2017 Lory Meagher Cup

The 2017 Lory Meagher Cup was the ninth staging of the Lory Meagher Cup hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2009. It is the fourth tier of senior inter-county championship hurling.^[1]

Cavan returned to senior inter-county hurling in 2017 by entering The Lory Meagher Cup. They had disbanded midway through the 2011 season.^[2]

The participating teams were Cavan Fermanagh Lancashire Leitrim Sligo and Warwickshire,

Louth, the 2016 champions, play in the Nicky Rackard Cup having won promotion.

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts	Notes
1	Warwickshire	5	5	0	0	14-95	8-53	60	10	Qualified for 2017 Lory Meagher Cup Final
2	Leitrim	5	3	0	2	8-79	10-63	10	6	Qualified for 2017 Lory Meagher Cup Final
3	Sligo	5	3	0	2	15-65	7-74	15	6
4	Lancashire	5	2	0	3	3-87	7-74	1	4
5	Cavan	5	1	0	4	6-70	5-109	-36	2
6	Fermanagh	5	1	0	4	10-67	19-90	-50	2

Leitrim are ranked above Sligo due to their superior head to head record.

Rounds 1 to 5

Round 1

Sligo v Lancashire

22 April 2017 Round 1	Sligo	4-14 - 0-17	Lancashire	Markiewicz Park, Sligo
	C Kevin Gilmartin 3-1,K Raymond 0-8 (8fs), EKilgannon 1-0; K Banks, C Behan, E McDonagh, P Burke, J McHugh 0-1 each.	Report	R Crowley 0-13 (2fs), Darragh O'Brien, Nathan Unwin, 0-2 each.	Referee: K McGeeney (Roscommon)

Cavan v Warwickshire

22 April 2017 Round 1	Cavan	1-14 - 3-28	Warwickshire	Breffni Park, Cavan
	D Cahill 0-8 (7fs, 1 ’65); L McKenna 1-0; K Conneely, S Keating 0-2 each, R Everett, M Moffett 0-1 each.	Report	L Watson 2-7, S Caulfield 0-6, E Dwyer 1-3, E McCabe 0-4, P Unlacke, K McGee, P Crehan 0-2 each, D Kennedy 0-1, P Hoban (1f).	Referee: S Hynes (Galway)

Fermanagh v Leitrim

22 April 2017 Round 1	Fermanagh	5-13 - 2-21	Leitrim	Brewster Park, Enniskillen
	S Corrigan 3-8 (5f), S Curran 1-3, C McShea 1-0, R Bogue, J Duffy (f) 0-1 each.	Report	P O’Donnell 2-7 (7f), C Cunniffe 0-7 (5f), J Glancy 0-3, C O’Donovan 0-2, L Moreton, K McDermott 0-1 each.

Round 2

Leitrim v Cavan

29 April 2017 Round 2	Leitrim	1-20 - 0-12	Cavan	Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick
	P O'Donnell 0-7, Z Moradi 1-3, C Moreton 0-5, G O'Hagan 0-2, D McGovern 0-1, K McDermott 0-1, D Molloy 0-1.		K Conneely 0-4, S Keating 0-3, D Cahill 0-2, R everett 0-2, N Browne 0-1.

Warwickshire v Sligo

29 April 2017 Round 2	Warwickshire	2-20 - 2-9	Sligo	Páirc na hÉireann, Birmingham
	S Hennessy 0-8, S Caulfield 1-4, K McGee 1-1, L Watson 0-4, Robins 0-1.		C Behan 2-2, K Raymond 0-4, J McHugh 0-2, E McDonagh 0-1.

Lancashire v Fermanagh

29 April 2017 Round 2	Lancashire	2-22 - 0-15	Fermanagh	Old Bedians, Manchester
	R Crowley 2-14 (0-5fs, 0-1 '65', 0-1 sl), D Cahalane, S Power (1f), D O'Brien 0-2 each, N Unwin, T Duane 0-1 each.	Report	S Corrigan 0-7 (3fs), M Teague 0-2, R Bogue, F McBrien, J Duffy, D McGarry, C Corrigan, S Curran 0-1 each.	Referee: J Larkin (Cork)

Round 3

Leitrim v Lancashire

5 May 2017 Round 3	Leitrim	1-12 - 0-14	Lancashire	Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick
	Z Moradi 1-2, C Cunniffe 0-9 (6f, 2'65), L Moreton 0-1.		S Power 0-5 (5f), R Crowley 0-4 (2f), N Unwin 0-2, S Sexton, S Duncan, A Slattery 0-1 each.

