1993 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

The 1993 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 65th staging of the Railway Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1927.^[1] The cup began on 10 October 1993 and ended on 7 November 1993. Connacht – the defending champions – were beaten by Leinster in the semi-final. On 7 November 1993, Leinster won the cup after a 1-15 to 2–06 defeat of Ulster in the final. This was their 20th Railway Cup title overall and their first title since 1988.

1993 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

Dates	10 October 1993 - 7 November 1993
Teams	4
Champions	Leinster (20th title)
Runners-up	Ulster
Tournament statistics
Matches played	3
Goals scored	7 (2.33 per match)
Points scored	82 (27.33 per match)
← 1992 (Previous) (Next) 1994 →

Results

Semi-finals

Leinster v Connacht

10 October 1993 Semi-final	Leinster	3-13 - 1-09	Connacht	O'Connor Park, Tullamore
	DJ Carey 0-5, P Potterton 1-2, A Ronan 1-1, M Storey 1-0, M Phelan 0-2, L O'Gorman 0-2, E Morrissey 0-1.		C Helebert 1-0, F Forde 0-3, M Headd 0-3, M Coleman 0-2, E Keville 0-1.

Ulster v Munster

10 October 1993 Semi-final	Ulster	0-21 - 0-18	Munster	Casement Park, Belfast
	A Elliott 0-5, D O'Prey 0-3, N Sands 0-3, G O'Kane 0-2, S McMullen 0-2, M Mallon 0-1, C Mageean 0-1, P McKillen 0-1, J Carson 0-1, M Bailie 0-1, S McKillop 0-1.		B Egan 0-9, P Fox 0-4, J Leahy 0-3, D Carr 0-1, M Houlihan 0-1.

Final

Ulster v Leinster

7 November 1993 Final	Ulster	2-06 - 1-15	Leinster	Casement Park, Belfast
	A Elliott 1-1, N Sands 1-0, J O'Kane 0-2, D O'Prey 0-1, P McKillen 0-1, C Mageean 0-1.		E Morrissey 1-4, DJ Carey 0-4, A Ronan 0-3, M Storey 0-1, J Power 0-1, P O'Neill 0-1, M Phelan 0-1.

Bibliography

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

References

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