2018 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship

2018 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	31 March 2018 – 7 October 2018
Teams	12
Sponsor	J. J. Kavanagh & Sons
Champions	Ballygunner (17th title) Stephen O'Keeffe (captain) Shane O'Sullivan (captain) Fergal Hartley (manager)
Runners-up	Abbeyside Peter Queally (manager)
Relegated	An Rinn
Tournament statistics
Matches played	32
Top scorer(s)	Pauric Mahony (2–66)
← 2017 (Previous) (Next) 2019 →

The 2018 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship was the 118th staging of the Waterford Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Waterford County Board.

Ballygunner were the defending champions. ^[1]

On 7 October 2018, Ballygunner won the championship after a 2–19 t 0–13 defeat of Abbeyside in the final. ^[2] It was their 17th championship title overall and their fifth title in succession.

Ballygunner's Pauric Mahony was the championship's top scorer with 2–66.

Results

Group A

Table

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Ballygunner	3	3	0	0	93	28	65	6
Abbeyside	3	2	0	1	54	37	17	4
Ballyduff Upper	3	1	0	2	42	84	−42	2
An Rinn	3	0	0	3	41	81	−40	0

Group A results

Ballyduff Upper v An Rinn

31 March 2018Round 1	Ballyduff Upper	2–16 – 0–18	An Rinn	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
	E Murray 0–8, S Kearney 1–2, A Casey 0–4, M Kearney 1–0, S Casey 0–1, J Kearney 0–1.		D Breathnach 0–10, C Breathnach 0–3, F Ó Ceallaigh 0–2, J de Barún 0–1, S Mac Craith 0–1, P Ó Murchudah 0–1.	Referee: N O'Toole

Ballygunner v Abbeyside

1 April 2018Round 1	Ballygunner	1–12 – 0–07	Abbeyside	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
	Pauric Mahony 0–9, P Hogan 1–1, M Mahony 0–1, I Kenny 0–1.		M Ferncombe 0–3, S Enright 0–2, T Looby 0–1, S Whelan-Barrett 0–1.	Referee: M O'Brien

Ballyduff Upper v Abbeyside

5 April 2018Round 2	Ballyduff Upper	0–10 – 2–09	Abbeyside	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
	E Murray 0–3, J Kearney 0–2, S Kearney 0–2, M Kearney 0–2, S Hannon 0–1.		M Ferncombe 0–5, P Hurney 1–1, S Whelan-Barrett 1–1, D McGrath 0–1, E Kiely 0–1.	Referee: N Kelly

Ballygunner v An Rinn

8 April 2018Round 2	Ballygunner	0–27 – 1–08	An Rinn	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
	Pauric Mahony 0–14, P Hogan 0–3, B O'Keeffe 0–3, C Sheehan 0–2, T O'Sullivan 0–2, S O'Sullivan 0–1, B O'Sullivan 0–1, M Mahony 0–1.		A Mac Gearailt 1–1, D Breathnach 0–4, F Ó Ceallaigh 0–1, S Ó Cuirrín 0–1.	Referee: P Casey

Ballygunner v Ballyduff Upper

30 June 2018Round 3	Ballygunner	7–30 – 0–10	Ballyduff Upper	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
	C Power 4–5, Pauric Mahony 1–10, T O'Sullivan 1–2, M Mullally 1–1, B O'Sullivan 0–3, B O'Keeffe 0–3, M Mahony 0–3, P Hogan 0–1, I Kenny 0–1, H Ruddle 0–1.		E Murray 0–4, A Casey 0–2, J Kearney 0–1, S Casey 0–1, M Kearney 0–1, P Kennedy 0–1.	Referee: T Walsh

Abbeyside v An Rinn

1 July 2018Round 3	Abbeyside	5–17 – 1–09	An Rinn	Bushy Park
	M Ferncombe 2–6, N Montgomery 1–3, E Kiely 0–4, T Murray 1–0, C Prunty 1–0, P Hurney 0–2, D McGrath 0–1, S Whelan-Barrett 0–1.		F Ó Cuirrín 1–2, D Breathnach 0–5, S Ó Cuirrín 0–1, T Ó hUallacháin 0–1.	Referee: T Mansfield

