2002 Railway Cup Hurling Championship


The 2002 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 75th series of the inter-provincial hurling Railway Cup. Four matches were played between 2 November 2002 and 3 November 2002 to decide the title. It was contested by Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster.
Munster entered the championship as the defending champions.
On 3 November 2002, Leinster won the Railway Cup after a 4-15 to 3-17 defeat of Munster in the final at Nowlan Park, Kilkenny. It was their 22nd Railway Cup title overall and their first title since 1997. In the Railway Shield final, Connacht defeated Ulster by 0-19 to 0-16.
Leinster's Eddie Brennan and Henry Shefflin were the Railway Cup joint top scorers.

Results

Semi-finals
Shield final
Final

Top scorers

;Overall
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Eddie BrennanLeinster2-061226.00
1Henry ShefflinLeinster0-121226.00
2Tommy DunneMunster1-081125.50
3Joe DeaneMunster2-041025.00
4Eoin McGrathMunster2-03924.50
4Ken McGrathMunster0-09924.50
4Francis FordeConnacht0-09924.50
5Brendan MurphyLeinster2-02824.00

;Single game
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1Joe DeaneMunster2-028Ulster
2Eoin McGrathMunster0-077Leinster
2Francis FordeConnacht0-077Ulster
2Henry ShefflinLeinster0-077Munster
2Tommy DunneMunster0-077Leinster
3Eddie BrennanLeinster1-036Connacht
3Eddie BrennanLeinster1-036Munster
3Ken McGrathMunster0-066Ulster