1987 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

Irish hurling competition April 2022 1987 Railway Cup Hurling Championship 3 October 1987 - 4 October 1987 4 Connacht 6 Leinster 4 16 121 1986 1986 Railway Cup Hurling Championship 1988 1988 Railway Cup Hurling Championship The 1987 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 61st 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 3 October 1987 and ended on 4 October 1987. Connacht were the defending champions. On 4 October 1987, Connacht won the cup after a 2-14 to 1-14 defeat of Leinster in the final at Cusack Park. This was their sixth Railway Cup title overall and their second title in succession. Results Semi-finals 3 October 1987 Semi-final Connacht 5-13 - 0-15 Ulster Cusack Park, Ennis 3 October 1987 Semi-final Munster 1-11 - 1-16 Leinster Cusack Park, Ennis Shield final 4 October 1987 Shield final Ulster 3-20 - 3-18(aet) Munster D Donnelly 2-9, C Mageean 1-1, D McNaughton 0-4, C Barr 0-3, P Savage 0-1, B Donnelly 0-1, P McKillen 0-1. J Fenton 1-6, T Guilfoyle 1-3, N English 1-0, P Fox 0-3, L O'Donoghue 0-2, A Ryan 0-2, P Hartnett 0-1, S Fitzgibbon 0-1. Cusack Park, Ennis S Brennan (Galway) Final 4 October 1987 Final Connacht 2-14 - 1-14 Leinster M McGrath 0-4, J Cooney 0-4, B Lynskey 1-0, PJ Molloy 1-0, T Kilkenny 0-2, M Naughton 0-1, A Cunningham 0-1, E Ryan 0-1, S Mahon 0-1. G Fennelly 0-5, L Ryan 1-1, P Cleary 0-4, B Keeshan 0-2, H Ryan 0-1, R Power 0-1. Cusack Park, Ennis G Ryan (Tipperary) Bibliography Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005). 978-0-9551115-0-1. References Category:Railway Cup Hurling Championship Railway Cup Hurling Championship Hurling