Group B

Table

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
De La Salle	3	3	0	0	56	42	14	6
Dungarvan	3	1	0	2	55	46	9	2
Tallow	3	1	0	2	47	49	−2	2
Fourmilewater	3	1	0	2	48	59	−11	2

Group B results

Dungarvan v Tallow

31 March 2018Round 1	Dungarvan	3–20 – 2–13	Tallow	Cappoquin
	P Curran 1–10, C Curran 2–1, M Kiely 0–2, G Crotty 0–2, Colm Curran 0–1, Cathal Curran 0–1, G Crotty 0–1, J Allen 0–1, J Nagle 0–1.		R Grey 0–8, T Ryan 1–2, T Daly 1–0, D Mulcahy 0–1, I Beecher 0–1, J Henley 0–1.	Referee: P Casey

De La Salle v Fourmilewater

31 March 2018Round 1	De La Salle	4–17 – 1–15	Fourmilewater	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
	C McCann 2–3, J Fagan 1–3, S Ryan 0–5, A Farrell 1–0, K Moran 0–2, E Madigan 0–2, D Twomey 0–1, P Nevin 0–1.		J Barron 1–7, D Guiry 0–4, T Barron 0–2, C Guiry 0–1, C Gleeson 0–1.	Referee: N Kelly

De La Salle v Tallow

5 April 2018Round 2	De La Salle	0–14 – 1–08	Tallow	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
	S Ryan 0–7, C McCann 0–3, A Farrell 0–1, K Moran 0–1, E Madigan 0–1.		T Ryan 0–5, T Daly 1–0, R Geary 0–1, I Beecher 0–1, R Grey 0–1.	Referee: M O'Brien

Fourmilewater v Dungarvan

8 April 2018Round 2	Fourmilewater	0–14 – 0–13	Dungarvan	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
	S Ryan 0–3, D Guiry 0–3, C Gleeson 0–2, J Barron 0–2, C Guiry 0–2, S Walsh 0–2, M O'Gorman 0–1.		P Curran 0–8, Cormac Curran 0–2, J Nagle 0–1, G Crotty 0–1, Colm Curran 0–1.	Referee: A Fitzgerald

De La Salle v Dungarvan

29 June 2018Round 3	De La Salle	1–10 – 0–13	Dungarvan	Walsh Park, Waterford
	E Meaney 1–2, K Moran 0–3, S Ryan 0–2, A Farrell 0–2, P Nevin 0–1.		Cormac Curran 0–7, G Crotty 0–2, K Power 0–2, Cathal Curran 0–1, J Curran 0–1.	Referee: N Kelly

Tallow v Fourmilewater

30 June 2018Round 3	Tallow	1–14 – 1–13	Fourmilewater	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
	T Ryan 1–5, E Sheehan 0–4, R Grey 0–2, J Neville 0–1, D Buckley 0–1, I Beecher 0–1.		D Guiry 0–7, T Guiry 1–1, C Gleeson 0–2, C Guiry 0–1, T O'Gorman 0–1, M O'Gorman 0–1.	Referee: D O'Leary

Group C

Table

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Passage	3	2	0	1	52	50	2	4
Mount Sion	3	2	0	1	64	61	3	4
Roanmore	3	1	0	2	53	48	5	2
Lismore	3	1	0	2	57	67	−10	2

Group C results

Mount Sion v Roanmore

31 March 2018Round 1	Mount Sion	2–12 – 1–14	Roanmore	Walsh Park, Waterford
	M O'Neill 1–4, A Kirwan 1–0, S Roche 0–3, E Curran 0–1, A Gleeson 0–1, A Dempsey 0–1, L O'Brien 0–1, S Colfer 0–1.		E O'Toole 1–5, G O'Brien 0–3, B Nolan 0–2, B Cooke 0–2, E Madigan 0–1, D Murphy 0–1.	Referee: A Fitzgerald

