{{Short description|Hurling competition}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox hurling championship | name = 2012 Lory Meagher Cup | image = Cout.png | imagesize = | caption =Counties coloured by 2012 Championship tier; Lory Meagher Cup counties in grey. | dates = 5 May<br />– 9 June 2012 | teams = 5 | champions = [[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]] | count = 2 | champions captain = Damien Maguire | champions manager = Tom Magill | runners-up = [[Fermanagh GAA|Fermanagh]] | runners-up manager = Seán Duffy | matches = 7 | goals = 31 | points = 211 | top scorer = | previous year = 2011 | previous tournament = 2011 Lory Meagher Cup | next year = 2013 | next tournament = 2013 Lory Meagher Cup }}
The '''2009 Lory Meagher Cup''' is the fourth edition of the [[Lory Meagher Cup]] since its establishment by the [[Gaelic Athletic Association]] in [[2009 Lory Meagher Cup|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 29–33 in the [[2012 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship]]. The draw for the 2012 fixtures took place on 14 November 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=157867|title=Ring, Rackard and Meagher Cup draws|publisher=Hogan Stand website|date=14 November 2011|accessdate=24 October 2012}}</ref> The competition began on 5 May 2012 and ended on 9 June 2012.
[[Donegal GAA|Donegal]] were the [[2011 Lory Meagher Cup|defending champions]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=149059|title=Donegal reign supreme|work=Hogan Stand|accessdate=4 June 2011|date=24 October 2012}}</ref> however, they availed of their right to promotion to the [[Nicky Rackard Cup]]. [[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]] won the competition, defeating [[Fermanagh GAA|Fermanagh]] in the cup final.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2012/0609/324259-tyrone-2-24-fermanagh-3-20/|title=RTÉ Sport: Tyrone 2-24 Fermanagh 3-20|publisher=RTÉ Sport|date=9 June 2012|accessdate=24 October 2012}}</ref>
==Format== Four teams play in Round 1. *The 2 Round 1 winners advance to the semi-finals. *One Round 1 loser goes into Round 2. *One Round 1 loser goes into Round 3. In Round 2, one of the Round 1 losers plays {{GG|Warwickshire|hurling}}. *The Round 2 winner goes into the semi-finals. *The Round 2 loser goes into Round 3. In Round 3, one of the Round 1 losers plays the Round 2 loser. *The Round 3 winner goes into the semi-finals. The semi-finals have 4 teams: two Round 1 winners, one Round 2 winner, one Round 3 winner.
The semi-final winners advance to the Lory Meagher Cup final.
== Team changes ==
=== To Championship === Relegated from the [[Nicky Rackard Cup]]
* None
=== From Championship === Promoted to the [[Nicky Rackard Cup]]
* [[Donegal county hurling team|Donegal]]
Withdrew from championship
* [[Cavan county hurling team|Cavan]] * [[South Down county hurling team|South Down]]
==Teams== A total of five teams contested the Lory Meagher Cup, including three sides from the [[2011 Lory Meagher Cup]] and Tyrone and Longford. {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" ![[County (Gaelic games)|County]] !Last Cup Title !Last Provincial Title !Last All-Ireland Title !Position in [[2011 Lory Meagher Cup|2011]] Championship !Appearance |- | style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours_of_Fermanagh.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Fermanagh GAA|Fermanagh]] |— |— |— |Quarter-finals |4th |- | style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours_of_Leitrim.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Leitrim GAA|Leitrim]] |— |— |— |Round 2 |4th |- | style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours_of_Longford.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Longford GAA|Longford]] |[[2010 Lory Meagher Cup|2010]] |— |— |Quarter-finals |4th |- | style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours_of_Tyrone.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]] |[[2009 Lory Meagher Cup|2009]] |— |— |Runners-up |3rd |- | style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours_of_Warwickshire.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Warwickshire|hurling}} |— |— |— |Semi-finals |4th |}
