1998 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

1998 Railway Cup Hurling Championship
Dates8 November 1998 - 22 November 1998
Teams4
ChampionsLeinster
Runners-upConnacht
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored8 (2.67 per match)
Points scored79 (26.33 per match)
Top scorer(s)Charlie Carter (1-09)
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The 1998 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 70th staging of the Railway Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1927.[1] The cup began on 8 November 1998 and ended on 22 November 1998.

Munster were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Leinster in the semi-final.[2]

On 22 November 1998, Leinster won the cup after a 0-16 to 2–09 defeat of Connacht in the final at Nowlan Park. This was their 21st Railway Cup title overall and their first title since 1993.

Results

Semi-finals

8 November 1998 Semi-final Leinster 2-15 - 0-09 Munster Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
C Carter 1-5, D Cuddy 0-6, M Storey 1-1, J Troy 0-2, A Fenlon 0-1. P Flynn 0-3, S McGrath 0-2, M Galligan 0-2, O Moran 0-1, T Dunne 0-1. Referee: G Devlin (Armagh)
8 November 1998 Semi-final Ulster 1-12 - 3-18 Connacht Corrigan Park, Belfast
A Elliott 1-2, Greg O'Kane 0-5, O Collins 0-3, G McGonigle 0-1, P McKillen 0-1. C Moore 1-7, A Kelly 1-2, A Kerins 1-2, O Fahy 0-4, D Greally 0-3.

Final

22 November 1998 Final Leinster 0-16 - 2-09 Connacht Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
D Cuddy 0-5, C Carter 0-4, M Storey 0-3, B McEvoy 0-1, J Troy 0-1, DJ Carey 0-1, N Moloney 0-1. K Broderick 1-1, A Kerins 1-1, O Fahy 0-2, A Kelly 0-2, C Moore 0-1, N Kenny 0-1, J Rabbitte 0-1. Referee: G Devlin (Armagh)

Bibliography

  • 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. ^ "Railway Cup Hurling". Munster GAA. Retrieved 10 April 2018.