2018 Lory Meagher Cup
{{Short description|Hurling competition}}
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{{Infobox hurling championship
| name = 2018 Lory Meagher Cup
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| dates = 19 May 2018 – 23 June 2018
| teams = 4
| champions =
| count = 2
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| promotion = Nicky Rackard Cup
| previous year =2017
| previous tournament =2017 Lory Meagher Cup
| next year = 2019
| next tournament = 2019 Lory Meagher Cup
}}
The 2018 Lory Meagher Cup was the tenth edition of the Lory Meagher Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2009 and is the fifth-tier of Hurling for senior county teams (the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship is the first-tier trophy). It is contested by four GAA county teams ranked 32–35 in the 2018 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. The draw for the 2018 fixtures took place on 25 October 2017.{{cite news|url=http://www.gaa.ie/hurling/news/tier-ring-rackard-and-meagher-cup-draws/|title=Tier 2, Ring, Rackard, and Meagher Cup draws|publisher=GAA website|accessdate=26 March 2018|date=25 October 2017}}
This was the first year that the Cup became the fifth tier of Hurling with the introduction of the Joe McDonagh Cup. The cup begun on 19 May 2018 and ended on 23 June 2018 with Sligo beating Lancashire at Croke Park.{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2018/0623/972659-gilmartins-hat-trick-wins-lory-meagher-for-sligo/|title=Gilmartin's hat-trick wins Lory Meagher for Sligo|publisher=RTÉ|date=23 June 2018}}{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/sligo-play-full-hand-to-secure-meagher-success-37044983.html|title=Sligo play full Hand to secure Meagher success|work=Irish Independent|date=25 June 2018}}
Team changes
= From Championship =
Promoted to the Nicky Rackard Cup
- Leitrim
- Warwickshire
Group Stage
=Table=
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! width="20" |{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}} ! width="150" style="text-align:left;" |Team ! width="20" |{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}} ! width="20" |{{Tooltip|W|Wins}} ! width="20" |{{Tooltip|D|Draws}} ! width="20" |{{Tooltip|L|Losses}} ! width="30" |{{Tooltip|SF|Score for}} ! width="50" |{{Tooltip|SA|Score against}} ! width="20" |{{Tooltip|Diff|Scoring difference}} ! width="20" |{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}} !Qualification |
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|1 | align="left" |File:Colours_of_Tipperary.svg Lancashire |3 |2 |0 |1 |4-62 |7-33 | +20 |4 | rowspan="2" |Advance to Final |
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|2 | align="left" |File:Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo |3 |2 |0 |1 |4-49 |7-47 | -7 |4 |
| 3
| align="left" |File:Colours_of_Cavan.svg Cavan |3 |1 |1 |1 |8-40 |3-58 | -3 |3 | rowspan="2" | |
| 4
| align="left" |File:Colours_of_Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh |3 |0 |1 |2 |2-42 |3-55 | -17 |1 |
= Round 1 =
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|round = Round 1
|date = 19 May 2018
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|team1 = Fermanagh
|score = 1-19 - 2-16
|report = [https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/sheanon-free-earns-cavan-a-draw-36928486.html Report]
|team2 = Cavan
|goals1 = J Duffy 0-9 (3 '65, 4f), S Curran 0-8 (4f), C Rafferty 1-0, T Cleary, R Bogue 0-1 each.
|goals2 = J Sheanon 1-6f, S Keating 1-3; P Brady, Colum Sheanon , K Conneely 0-2 each; A Sheridan 0-1.
|stadium = Brewster Park, Enniskillen
|attendance =
|referee = J Connors (Donegal)
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|round = Round 1
|date = 19 May 2018
|time =
|team1 = Lancashire
|score = 2-19 - 4-14
|report = [https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/okellylynch-secures-victory-for-sligo-36928594.html Report]
|team2 = Sligo
|goals1 = R Crowley 1-10 (8f), JJ Dunphy 1-1, D Crowley, T Dunne, E Kenny 0-2 each, M Hawley, R Mullins 0-1 each.
|goals2 = G O'Kelly-Lynch 1-7 (7f), L Cadden 2-0, K Banks 1-1, G Cadden 0-2, R McNamara, R Cox, E McDonagh, K Raymond 0-1 each.
|stadium = Old Bedians, Manchester
|attendance =
|referee = J Clarke (Cavan)
}}
= Round 2 =
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|round = Round 2
|date = 26 May 2018
|time =
|team1 = Sligo
|score = 0-20 - 1-13
|report = [https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/comerford-fires-sligo-into-final-36952311.html Report]
|team2 = Fermanagh
|goals1 = E Comerford 0-7 (4f); K Banks 0-5; G Cadden 0-3; K Raymond 0-2 (2f); K Prior, L Cadden, F O'Flynn 0-1 each.
