The 2001 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 74th series of the inter-provincial hurling Railway Cup. Three matches were played between 10 November 2001 and 11 November 2001 to decide the title. It was contested by Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster.
Munster entered the championship as the defending champions.
On 11 November 2001, Munster won the Railway Cup after a 1–21 to 1–15 defeat of Connacht in the final at MacDonagh Park, Nenagh. It was their 43rd Railway Cup title overall and their second title in succession.
Munster's Alan Browne was the Railway Cup top scorer with 2–13.
Results
Final
Top scorers
Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Alan BrowneMunster2-131929.502Ken McGrathMunster0-111125.50Des CoenConnacht0-111125.50
Single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition1Alan BrowneMunster1-0811Connacht2Alan BrowneMunster1-058LeinsterDes CoenConnacht0-088Munster3Kevin BroderickConnacht2-017Ulster
Sources
Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
References