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2021 Lory Meagher Cup
Dates26 June – 31 July 2021
Teams5
Champions Fermanagh (2nd title)
John Duffy (captain)
Joe Baldwin (manager)
Runners-up Cavan
Matthew Hynes (captain)
Ollie Bellew (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
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The 2021 Lory Meagher Cup was the 13th staging of the Lory Meagher Cup hurling championship.[citation needed]

Team changes

To Championship

Relegated from the Nicky Rackard Cup

Format

Cup format

The format was changed for 2021, with 5 teams playing across two groups, one with 3 teams and one with 2 teams based on an open draw.[1]

Group A featured 3 teams and was played in a single Round Robin format with each team having one home game and one away game.

Group B featured 2 teams who played a single fixture.

All teams played a knockout format after this group stage, with the group winners and second-placed team in Group A being placed in the semi-finals. A tie between the third-placed team in Group A and second-placed team in Group B determined the fourth semi-finalist.

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

There was no direct qualification to the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship proper for Lory Meagher Cup teams.

Promotion to Nicky Rackard Cup

The winner of the Lory Meagher Cup was also promoted automatically to the following year's Nicky Rackard Cup, which is the fourth tier of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. They would be replaced by the bottom-placed team in the 2021 Nicky Rackard Cup.

Relegation

There was no relegation from the Lory Meagher Cup as this is the lowest grade (5th Tier) in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts Qualification
1 Longford 2 1 1 0 9-41 3-38 +21 3 Advance to Semi-Finals
2 Louth 2 1 0 1 6-34 8-42 -14 2
3 Monaghan 2 0 1 1 0-36 4-31 -7 1 Advance to Quarter-Finals

Group A round 1

26 June 2021 Round 1 Longford 8-25 - 3-19 Louth Glennon Brothers Pearse Park
J O’Brien (0-12, 0-4fs, 0-1’65), R Murray (3-2), D Buckley (1-4, 0-1 sideline cut), M Coyle (2-0), D Connell (1-2), C Mullane (1-0), J Mulhern (0-2); S Creaven (0-2), B Hanley (0-1), A Quinn (0-1). Report D Geoghegan (0-10, 0-9 frees), F Joyce (1-2), D Kettle (1-1), E Maher (1-0), N Keenan (0-2), D O’Hanrahan (0-1); R Walsh (0-1), C Quigley (0-1), A Mackin (0-1).

Group A round 2

3 July Round 2 Louth 3-15 - 0-17 Monaghan

Group A round 3

10/11 July Round 3 Monaghan 0-19 v 1-16 Longford

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts Qualification
1 Cavan 1 1 0 0 1-16 0-17 +2 2 Advance to Semi-Finals
2 Fermanagh 1 0 0 1 0-17 1-16 -2 0 Advance to Quarter-Finals

Group A round 1

4 June Round 1 Cavan 1-16 - 0-17 Fermanagh

Knockout stage

Bracket

Quarter-Finals - 17 July Semi-Finals - 24 July Final - 31 July
         
1A Longford 1-13
2B Fermanagh 1-21
2B Fermanagh 3-15
3A Monaghan 4-06
1A Fermanagh 3-26
1B Cavan 1-17
1B Cavan 1-21
2A Louth 0-20

Quarter-finals

Fermanagh 3-15 - 4-06 Monaghan

Semi-finals

Longford 1-13 - 1-21 Fermanagh

Cavan 1-21 - 0-20 Louth

Final

31 July
Final
Cavan 1-17 – 3-26 Fermanagh

Pts: Tom Keenan 3-2, John Duffy 0-8 (7f), Conor McShea 0-4, Sean Corrigan 0-4, Barney McAuley 0-2 (2f), Ryan Bogue 0-1, Daniel Teague 0-1, Caolan Duffy 0-1, Mark Slevin 0-1, Andrew Breslin 0-1
Pts: Brian Fitzgerald 0-9 (6f, two 65s), Cillian Sheanon 0-3, Philip Brady 1-0, Neasan Neary 0-1, Sean Keating 0-1, Colum Sheanon 0-1, Caoimhin Carney 0-1
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: Michael Kennedy

Stadia and locations

Main article: List of Gaelic Athletic Association stadiums

Statistics

Top scorers

Overall

In a single game

Scoring events

Miscellaneous

See also

References

  1. ^ "Draws announced for McDonagh, Ring, Rackard, and Meagher Cups".
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