1992 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

1992 Railway CupDate| 14 March 1992 - 15 March 1992

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Teams|  Connacht
Leinster
Munster
Ulster
Champions|  Munster (38th title)
Noel Sheehy (captain)
Runners-up|  Ulster
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 4
Goals scored| 10 (2.5 per match)
Points scored| 79 (19.75 per match)
Top scorer(s)|  Eamon Morrissey (2-05)
| ← 1991 (Previous) | (Next) 1993 →

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The 1992 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 64th series of the inter-provincial hurling Railway Cup.[1] Four matches were played between 14 March 1992 and 15 March 1992 to decide the title. It was contested by Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster.

Connacht entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Ulster at the semi-final stage.

On 15 March 1992, Munster won the Railway Cup after a 3–12 to 1–08 defeat of Ulster in the final at Nowlan Park, Kilkenny.[2] It was their 38th Railway Cup title overall and their first title since 1985.

Leinster's Eamon Morrissey was the Railway Cup top scorer with 2-05.

## Results[edit]

Semi-finals

Ulster v Connacht 14 March 1992 Semi-final|  Ulster | 2-06 - 0-07|  Connacht | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

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| N Sands 1-1, C Barr 1-0, P Jennings 0-1, P McKillen 0-1, A McCarry 0-1, K Coulter 0-1, S Downey 0-1. |  | M Coleman 0-4, É Burke 0-2, M McGrath 0-1. | Attendance: 3,500
Referee: A Mac Suibhne (Dublin)

Munster v Leinster 14 March 1992 Semi-final|  Munster | 1-12 - 0-10|  Leinster | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

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| G Kirby 1-4, C Carey 0-3, A Ryan 0-2, M Cleary 0-2, D Carr 0-1. |  | É Morrissey 0-4, B McMahon 0-2, DJ Carey 0-2, J Power 0-1, R Mannion 0-1. | Attendance: 3,500
Referee: J Cody (Galway)

Shield final

Leinster v Conancht 15 March 1992 Final|  Leinster | 3-09 - 0-15|  Conancht | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

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| É Morrissey 2-1, J Dooley 1-0, DJ Carey 0-3, M Mullins 0-2, P Kelly 0-1, M Phelan 0-1, T Dempsey 0-1. |  | E Burke 0-7, A O'Donoghue 0-2, M Coleman 0-2, L Burke 0-1, B Keogh 0-1, M McGrath 0-1, R Duane 0-1. | Referee: J O'Leary (Cork)

Final

Munster v Ulster 15 March 1992 Final|  Munster | 3-12 - 1-08|  Ulster | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

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| M Cleary 1-2, C Walsh 1-1, A Ryan 0-4, M Houlihan 1-0, G Kirby 0-2, J O'Connell 0-1, C Carey 0-1, B O'Sullivan 0-1. |  | S Downey 1-2, O McFetridge 0-2, D Hughes 0-1, J Carson 0-1, N Sands 0-1, G O'Kane 0-1. | Referee: A Mac Suibhne (Dublin)

## Top scorers[edit]

Overall
Rank  | Player  | County  | Tally  | Total  | Matches  | Average

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1  | Eamon Morrissey | Leinster | 2-05  | 11  | 2  | 5.50

## Sources[edit]

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

## References[edit]

1. ^ Neville, Conor (12 December 2016). "The fall and fall of the Railway Cup". ball.ie. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
2. ^ "Munster Railway Cup-winning teams". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 27 December 2018.

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