2000 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

The 2000 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 73rd series of the inter-provincial hurling Railway Cup.[1] Three matches were played between 11 November 2000 and 12 November 2000 to decide the title. It was contested by Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster.

2000 Railway Cup
Date11 November 2000 - 12 November 2000
Teams Connacht
Leinster
Munster
Ulster
Champions Munster (42nd title)
Fergal Ryan (captain)
Runners-up Leinster
Willie O'Connor (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored11 (3.67 per match)
Points scored78 (26 per match)
Top scorer(s) Joe Deane (1-11)
1999 (Previous) (Next) 2001

Connacht entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Munster at the semi-final stage.

On 12 November 2000, Munster won the Railway Cup after a 3-15 to 2-15 defeat of Leinster in the final at Nowlan Park, Kilkenny.[2] It was their 42nd Railway Cup title overall and their first title since 1997.

Munster's Joe Deane was the Railway Cup top scorer with 1-11.

Results

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Semi-finals

11 November 2000 Semi-final Leinster 1-15 - 1-07 Ulster Palmerstown Sportsfield, Kilkenny
DJ Carey 1-5, H Shefflin 0-4, G Hanniffy 0-2, A Fenlon 0-1, J Power 0-1, N Horan 0-1, C Carter 0-1. G McGrattan 1-1, G O'Kane 0-2, C McCambridge 0-2, G Biggs 0-1, A Delargy 0-1. Attendance: 80
11 November 2000 Semi-final Munster 1-19 - 3-07 Connacht Páirc Lachtáin, Freshford
J Deane 0-7, J Leahy 0-5, A Browne 1-0, O Moran 0-2, TJ Ryan 0-2, D Forde 0-1, B O'Meara 0-1, P Flynn 0-1, S McGrath 0-1. R Gantley 1-3, C Murray 1-1, M Kerins 1-0, O Canning 0-1, F Gantley 0-1, O Fahy 0-1. Attendance: 50
Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)

Final

12 November 2000 Final Leinster 2-15 - 3-15 Munster Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
C Carter 1-7, DJ Carey 0-4, H Shefflin 1-0, B Whelehan 0-2, A Comerford 0-1, A Hanlon 0-1. S McGrath 2-1, J Deane 1-4, A Browne 0-3, J Leahy 0-2, B O'Meara 0-2, A Markham 0-1, P Flynn 0-1, TJ Ryan 0-1. Referee: J McClean (Antrim)

Top scorers

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Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Joe Deane Munster 1-11 14 2 7.00
2 D. J. Carey Leinster 1-09 12 2 6.00
3 Charlie Carter Leinster 1-08 11 2 5.50
4 Seánie McGrath Munster 2-02 8 2 4.00
3 Henry Shefflin Leinster 1-04 7 2 3.50
Single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Charlie Carter Leinster 1-07 10 Munster
2 D. J. Carey Leinster 1-05 8 Ulster
3 Seánie McGrath Munster 2-01 7 Leinster
Joe Deane Munster 1-04 7 Leinster
Joe Deane Munster 0-07 7 Connacht

Sources

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

References

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  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.