2016 Lory Meagher Cup

2016 Lory Meagher Cup
Dates30 April 2016 - 04 June 2016
Teams5
ChampionsLouth (1st title)
Runners-upSligo
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
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The 2016 Lory Meagher Cup was the eighth 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 five GAA county teams ranked 31–35 in the 2016 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. The championship began on 23 April 2016 and ended on 4 June 2016.

Fermanagh were the 2015 champions and play in the Nicky Rackard Cup having won promotion.

Team changes

To Championship

Relegated from the Nicky Rackard Cup

From Championship

Promoted to the Nicky Rackard Cup

Group Stage

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts Qualification
1 Louth 4 4 0 0 6-67 4-47 +26 8 Advance to Final
2 Sligo 4 3 0 1 7-80 5-53 +33 6
3 Warwickshire 4 2 0 2 15-56 9-58 +16 4
4 Leitrim 4 1 0 3 6-50 6-67 -17 2
5 Lancashire 4 0 0 4 4-46 13-74 -55 0

Round 1

Matches

23 April 2016 Round 1 Leitrim 1-15 - 3-19 Warwickshire Seán O'Heslin Memorial Park, Ballinamore
G O'Hagan 1-0,C Cunniffe 0-13 (12f) J Ryan, Z Moradi 0-1 each. Report L Reale 2-3,C Robins 1-1,P Crehan0-5 (3f 1'65),S Morrissey 0-5 ,J Reddan 0-4, J Quinn 0-1. Referee: K McGeeney (Roscommon)
23 April 2016 Round 1 Louth 0-22 - 1-15 Sligo Louth GAA Centre of Excellence
D Murphy 0-12 (8fs, 1 '65'), P Lynch 0-3, N Stanley, S Callan 0-2 each; Gerard Smith, Andrew McCrave, D O'Hanrahan 0-1 each. Report K Raymond 0-10 (8fs), C Behan 0-5 (1f) K Gilmartin 1-0. Referee: M Murtagh (Armagh)

Round 2

Matches

30 April 2016 Round 2 Warwickshire 2-10 - 3-14 Louth Páirc na hÉireann, Solihull
O Long 1-1, P Crehan 0-6 (6fs), S Morrissey 1-2, J Redden, P Treacy 0-1 (1f) each. Report D Murphy (4f) 1-6; S Conneely, A Mackin 1-0 each; L Dwan (2f), S Callan, G Smyth 0-2 each, A McCrave, P Lynch 0-1 each. Referee: R McGann
30 April 2016 Round 2 Lancashire 2-10 - 2-18 Leitrim Páirc na hÉireann, Solihull
D Maskey 1-1, K McGee 1-0, P Duggan 0-4 (2fs, 1 '65'), B Cody, J Sheehan 0-2 each, N Unwin 0-1. Report P O'Donnell 1-8 (5fs, 1 '65'), G O'Hagan 1-3, C Cunniffe, C Moreton 0-2 each, L Moreton, J Ryan, Z Moradi 0-1 each. Referee: J Murphy (Limerick)

Round 3

Matches

7 May 2016 Round 3 Louth 3-15 - 0-10 Lancashire Dunleer
13:00 D Murphy 0-9 (4fs, 1 65); G Smith 1-2; A McCrave 1-0; N Stanley 1-0; A Mackin 0-2; M Lyons, D Kettle 0-1 each. Report P Duggan 0-5 (3fs); K Magee, D Cahallane, C Maskey, J Patton, R McEntee 0-1 each. Referee: A Ferguson
7 May 2016 Round 3 Sligo 3-18 - 3-11 Warwickshire Sligo GAA Centre of Excellence
14:00 K Raymond 1-12 (8f, 2 65s), G O'Kelly-Lynch 2-1, R Cox 0-3, C Behan (2f) 0-2. Report P Crehan 1-2 (1f), O Long 1-1, K Dwyer 1-0, J Reddan, S Morrissey and L Reale 0-2 each, P Treacy and J Bergin 0-1 each. Referee: J Connors (Donegal)

