2003 Railway Cup Hurling Championship


The 2003 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 76th series of the inter-provincial hurling Railway Cup. Three matches were played between 18 October 2003 and 8 November 2003 to decide the title. It was contested by Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster.
Leinster entered the championship as the defending champions.
On 8 November 2003, Leinster won the Railway Cup after a 4-09 to 2-12 defeat of Connacht in the final at the Giulio Onesti Sports Complex in Rome. It was their 23rd Railway Cup title overall and their second title in succession.
Leinster's Henry Shefflin and Connacht's Eugene Cloonan were the Railway Cup joint top scorers.

Results

Semi-finals
Final

Top scorers

;Overall
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Henry ShefflinLeinster4-061829.00
1Eugene CloonanConnacht3-091829.00
2John HoyneLeinster2-02924.00
3Tommy WalshLeinster1-04723.50
3Mark KerinsConnacht0-07723.50
3Eoin KellyMunster0-07717.00

;Single game
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1Henry ShefflinLeinster2-0410Ulster
2Eugene CloonanConnacht2-039Munster
2Eugene CloonanConnacht1-069Leinster
3Henry ShefflinLeinster2-028Connacht
4Eoin KellyMunster0-077Leinster
5Tommy WalshLeinster1-025Ulster
5Mark KerinsConnacht0-055Munster