2010 Lory Meagher Cup

The 2010 Lory Meagher Cup is the second 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 eight GAA county teams ranked 30–36 in the 2010 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.

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 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.

Format

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.

Team changes

To Championship

Relegated from the Nicky Rackard Cup

• None

From Championship

Promoted to the Nicky Rackard Cup

• Tyrone

Teams

County	Last Provincial Title	Last All-Ireland Title	Position in 2009 Championship	Appearance
Cavan	—	—	Round 2	2nd
Donegal	1932	—	Runners-up	2nd
Fermanagh	—	—	Quarter-finals	2nd
Leitrim	—	—	Quarter-finals	2nd
Longford	—	—	Semi-finals	2nd
South Down	—	—	Semi-finals	2nd
Warwickshire	—	—	Round 2	2nd

Bracket

	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

Round 1

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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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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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 2

Round 2A

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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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

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

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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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

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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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

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)

Stadia and locations

Main article: List of Gaelic Athletic Association stadiums

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 events

• 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)

• Most points by one team in a match: 22
  • Fermanagh 1-11 - 1-22 Donegal (Semi-final)
  • Warwickshire 2-12 - 2-22 Longford (Quarter-final)
• Highest aggregate score: 46 points
  • Warwickshire 2-12 - 2-22 Longford (Quarter-final)
• Lowest aggregate score: 29 points
  • Fermanagh 0-19 - 1-07 Cavan (Quarter-final)

Miscellaneous

• Longford won their first ever national championship
• Longford become the first county from Leinster to win the Lory Meagher Cup

See also

• 2010 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
• 2010 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
• 2010 Christy Ring Cup
• 2010 Nicky Rackard Cup

References