2017 Lory Meagher Cup


The 2017 Lory Meagher Cup was the ninth 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. It is contested by six GAA county teams ranked 30–35 in the 2017 [All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship].
Louth, the 2016 champions, play in the Nicky [Rackard Cup] having won promotion. Cavan county [hurling team|Cavan] returned to senior inter-county hurling in 2017 by entering The Lory Meagher Cup. They had disbanded midway through the 2011 season.

Teams

The participating teams were
Britain : Lancashire and
Connacht : Leitrim and Sligo
Ulster : Cavan and Fermanagh

Team changes

To Championship

Relegated from the Nicky Rackard Cup
Re entered Championship

From Championship

Promoted to the Nicky Rackard Cup

Group Stage

Table

Leitrim are ranked above Sligo because they won the head to head game between the teams.

Final

are promoted to the 2018 [Nicky Rackard Cup].

Statistics

Scoring events

  • Widest winning margin: 20 points
  • * Cavan 1-14 - 3-28 Warwickshire
  • Most goals in a match: 9
  • * Fermanagh 3-09 - 6-16 Warwickshire
  • Most points in a match: 42
  • * Cavan 1-14 - 3-28 Warwickshire
  • * Lancashire 0-24 - 1-18 Cavan
  • Most goals by one team in a match: 6
  • * Fermanagh 3-09 - 6-16 Warwickshire
  • Most points by one team in a match: 28
  • * Cavan 1-14 - 3-28 Warwickshire
  • Highest aggregate score: 55 points
  • * Fermanagh 5-13 - 2-21 Leitrim
  • Lowest aggregate score: 28 points
  • * Warwickshire 0-17 - 0-11 Leitrim

Miscellaneous