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2003 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

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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

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

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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

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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

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  • Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).

References

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  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.