2001 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

Irish hurling competition April 2022 2001 Railway Cup 10 November 2001 - 11 November 2001 20px Connacht20px Leinster20px Munster20px Ulster 20px Munster Brendan Cummins 43 20px Connacht 3 12 93 20px Alan Browne (2-13) 2000 2000 Railway Cup Hurling Championship 2002 2002 Railway Cup Hurling Championship The 2001 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 74th series of the inter-provincial hurling Railway Cup.https://www.balls.ie/gaa/railway-cup-decline-354359-354359 The fall and fall of the Railway Cup 12 December 2016 ball.ie 27 December 2018 Conor Neville 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.https://www.independent.ie/sport/hurling/munster-deluge-swamps-connacht-26067543.html Munster deluge swamps Connacht 12 November 2001 Irish Independent 30 December 2018 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 10 November 2001 Semi-final Connacht 4-16 - 1-09 Ulster 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. Semple Stadium, Thurles 50 10 November 2001 Semi-final Munster 2-20 - 3-12 Leinster 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. MacDonagh Park, Nenagh 180 Final 11 November 2001 Final Munster 1-21 - 1-15 Connacht Report 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. D Coen 0-8, F Healy 1-1, K Broderick 0-2, M Kearns, O Fahy, J Culkin, A Kearns 0-1 each. MacDonagh Park, Nenagh P Dunphy (Leinster) 250 Top scorers Overall Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Alan BrowneMunster2-131929.502Ken McGrathMunster0-111125.50Des CoenConnacht0-111125.50 Single game Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition1Alan BrowneMunster1-0811Connacht2Alan BrowneMunster1-058LeinsterDes CoenConnacht0-088Munster3Kevin BroderickConnacht2-017Ulster Sources Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005). References Category:Railway Cup Hurling Championship Railway Cup Hurling Championship