1968 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

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1968 Railway Cup Hurling Championship
Dates25 February 1968 - 17 March 1968
Teams4
ChampionsMunster (29th title)
Mick Roche (captain)
Runners-upLeinster
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored12 (4 per match)
Points scored62 (20.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)Justin McCarthy (2-06)
1967 (Previous) (Next) 1969

The 1968 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 42nd staging of the Railway Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1927. The cup began on 25 February 1968 ended on 17 March 1968.

Leinster were the defending champions.

On 17 March 1968, Munster won the cup following a 0-14 to 0-10 defeat of Leinster in the final.[1] This was their 29th Railway Cup title and their first since 1966.

Munster's Justin McCarthy was the top scorer with 2-06.

Results[]

Semi-finals

25 February 1968 Semi-final Munster 3-15 - 1-05 Connacht Thurles Sportsfield, Thurles
J McCarthy 2-4, D Nealon 1-5, É Cregan 0-2, L Guinan 0-2, M Roche 0-1, P Cronin 0-1. Referee: P Johnston (Kilkenny)
25 February 1968 Semi-final Leinster 5-10 - 3-08 Ulster Páirc Tailteann, Navan
T Ring 1-3, J O'Brien 1-2, E Keher 1-2, T Doran 1-1, P Molloy 1-1, P Moran 0-1. M Stafford 1-1, B McGarry 1-1, E Donnelly 1-1, P Branniff 0-2, P McShane 0-2, E Falcoona 0-1. Referee: C Foley (Dublin)

Final

17 March 1968 Final Munster 0-14 - 0-10 Leinster Croke Park, Dublin
M Roche 0-4, S Barry 0-3, J McCarthy 0-2, B Hartigan 0-1, G McCarthy 0-1, L Guinan 0-1, D Nealon 0-1, M Keating 0-1. P Moran 0-2, E Keher 0-2, C Dunne 0-2, N Cleere 0-2, P Molloy 0-1, D Quigley 0-1. Referee: A Higgins (Galway)

Scoring statistics[]

Top scorers overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Justin McCarthy Munster 2-06 12 2 6.00
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Justin McCarthy Munster 2-04 10 Connacht
2 Donie Nealon Munster 1-05 8 Connacht
3 Tommy Ring Leinster 1-03 6 Ulster
4 Jimmy O'Brien Leinster 1-02 5 Ulster
Eddie Keher Leinster 1-02 5 Ulster

Bibliography[]

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

References[]

  1. ^ "Railway Cup Hurling". Munster GAA. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
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