==Bracket== {{8TeamBracket|seeds=no|RD1='''Round 1/2/3'''<br />5/12/21 May|RD2='''Semi-finals'''<br /> 26 May|RD3='''Final'''<br /> 9 June|score-width=|RD1-team1=[[File:Colours_of_Leitrim.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Leitrim GAA|Leitrim]]|RD1-score1=1-10|RD1-team2='''[[File:Colours_of_Warwickshire.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Warwickshire|hurling}}'''|RD1-score2='''2-14'''|RD1-team3=[[File:Colours_of_Leitrim.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Leitrim GAA|Leitrim]]|RD1-score3=1-06|RD1-team4='''[[File:Colours_of_Tyrone.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]] '''|RD1-score4='''4-22'''|RD1-team5='''[[File:Colours_of_Fermanagh.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Fermanagh GAA|Fermanagh]] '''|RD1-score5='''1-19'''|RD1-team6=[[File:Colours_of_Longford.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Longford GAA|Longford]]|RD1-score6=1-08|RD1-team7=[[File:Colours_of_Longford.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Longford GAA|Longford]]|RD1-score7=3-11|RD1-team8='''[[File:Colours_of_Leitrim.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Leitrim GAA|Leitrim]]'''|RD1-score8=''' 2-18 '''|RD2-team1=[[File:Colours_of_Warwickshire.svg|border|20x20px]] {{GG|Warwickshire|hurling}}|RD2-score1=1-16|RD2-team2='''[[File:Colours_of_Tyrone.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]]'''|RD2-score2=''' 2-15 '''|RD2-team3='''[[File:Colours_of_Fermanagh.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Fermanagh GAA|Fermanagh]]'''|RD2-score3='''3-16'''|RD2-team4=[[File:Colours_of_Leitrim.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Leitrim GAA|Leitrim]]|RD2-score4=2-12|RD3-team1='''[[File:Colours_of_Tyrone.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]]'''|RD3-score1=''' 2-24 '''|RD3-team2=[[File:Colours_of_Fermanagh.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Fermanagh GAA|Fermanagh]]|RD3-score2=3-20}}
== Round 1 ==
===Matches===
{{football box | date = 5 May | time = | round = Round 1| team1 = [[Leitrim GAA|Leitrim]] | score = 1-6 – 4-22 | team2 = [[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]] | goals1 = C Cunniffe 1-5 (4f 1 '65), M Dolan 0-1. | goals2 = D Casey 1-7 (2f),C Grogan, S Hagan (1f) 1-3 each, S McKiver 1-1, J Kelly 0-3, S Og Grogan 0-2, A Kelly (1f), G Fox, G Gilmore 0-1 each. | stadium = [[Ballinamore]] | referee = G Chapman (Sligo) | report = [http://www.independent.ie/sport/hurling/grogan-strike-puts-paid-to-limp-leitrim-challenge-3101750.html Report] }} ---- {{football box | date = 5 May | time = | round = Round 1| team1 = [[Fermanagh GAA|Fermanagh]] | score = 1-19 – 1-8 | team2 = [[Longford GAA|Longford]] | goals1 = R Bogue 0-9 (7f, 1 '65'), S Corrigan 0-5, JP McGarry 1-1, S Duffy 0-2, A Breslin, P McGoldrick 0-1 each. | goals2 = E Donnellan (1-8, 9f). | stadium = [[Brewster Park (Enniskillen)|Brewster Park]] | referee = B Sweeney (Cavan) | report = [http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/fermanagh-storm-past-longford-in-second-half-193030.html Report] }} ----
== Round 2 == {{football box | date = 12 May | time = | round = Round 2| team1 = [[Leitrim GAA|Leitrim]] | score = 1-10 – 2-14 | team2 = {{GG|Warwickshire|hurling}}| goals1 = C Cunniffe 1-7 (6f), N McLoughlin, K McGrath, Z Moradi 0-1 each. | goals2 = M Ivors (0-9, 4f) E McCabe 1-1, R Wendel 1-0, K Courtney 0-2(1f), D Sheehy, C Beehan 0-1 each. | stadium = [[Ballinamore]] | referee = S Cleere (Kilkenny) | report = [https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-20193826.html Report] }} ----
== Round 3 == {{football box | date = 21 May | time = | round = Round 3| team1 = [[Longford GAA|Longford]] | score = 3-11 – 2-18 | team2 = [[Leitrim GAA|Leitrim]] | goals1 = J Newman 1-2, L Kelly, S Browne 1-0 each, R Donnellan, E Donnellan 0-3 each (1f), T Roche 0-2, K Murray 0-1. | goals2 = C Cunniffe 1-11 (0-6f, 1-0 pen), K Boyle 1-1, N McLoughlin 0-3, S Moradi, M Poniard, M O'Donoghue 0-1 each. | stadium = [[Pearse Park (Longford)|Pearse Park]], [[Longford]] | referee = S Cleere (Kilkenny) | report = [http://www.independent.ie/sport/hurling/cunniffe-calls-shots-for-leitrim-3113054.html Report] }} ----
== Semi-finals ==
===Matches===
