2001 Railway Cup Hurling Championship
| Date | 10 November 2001 - 11 November 2001 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams |  Connacht Leinster Munster Ulster | ||
| Champions | Munster (43rd title) Brendan Cummins (captain) | ||
| Runners-up | Connacht | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 3 | ||
| Goals scored | 12 (4 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 93 (31 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | 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[edit]
| 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[edit]
- 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 |
| Des Coen | 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 |
| Des Coen | Connacht | 0-08 | 8 | Munster | |
| 3 | Kevin Broderick | Connacht | 2-01 | 7 | Ulster |
Sources[edit]
- Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
References[edit]
- ^ Neville, Conor (12 December 2016). "The fall and fall of the Railway Cup". ball.ie. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- ^ "Munster deluge swamps Connacht". Irish Independent. 12 November 2001. Retrieved 30 December 2018.