2025 Waterford Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship

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2025 Waterford Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
Dates11 July - 30 August 2025
Teams8
SponsorCappoquin Logistics
Champions Colours of Down.svg Ballygunner
Runners-up Colours of Tipperary.svg Tallow
Relegated Colours of Waterford.svg Mícheál Mac Craith
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored57 (2.85 per match)
Points scored703 (35.15 per match)
2024 (Previous)(Next) 2026

The 2025 Waterford Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship was the third staging of the Waterford Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Waterford County Board in 2023. [1] The draw for the group stage pairings was made on 27 January 2025. [2] The championship ran from 11 July to 30 August 2025.

Contents

The final was played on 30 August 2025 at Walsh Park in Waterford, between Ballygunner and Tallow, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. [3] Ballygunner won the match by 1-21 to 2-11 to claim their first ever championship title. [4]

Team changes

To Championship

Relegated from the Waterford Senior Hurling Championship

Promoted from the Waterford Intermediate Hurling Championship

From Championship

Promoted to the Waterford Senior Hurling Championship

Relegated to the Waterford Intermediate Hurling Championship

Group A

Group A table

  Semi-finalist  Quarter-finalist  Preliminary quarter-finalist

TeamMatchesScorePts
PldWDLForAgainstDiff
Colours of Dublin.svg Ballysaggart 33008348356
Colours of Down.svg Aff/Cappoquin/Tour 32015963-44
Colours of Tipperary.svg Portlaw 31023860-222
Colours of Waterford.svg Mícheál Mac Craith 30035463-90

Group A results

19 July 2025Round 2 Portlaw 0-09 - 2-21 Ballysaggart Páirc Naomh Bríd
25 July 2025Round 3 Portaw 1-10 - 1-09 Mícheál Mac Craith Kill Grounds

Group B

Group B table

  Semi-finalist  Quarter-finalist  Preliminary quarter-finalist

TeamMatchesScorePts
PldWDLForAgainstDiff
Colours of Down.svg Ballygunner 33009662344
Colours of Tipperary.svg Tallow 32018157244
Colours of Mayo.svg Clash–Kinsalebeg 30125976-171
Colours of Limerick.svg Shamrocks 30125091-411

Group B results

18 July 2025Round 2 Tallow 5-17 - 1-12 Shamrocks Cappoquin Sportsfield
27 July 2025Round 3 Ballygunner 0-27 - 2-17 Tallow Fraher Field

Knockout stage

Preliminary quarter-finals

1 August 2025Pre. quarter-final Shamrocks 1-21 - 0-15 Mícheál Mac Craith Páirc Naomh Bríd

Relegation final

16 August 2025Final Portlaw 3-13 - 0-21 Mícheál Mac Craith Kilmacthomas Grounds

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

15 August 2025Semi-final Ballygunner 0-25 - 1-15 Affane/Cappoquin/Tourin Cappoquin Logistics Fraher Field
C Hartley (0-9; 0-5f; 0-1 ‘65); G Corbett (0-4); M Hartley and T Spain (0-3 each); C O’Sullivan and P Power (0-2 each); C Berry and C Cantwell (0-1 each) Report E Murray (0-9; 0-8f; 0-1 ‘65); T McCarthy (1-1); C Rooney and A O’Sullivan (0-2 each); K O’Sullivan (0-1)

Final

30 August 2025Final Ballygunner 1-21 - 2-11 Tallow Walsh Park
M Hartley (0-10, 4fs), G Corbett (1-3), T Spain, C O'Sullivan (0-3 each), P Power, D O'Keeffe (0-1 each). Report T Ryan, S Murphy (1-2 each); R Grey (1f, 1 65), D Buckley (1f), I Beecher (0-2 each), M O'Brien (0-1).

References

  1. "Draws made for 2023 Waterford hurling and football club championships". WLRFM website. 8 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  2. "2025 Waterford GAA Championship draws made". Hogan Stand. 30 January 2025. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  3. "Ballygunner 60 minutes away from having two senior hurling teams". Irish Examminer. 26 August 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  4. "Hartley stars as second string Gunners grab Premier Intermediate title". Irish Examminer. 30 August 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  5. "Tallow relegated for first time in 37 years as Clonea secure top flight status". Irish Examiner. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  6. McCarthy, Tomás (25 August 2024). "Five-star Portlaw crowned intermediate champions". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  7. "Brilliant Brickeys rise to the senior ranks". Waterford News & Star. 4 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.