2001 Railway Cup Hurling Championship
# 2001 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

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 | Average |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Alan Browne | Munster | 2-13 | 19 | 2 | 9.50 |
| 2 | Ken McGrath | Munster | 0-11 | 11 | 2 | 5.50 |
| 2 | Des Coen | Connacht | 0-11 | 11 | 2 | 5.50 |

### Single game

| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Alan Browne | Munster | 1-08 | 11 | Connacht |
| 2 | Alan Browne | Munster | 1-05 | 8 | Leinster |
| 2 | Des Coen | Connacht | 0-08 | 8 | Munster |
| 3 | Kevin Broderick | Connacht | 2-01 | 7 | Ulster |

## Sources

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