1995_Railway_Cup_Hurling_Championship

1995 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

1995 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

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The 1995 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 67th staging of the Railway Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1927.[1] The cup began on 5 February 1995 and ended on 2 April 1995.

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Connacht were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Ulster in the semi-final.

On 2 April 1995, Munster won the cup after a 0-13 to 1–09 defeat of Ulster in the final at Croke Park.[2] This was their 39th Railway Cup title overall and their first title since 1992.

Results

Semi-finals

5 February 1995 Semi-final Connacht 0-14 - 2-10 Ulster Duggan Park, Ballinasloe
L Burke 0-5, O Fahy 0-5, M McGrath 0-2, F Forde 0-1, P Kelly 0-1. H Gilmore 1-4, N Sands 1-0, K Coulter 0-3, O Collins 0-2, P Jennings 0-1. Referee: S McMahon (Clare)
5 February 1995 Semi-final Munster 2-25 - 5-12
(aet)		 Leinster Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
M Cleary 0-9, G Kirby 1-5, J Brenner 1-0, D Quigley 0-3, K Murray 0-3, T Browne 0-2, M Houlihan 0-1, G O'Loughlin 0-1, P Flynn 0-1. E Morrissey 4-2, P Potterton 1-0, J Dooley 0-3, M Storey 0-3, J Troy 0-1, DJ Carey 0-1, L Dunne 0-1, PJ Delaney 0-1. Referee: J Cody (Galway)

Final

2 April 1995 Final Munster 0-13 - 1-09 Ulster Croke Park, Dublin
M Cleary 0-8, D Nash 0-1, T Browne 0-1, K Murray 0-1, D Quigley 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1. T McNaughton 1-1, O Collins 0-4, H Gilmore 0-2, P McKillen 0-1, G Savage 0-1. Referee: P Horan (Offaly)

Bibliography

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

References

  1. [1]
    Neville, Conor (12 December 2016). "The fall and fall of the Railway Cup". ball.ie. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  2. [2]
    "Railway Cup Hurling". Munster GAA. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
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