Round 4

Matches

14 May 2016 Round 4 Lancashire 0-15 - 1-25 Sligo Páirc na hÉireann, Solihull
14:30 P Duggan 0-7 (6fs), D Coughlan 0-3, T Goulding, N Unwin 0-2 each, S Tierney 0-1. Report K Raymond 0-9 (4fs), S Kenny 0-7, B O'Loughlin 0-3, M Gilmartin 1-0, R Cox, K Gilmartin 0-2 each, C Behan, M Davey, L Reidy 0-1 each. Referee: K Brady (Louth)
14 May 2016 Round 4 Leitrim 1-12 - 0-16 Louth Pairc Sean Mac Diarmada
14:30 G O'Hagan 1-2; C Cunniffe (3f) 0-4; P O'Donnell (2f) 0-2, Z Moradi, D McGovern, D Tiernan, J Ryan 0-1 each. Report L Dwan (4f) 0-8; D Murphy (1f 1'65) 0-4; P Lynch, R Maher, A McCrave, M Wallace 0-1 each. Referee: J Connors (Donegal)

Round 5

Matches

21 May 2016 Round 5 Sligo 1-22 - 2-5 Leitrim Markievicz Park, Sligo
14:30 K Raymond 0-9 (7fs, 1 '65'), S Kenny 0-7 (2f), M Davey 1-0, B O'Loughlin 0-3, G O'Kelly-Lynch, K Gilmartin, C Behan (1f) 0-1 each. Report Z Moradi, P McWeeney 1-0 each, C Cunniffe 0-2 (1f), P O'Donnell, J Ryan, D McGovern 0-1 each. Referee: R McGann (Clare)
21 May 2016 Round 5 Warwickshire 7-16 - 2-11 Lancashire Páirc na hÉireann, Solihull
14:30

Final

Louth4-15 – 4-11 Sligo
Dwan (1-4, 1-2f), Murphy (0-7, 6f, 1'65), Mackin (1-2), Callan, Conneely (1-1 each) O'Kelly-Lynch (2-02), Davey, K. Gilmartin (1-0 each), Kenny (0-3, 1f), O'Loughlin (0-3), Raymond (0-2, 1f), Cox (0-1)
Referee: Mick Murtagh (Westmeath)
GK 1 James Connolly (Naomh Moninne)
RCB 2 Conor Matthews (St Fechin's)
FB 3 Brian Minogue (Pearse Óg)
LCB 4 Mark Wallace (Knockbridge)
RHB 5 Mike Lyons (Pearse Óg)
CHB 6 Roger Maher (Doon, Limerick)
LHB 7 Andrew McCrave (Pearse Óg)
MF 8 Darren O'Hanrahan (Naomh Moninne)
MF 9 Shane Callan (Pearse Óg) (c)
RHF 10 Gerard Smyth (Pearse Óg)
CHF 11 Nigel Stanley (Galmoy, Kilkenny)
LHF 12 David Kettle (Knockbridge)
RCF 13 Diarmuid Murphy (Naomh Moninne)
FF 14 Liam Dwan (Holycross–Ballycahill, Tipperary)
LCF 15 Paddy Lynch (St Fechin's)
Substitutes:
16 Niall Cafferkey (Naomh Moninne) for Matthews
17 Andrew Mackin (Naomh Moninne) for Smyth
18 Seaghan Conneely (St Fechin's) for O'Hanrahan

Manager:
Diarmuid McCarthy
GK 1 Niall McGrath (Burgess, Tipperary)
RCB 2 Ronan Redmond (Coolera/Strandhill)
FB 3 Jamie Kenny (Calry/St. Joseph's)
LCB 4 Gavin Feely (Tourlestrane)
RHB 5 Eoin Comerford (Coolera/Strandhill)
CHB 6 Cormac Behan (Croom, Limerick)
LHB 7 Liam Reidy (Calry/St. Joseph's)
MF 8 Ronan Cox (Calry/St. Joseph's)
MF 9 Keith Raymond (Calry/St. Joseph's) (c)
RHF 10 Kevin Gilmartin (Calry/St. Joseph's)
CHF 11 Gerard O'Kelly-Lynch (Naomh Eoin)
LHF 12 Brian O'Loughlin (Monageer-Boolavogue, Wexford)
RCF 13 Matthew Davey (Naomh Eoin)
FF 14 Ciarán Brennan (Calry/St. Joseph's)
LCF 15 Seán Kenny (HWH-Bunclody, Wexford)
Substitutes:
16 Fabio Cretaro (Tubbercurry) for K. Gilmartin
17 Michael Gilmartin (Calry/St. Joseph's) for Davey
18 Aidan Morrison (Western Gaels) for O'Kelly-Lynch

Manager:
Declan Loughnane

Miscellaneous

See also

References

  1. ^ "Fermanagh secure promotion to Nicky Rackard Cup". 13 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Late goal blitz secures Lory Meagher Cup for Louth". RTÉ Sport. 4 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Late goal blitz powers Louth to glory". Irish Independent. 6 June 2016.