 It was Tyrrell's first Railway Cup medal on the field of play.Leinster made it two-in-a-row in 2009, with Tyrrell collecting his third winner's medal as Leinster defeated Connacht by 3–18 to 1–17.After a two-year hiatus and a period of uncertainty surrounding the competition, the Railway Cup returned in 2012 with a Tyrrell-captained Leinster facing Connacht in the decider.