2023 Wicklow Senior Hurling Championship

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2023 Wicklow Senior Hurling Championship
Dates14 July - 15 October 2023
Teams6
SponsorLightning Protection Ireland
Champions BrayEmmets.png Bray Emmets (9th title)
Marc Lennon (captain)
Paul Carley (manager)
Runners-up Colours of Tipperary.svg Carnew Emmets
Justin House (captain)
Relegated Colours of Sligo.svg Avondale/Barndarrig
Tournament statistics
Matches played17
Goals scored49 (2.88 per match)
Points scored464 (27.29 per match)
Top scorer(s) BrayEmmets.png Christy Moorehouse (2-57)
2022 (Previous)(Next) 2024

The 2023 Wicklow Senior Hurling Championship was the 111th staging of the Wicklow Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Wicklow County Board in 1903. The championship ran from 14 July to 15 October 2023.

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Bray Emmets entered the championship as the defending champions. [1]

The final was played on 15 October 2023 at Echelon Park in Aughrim, between Bray Emmets and Carnew Emmets in what was their fourth meeting in the final overall and a first meeting in three years. [2] Bray Emmets won the match by 2-16 to 2-08 to claim their ninth championship title overall and a record-breaking fifth successive title. [3] [4]

Christy Moorehouse was the championship's top scorer with 2-57.

Group stage

Group table

  Knockout stage  Relegated

TeamMatchesScorePts
PldWDLForAgainstDiff
Bray Emmets 5500117546310
Carnew Emmets 540110582238
Kiltegan 530210787206
Glenealy 52038789-24
Éire Óg Greystones 510451114-632
Avondale/Barndarrig 50055192-410

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

23 September 2023Semi-final Bray Emmets 2-17 - 0-08 Glenealy Echelon Park
Report
24 September 2023Semi-final Carnew Emmets 0-14 - 1-11
Penalties:
3-1
Kiltegan Echelon Park
Report

Final

15 October 2023Final Bray Emmets 2-16 - 2-08 Carnew Emmets Echelon Park
C Moorehouse 0-8 (7f), E McCormack (1-2), B Nesbitt (0-2), D Maloney, D Masterson and D Maloney (0-1 each). Report P Doran (0-5, 4 frees), A Kinsella (1-0), A Myers (1-0), R, Fitzgerald (0- 2), J McGing, Jack Doyle, D Redmond (0-1 each)Referee: L Keenan Jnr (Aughtim)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1 Christy Moorehouse Bray Emmets 2-576379.00
2Seánie Germaine Kiltegan 4-354767.83
3Gavin Weir Glenealy 2-374367.16
Pádraig Doran Carnew Emmets 1-404376.14
5Mark Murphy Kiltegan 3-132263.66

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References

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  2. "Can Carnew Emmets put a stop to Bray's impressive run?". Wicklow People. 13 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
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