2002 Railway Cup Hurling Championship
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Leinster (22nd title)Andy Comerford (captain)
Munster| 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.
Semi-finals
| 2 November 2002 Semi-final | Leinster | 3-18 - 2-13 | Connacht | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny |
| E Brennan 1-3, H Shefflin 0-5, B Murphy 1-1, D Hyland 0-4, J Hoyne 1-0, C Keaney 0-3, D Lyng 0-1, J Brady 0-1. | M Kerins 1-1, D Donoghue 1-0, D Forde 0-3, C Moore 0-3, K Brady 0-2, F Forde 0-2, G Farragher 0-2. | Referee: S McMahon (Clare) |
| 2 November 2002 Semi-final | Munster | 5-18 - 0-10 | Ulster | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny |
| J Deane 2-2, K McGrath 0-6, T Griffin 1-2, T Dunne 1-1, B Begley 1-1, B O'Connor 0-3, E McGrath 0-2, S McMahon 0-1. | L Richmond 0-3, B McFall 0-3, P Richmond 0-2, C McCambridge 0-1, C McGuckian 0-1. | Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath) |
Shield final
| 3 November 2002 Shield final | Connacht | 0-19 - 0-16 | Ulster | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny |
| F Forde 0-7, F Healy 0-3, M Kerins 0-3, G Farragher 0-3, D O'Brien 0-1, D Donoghue 0-1, A Cullinane 0-1. | J Connolly 0-4, C Herron 0-3, C McCambridge 0-2, C McGuckian 0-2, B McFall 0-2, P Richmond 0-1, L Richmond 0-1, C Kelly 0-1. | Referee: S McMahon (Clare) |
Final
| 3 November 2002 Final | Leinster | 4-15 - 3-17 | Munster | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny |
| H Shefflin 0-7 (6f), E Brennan 1-3, C Keane, B Murphy 1-1 each, J Hoyne 1-0, J Coogan 0-2, D Lyng 0-1. | T Dunne 0-7 (1f, '65), E McGrath 2-1, K McGrath 0-3 (1f), P O'Connell 1-0, J Deane 0-2 (fs), B O'Connor 0-1 (f), A O'Shaughnessy, E Kelly, T Griffin 0-1 each. | Referee: G Devlin (Armagh) |