The 2003 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 76th series of the inter-provincial hurling Railway Cup. Three matches were played between 18 October 2003 and 8 November 2003 to decide the title. It was contested by Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster.
Leinster entered the championship as the defending champions.
On 8 November 2003, Leinster won the Railway Cup after a 4–09 to 2–12 defeat of Connacht in the final at the Giulio Onesti Sports Complex in Rome. It was their 23rd Railway Cup title overall and their second title in succession.
Leinster's Henry Shefflin (4-06) and Connacht's Eugene Cloonan (3-09) were the Railway Cup joint top scorers.
Results
Semi-finals
Final
Top scorers
Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Henry ShefflinLeinster4-061829.00Eugene CloonanConnacht3-091829.002John HoyneLeinster2-02924.003Tommy WalshLeinster1-04723.50Mark KerinsConnacht0-07723.50Eoin KellyMunster0-07717.00
Single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition1Henry ShefflinLeinster2-0410Ulster2Eugene CloonanConnacht2-039MunsterEugene CloonanConnacht1-069Leinster3Henry ShefflinLeinster2-028Connacht4Eoin KellyMunster0-077Leinster5Tommy WalshLeinster1-025UlsterMark KerinsConnacht0-055Munster
Sources
Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
References