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1943 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

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1943 Railway Cup
Dates14 February – 17 March 1943
Teams Connacht
Leinster
Munster
ChampionsMunster (11th title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played2
Goals scored13 (6.5 per match)
Points scored15 (7.5 per match)
Top scorer(s) Jim Langton (2-04)
1942 (Previous) (Next) 1944

The 1943 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 17th series of the Railway Cup, an annual hurling championship organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association. The championship took place between 14 February and 17 March 1943. It was contested by Connacht, Leinster and Munster.

Munster entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 17 March 1943, Munster won the Railway Cup after a 3-05 to 4-03 defeat of Leinster in the final at Croke Park, Dublin. It was their 11th Railway Cup title overall and their second title in succession.

Leinster's Jim Langton was the Railway Cup's top scorer with 2-04.

Results

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Semi-final

14 February 1943 Semi-final Munster 3-05 - 3-02 Connacht MacDonagh Park, Nenagh
C Ring 2-1, J Quirke 1-0, B O'Donnell 0-3, J Lynch 0-1, D Stokes 0-1. MJ Flaherty 1-1, Ryan 1-0, S Thornton 1-0, Baston 0-1.

Final

17 March 1943 Final Leinster 3-05 - 4-03 Munster Croke Park, Dublin
J Langton 2-4, J Walsh 1-1. B O'Donnell 1-0, J Quirke 1-0, J Power 1-0, J Mackey 1-0, C Ring 0-2, J Lynch 0-1.

Top scorers

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Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Jim Langton Leinster 2-04 10 2 10.00
2 Christy Ring Munster 2-03 9 2 4.50
3 Johnny Quirke Munster 2-00 6 2 3.00
Bill O'Donnell Munster 1-03 6 2 3.00
Single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Jim Langton Leinster 2-04 10 Munster
2 Christy Ring Munster 2-01 7 Connacht
3 Jimmy Walsh Leinster 1-01 4 Munster
M. J. Flaherty Connacht 1-01 4 Munster

Sources

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