2003 Railway Cup Hurling Championship
Date | 18 October 2003 - 8 November 2003 | ||
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Teams | Connacht Leinster Munster Ulster | ||
Champions | Leinster (23rd title) Michael Kavanagh (captain) | ||
Runners-up | Connacht | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 3 | ||
Goals scored | 15 (5 per match) | ||
Points scored | 83 (27.67 per match) | ||
Top scorer(s) | Henry Shefflin (4-06) Eugene Cloonan (3-09) | ||
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The 2003 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 76th series of the inter-provincial hurling Railway Cup.[1] Three matches were played between 18 October 2003 and 8 November 2003 to decide the title. It was contested by Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster.
Leinster entered the championship as the defending champions.[2]
On 8 November 2003, Leinster won the Railway Cup after a 4–09 to 2–12 defeat of Connacht in the final at the Giulio Onesti Sports Complex in Rome.[3] It was their 23rd Railway Cup title overall and their second title in succession.
Leinster's Henry Shefflin (4-06) and Connacht's Eugene Cloonan (3-09) were the Railway Cup joint top scorers.
Results
Semi-finals
Munster v Connacht
18 October 2003 Semi-final | Munster | 1-16 - 1-20 | Connacht | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
E Kelly 0-7, T Griffin 1-0, C Lynch 0-3, B O'Connor 0-2, S Brick 0-1, E Corcoran 0-1, C Gleeson 0-1, P Kelly 0-1. | Report | E Cloonan 1-6, M Kerins 0-5, K Borderick 0-4, A Kerins 0-2, T Óg Regan 0-1, K Burke 0-1, J Conroy 0-1. | Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath) |
Ulster v Leinster
19 October 2003 Semi-final | Ulster | 2-10 - 5-16 | Leinster | Casement Park, Belfast |
B McFall 1-2, G Johnson 1-1, P Braniff 0-3, A Delargy 0-1, L Watson 0-1, C Herron 0-1, C McGuckian 0-1. | Report | H Shefflin 2-4, T Walsh 1-2, J Hoyne 1-1, R Jacob 1-1, B Carroll 0-3, R Hanniffy 0-2, C Keaney 0-1, J Young 0-1, D Hyland 0-1. | Referee: S Roche (Tipperary) |
Final
Leinster v Connacht
8 November 2003 Final | Leinster | 4-09 - 2-12 | Connacht | Giulio Onesti Sports Complex, Rome |
H Shefflin (2-2), J Hoyne (1-1), R Hanniffy (1-1); T Walsh (0-2), C Keaney (0-1), D Lyng (0-1), G Hanniffy (0-1). | E Cloonan (2-3), R Gantley (0-2), A Kerins (0-2), M Kerins (0-2), D Forde (0-2), T Óg Regan (0-1). |
Top scorers
- Overall
Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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1 | Henry Shefflin | Leinster | 4-06 | 18 | 2 | 9.00 |
Eugene Cloonan | Connacht | 3-09 | 18 | 2 | 9.00 | |
2 | John Hoyne | Leinster | 2-02 | 9 | 2 | 4.00 |
3 | Tommy Walsh | Leinster | 1-04 | 7 | 2 | 3.50 |
Mark Kerins | Connacht | 0-07 | 7 | 2 | 3.50 | |
Eoin Kelly | Munster | 0-07 | 7 | 1 | 7.00 |
- Single game
Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
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1 | Henry Shefflin | Leinster | 2-04 | 10 | Ulster |
2 | Eugene Cloonan | Connacht | 2-03 | 9 | Munster |
Eugene Cloonan | Connacht | 1-06 | 9 | Leinster | |
3 | Henry Shefflin | Leinster | 2-02 | 8 | Connacht |
4 | Eoin Kelly | Munster | 0-07 | 7 | Leinster |
5 | Tommy Walsh | Leinster | 1-02 | 5 | Ulster |
Mark Kerins | Connacht | 0-05 | 5 | Munster |
Sources
- Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
References
- ^ Neville, Conor (12 December 2016). "The fall and fall of the Railway Cup". ball.ie. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- ^ "Eagle-eye Shefflin strikes gold for Leinster". Irish Independent. 4 November 2002. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "Leinster win Railway Cup in Rome". Irish Examiner. 8 November 2003. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
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