2021 Lory Meagher Cup Explained

2021 Lory Meagher Cup
Dates:26 June – 31 July 2021
Teams:5
Champions: Fermanagh
Count:2
Champions Captain:John Duffy
Champions Manager:Joe Baldwin
Runners-Up: Cavan
Runners-Up Captain:Matthew Hynes
Runners-Up Manager:Ollie Bellew
Matches:8
Previous Year:2020
Previous Tournament:2020 Lory Meagher Cup
Next Year:2022
Next Tournament:2022 Lory Meagher Cup

The 2021 Lory Meagher Cup was the thirteenth 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 five GAA county teams ranked 28–32 in the 2021 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.

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

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1 Longford21109-413-38+213Advance to Semi-Finals
2 Louth21016-348-42-142
3 Monaghan20110-364-31-71Advance to Quarter-Finals

Group A round 3

Group B

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1 Cavan11001-160-17+22Advance to Semi-Finals
2 Fermanagh10010-171-16-20Advance to Quarter-Finals

Group A round 1

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Fermanagh 3-15 - 4-06 Monaghan

Semi-finals

Longford 1-13 - 1-21 Fermanagh

Cavan 1-21 - 0-20 Louth

Final

Stadia and locations

See main article: List of Gaelic Athletic Association stadiums.

Statistics

Top scorers

In a single game

Scoring events

Miscellaneous

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Draws announced for McDonagh, Ring, Rackard, and Meagher Cups.