1991 Railway Cup Hurling Championship
Dates | 10 March 1991 – 7 April 1991 | ||
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Teams | 4 | ||
Champions | Connacht (8th title) | ||
Runners-up | Munster | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 3 | ||
Goals scored | 6 (2 per match) | ||
Points scored | 71 (23.67 per match) | ||
Top scorer(s) | Michael McGrath (1-06) | ||
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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.
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
Munster v Leinster
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) |
Connacht v Ulster
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
Connacht v Munster
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 |
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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 |
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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
- ^ "Railway Cup Hurling". Munster GAA. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
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