1998 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

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] The cup began on 8 November 1998 and ended on 22 November 1998.

1998 Railway Cup Hurling Championship
Dates8 November 1998 - 22 November 1998
Teams4
ChampionsLeinster
Runners-upConnacht
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored8 (2.67 per match)
Points scored79 (26.33 per match)
Top scorer(s)Charlie Carter (1-09)
1997 (Previous) (Next) 1999

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

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)
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

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

  1. Neville, Conor (12 December 2016). "The fall and fall of the Railway Cup". ball.ie. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  2. "Railway Cup Hurling". Munster GAA. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
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