1996 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

1996 Railway Cup Hurling Championship
Dates	25 February 1996 - 18 March 1996
Teams	4
Champions	Munster (40th title); Anthony Daly (captain)
Runners-up	Leinster; Brian Whelehan (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	3
Goals scored	9 (3 per match)
Points scored	84 (28 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Gary Kirby (4-08)
← 1995 (Previous)	(Next) 1997 →

The 1996 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 68th staging of the Railway Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1927.^[1] The cup began on 25 February 1996 and ended on 18 March 1996.

Munster were the defending champions.

On 18 March 1996, Munster won the cup after a 2-20 to 0–10 defeat of Leinster in the final at Cusack Park.^[2] This was their 40th Railway Cup title overall and their second title in succession.

Results

Semi-finals

25 February 1996 Semi-final	Connacht	0-18 - 2-16 (aet)	Leinster	Duggan Park, Ballinasloe
	F Forde 0-6, L Burke 0-3, M Coleman 0-3, K Broderick 0-2, N Shaughnessy 0-2, C Moore 0-1, J Rabbitte 0-1.		DJ Carey 1-5, J Troy 1-3, D Byrne 0-3, N Rigney 0-2, J Dooley 0-1, E Morrissey 0-1, M Duignan 0-1.	Referee: J McDonnell (Tipperary)

25 February 1996 Semi-final	Munster	5-13 - 0-07	Ulster	Cusack Park, Ennis
	G Kirby 3-4, G Manley 1-1, J O'Connor 1-1, M Cleary 0-4, D Quigley 0-2, O Baker 0-1.		O Collins 0-1, M Mallon 0-1, O McShea 0-1, J Carson 0-1, G McGrattan 0-1, SP McKillop 0-1, C McCambridge 0-1.	Referee: P Dunphy (Kilkenny)

Final

18 March 1996 Final	Munster	2-20 - 0-10	Leinster	Cusack Park, Ennis
	G Kirby 1-4, B Corcoran 1-1, M Cleary 0-4, D Quigley 0-3, D Ryan 0-3, J O'Connor 0-2, S McMahon 0-1, C Carey 0-1, O Baker 0-1.		N Rigney 0-3, E Morrissey 0-2, J Troy 0-2, DJ Carey 0-1, J Dooley 0-1, D Byrne 0-1.

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.
^ "Railway Cup Hurling". Munster GAA. Retrieved 10 April 2018.

[1] Neville, Conor (12 December 2016). "The fall and fall of the Railway Cup". ball.ie. Retrieved 27 December 2018.

[2] "Railway Cup Hurling". Munster GAA. Retrieved 10 April 2018.

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