1998 Railway Cup Hurling Championship Dates 8 November 1998 - 22 November 1998 Teams 4 Champions Leinster Runners-up Connacht Matches played 3 Goals scored 8 (2.67 per match) Points scored 79 (26.33 per match) Top scorer(s) Charlie Carter (1-09)
The 1998 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 70th staging of the Railway Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1927.[1]
Munster were the defending champions , however, they were beaten by Leinster in the semi-final.[2]
On 22 November 1998, Leinster won the cup after a 0-16 to 2–09 defeat of Connacht in the final at Nowlan Park . This was their 21st Railway Cup title overall and their first title since 1993 .
Results [ ] Semi-finals [ ] Leinster v Munster 8 November 1998 Semi-final Leinster 2-15 - 0-09 Munster Nowlan Park , Kilkenny C Carter 1-5, D Cuddy 0-6, M Storey 1-1, J Troy 0-2, A Fenlon 0-1.
P Flynn 0-3, S McGrath 0-2, M Galligan 0-2, O Moran 0-1, T Dunne 0-1.
Referee: G Devlin (Armagh)
Ulster v Connacht 8 November 1998 Semi-final Ulster 1-12 - 3-18 Connacht Corrigan Park , Belfast A Elliott 1-2, Greg O'Kane 0-5, O Collins 0-3, G McGonigle 0-1, P McKillen 0-1.
C Moore 1-7, A Kelly 1-2, A Kerins 1-2, O Fahy 0-4, D Greally 0-3.
Final [ ] Leinster v Connacht 22 November 1998 Final Leinster 0-16 - 2-09 Connacht Nowlan Park , Kilkenny D Cuddy 0-5, C Carter 0-4, M Storey 0-3, B McEvoy 0-1, J Troy 0-1, DJ Carey 0-1, N Moloney 0-1.
K Broderick 1-1, A Kerins 1-1, O Fahy 0-2, A Kelly 0-2, C Moore 0-1, N Kenny 0-1, J Rabbitte 0-1.
Referee: G Devlin (Armagh)
Bibliography [ ] Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005). References [ ]
Interprovincial Hurling Championships (Railway Cup)
Championships