{{football box | date = 26 May | time = | round = Semi-final | team1 = [[Fermanagh GAA|Fermanagh]] | score = 3-16 – 2-12 | team2 = [[Leitrim GAA|Leitrim]] | goals1 = S Corrigan 2-4, D McGarry 1-0, P McGoldrick 0-5 (1f), S Curran 0-3, J Duffy 0-2 (1f), F McBrien, D Teague, 0-1 each. | goals2 = C Cunniffe 2-8 (0-6f, 0-1 '65'), S Moradi, M Quinn (1 '65') D Poniard, M Poniard, 0-1 each. | stadium = [[Maguiresbridge]] | referee = J Clarke (Cavan) | report = [http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/corrigan-on-fire-for-ernesiders-3120001.html Report] }} ---- {{football box | date = 26 May | time = | round = Semi-final | team1 = {{GG|Warwickshire|hurling}} | score = 1-16 – 2-15 | team2 = [[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]] | goals1 = K Courtney 1-2 (3f), M Ivors 0-5 (3f), C Behan, M Bermingham 0-3 each, E McCabe 0-2, C Brough 0-1. | goals2 = G Gilmore 1-4, D Casey 0-5 (3f), C Grogan 1-0 (1f), S McKiver 0-3, R O'Neill, S Og Grogan, M Grogan 0-1 each. | stadium = [[Páirc na hÉireann]], [[Solihull]] | referee = D Copps (Cork) | report = [http://www.independent.ie/sport/hurling/gilmore-gets-ball-rolling-for-tyrone-3120024.html Report] }} ----
== Final == {{football box | date = 9 June | time = | round = Final | team1 = [[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]] | score = 2-24 – 3-20 | team2 = [[Fermanagh GAA|Fermanagh]] | goals1 = Justin Kelly 1-08, (0-04f, 0-01 '65'), S Óg Grogan 1-03, C Grogan (0-01f), D Casey (0-04f) 0-04 each, A Kelly 0-02, S McKiver, G Gilmore, R O'Neill 0-01 each. | goals2 = S Corrigan 1-08, J Duffy 0-07 (0-04f), D McGarry, S Curran 1-01 each, P McGoldrick (2f) 0-02; R Bogue 0-01. | stadium = [[Croke Park]], [[Dublin]] | referee = | report = [http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2012/0609/324259-tyrone-2-24-fermanagh-3-20/ Report] }} ----
== Stadia and locations == {{Main|List of Gaelic Athletic Association stadiums}}
==Statistics==
=== Top scorers ===
==== Overall ==== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Rank ! Player ! County ! Tally ! Total ! Matches ! Average |- |rowspan=1 align=center|1 |[[Clement Cunniffe]] |[[Leitrim GAA|Leitrim]] |align=center|5-31 |align=center|46 |align=center|4 |align=center|11.50 |- |rowspan=1 align=center|2 |[[Seán Corrigan]] |[[Fermanagh GAA|Fermanagh]] |align=center|3-17 |align=center|26 |align=center|3 |align=center|8.66 |- |rowspan=1 align=center|3 |[[Damian Casey]] |[[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]] |align=center|1-16 |align=center|19 |align=center|3 |align=center|6.33 |}
==== Single game ==== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Rank ! Player ! County ! Tally ! Total ! Opposition |- |rowspan=2 align=center|1 |[[Clement Cunniffe]] |[[Leitrim GAA|Leitrim]] |align=center|2-8 |align=center|14 |[[Fermanagh GAA|Fermanagh]] |- |[[Clement Cunniffe]] |[[Leitrim GAA|Leitrim]] |align=center|1-11 |align=center|14 |[[Longford GAA|Longford]] |- |rowspan=3 align=center|3 |[[Eoin Donnellan]] |[[Longford GAA|Longford]] |align=center|1-8 |align=center|11 |[[Fermanagh GAA|Fermanagh]] |- |[[Justin Kelly (hurler)|Justin Kelly]] |[[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]] |align=center|1-8 |align=center|11 |[[Fermanagh GAA|Fermanagh]] |- |[[Seán Corrigan]] |[[Fermanagh GAA|Fermanagh]] |align=center|1-8 |align=center|11 |[[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]] |- |rowspan=2 align=center|6 |[[Seán Corrigan]] |[[Fermanagh GAA|Fermanagh]] |align=center|2-4 |align=center|10 |[[Leitrim GAA|Leitrim]] |- |[[Damian Casey]] |[[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]] |align=center|1-7 |align=center|10 |[[Leitrim GAA|Leitrim]] |- |rowspan=2 align=center|8 |[[Ryan Bogue]] |[[Fermanagh GAA|Fermanagh]] |align=center|0-9 |align=center|9 |[[Longford GAA|Longford]] |- |[[Michael Ivors]] |{{GG|Warwickshire|hurling}} |align=center|0-9 |align=center|9 |[[Leitrim GAA|Leitrim]] |}
==Miscellaneous==
* Tyrone win their 1st championship in 3 years, last winning the [[2009 Lory Meagher Cup]]
==See also==
* [[2012 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship]] * [[2012 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship]] * [[2012 Christy Ring Cup]] (Tier 2) * [[2012 Nicky Rackard Cup]] (Tier 3)
==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120615175027/http://www.rte.ie/sport/results/gaa/lory-meagher-cup/25983 Lory Meagher Cup fixtures]
==References== {{reflist}}
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[[Category:2012 in hurling|Lory Meagher Cup]] [[Category:Lory Meagher Cup]]