2000 Railway Cup Hurling Championship
# 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

| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Joe Deane | Munster | 1-11 | 14 | 2 | 7.00 |
| 2 | D. J. Carey | Leinster | 1-09 | 12 | 2 | 6.00 |
| 3 | Charlie Carter | Leinster | 1-08 | 11 | 2 | 5.50 |
| 4 | Seánie McGrath | Munster | 2-02 | 8 | 2 | 4.00 |
| 3 | Henry Shefflin | Leinster | 1-04 | 7 | 2 | 3.50 |

### Single game

| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Charlie Carter | Leinster | 1-07 | 10 | Munster |
| 2 | D. J. Carey | Leinster | 1-05 | 8 | Ulster |
| 3 | Seánie McGrath | Munster | 2-01 | 7 | Leinster |
| 3 | Joe Deane | Munster | 1-04 | 7 | Leinster |
| 3 | Joe Deane | Munster | 0-07 | 7 | Connacht |

## Sources

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