2018 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship

Annual hurling competition season

Dates

31 March 2018 – 7 October 2018

Teams

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

Top scorer(s)

Pauric Mahony (2-66)

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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
Team	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 2018 Round 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 2018 Round 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 2018 Round 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 2018 Round 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 2018 Round 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 2018 Round 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
Team	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 2018 Round 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 2018 Round 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 2018 Round 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 2018 Round 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 2018 Round 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 2018 Round 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
Team	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 2018 Round 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 2018 Round 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 2018 Round 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 2018 Round 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 2018 Round 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 2018 Round 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 2018 Play-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 2018 Play-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 2018 Play-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 2018 Play-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 2018 Semi-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 2018 Semi-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 2018 Final	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 2018 Quarter-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 2018 Quarter-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 2018 Quarter-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 2018 Quarter-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 2018 Semi-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 2018 Semi-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 2018 Final	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
2	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

^ Cormican, Eoghan (23 October 2017). "Four-in-a-row for brilliant Ballygunner". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
^ 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.