| 2003 Railway Cup | |
| Date: | 18 October 2003 - 8 November 2003 |
| Teams: | Connacht Leinster Munster Ulster |
| Champions: | Leinster |
| Champions Captain: | Michael Kavanagh |
| Count: | 23 |
| Runners-Up: | Connacht |
| Matches: | 3 |
| Goals: | 15 |
| Points: | 83 |
| Top Scorer: | Henry Shefflin (4-06) Eugene Cloonan (3-09) |
| Previous Year: | 2002 |
| Previous Tournament: | 2002 Railway Cup Hurling Championship |
| Next Year: | 2004 |
| Next Tournament: | 2004 Interprovincial Hurling Championship |
The 2003 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 76th series of the inter-provincial hurling Railway Cup.[1] 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.[2]
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.[3] It was their 23rd Railway Cup title overall and their second title in succession.
Leinster's Henry Shefflin (4-06) and Connacht's Eugene Cloonan (3-09) were the Railway Cup joint top scorers.
Semi-finals
Final
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henry Shefflin | Leinster | 4-06 | 18 | 2 | 9.00 |
| Eugene Cloonan | Connacht | 3-09 | 18 | 2 | 9.00 | |
| 2 | John Hoyne | Leinster | 2-02 | 9 | 2 | 4.00 |
| 3 | Tommy Walsh | Leinster | 1-04 | 7 | 2 | 3.50 |
| Mark Kerins | Connacht | 0-07 | 7 | 2 | 3.50 | |
| Eoin Kelly | Munster | 0-07 | 7 | 1 | 7.00 |
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henry Shefflin | Leinster | 2-04 | 10 | Ulster |
| 2 | Eugene Cloonan | Connacht | 2-03 | 9 | Munster |
| Eugene Cloonan | Connacht | 1-06 | 9 | Leinster | |
| 3 | Henry Shefflin | Leinster | 2-02 | 8 | Connacht |
| 4 | Eoin Kelly | Munster | 0-07 | 7 | Leinster |
| 5 | Tommy Walsh | Leinster | 1-02 | 5 | Ulster |
| Mark Kerins | Connacht | 0-05 | 5 | Munster |