Lismore v Passage

1 April 2018Round 1	Lismore	2–14 – 1–12	Passage	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
	J Shanahan 1–3, M Shanahan 0–5, R Barry 1–1, J Prendergast 0–3, P O'Keeffe 0–2.		O Connors 0–7, J Burke 1–0, K Fitzgerald 0–2, L Flynn 0–1, A Roche 0–1, G Cullinane 0–1.	Referee: T Walsh

Mount Sion v Passage

7 April 2018Round 2	Mount Sion	1–14 – 1–20	Passage	Walsh Park, Waterford
	MF O'Neill 0–8, A Gleeson 1–0, S Roche 0–3, D Power 0–1, A Kirwan 0–1, A Dempsey 0–1.		O Connors 0–12, T Connors 1–0, R Hurley 0–3, K Fitzgerald 0–2, S Lynch 0–2, P Walsh 0–1.	Referee: N Kelly

Lismore v Roanmore

8 April 2018Round 2	Lismore	0–16 – 3–14	Roanmore	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
	M Shanahan 0–11, R Barry 0–4, J Shanahan 0–1.		E O'Toole 2–3, P O'Sullivan 0–4, D Murphy 1–0, G O'Brien 0–3, C Chester 0–2, E Madigan 0–1, C Dempsey 0–1.	Referee: A Kissane

Mount Sion v Lismore

29 June 2018Round 3	Mount Sion	4–17 – 2–15	Lismore	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
	MF O'Neill 1–4, S Roche 1–2, A Gleeson 0–5, J Meaney 1–1, E McGrath 1–0, D Power 0–3, J Kennedy 0–1, O Whelan 0–1.		M Shanahan 0–10, J Shanahan 1–1, R Barry 1–0, F Reaney 0–2, P Coleman 0–1, J Prendergast 0–1.	Referee: P Casey

Passage v Roanmore

1 July 2018Round 3	Passage	1–11 – 0–13	Roanmore	Walsh Park, Waterford
	O Connors 0–6, S Treacy 1–0, K Fitzgerald 0–3, S Lynch 0–1, L Flynn 0–1.		E O'Toole 0–8, D Barrett 0–2, D Hayes 0–1.	Referee: A Kissane

Knock-out stage

Quarter-final play-offs

Roanmore v Fourmilewater

11 August 2018Play-off	Roanmore	1–22 – 3–15 (aet)	Fourmilewater	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
	E O'Toole 1–7, G O'Brien 0–9, Billy Nolan 0–1, Brian Nolan 0–1, F McGrath 0–1, E Madigan 0–1, D Barrett 0–1, C Ryan 0–1.		J Barron 1–3, D Guiry 1–3, S Walsh 1–0, T Barron 0–3, C Gleeson 0–2, S Ryan 0–1, C Walsh 0–1, K Brazil 0–1.	Referee: P Casey

Tallow v Ballyduff Upper

11 August 2018Play-off	Tallow	3–22 – 1–27 (aet)	Ballyduff Upper	Lismore
	T Ryan 1–12, R Grey 0–6, M O'Brien 1–0, J Henley 1–0, I Beecher 0–2, D Buckley 0–1, T Daly 0–1.		E Murray 0–18, K Casey 1–2, A Casey 0–5, J Kearney 0–1, S Casey 0–1.	Referee: M Wadding

Mount Sion v An Rinn

12 August 2018Play-off	Mount Sion	0–21 – 2–13	An Rinn	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
	A Gleeson 0–13, J Meaney 0–3, O Whelan 0–1, J Kennedy 0–1, S Roche 0–1, D Power 0–1, E McGrath 0–1.		C Breathnach 1–8, C Breathnach 1–0, F Ó Ceallaigh 0–2, F Ó Cuirrín 0–2, R Ó Ceallaigh 0–1.	Referee: T Sullivan

