1950 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

1950 Railway Cup
Date12 February 1950 - 17 March 1950
Teams Connacht
Leinster
Munster
Ulster
Champions Munster
Pat Stakelum (captain)
Runners-up Leinster
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored18 (6 per match)
Points scored34 (11.33 per match)
Top scorer(s) Jimmy Kennedy (4-01)
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The 1950 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 24th series of the inter-provincial hurling Railway Cup.[1] 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.[2] 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 Croke Park, Dublin
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. Referee: G Rosengrave (Dublin)
12 February 1950 Semi-final Connacht 2-06 - 3-10 Leinster Dunlo GAA Grounds, Ballinasloe
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. Referee: T Semple (Tipperary)

Final

17 March 1950 Final Munster 0-09 - 1-03 Leinster Croke Park, Dublin
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. Attendance: 40,256

Top scorers

Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Jimmy Kennedy Munster 4-01 13 2 6.50
2 Mossy O'Riordan Munster 3-01 10 2 5.00
3 Christy Ring Munster 1-05 8 2 4.00

Sources

  • Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).

References

  1. ^ Neville, Conor (12 December 2016). "The fall and fall of the Railway Cup". ball.ie. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Munster Railway Cup-winning teams". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 27 December 2018.