2010 Lory Meagher Cup

2010 Lory Meagher Cup

Dates	5 June – 3 July 2010
Teams	7
Champions	Longford Brendan Stakeum (captain) Tom Lynam (manager)
Runners-up	Donegal Colm Breathnach (captain) Andrew Wallace (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	11
Goals scored	31 (2.82 per match)
Points scored	318 (28.91 per match)
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The 2010 Lory Meagher Cup was the 2nd annual fourth-tier hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association. The teams competing were Cavan, Donegal, Fermanagh, Leitrim, Longford, South Down and Warwickshire. The 2009 champions, Tyrone were promoted to the 2010 Nicky Rackard Cup, and did not have the opportunity to defend their title. Due to a disagreement over promotion and relegation from the All-Ireland series, no team was relegated from the 2009 Nicky Rackard Cup for the 2010 season.

Structure

The tournament had a double elimination format - each team played at least two games before being knocked out.

• One team got a bye to Round 2A.
• The other six teams played three Round 1 matches.
  • The winners in Round 1 advanced to Round 2A.
  • Two of the Round 1 losers went into Round 2B; one got a bye to the quarter-finals.
• 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 was one Round 2B match.
  • The winner in Round 2B advanced to the quarter-finals.
  • The loser in Round 2B was eliminated.
• There were two quarter-final matches between the Round 2A losers, the Round 2B winner and the Round 1 loser which got a bye.
  • 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 2010.

Fixtures

Round 1

Leitrim v South Down

5 June 2010 Round 1

Leitrim	1-13 - 1-12	South Down
I Bermingham 0-11, L Burns 1-0, D McGovern, D Ponaird 0-1 each	Report	P O'Neill 0-7, L Deegan 1-0, P Sheehan 0-2, J McGrath, A Brown, E Donnelly 0-1 each

Carrick-on-Shannon Referee: A. Kelly (Galway)

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Donegal v Longford

5 June 2010 Round 1

Donegal	3-13 - 1-15	Longford
D Cullen 0-6, M McGhee 2-0, E McDermott 1-2, L Henderson 0-4, M Patton 0-1	Report	G Ghee 1-8, J O'Brien 0-3, C Egan 0-2, E Donnellan, R Ryland 0-1 each

Letterkenny Referee: M. Mulholland (Derry)

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Warwickshire v Fermanagh

5 June 2010 Round 1

Warwickshire	2-17 - 1-08	Fermanagh
J Healy 2-2, M Lyons 0-6, S Brough 0-4, P Breen, B Cousins 0-2 each, N Morris 0-1	Report	R Bogue 0-5, P McGoldrick 1-0, S Corrigan 0-3

Solihull Referee: G. Devlin (Armagh)

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Round 2A

Donegal v Warwickshire

12 June 2010 Round 2A

Donegal	0-21- 2-09	Warwickshire
L Henderson 0-7, J Donnelly 0-3, N Campbell, M McCann, S McVeigh, E McDermott, S'Boyle 0-2 each, M McGhee 0-1	Report	K Codd 2-1, D Kelly 0-3, S O'Hanlon 0-2, P Breen, T Walsh, N Ewing 0-1 each

Letterkenny Referee: E. Hassan (Derry)

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Cavan v Leitrim

12 June 2010 Round 2A

Cavan	1-14 - 2-14	Leitrim
B Gaffney 0-6, S Og Brady 1-1, R O'Hagan, C Brennan 0-2 each, E Hill, G Brennan, B Harten 0-1 each	Report	K Bermingham 0-5, L Burns, C Burns 1-1 each, C Cunniffe 0-3, D McGovern, K Connolly 0-2 each

Breffni Park, Cavan Referee: J. O'Rourke (Monaghan)

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Round 2B

Longford v South Down

12 June 2010 Round 2B

Longford	5-13 - 1-13	South Down
J O'Brien 4-1, G Ghee 0-8, E Daly 1-0, D Tanner 0-3, N Casey 0-1	Report	P O'Neill 1-8, K Courtney 0-3, P Sheehan, L Deegans 0-1 each

Pearse Park, Longford Referee: T. Carroll (Offaly)

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Quarter-finals

Fermanagh v Cavan

19 June 2010 Quarter-final

Fermanagh	0-19 - 1-07	Cavan
P McGoldrick 0-13, S Corr 0-3; C McManus, R Bogue, M Teague 0-1 each	Report	K Downes 0-5, J Rosney 1-0, L Kelly, G Brennan 0-1 each