|goals2 = S Curran 0-9 (5f, 1 65); J P McGarry 1-1; C MacShea, BMcPhillips, A Magee 0-1 each.
|stadium = Tourlestrane
|attendance =
|referee = J Clarke (Cavan)
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|round = Round 2
|date = 26 May 2018
|time =
|team1 = Cavan
|score = 3-09 - 2-24
|report = [https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/crowley-hits-16-points-as-exiles-prevail-36952310.html Report]
|team2 = Lancashire
|goals1 = J Sheanon 0-5 (2f); A Sheridan 1-0; Colm Sheanon, Cillian Sheanon 1-0 each; S Keating 0-2 (f); J Crowe, N Neary 0-1 each.
|goals2 = R Crowley 0-16 (15f); E Kenny 1-2; S Power 1-0; J Duane 0-2; N Unwin, S Duncan, D Crowley, JJ Dunphy 0-1 each.
|stadium = Ballyconnell
|attendance =
|referee = C Mooney (Dublin)
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= Round 3 =
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|round = Round 3
|date = 9 June 2018
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|team1 = Fermanagh
|score = 0-10 - 1-19
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|team2 = Lancashire
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|stadium = Brewster Park, Enniskillen
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|round = Round 3
|date = 9 June 2018
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|team1 = Sligo
|score = 0-15 - 4-15
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|team2 = Cavan
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|stadium = Markievicz Park, Sligo
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Final
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|round = Final
|date = 23 June 2018
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|team1 = Sligo
|score = 4-15 - 2-20
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|team2 = Lancashire
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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
| align="center" |1-26 | align="center" |29 | align="center" |2 | align="center" |14.50 |
| rowspan="1" align="center" |2
|Edmond Kenny | align="center" |3-16 | align="center" |25 | align="center" |4 | align="center" |6.25 |
| rowspan="1" align="center" |3
|John Sheanon | align="center" |1-11 | align="center" |14 | align="center" |2 | align="center" |7.00 |
| rowspan="1" align="center" |4
| align="center" |1-07 | align="center" |10 | align="center" |2 | align="center" |5.00 |
| rowspan="2" align="center" |5
|Kevin Banks | align="center" |1-06 | align="center" |9 | align="center" |2 | align="center" |4.50 |
| John Duffy
| align="center" |0-09 | align="center" |9 | align="center" |1 | align="center" |9.00 |
== In a single game ==
| class="wikitable" |
| Rank
! Player ! Club ! Tally ! Total ! Opposition |
|---|
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;" |1
| align="center" |0-16 | align="center" |16 |
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;" |2
| align="center" |1-10 | align="center" |13 |
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;" |3
| align="center" |1-07 | align="center" |10 |
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" |4
|Edmond Kenny | align="center" |1-07 | align="center" |10 |
| John Duffy
| align="center" |0-09 | align="center" |9 |
| Shea Curran
| align="center" |0-09 | align="center" |9 |
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;" |5
|Shea Curran | align="center" |0-08 | align="center" |8 |
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;" |6
|Eoin Comerford | align="center" |0-07 | align="center" |7 |
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |7
|Larry Cadden | align="center" |2-00 | align="center" |6 |
| Seán Keating
| align="center" |1-03 | align="center" |6 |
= Scoring events =
- Widest winning margin: 12 points
- Cavan 3-09 - 2-24 Lancashire (Round 2)
- Fermanagh 0-10 - 1-19 Lancashire (Round 3)
- Sligo 0-15 - 4-15 Cavan (Round 3)
- Most goals in a match: 6
- Lancashire 2-19 - 4-14 Sligo (Round 1)
- Lancashire 2-20 - 4-15 Sligo (Final)
- Most points in a match: 35
- Fermanagh 1-19 - 2-16 Cavan (Round 1)
- Lancashire 2-20 - 4-15 Sligo (Final)
- Most goals by one team in a match: 4
- Lancashire 2-19 - 4-14 Sligo (Round 1)
- Sligo 0-15 - 4-15 Cavan (Round 3)
- Lancashire 2-20 - 4-15 Sligo (Final)
- Most points by one team in a match: 24
- Cavan 3-09 - 2-24 Lancashire (Round 2)
- Highest aggregate score: 53 points
- Lancashire 2-20 - 4-15 Sligo (Final)
- Lowest aggregate score: 32 points
- Fermanagh 0-10 - 1-19 Lancashire (Round 3)
Miscellaneous
- Sligo win their 1st championship in 10 years, last winning the 2008 Nicky Rackard Cup
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Lory Meagher Cup}}
{{All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship}}
{{GAA 2018}}