1981 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

Irish hurling competition April 2022 1981 Railway Cup Hurling Championship 1 March 1981 - 17 March 1981 4 Munster 35 Joe McKenna Leinster 3 10 60 Éamonn Cregan (2-09) 1980 1980 Railway Cup Hurling Championship 1982 1982 Railway Cup Hurling Championship The 1981 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 55th staging of the Railway Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1927.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 The cup began on 1 March 1981 and ended on 17 March 1981. Connacht were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Leinster in the semi-final. On 17 March 1981, Munster won the cup after a 2–16 to 2–06 defeat of Leinster in the final at Cusack Park.http://munster.gaa.ie/history/railway-cup-hurling/ Railway Cup Hurling Munster GAA 10 April 2018 This was their 35th Railway Cup title overall and their first title since 1978. Results Semi-finals 1 March 1981 Semi-final Leinster 0-11 - 0-06 Connacht P Delaney 0-3, P Quirke 0-2, P Carroll 0-2, M Walsh 0-2, P Horan 0-1, M Corrigan 0-1. Joe Connolly 0-4, S Linnane 0-1, F Gantley 0-1. St. Brendan's Park, Birr W Horgan (Cork) 1 March 1981 Semi-final Munster 5-13 - 1-08 Ulster P Horgan 2-1, E Cregan 1-3, J McKenna 1-2, J Fenton 0-4, J Callinan 1-0, E O'Donoghue 0-2, M Walsh 0-1. S Boyle 1-2, E Sheehan 0-3, B Gilmore 0-1, C O'Flynn 0-1, B Donnelly 0-1. St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge D Robinson (Kildare) Final 17 March 1981 Final Munster 2-16 - 2-06 Leinster E Cregan 1-6, J McKenna 1-2, J Callinan 0-4, J Fenton 0-3, P Horgan 0-1. P Delaney 1-2, M Corrigan 1-0, P Horan 0-3, J Kelly 0-1. Cusack Park, Ennis S Brennan (Galway) Scoring statistics Top scorers overall Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Éamonn CreganMunster2-091527.502Joe McKennaMunster2-041025.003Pat HorganLeinster2-02824.00Pat DelaneyLeinster1-05824.00 J McKenna 10 P Delaney 8 P Horgan 8 Bibliography Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005). References Category:Railway Cup Hurling Championship Railway Cup Hurling Championship Hurling