The '''2010 Leinster Senior Football Championship''' was that year's installment of the annual [[Leinster Senior Football Championship]] held under the auspices of the [[Leinster GAA]]. It was won by [[Meath GAA|Meath]] who defeated [[Louth GAA|Louth]] in an eventful final on 11 July.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/football/2012/0722/330148-dublin-meath/|title=Dublin 2-13 Meath 1-13|work=[[RTÉ Sport]]|date=22 July 2012|accessdate=22 July 2012}}</ref> A contentious goal was given. Irate Louth fans pursued the referee around the pitch at the final whistle, bottles were hurled from the stand and the mayhem was compared to soccer player [[Thierry Henry]]'s handball that [[2009 Republic of Ireland vs France football matches|cheated the Irish soccer team]] of their place at the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] the previous November.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2010/0711/crokerpark_meath_louth.html|title=Referee is attacked in Croke Park|work=[[RTÉ Sport]]|publisher=[[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]]|date=11 July 2010|accessdate=11 July 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first1=Patsy|last1=McGarry|first2=Conor|last2=Lally|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/0712/1224274518490.html|title=Referee shoved in chest after GAA final|date=12 July 2010|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|publisher=Irish Times Trust|accessdate=12 July 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Damian|last=Cullen|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2010/0712/1224274518850.html|title=September Road|date=12 July 2010|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|publisher=Irish Times Trust|accessdate=12 July 2010|quote=After Joe “Thierry Henry” Sheridan's controversial handling of the ball at the end of yesterday's Leinster final, we wracked our brains for some of the other controversial and bizarre endings to GAA matches.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Johnny|last=Watterson|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2010/0717/1224274900960.html|title=Hold the back page|date=17 July 2010|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|publisher=Irish Times Trust|accessdate=17 July 2010|quote=The unravelling of the Leinster football final sparked off radical suggestions the match should be replayed and while not as globally embarrassing as the FAI whimpering over the Thierry Henry hand ball, it seemed equally absurd. While Meath diplomacy forbids them to ridicule the “Replayistas” in the manner Fifa boss Sepp Blatter did with the FAI, be sure Meath players bridled at the suggestion.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first1=Allison|last1=Bray|first2=Colm|last2=Keys|first3=Denise|last3=Clarke|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/mayhem-and-madness-as-fans-attack-referee-2254900.html|title=Mayhem and madness as fans attack referee|date=12 July 2010|newspaper=[[Irish Independent]]|publisher=[[Independent News & Media]]|accessdate=12 July 2010|quote=Meath chairman Barney Allen refused to be drawn on a potential offer of a replay afterwards, drawing comparison with the Irish soccer team's plight last November after the Thierry Henry handball. "Ireland didn't get a replay when France got a lucky goal," said Mr Allen.}}</ref> Coincidentally, 11 July was also the date of the [[2010 FIFA World Cup Final]], which was played in [[South Africa]] later in the evening.
The '''2010 Leinster Senior Football Championship''' was that year's installment of the annual [[Leinster Senior Football Championship]] held under the auspices of the [[Leinster GAA]]. It was won by [[Meath GAA|Meath]] who defeated [[Louth GAA|Louth]] in an eventful final on 11 July.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/football/2012/0722/330148-dublin-meath/|title=Dublin 2-13 Meath 1-13|work=[[RTÉ Sport]]|date=22 July 2012|accessdate=22 July 2012}}</ref> A contentious goal was given. Irate Louth fans pursued the referee around the pitch at the final whistle, bottles were hurled from the stand and the mayhem was compared to soccer player [[Thierry Henry]]'s handball that [[2009 Republic of Ireland vs France football matches|cheated the Irish soccer team]] of their place at the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] the previous November.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2010/0711/crokerpark_meath_louth.html |title=Referee is attacked in Croke Park |work=[[RTÉ Sport]] |publisher=[[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]] |date=11 July 2010 |accessdate=11 July 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100712234014/http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2010/0711/crokerpark_meath_louth.html |archivedate=12 July 2010 |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first1=Patsy|last1=McGarry|first2=Conor|last2=Lally|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/0712/1224274518490.html|title=Referee shoved in chest after GAA final|date=12 July 2010|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|publisher=Irish Times Trust|accessdate=12 July 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Damian|last=Cullen|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2010/0712/1224274518850.html|title=September Road|date=12 July 2010|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|publisher=Irish Times Trust|accessdate=12 July 2010|quote=After Joe “Thierry Henry” Sheridan's controversial handling of the ball at the end of yesterday's Leinster final, we wracked our brains for some of the other controversial and bizarre endings to GAA matches.