1991 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.

1991 Railway Cup
Dates10 March 1991 – 7 April 1991
Teams4
ChampionsConnacht (8th title)
Runners-upMunster
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored6 (2 per match)
Points scored71 (23.67 per match)
Top scorer(s) Michael McGrath (1-06)
1989 (Previous) (Next) 1992

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.[1] 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 Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
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. Referee: G McGlory (Antrim)
10 March 1991 Semi-final Connacht 1-11 - 1-6 Ulster Kenny Park, Athenry
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. Referee: T Murray (Limerick)

Final

7 April 1991 Final Connacht 1-13 - 0-12 Munster Croke Park, Dublin
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. Attendance: 2,000
Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)

Scoring statistics

Top scorers overall
Rank Player Team Tally Total
1 Michael McGrath Connacht 1-06 9
2 Michael Cleary Munster 0-07 7
3 Joe Cooney Connacht 1-03 6
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Team Tally Total Opposition
1 Michael McGrath Connacht 1-04 7 Munster
Michael Cleary Munster 0-07 7 Connacht
3 Nicky English Munster 1-02 5 Leinster
Tony O'Sullivan Munster 0-05 5 Leinster
5 Cormac Bonnar Munster 1-01 4 Leinster
Joe Cooney Connacht 1-01 4 Ulster

Bibliography

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

References

  1. "Railway Cup Hurling". Munster GAA. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
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