Dungarvan v Lismore

12 August 2018Play-off	Dungarvan	2–23 – 2–20 (aet)	Lismore	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
	A Donnelly 1–3, Cathal Curran 0–6, Colm Curran 0–5, G Power 1–0, J Allen 0–3, M Kiely 0–2, G Crotty 0–2, K Power 0–1.		M Shanahan 1–9, R Barry 1–5, I Daly 0–4, F Reaney 0–2.	Referee: M O'Brien

Relegation play-offs

Lismore v An Rinn

24 August 2018Semi-final	Lismore	3–21 – 1–18	An Rinn	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
	M Shanahan 1–9, D Shanahan 2–0, R Barry 0–4, J Shanahan 0–3, J Prendergast 0–2, P Prendergast 0–1, F Reaney 0–1, A Whelan 0–1.		P Ó Murchudha 1–2, D Breathnach 0–5, F Ó Ceallaigh 0–5, D Ó hArtaigh 0–2, F Ó Cuirrín 0–2, L Ó Lonáin 0–1, É Ó Crotaigh 0–1.	Referee: N O'Toole

Fourmilewater v Ballyduff Upper

24 August 2018Semi-final	Fourmilewater	3–18 – 1–19	Ballyduff Upper	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
	D Guiry 2–7, J Barron 0–4, C Walsh 1–0, S Ryan 0–2, T Barron 0–1, M O'Gorman 0–1, C Gleeson 0–1, C Guiry 0–1, S Walsh 0–1.		E Murray 0–13, S Kearney 1–0, A Casey 0–2, K Casey 0–2, M Kearney 0–2.	Referee: M O'Brien

Ballyduff Upper v An Rinn

14 September 2018Final	Ballyduff Upper	1–20 – 2–13	An Rinn	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
	E Murray 0–10, S Kearney 1–3, A Casey 0–3, M Kearney 0–2, S Casey 0–1, K Casey 0–1.		D Breathnach 1–8, F Ó Cuirrín 1–1, F Ó hAodha 0–1, T Ó hUallacháin 0–1, F Ó Ceallaigh 0–1, L Ó Lonáin 0–1.	Referee: A Fitzgerald

Quarter-finals

Abbeyside v Tallow

25 August 2018Quarter-final	Abbeyside	2–22 – 0–10	Tallow	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
	M Ferncombe 0–15, N Montgomery 1–1, S Whelan-Barrett 1–1, T Murray 0–3, M Power 0–1.		T Ryan 0–4, D Buckley 0–2, K Geary 0–2, T Daly 0–1, R Grey 0–1.	Referee: A Fitzgerald

De La Salle v Mount Sion

26 August 2018Quarter-final	De La Salle	5–17 – 1–16	Mount Sion	Walsh Park, Waterford
	S Ryan 1–8, C McCann 1–2, E Meaney 1–1, P Nevin 1–0, T Douglas 1–0, E Barrett 0–2, S McNulty 0–1, K Moran 0–1, J Dillon 0–1, D Twomey 0–1.		A Gleeson 1–11, S Roche 0–2, O Whelan 0–1, MF O'Neill 0–1, A Kirwan 0–1.	Referee: A Kissane

Ballygunner v Roanmore

26 August 2018Quarter-final	Ballygunner	1–16 – 1–13	Roanmore	Walsh Park, Waterford
	Pauric Mahony 0–9, Brian O'Sullivan 1–2, P Hogan 0–2, M Mahony 0–1, B O'Sullivan 0–1, B O'Keeffe 0–1.		G O'Brien 0–6, E O'Toole 0–4, E Madigan 1–0, D Murphy 0–1, É Power 0–1, C Burke 0–1.	Referee: T O'Sullivan

Passage v Dungarvan

26 August 2018Quarter-final	Passage	5–18 – 0–15	Dungarvan	Walsh Park, Waterford
	O Connors 1–10, L Flynn 1–1, R Hurley 1–1, K Fitzgerald 0–4, S Lynch 1–0, E Kelly 1–0, T Connors 0–1, S Barlow 0–1.		C Curran 0–8, G Crotty 0–4, K Power 0–1, C Curran 0–1, M Kiely 0–1.	Referee: T Walsh

