Date | 2 November 2002 - 3 November 2002 | ||
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Teams | Connacht Leinster Munster Ulster | ||
Champions | Leinster (22nd title) Andy Comerford (captain) | ||
Runners-up | Munster | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 4 | ||
Goals scored | 17 (4.25 per match) | ||
Points scored | 126 (31.5 per match) | ||
Top scorer(s) | Eddie Brennan (2-06) Henry Shefflin (0-12) | ||
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The 2002 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 75th series of the inter-provincial hurling Railway Cup.[1] Four matches were played between 2 November 2002 and 3 November 2002 to decide the title. It was contested by Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster.
Munster entered the championship as the defending champions.[2]
On 3 November 2002, Leinster won the Railway Cup after a 4-15 to 3-17 defeat of Munster in the final at Nowlan Park, Kilkenny.[3] It was their 22nd Railway Cup title overall and their first title since 1997. In the Railway Shield final, Connacht defeated Ulster by 0-19 to 0-16.
Leinster's Eddie Brennan (2-06) and Henry Shefflin (0-12) were the Railway Cup joint top scorers.