1950 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

Irish hurling competition April 2022 1950 Railway Cup 12 February 1950 - 17 March 1950 20px Connacht20px Leinster20px Munster20px Ulster 20px Munster Pat Stakelum 20px Leinster 3 18 34 20px Jimmy Kennedy (4-01) 1949 1949 Railway Cup Hurling Championship 1951 1951 Railway Cup Hurling Championship The 1950 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 24th 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 12 February 1950 and 17 March 1950 to decide the title. It was contested by Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster. Munster entered the championship as the defending champions. On 17 March 1950, Munster won the Railway Cup after a 0-09 to 1-03 defeat of Leinster in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.http://munster.gaa.ie/history/railway-cup-hurling/ Munster Railway Cup-winning teams Munster GAA website 27 December 2018 It was their 18th Railway Cup title overall and their third title in succession. Munster's Jimmy Kennedy was the Railway Cup top scorer with 4-01. Results Semi-finals 12 February 1950 Semi-final Munster 9-04 - 3-02 Ulster J Kennedy 4-0, M O'Riordan 3-0, M Ryan 1-2, C Ring 1-1, S Kenny 0-1. G Lenagh 2-0, P McManus 1-1, T Best 0-1. Croke Park, Dublin G Rosengrave (Dublin) 12 February 1950 Semi-final Connacht 2-06 - 3-10 Leinster L Fahy 1-0, H Gordon 1-0, J Gallagher 0-3, J Salmon 0-1, F Duignan 0-1, T Moroney 0-1. J Langton 0-5, J Styles 1-1, P Kehoe 1-1, S Downey 1-0, N Rackard 0-1, T Herbert 0-1, P Donnelly 0-1. Dunlo GAA Grounds, Ballinasloe T Semple (Tipperary) Final 17 March 1950 Final Munster 0-09 - 1-03 Leinster C Ring 0-4, V Baston 0-2, M O'Riordan 0-1, J Kennedy 0-1, W McAllister 0-1. T Herbert 1-0, S Downey 0-2, J Styles 0-1. Croke Park, Dublin 40,256 Top scorers Overall Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Jimmy KennedyMunster4-011326.502Mossy O'RiordanMunster3-011025.003Christy RingMunster1-05824.00 Sources Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005). References Category:Railway Cup Hurling Championship Railway Cup Hurling Championship