1987 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

1987 Railway Cup Hurling Championship
Dates3 October 1987 - 4 October 1987
Teams4
ChampionsConnacht (6th title)
Runners-upLeinster
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored16 (4 per match)
Points scored121 (30.25 per match)
1986 (Previous) (Next) 1988

The 1987 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 61st staging of the Railway Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1927.[1] The cup began on 3 October 1987 and ended on 4 October 1987.

Connacht were the defending champions.

On 4 October 1987, Connacht won the cup after a 2-14 to 1-14 defeat of Leinster in the final at Cusack Park. This was their sixth Railway Cup title overall and their second title in succession.

  1. ^ Neville, Conor (12 December 2016). "The fall and fall of the Railway Cup". ball.ie. Retrieved 27 December 2018.