The 2002 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 75th series of the inter-provincial hurling Railway Cup. Four matches were played between 2 November 2002 and 3 November 2002 to decide the title. It was contested by Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster.
Munster entered the championship as the defending champions.
On 3 November 2002, Leinster won the Railway Cup after a 4-15 to 3-17 defeat of Munster in the final at Nowlan Park, Kilkenny. It was their 22nd Railway Cup title overall and their first title since 1997. In the Railway Shield final, Connacht defeated Ulster by 0-19 to 0-16.
Leinster's Eddie Brennan (2-06) and Henry Shefflin (0-12) were the Railway Cup joint top scorers.
Results
Semi-finals
Shield final
Final
Top scorers
Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Eddie BrennanLeinster2-061226.00Henry ShefflinLeinster0-121226.002Tommy DunneMunster1-081125.503Joe DeaneMunster2-041025.004Eoin McGrathMunster2-03924.50Ken McGrathMunster0-09924.50Francis FordeConnacht0-09924.505Brendan MurphyLeinster2-02824.00
Single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition1Joe DeaneMunster2-028Ulster2Eoin McGrathMunster0-077LeinsterFrancis FordeConnacht0-077UlsterHenry ShefflinLeinster0-077MunsterTommy DunneMunster0-077Leinster3Eddie BrennanLeinster1-036ConnachtEddie BrennanLeinster1-036MunsterKen McGrathMunster0-066Ulster
Sources
Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
References