The 2011 Lory Meagher Cup was the 3rd annual fourth-tier hurling competition organised by the

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. The teams competing were: * Longford * Donegal * Tyrone * South Down * Leitrim *

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* Cavan *

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The winners of the 2011 Lory Meagher Cup were promoted to the

2012 Nicky Rackard Cup The 2012 Nicky Rackard Cup is the eighth season of the Nicky Rackard Cup since its establishment in 2005. A total of six teams will contest the Nicky Rackard Cup, including four sides from the 2011 Nicky Rackard Cup and one promoted team from th ...

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 semifinals. **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 semifinals. **The losers of the quarter-finals were eliminated. *There were two semifinal matches between the Round 2A winners and the quarter-final winners. **The winners of the semifinals advanced to the final. **The losers of the semifinals were eliminated. *The winners of the final won the Lory Meagher Cup for 2011.

Fixtures

Round 1

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Round 2A

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Round 2B

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Quarter-finals

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Semifinals

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Final

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Statistics

Top scorers

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Scoring

*Widest winning margin: 29 points ** South Down 4-25 - 0-08 Leitrim (Round 1) *Most goals in a match: 6 ** Longford 2-12 - 4-17 Tyrone (Round 1) ** Leitrim 2-11 - 4-11

(Round 2B) *Most points in a match: 33 ** South Down 4-25 - 0-08 Leitrim (Round 1) *Most goals by one team in a match: 4 ** South Down 4-25 - 0-08 Leitrim (Round 1) ** Tyrone 4-17 - 2-12 Longford (Round 1) **

4-11 - 2-11 Leitrim (Round 2B) **

4-08 - 1-10

(Quarter-final) *Most goals scored by a losing team: 2 ** Longford 2-12 - 4-17 Tyrone (Round 1) ** Leitrim 2-11 - 4-11

(Round 2B) **

2-08 - 3-18 Donegal (Round 2A) *Most points scored by a losing team: 14 ** Longford 1-14 - 2-14 South Down (Quarter-final) {{Lory Meagher Cup, width=75%

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, w ...

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