
10.60
2
Justin Kelly
Tyrone
2–39
44
5
8.80
3
Aidan Brown
South Down
6–04
22
3
7.33
Conor Grogan
Tyrone
3–13
22
4
5.50
4
Clement Cunniffe
Leitrim
0–21
21
3
7.00
Scoring events
Widest winning margin: 21 points
Fermanagh 0-08 - 3-20 Donegal (Quarter-finals)
Most goals in a match: 8
Tyrone 3-09 - 5-06 South Down (Round 1)
Donegal 3-16 - 5-11 Tyrone (Final)
Most points in a match: 37
Longford 5-15 - 2-22 Donegal (Round 2A)
Most goals by one team in a match: 5
Tyrone 3-09 - 5-06 South Down (Round 1)
Longford 5-15 - 2-22 Donegal (Round 2A)
Donegal 3-16 - 5-11 Tyrone (Final)
Most points by one team in a match: 22
Longford 5-15 - 2-22 Donegal (Round 2A)
Highest aggregate score: 58 points
Longford 5-15 - 2-22 Donegal (Round 2A)
Lowest aggregate score: 29 points
Fermanagh 0-14 - 1-12 Leitrim (Round 1)
Miscellaneous
See also
References