The 2009 Lory Meagher Cup was the inaugural fourth-tier

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competition organised by the

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. Seven county teams and one regional team took part in the competition. The teams were

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, Leitrim,

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, South Down, Tyrone and

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. The winners of the 2009 Lory Meagher Cup were promoted to the 2010 Nicky Rackard Cup. On 11 July, Tyrone won the inaugural Lory Meagher Cup, with a 5-11 to 3-16 win over

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Structure

The tournament had a

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format - each team played at least two games before being knocked out. *The eight teams played four Round 1 matches. **The winners in Round 1 advanced to Round 2A. **The losers in Round 1 went into Round 2B. *There were two Round 2A matches. **The winners in Round 2A advanced to the semi-finals. **The losers in Round 2A went into the quarter-finals. *There were two Round 2B matches. **The winners in Round 2B advanced to the quarter-finals. **The losers in Round 2B were eliminated. *There were two quarter-final matches between the Round 2A losers and Round 2B winners. **The winners of the quarter-finals advanced to the semi-finals. **The losers of the quarter-finals were eliminated. *There were two semi-final matches between the Round 2A winners and the quarter-final winners. **The winners of the semi-finals advanced to the final. **The losers of the semi-finals were eliminated. *The winners of the final won the Lory Meagher Cup for 2009.

Results

Round 1

Round 2A

Round 2B

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Statistics

Top scorers

;Overall

References

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Lory Meagher Cup The Lory Meagher Cup (; often referred to as the Meagher Cup) is the fifth-highest inter-county senior championship in hurling. Each year, the champion team in the Lory Meagher Cup is promoted to the Nicky Rackard Cup. The Lory Meagher Cup, wh ...

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