1962 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

36th championship staging April 2022 1962 Railway Cup Hurling Championship 18 February 1962 - 17 March 1962 4 Leinster 8 Noel Drumgoole Munster Jimmy Doyle 3 26 41 Billy Dwyer (6-02) 1961 1961 Railway Cup Hurling Championship 1963 1963 Railway Cup Hurling Championship The 1962 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 36th staging of the Railway Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1927. The cup began on 18 February 1962 ended on 17 March 1962. Munster were the defending champions. On 17 March 1962, Leinster won the championship following a 1-11 to 1-09 defeat of Munster in the final.http://munster.gaa.ie/history/railway-cup-hurling/ Railway Cup Hurling Munster GAA 10 April 2018 18 September 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180918072623/http://munster.gaa.ie/history/railway-cup-hurling/ live This was their 8th Railway Cup title and their first since 1956. Leinster's Billy Dwyer was the top scorer with 6-02. Results Semi-finals 18 February 1962 Semi-final Connacht 1-03 - 6-11 Munster PJ Lawless 1-0, M Cullinan 0-1, Salmon 0-1, T Sweeney 0-1. C Ring 3-1, Jimmy Doyle 1-4, S Power 2-0, PJ Keane 0-2, T English 0-2, J Smyth 0-1, T Morrissey 0-1. Duggan Park, Ballinasloe 25 February 1962 Semi-final Ulster 6-03 - 11-04 Leinster J McVeigh 3-0, B McGurk 1-0, F Cullinan 1-0, D Crawford 1-0, P Mullaney 0-2, S Gallagher 0-1. W Dwyer 6-1, W Jackson 2-1, A Boothman 1-1, O McGrath 1-0, C O'Brien 1-0, F Whelan 0-1. Breffni Park, Cavan Final 17 March 1962 Final Leinster 1-11 - 1-09 Munster D Heaslip 1-0, A Boothman 0-3, F Whelan 0-3, M Kennedy 0-2, S Foley 0-2, W Dwyer 0-1. L Devaney 0-5, Jimmy Doyle 0-3, D Nealon 1-1. Croke Park, Dublin Scoring statistics Top scorers overall Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Billy DwyerLeinster6-0220210.00 Top scorers in a single game Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Billy DwyerLeinster6-0119Ulster2Christy RingMunster3-0110Connacht3J. McVeighUlster3-009Leinster4Billy JacksonLeinster2-017UlsterJimmy DoyleMunster1-047Connacht Bibliography Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005). References Category:Railway Cup Hurling Championship Category:1962 in hurling