1978 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

1978 Railway Cup Hurling ChampionshipDates| 16 April 1978 - 7 May 1978

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Teams| 4
Champions| Munster (33rd title)
Runners-up| Leinster
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 3
Goals scored| 8 (2.67 per match)
Points scored| 85 (28.33 per match)
| ← 1977 (Previous) | (Next) 1979 →

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The 1978 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 52nd staging of the Railway Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1927. The cup began on 16 April 1978 and ended on 7 May 1978.

Leinster were the defending champions.

On 7 May 1978, Munster won the cup following a 2-13 to 1-11 defeat of Leinster in the final.[1] This was their 33rd Railway Cup title overall and their first title since 1976.

## Results[edit]

Semi-finals

Munster v Connacht 16 April 1978 Semi-final|  Munster | 0-20 - 1-11|  Connacht | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork

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| J McKenna 0-4, C McCarthy 0-4, J Callinan 0-3, C Honan 0-2, M Whelan 0-2, J Horgan 0-2, T Butler 0-1, G McCarthy 0-1, E McCarthy 0-1. |  | F Gantley 1-6, PJ Molloy 0-2, F Burke 0-1, G Holland 0-1, J Connolly 0-1. |

Ulster v Leinster 23 April 1978 Semi-final|  Ulster | 1-13 - 3-17|  Leinster | Corrigan Park, Belfast

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| R McDonnell 1-2, J Crossey 0-3, P Boyle 0-2, J O'Neill 0-2, S Collins 0-1, J Hughes 0-1, A Hammill 0-1, D McNaughton 0-1. |  | N Buggy 0-7, B Fitzpatrick 1-3, T Doran 1-0, M Ruth 1-0, M Walsh 0-4, P Carroll 0-2, C Kehoe 0-1. |

Final

Munster v Leinster 7 May 1978 Final|  Munster | 2-13 - 1-11|  Leinster | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork

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| J Horgan 0-4, N Casey 1-0, J McKenna 1-0, C Honan 0-3, T Butler 0-3, T Cashman 0-2, G McCarthy 0-1. |  | N Buggy 0-8, T Doran 1-0, M Quigley 0-1, M Ruth 0-1, F Cummins 0-1. | Referee: G Ryan (Tipperary)

## Scoring statistics[edit]

Top scorers overall
Rank  | Player  | Club  | Tally  | Total  | Matches  | Average

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1  | Ned Buggy | Leinster | 0-15  | 15  | 2  | 7.50
2  | Finbarr Gantley | Connacht | 1-06  | 9  | 1  | 9.00
3  | Joe McKenna | Munster | 1-04  | 7  | 2  | 3.50

## Bibliography[edit]

* Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).

## References[edit]

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

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