2002 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

The 2002 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 75th series of the inter-provincial hurling Railway Cup.[1] Four matches were played between 2 November 2002 and 3 November 2002 to decide the title. It was contested by Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster.

2002 Railway Cup
Date2 November 2002 - 3 November 2002
Teams Connacht
Leinster
Munster
Ulster
Champions Leinster (22nd title)
Andy Comerford (captain)
Runners-up Munster
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored17 (4.25 per match)
Points scored126 (31.5 per match)
Top scorer(s) Eddie Brennan (2-06)
Henry Shefflin (0-12)
← 2001 (Previous) (Next) 2003 →

Munster entered the championship as the defending champions.[2]

On 3 November 2002, Leinster won the Railway Cup after a 4-15 to 3-17 defeat of Munster in the final at Nowlan Park, Kilkenny.[3] It was their 22nd Railway Cup title overall and their first title since 1997. In the Railway Shield final, Connacht defeated Ulster by 0-19 to 0-16.

Leinster's Eddie Brennan (2-06) and Henry Shefflin (0-12) were the Railway Cup joint top scorers.

Results

Semi-finals

2 November 2002 Semi-final Leinster 3-18 - 2-13 Connacht Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
E Brennan 1-3, H Shefflin 0-5, B Murphy 1-1, D Hyland 0-4, J Hoyne 1-0, C Keaney 0-3, D Lyng 0-1, J Brady 0-1. M Kerins 1-1, D Donoghue 1-0, D Forde 0-3, C Moore 0-3, K Brady 0-2, F Forde 0-2, G Farragher 0-2. Referee: S McMahon (Clare)
2 November 2002 Semi-final Munster 5-18 - 0-10 Ulster Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
J Deane 2-2, K McGrath 0-6, T Griffin 1-2, T Dunne 1-1, B Begley 1-1, B O'Connor 0-3, E McGrath 0-2, S McMahon 0-1. L Richmond 0-3, B McFall 0-3, P Richmond 0-2, C McCambridge 0-1, C McGuckian 0-1. Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

Shield final

3 November 2002 Shield final Connacht 0-19 - 0-16 Ulster Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
F Forde 0-7, F Healy 0-3, M Kerins 0-3, G Farragher 0-3, D O'Brien 0-1, D Donoghue 0-1, A Cullinane 0-1. J Connolly 0-4, C Herron 0-3, C McCambridge 0-2, C McGuckian 0-2, B McFall 0-2, P Richmond 0-1, L Richmond 0-1, C Kelly 0-1. Referee: S McMahon (Clare)

Final

3 November 2002 Final Leinster 4-15 - 3-17 Munster Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
H Shefflin 0-7 (6f), E Brennan 1-3, C Keane, B Murphy 1-1 each, J Hoyne 1-0, J Coogan 0-2, D Lyng 0-1. T Dunne 0-7 (1f, '65), E McGrath 2-1, K McGrath 0-3 (1f), P O'Connell 1-0, J Deane 0-2 (fs), B O'Connor 0-1 (f), A O'Shaughnessy, E Kelly, T Griffin 0-1 each. Referee: G Devlin (Armagh)

Top scorers
Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Eddie Brennan Leinster 2-06 12 2 6.00
Henry Shefflin Leinster 0-12 12 2 6.00
2 Tommy Dunne Munster 1-08 11 2 5.50
3 Joe Deane Munster 2-04 10 2 5.00
4 Eoin McGrath Munster 2-03 9 2 4.50
Ken McGrath Munster 0-09 9 2 4.50
Francis Forde Connacht 0-09 9 2 4.50
5 Brendan Murphy Leinster 2-02 8 2 4.00
Single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Joe Deane Munster 2-02 8 Ulster
2 Eoin McGrath Munster 0-07 7 Leinster
Francis Forde Connacht 0-07 7 Ulster
Henry Shefflin Leinster 0-07 7 Munster
Tommy Dunne Munster 0-07 7 Leinster
3 Eddie Brennan Leinster 1-03 6 Connacht
Eddie Brennan Leinster 1-03 6 Munster
Ken McGrath Munster 0-06 6 Ulster

Sources
  • Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).

References
  1. Neville, Conor (12 December 2016). "The fall and fall of the Railway Cup". ball.ie. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  2. "Munster deluge swamps Connacht". Irish Independent. 12 November 2001. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  3. "Eagle-eye Shefflin strikes gold for Leinster". Irish Independent. 4 November 2002. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
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