Cavan v Sligo

5 May 2017 Round 3	Cavan	0-9 - 1-20	Sligo	Kingspan Breffni Park, Cavan
	K Conneely 0-3 (2f); N Browne, S Keating (1f) 0-2 each; A Sheridan ('65), F Hughes 0-1 each.		C Behan 0-11fs; J McHugh 1-5; L Reidy, G O'Kelly Lynch, K Gilmartin, T O'Kelly Lynch 0-1 each.

Fermanagh v Warwickshire

5 May 2017 Round 3	Fermanagh	3-9 - 6-16	Warwickshire	Brewster Park, Enniskillen
	S Corrigan 1-6; JP McGarry and J Duffy 1-0 each; F McBrien, C McShea, B McGarry 0-1 each.		L Watson 3-7, P Uniacke 2-0, S Hennessey 0-3, S Caulfield 0-3, K McGee 1-0, I Dwyer 0-2, C McBride 0-1.

Round 4

Lancashire v Cavan

13 May 2017 Round 4	Lancashire	0-24 - 1-18	Cavan	Old Bedians, Manchester
14:00	R Crowley 0-20, A Slattery 0-2, D O'Brien 0-1, D Cahalane 0-1.		C Sheanon 1-6, D Cahill 0-5, C Shearon 0-2, S Harten 0-2, F Hughes 0-2, M Sexton 0-1.

Sligo v Fermanagh

13 May 2017 Round 4	Sligo	5-14 - 2-13	Fermanagh	Markievicz Park, Sligo
15:00	C Behan 2-8, J McHugh 2-1, G O'Kelly-Lynch 1-1, L Reidy 0-1, E McDonagh 0-1, M Davey 0-1, K Gilmartin 0-1.		S Curran 1-3, S Corrigan 0-6, B Jones 1-0, M Teague 0-1, C Corrigan 0-1, R Bogue 0-1, R Porteous 0-1.

Warwickshire v Leitrim

13 May 2017 Round 4	Warwickshire	2-16 - 1-11	Leitrim	Páirc na hÉireann, Solihull
	L Watson 0-7, I Dwyer 1-3, P Uniacke 1-1, S Caulfield 0-3, P Hoban 0-1, C Robbins 0-1.		P O'Donnell 1-5, C Byrne 0-1, J Glancy 0-1, M Quinn 0-1, L Moreton 0-1, C Moreton 0-1, D McGovern 0-1.

Round 5

Fermanagh v Cavan

20 May 2017 Round 5	Fermanagh	0-17 - 4-17	Cavan	Lisbellaw
	S Corrigan 0-9, (5f); C Corrigan; S Curran 0-2 each ; F McBrien; C McShea; R Bogue; B McGarry 0-1 each.	Report	Colum Sheanon 2-5; J Sheanon 1-6, 1f; K Conneely 1-0; Cillian Sheanon; S Keating; R O’Hagan; D Cahill (f); M Sexton; N Browne 0-1 each.

Lancashire v Warwickshire

20 May 2017 Round 5	Lancashire	1-10 - 1-15	Warwickshire	Old Bedians, Manchester
	R Crowley (1-6,5f), N Unwin (0-1), S Richardson (0-1), A Slattery (0-1), S Power (0-1).	Report	S Caulfield (0-10, 7f), J Reddin (1-0), E McCabe (0-2), I Dwyer (0-2), J Meagher (0-1).

Leitrim v Sligo

20 May 2017 Round 5	Leitrim	3-15 - 3-8	Sligo	Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon
	P O’Donnell 2-6 (3 65 2f ), Z Moradi 1-2, K McDermott 0-3, C Moreton 0-2, C O’Donovan 0-2.	Report	M Davey 2-0, M Gilmartin 1-0, K Raymond 0-2 (1f), C Behan 0-3, K Banks, M O’Callaghan, C Griffin 0-1 each.

Final

The winners of the Lory Meagher Cup (tier 4) are automatically promoted to next year's Nicky Rackard Cup (tier 3).

10 June 201713.00

Warwickshire	0-17 - 0-11	Leitrim
L Watson 0-11fs, S Caulfield 0-2, D Kennedy, P Uniacke, C McBride, I Dwyer 0-1 each.	Report	P O'Donnell 0-6fs, C O'Donovan 0-2, Z Moradi, C Moreton, J Glancy 0-1 each.

Croke Park, Dublin

Referee: J Connors (Donegal)

Scoring statistics

Top scorers overall

Top scorers in a single game

References