2001 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

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2001 Railway Cup
Date10 November 2001 - 11 November 2001
TeamsFlag of Connacht.svg Connacht
Flag of Leinster.svg Leinster
Flag of Munster.svg Munster
Flag of Ulster.svg Ulster
ChampionsFlag of Munster.svg Munster (43rd title)
Brendan Cummins (captain)
Runners-upFlag of Connacht.svg Connacht
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored12 (4 per match)
Points scored93 (31 per match)
Top scorer(s)Flag of Munster.svg Alan Browne (2-13)
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The 2001 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 74th series of the inter-provincial hurling Railway Cup.[1] Three matches were played between 10 November 2001 and 11 November 2001 to decide the title. It was contested by Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster.

Munster entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 11 November 2001, Munster won the Railway Cup after a 1-21 to 1-15 defeat of Connacht in the final at MacDonagh Park, Nenagh.[2] It was their 43rd Railway Cup title overall and their second title in succession.

Munster's Alan Browne was the Railway Cup top scorer with 2-13.

Results[]

10 November 2001 Semi-final Connacht 4-16 - 1-09 Ulster Semple Stadium, Thurles
K Broderick 2-1, O Fahy 2-1, F Healy 0-6, D Coen 0-3, D O'Brien 0-1, R Murray 0-1, L Hodgins 0-1, F Forde 0-1. P Richmond 1-3, P Branniff 0-3, C McCambridge 0-2, C Cunning 0-1. Attendance: 50
10 November 2001 Semi-final Munster 2-20 - 3-12 Leinster MacDonagh Park, Nenagh
A Browne 1-5, K McGrath 0-5, S McGrath 1-1, D Forde 0-3, C Carey 0-2, E Kelly 0-2, O Moran 0-1, P Queally 0-1. C Carter 1-3, H Shefflin 1-2, K Flynn 1-0, B Murphy 0-2, M Jordan 0-1, S Grehan 0-1, N Horan 0-1, D Hyland 0-1, E Brennan 0-1. Attendance: 180

Final

11 November 2001 Final Munster 1-21 - 1-15 Connacht MacDonagh Park, Nenagh
A Browne 1-8, K McGrath 0-6, E Kelly 0-2, G McGrath, D Forde, C Carey, P Kelly, B O'Meara 0-1 each. Report D Coen 0-8, F Healy 1-1, K Broderick 0-2, M Kearns, O Fahy, J Culkin, A Kearns 0-1 each. Attendance: 250
Referee: P Dunphy (Leinster)

Top scorers[]

Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Alan Browne Munster 2-13 19 2 9.50
2 Ken McGrath Munster 0-11 11 2 5.50
Connacht 0-11 11 2 5.50
Single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Alan Browne Munster 1-08 11 Connacht
2 Alan Browne Munster 1-05 8 Leinster
Connacht 0-08 8 Munster
3 Kevin Broderick Connacht 2-01 7 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.
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