2003 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

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.

2003 Railway Cup
Date18 October 2003 - 8 November 2003
Teams Connacht
Leinster
Munster
Ulster
Champions Leinster (23rd title)
Michael Kavanagh (captain)
Runners-up Connacht
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored15 (5 per match)
Points scored83 (27.67 per match)
Top scorer(s) Henry Shefflin (4-06)
Eugene Cloonan (3-09)
← 2002 (Previous) (Next) 2004 →

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

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)
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

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
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
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
  1. Neville, Conor (12 December 2016). "The fall and fall of the Railway Cup". ball.ie. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  2. "Eagle-eye Shefflin strikes gold for Leinster". Irish Independent. 4 November 2002. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  3. "Leinster win Railway Cup in Rome". Irish Examiner. 8 November 2003. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
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