Brewster Park Referee: E. Hassan (Derry)

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Warwickshire v Longford

19 June 2010 Quarter-final

Warwickshire	2-12 - 2-22	Longford
K Codd 2-5, M Lyons 0-4, S O'Hanlon, D Kelly, T Walsh 0-1 each	Report	G Ghee 1-12, J O'Brien 1-6, N Casey 0-2, C Egan, D Tanner 0-1 each

Solihull Referee: P. Casey (Waterford)

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Semi-finals

Leitrim v Longford

26 June 2010 Semi-final

Leitrim	0-10 - 2-21	Longford
K Connolly, C Cunniffe 0-2 each, L Burns, D Poniard, M Quinn, M Poniard, D McGovern, C Burns 0-1 each	Report	G Ghee 1-12, N Casey 1-3, J O'Brien 0-3, D Tanner 0-2, S Stakelum 0-1

Pearse Park, Longford Referee: P. Green (Galway)

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Donegal v Fermanagh

26 June 2010 Semi-final

Donegal	1-22 - 1-11	Fermanagh
L Henderson 0-10, S McVeigh 2-0, D Cullen, K Campbell 0-3 each, S Boyle, N Campbell 0-2 each, M McCann, E McDermott 0-1 each	Report	P McGoldrick 1-5, J Duffy 0-5, R Bogue 0-1

Omagh Referee: A. Kelly (Galway)

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Final

Longford v Donegal

3 July 2010 Final

Longford	1-20 - 1-12	Donegal
G Ghee 1-9, E Donnellan, D Tanner 0-2 each, J O'Brien 0-3, J Newman, F Daly, S Stakelum, J Minnock 0-1 each	Report	L Henderson 0-5, D Cullen 0-4, P Hannigan 1-0, E McDermott, M McCann, N Campbell 0-1 each

Croke Park, Dublin Referee: R. Mathews (Antrim)

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	Round 1 Round 2B					Round 2A Quarter Finals					Semi Finals					Final
						Cavan		1-14
	South Down		1-12			Leitrim		2-14
	Leitrim		1-13								Leitrim		0-10
											Longford		2-21
						Warwickshire		2-12
	South Down		1-13			Longford		2-22
	Longford		5-13													Longford		1-20
																Donegal		1-12
						Fermanagh		0-19
						Cavan		1-07
											Fermanagh		1-11
	Donegal		3-13								Donegal		1-22
	Longford		1-15			Donegal		0-21
	Warwickshire		2-17			Warwickshire		2-09
	Fermanagh		1-08

Statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Garrett Ghee	Longford	4-49	61	5	12.20
2	Joe O'Brien	Longford	5-16	31	5	6.20
3	Lee Henderson	Donegal	0-26	26	4	6.50
4	Paul McGoldrick	Fermanagh	1-21	24	3	8.00
5	Kevin Codd	Warwickshire	4-6	18	2	9.00
	Paul O'Neill	South Down	1-15	18	2	9.00

Single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Garrett Ghee	Longford	1-12	15	Warwickshire
	Garrett Ghee	Longford	1-12	15	Leitrim
3	Joe O'Brien	Longford	4-1	13	South Down
	Paul McGoldrick	Fermanagh	0-13	13	Cavan
5	Garrett Ghee	Longford	1-9	12	Donegal
6	Kevin Codd	Warwickshire	2-5	11	Longford
	Paul O'Neill	South Down	1-8	11	Longford
	Garrett Ghee	Longford	1-8	11	Donegal
	Ian Bermingham	Leitrim	0-11	11	South Down
10	Lee Henderson	Donegal	0-10	10	Fermanagh

Scoring

• First hat-trick of the competition: J O'Brien for Longford against South Down
• Widest winning margin: 17 points
  • Longford 2-21 - 0-10 Leitrim (Semi Final)
• Most goals in a match: 6
  • Longford 5-13 - 1-13 South Down (Round 2B)
• Most points in a match: 34
  • Longford 2-22 - 2-12 Warwickshire (Quarter Final)
• Most goals by one team in a match: 5
  • Longford 5-13 - 1-13 South Down (Round 2B)
• Most goals scored by a losing team: 2
  • Warwickshire 2-12 - 2-22 Longford (Quarter Final)
  • Warwickshire 2-09 - 0-21 Donegal (Round 2A)
• Most points scored by a losing team: 15
  • Longford 1-15 - 3-13 Donegal (Round 1)