1968 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

1968 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

Dates	25 February 1968 - 17 March 1968
Teams	4
Champions	Munster (29th title) Mick Roche (captain)
Runners-up	Leinster
Tournament statistics
Matches played	3
Goals scored	12 (4 per match)
Points scored	62 (20.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Justin McCarthy (2-06)
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The 1968 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 42nd staging of the Railway Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1927. The cup began on 25 February 1968 ended on 17 March 1968.

Leinster were the defending champions.

On 17 March 1968, Munster won the cup following a 0-14 to 0-10 defeat of Leinster in the final.[1] This was their 29th Railway Cup title and their first since 1966.

Munster's Justin McCarthy was the top scorer with 2-06.

Results

Semi-finals

Munster v Connacht

25 February 1968 Semi-final	Munster	3-15 - 1-05	Connacht	Thurles Sportsfield, Thurles
	J McCarthy 2-4, D Nealon 1-5, É Cregan 0-2, L Guinan 0-2, M Roche 0-1, P Cronin 0-1.			Referee: P Johnston (Kilkenny)

Leinster v Ulster

25 February 1968 Semi-final	Leinster	5-10 - 3-08	Ulster	Páirc Tailteann, Navan
	T Ring 1-3, J O'Brien 1-2, E Keher 1-2, T Doran 1-1, P Molloy 1-1, P Moran 0-1.		M Stafford 1-1, B McGarry 1-1, E Donnelly 1-1, P Branniff 0-2, P McShane 0-2, E Falcoona 0-1.	Referee: C Foley (Dublin)

Final

Munster v Leinster

17 March 1968 Final	Munster	0-14 - 0-10	Leinster	Croke Park, Dublin
	M Roche 0-4, S Barry 0-3, J McCarthy 0-2, B Hartigan 0-1, G McCarthy 0-1, L Guinan 0-1, D Nealon 0-1, M Keating 0-1.		P Moran 0-2, E Keher 0-2, C Dunne 0-2, N Cleere 0-2, P Molloy 0-1, D Quigley 0-1.	Referee: A Higgins (Galway)

Scoring statistics

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Justin McCarthy	Munster	2-06	12	2	6.00

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Justin McCarthy	Munster	2-04	10	Connacht
2	Donie Nealon	Munster	1-05	8	Connacht
3	Tommy Ring	Leinster	1-03	6	Ulster
4	Jimmy O'Brien	Leinster	1-02	5	Ulster
	Eddie Keher	Leinster	1-02	5	Ulster

Bibliography

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

References

1. "Railway Cup Hurling". Munster GAA. Retrieved 10 April 2018.