Semi-finals

De La Salle v Abbeyside

22 September 2018Semi-final	De La Salle	0–13 – 0–14	Abbeyside	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
	S Ryan 0–7, C McCann 0–2, P Nevin 0–2, A Farrell 0–1, E Meaney 0–1.		M Ferncombe 0–8, S Whelan-Barrett 0–2, P Hurney 0–1, D Collins 0–1, C Prunty 0–1, D McGrath 0–1.	Referee: T O'Sullivan

Ballygunner v Passage

23 September 2018Semi-final	Ballygunner	3–23 – 1–04	Passage	Walsh Park, Waterford
	Pauric Mahony 1–11, S Power 1–1, Brian O'Sullivan 0–4, JJ Hutchinson 1–0, T O'Sullivan 0–3, B O'Keeffe 0–2, Barry O'Sullivan 0–1, S O'Sullivan 0–1.		C Drohan 1–0, O Connors 0–3, R Hurley 0–1.	Referee: A Kissane

Final

Ballygunner v Abbeyside

7 October 2018Final	Ballygunner	2–19 – 0–13	Abbeyside	Walsh Park, Waterford
	Pauric Mahony 0–13 (8fs), Brian O’Sullivan 1–3, C Power 1–0, B O’Keeffe, Barry O’Sullivan, M Mahony 0–1 each.	Report	M Ferncombe 0–8 (3fs, 1 65), M O’Halloran 0–2, M Power, J Hurney, P Hurney 0–1 each.	Attendance: 4,275

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Pauric Mahony	Ballygunner	2–66	72	6	12.00
2	Eoghan Murray	Ballyduff Upper	0–56	56	6	9.33
3	Mark Ferncombe	Abbeyside	2–45	51	6	8.50
4	Maurice Shanahan	Lismore	2–44	50	5	10.00
5	Owen Connors	Passage	1–38	41	5	8.20
6	Emmett O'Toole	Roanmore	4–27	39	5	7.80
7	Thomas Ryan	Tallow	3–28	37	5	7.40
8	Austin Gleeson	Mount Sion	2–30	36	5	7.20
9	Donie Breathnach	An Rinn	1–32	35	5	7.00
10	Dylan Guiry	Fourmilewater	3–24	33	5	6.60

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Conor Power	Ballygunner	4-05	17	Ballyduff Upper
2	Thomas Ryan	Tallow	1–12	15	Ballyduff Upper
	Mark Ferncombe	Abbeyside	0–15	15	Tallow
3	Austin Gleeson	Mount Sion	1–11	14	De La Salle
	Pauric Mahony	Ballygunner	1–11	14	Passage
	Pauric Mahony	Ballygunner	0–14	14	An Rinn
4	Dylan Guiry	Fourmilewater	2-07	13	Ballyduff Upper
	Owen Connors	Passage	1–10	13	Dungarvan
	Pauric Mahony	Ballygunner	1–10	13	Ballyduff Upper
	Patrick Curran	Dungarvan	1–10	13	Tallow
	Austin Gleeson	Mount Sion	0–13	13	An Rinn
	Eoghan Murray	Ballyduff Upper	0–13	13	Fourmilewater
	Pauric Mahony	Ballygunner	0–13	13	Abbeyside

Miscellaneous

• Ballygunner's score of 7–30 against Ballyduff Upper is believed to be the biggest score recorded in a championship match since a Mount Sion-Erin's Own clash in 1948.

References

1. Cormican, Eoghan (23 October 2017). "Four-in-a-row for brilliant Ballygunner". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
2. McCarthy, Tomás (7 October 2018). "Deise star Pauric Mahony fires over 0–13 to mastermind five-in-a-row for Gunners". The 42. Retrieved 16 October 2018.