2025 Wexford Senior Hurling Championship

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2025 Wexford Senior Hurling Championship
Dates27 June - 26 October 2025
Teams12
SponsorPettitt's SuperValu
Champions Colours of Galway.svg St Martin's (6th title)
Conor Firman (captain)
Daithí Hayes (manager)
Runners-up Colours of Kilkenny.svg Rathnure
Stephen Martin (captain)
Declan Ruth (manager)
Relegated Colours of Cavan.svg Oylegate–Glenbrien
Tournament statistics
Matches played42
Goals scored150 (3.57 per match)
Points scored1406 (33.48 per match)
2024 (Previous)(Next) 2026

The 2025 Wexford Senior Hurling Championship was the 115th staging of the Wexford Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Wexford County Board in 1889. The draw for the group stage places took place on 8 February 2025. [1] The championship ran from 27 June to 26 October 2025. [2]

Contents

St Martin's entered the championship as the defending champions. [3] [4]

The final was played on 26 October 2025 at Chadwicks Wexford Park, between St Martin's and Rathnure, in what was their second meeting in the final overall and a first meeting in 26 years. St Martin's won the match by 2-14 to 0-16 to claim their sixth championship title overall and a second consecutive title. [5] [6]

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Wexford Intermediate Hurling Championship

From Championship

Relegated to the Wexford Intermediate Hurling Championship

Group A

Group A table

  Advance to quarter-finals  Advance to preliminary quarter-finals

TeamMatchesScorePts
PldWDLForAgainstDiff
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Rathnure 5500131884310
Colours of Dublin.svg St Anne's Rathangan 531110083177
Colours of Limerick.svg Naomh Éanna 521210695115
Colours of Cork.svg Ferns St Aidan's 520311111104
Colours of Cavan.svg Oylegate–Glenbrien 520395112-174
Colours of Limerick.svg Crossabeg–Ballymurn 500577131-540

Group A results

4 July 2025Round 2 Oylegate–Glenbrien 3-14 - 1-15 Crossabeg–Ballymurn Samaritans St Patrick's Park

Group B

Group B table

  Advance to quarter-finals  Advance to preliminary quarter-finals

TeamMatchesScorePts
PldWDLForAgainstDiff
Colours of Galway.svg St Martin's 5500123814210
Colours of Wexford.svg Faythe Harriers 5302102112-106
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Shelmaliers 5302100104-46
Flag of Naples.svg Rapparees 5113110113-33
Flag vertical green blue 3x2.svg Glynn–Barntown 511397109-123
Colours of Down.svg Oulart–the Ballagh 5104101114-132

Group B results

4 July 2025Round 2 St Martin's 3-12 - 1-14 Rapparees O'Kennedy Park
7 September 2025Round 5 St Martin's 2-16 - 0-17 Shelamliers O'Kennedy Park

Knockout stage

Preliminary quarter-finals

14 September 2025Pre quarter-final Shelmaliers 2-13 - 2-14 Ferns St Aidan's Chadwicks Wexford Park
14 September 2025Pre quarter-final Naomh Éanna 6-17 - 1-14 Rapparees Chadwicks Wexford Park

Relegation playoff

Quarter-finals

28 September 2025Quarter-final Rathnure 4-24 - 1-13 Glynn–Barntown Chadwicks Wexford Park
Report

Semi-finals

12 October 2025Semi-final Naomh Éanna 1-15 - 0-21 Rathnure Chadwicks Wexford Park

Final

References

  1. "Draws for the 2024 Wexford hurling and football championships have taken place". Southeast Radio. 13 February 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  2. "Dates and fixtures revealed for start of Wexford Senior hurling championship". Wexford Weekly. 19 June 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  3. O'Callaghan, Therese (3 November 2024). "'Heart stopping' victory for St Martin's as they claim first Wexford title since 2019". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  4. Verney, Michael (3 November 2024). "'If we aren't lifting a cup, it's seen as failure' – Rory O'Connor inspires St Martin's to fifth Wexford title". Irish Independent. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  5. "St Martin's claim back-to-back Wexford SHC titles with four-point win over Rathnure". Irish Independent. 26 October 2025. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  6. "St Martin's reel in Rathnure to retain Wexford crown". RTÉ Sport. 26 October 2025. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  7. Aherne, Alan (11 November 2024). "Rathnure return to top flight after brilliant start to Intermediate hurling final foils St. James'". Wexford People. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  8. "Oulart-The Ballagh avoid the drop with hard-fought win over Cloughbawn". Wexford People. 21 October 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2025.