1983 Railway Cup Hurling Championship
Dates | 6 February 1983 - 17 March 1983 | ||
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Teams | 4 | ||
Champions | Connacht (4th title) Sylvie Linnane (captain) | ||
Runners-up | Leinster Noel Skehan (captain) | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 3 | ||
Goals scored | 6 (2 per match) | ||
Points scored | 57 (19 per match) | ||
Top scorer(s) | Liam Fennelly (2-03) | ||
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The 1983 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 57th staging of the Railway Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1927.[1] The cup began on 6 February 1983 and ended on 17 March 1983.
Connacht were the defending champions.
On 17 March 1983, Connacht won the cup after a 0-10 to 1-05 defeat of Leinster in the final at Breffni Park. This was their fourth Railway Cup title overall and their second title in succession.
Results
Semi-finals
Leinster v Ulster
6 February 1983 Semi-final | Leinster | 3-16 - 1-08 | Ulster | Croke Park, Dublin |
L Fennelly 2-2, P Carroll 0-7, S Kinsella 1-1, B Fitzpatrick 0-3, G Fennelly 0-1, S Kinsella 0-1, M Cuddy 0-1. | D Donnelly 1-3, A McNaughton 0-2, B Donnelly 0-2, P Boyle 0-1. | Referee: S Brennan (Galway) |
Munster v Connacht
6 February 1983 Semi-final | Munster | 0-09 - 1-09 | Connacht | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
P Horgan 0-3, J Greene 0-2, M Walsh 0-2, T Crowley 0-1, T Casey 0-1. | B Forde 1-3, PJ Molloy 0-4, F Burke 0-1, N Lane 0-1. | Referee: P Long (Kilkenny) |
Final
Connacht v Leinster
17 March 1983 Final | Connacht | 0-10 - 1-05 | Leinster | Breffni Park, Cavan |
I Clarke 0-2, M Connolly 0-2, N Lane 0-2, PJ Molloy 0-2, B Lynskey 0-2. | M Cuddy 1-0, B Fitzpatrick 0-2, P Delaney 0-1, P Carroll 0-1, L Fennelly 0-1. | Referee: G Ryan (Tipperary) |
Scoring statistics
- Top scorers overall
Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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1 | Liam Fennelly | Leinster | 2-03 | 9 | 2 | 4.50 |
2 | Pat Carroll | Leinster | 0-08 | 8 | 2 | 4.00 |
3 | Dinny Donnelly | Ulster | 1-03 | 6 | 1 | 6.00 |
Bernie Forde | Connacht | 1-03 | 6 | 2 | 3.00 |
Bibliography
- Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
References
- ^ Neville, Conor (12 December 2016). "The fall and fall of the Railway Cup". ball.ie. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
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