2000 Railway Cup Hurling Championship


The 2000 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 73rd series of the inter-provincial hurling Railway Cup. Three matches were played between 11 November 2000 and 12 November 2000 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 Munster at the semi-final stage.
On 12 November 2000, Munster won the Railway Cup after a 3-15 to 2-15 defeat of Leinster in the final at Nowlan Park, Kilkenny. It was their 42nd Railway Cup title overall and their first title since 1997.
Munster's Joe Deane was the Railway Cup top scorer with 1-11.

Results

Semi-finals
Final

Top scorers

;Overall
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Joe DeaneMunster1-111427.00
2D. J. CareyLeinster1-091226.00
3Charlie CarterLeinster1-081125.50
4Seánie McGrathMunster2-02824.00
3Henry ShefflinLeinster1-04723.50

;Single game
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1Charlie CarterLeinster1-0710Munster
2D. J. CareyLeinster1-058Ulster
3Seánie McGrathMunster2-017Leinster
3Joe DeaneMunster1-047Leinster
3Joe DeaneMunster0-077Connacht