1994 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

The 1994 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 66th staging of the Railway Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1927.[1] The cup began on 6 February 1994 and ended on 21 February 1994.

1994 Railway Cup Hurling Championship
Dates6 February 1994 - 21 February 1994
Teams4
ChampionsConnacht (9th title)
Runners-upLeinster
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored5 (1.67 per match)
Points scored65 (21.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)Pat Potterton (2-05)
1993 (Previous) (Next) 1995

Leinster were the defending champions.

On 21 February 1994, Connacht won the cup after a 1-11 to 1–10 defeat of Leinster in the final at Semple Stadium. This was their 9th Railway Cup title overall and their first title since 1991.

Results

Semi-finals

6 February 1994 Semi-final Leinster 2-17 - 0-08 Ulster Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
P Potterton 1-4, M Storey 0-5, E Morrissey 1-1, T Dempsey 0-3, DJ Carey 0-2, A Ronan 0-2. J Carson 0-5, J Connolly 0-1, SP McKillop 0-1, G O'Kane 0-1. Referee: P O'Connor (Limerick)
6 February 1994 Semi-final Munster 0-09 - 1-10 Connacht Dr. Daly Park, Tulla
F Carroll 0-4, G Kirby 0-1, P Fox 0-1, C Casey 0-1, T Fives 0-1, M Cleary 0-1. M Coleman 0-8, J Rabbitte 1-0, F Forde 0-1, M Headd 0-1. Referee: A Mac Suibhne (Dublin)

Final

20 February 1994 Final Connacht 1-11 - 1-10 Leinster Semple Stadium, Thurles
L Burke 0-5, L Turley 1-1, M Coleman 0-2, M Donoghue 0-1, B Keogh 0-1, F Forde 0-1. T Dempsey 0-5, P Potteron 1-1, DJ Carey 0-2, J Dooley 0-1, L O'Gorman 0-1. Referee: G Harrington (Cork)

Bibliography

  • 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.
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