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Johnny|last=Watterson|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2010/0717/1224274900960.html|title=Hold the back page|date=17 July 2010|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|publisher=Irish Times Trust|accessdate=17 July 2010|quote=The unravelling of the Leinster football final sparked off radical suggestions the match should be replayed and while not as globally embarrassing as the FAI whimpering over the Thierry Henry hand ball, it seemed equally absurd. While Meath diplomacy forbids them to ridicule the “Replayistas” in the manner Fifa boss Sepp Blatter did with the FAI, be sure Meath players bridled at the suggestion.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first1=Allison|last1=Bray|first2=Colm|last2=Keys|first3=Denise|last3=Clarke|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/mayhem-and-madness-as-fans-attack-referee-2254900.html|title=Mayhem and madness as fans attack referee|date=12 July 2010|newspaper=[[Irish Independent]]|publisher=[[Independent News & Media]]|accessdate=12 July 2010|quote=Meath chairman Barney Allen refused to be drawn on a potential offer of a replay afterwards, drawing comparison with the Irish soccer team's plight last November after the Thierry Henry handball. "Ireland didn't get a replay when France got a lucky goal," said Mr Allen.}}</ref> Coincidentally, 11 July was also the date of the [[2010 FIFA World Cup Final]], which was played in [[South Africa]] later in the evening.
The winning Meath team received the [[Delaney Cup]], and automatically advanced to the quarter-final stage of the [[2010 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]]. [[Kildare GAA|Kildare]] beat them there.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/football/2010/0801/268794-meath_kildare/|title=Kildare storm past Meath to reach semis|work=[[RTÉ Sport]]|publisher=[[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]]|date=1 August 2010|accessdate=1 August 2010}}</ref>
The winning Meath team received the [[Delaney Cup]], and automatically advanced to the quarter-final stage of the [[2010 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]]. [[Kildare GAA|Kildare]] beat them there.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/football/2010/0801/268794-meath_kildare/|title=Kildare storm past Meath to reach semis|work=[[RTÉ Sport]]|publisher=[[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]]|date=1 August 2010|accessdate=1 August 2010}}</ref>
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The 2010 Leinster Senior Football Championship was that year's installment of the annual Leinster Senior Football Championship held under the auspices of the Leinster GAA. It was won by Meath who defeated Louth in an eventful final on 11 July.[1] A contentious goal was given. Irate Louth fans pursued the referee around the pitch at the final whistle, bottles were hurled from the stand and the mayhem was compared to soccer player Thierry Henry's handball that cheated the Irish soccer team of their place at the 2010 FIFA World Cup the previous November.[2][3][4][5][6] Coincidentally, 11 July was also the date of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final, which was played in South Africa later in the evening.
^Cullen, Damian (12 July 2010). "September Road". The Irish Times. Irish Times Trust. Retrieved 12 July 2010. After Joe "Thierry Henry" Sheridan's controversial handling of the ball at the end of yesterday's Leinster final, we wracked our brains for some of the other controversial and bizarre endings to GAA matches.
^Watterson, Johnny (17 July 2010). "Hold the back page". The Irish Times. Irish Times Trust. Retrieved 17 July 2010. The unravelling of the Leinster football final sparked off radical suggestions the match should be replayed and while not as globally embarrassing as the FAI whimpering over the Thierry Henry hand ball, it seemed equally absurd. While Meath diplomacy forbids them to ridicule the "Replayistas" in the manner Fifa boss Sepp Blatter did with the FAI, be sure Meath players bridled at the suggestion.
^Bray, Allison; Keys, Colm; Clarke, Denise (12 July 2010). "Mayhem and madness as fans attack referee". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 12 July 2010. Meath chairman Barney Allen refused to be drawn on a potential offer of a replay afterwards, drawing comparison with the Irish soccer team's plight last November after the Thierry Henry handball. "Ireland didn't get a replay when France got a lucky goal," said Mr Allen.