1991 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

Irish hurling competition April 2022 1991 Railway Cup 10 March 1991 – 7 April 1991 4 Connacht 8 Munster 3 6 71 15px|border Michael McGrath (1-06) 1989 1989 Railway Cup Hurling Championship 1992 1992 Railway Cup Hurling Championship The 1991 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 64th staging of the Railway Cup, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-provincial hurling tournament. The championship began on 10 March 1991 and ended on 7 April 1991. Connacht were the defending champions. On 7 April 1991, Connacht won the cup following a 1-13 to 0-12 defeat of Munster in the final.https://munster.gaa.ie/history/railway-cup-hurling/ Railway Cup Hurling Munster GAA 10 April 2018 This was their 8th Railway Cup title and their second in succession after winning the last cup title in 1989. Results Semi-finals 10 March 1991 Semi-final Munster 2-19 - 1-10 Leinster N English 1-2, T O'Sullivan 0-5, C Bonnar 1-1, B O'Sullivan 0-3, T Guilfoyle 0-3, J Leahy 0-3, G Fitzgerald 0-2. DJ Carey 1-0, J Houlihan 0-3, B McMahon 0-2, T Dempsey 0-2, R Mannion 0-1, G Jackson 0-1, L Dunne 0-1. G McGlory (Antrim) Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork 10 March 1991 Semi-final Connacht 1-11 - 1-6 Ulster J Cooney 1-1, M Connolly 0-3, M McGrath 0-2, M Naughton 0-2, G Burke 0-2, J Rabbitte 0-1. G McGeehan 1-0, J Elliott 0-3, A Elliott 0-1, D Hughes 0-1, C Barr 0-1. T Murray (Limerick) Kenny Park, Athenry Final 7 April 1991 Final Connacht 1-13 - 0-12 Munster M McGrath 1-4, G Burke 0-3, J Cooney 0-2, A Cunningham 0-2, J Rabbitte 0-2. M Cleary 0-7, T Guilfoyle 0-2, B O'Sullivan 0-1, G Fitzgerald 0-1, J Leahy 0-1. D Murphy (Wexford) 2,000 Croke Park, Dublin Scoring statistics Top scorers overall Rank Player Team Tally Total1Michael McGrathConnacht1-0692Michael ClearyMunster0-0773Joe CooneyConnacht1-036 Top scorers in a single game Rank Player Team Tally Total Opposition1Michael McGrathConnacht1-047MunsterMichael ClearyMunster0-077Connacht3Nicky EnglishMunster1-025LeinsterTony O'SullivanMunster0-055Leinster5Cormac BonnarMunster1-014LeinsterJoe CooneyConnacht1-014Ulster Bibliography Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005). References Category:Railway Cup Hurling Championship Railway Cup Hurling Championship Hurling