2019 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship

The 2019 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship is the 119th staging of the Waterford Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Waterford County Board in 1897. The championship began on 6 April 2019 and is scheduled to end on 19 October 2019.

2019 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	6 April 2019 – 19 October 2019
Teams	12
Sponsor	J. J. Kavanagh & Sons
Champions	Ballygunner (18th title) Philip Mahony (captain) Conor Power (captain) Darragh O'Sullivan (manager) David Franks (manager)
Runners-up	De La Salle Bryan Phelan (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	31
Goals scored	89 (2.87 per match)
Points scored	1039 (33.52 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Pauric Mahony (0–69)
← 2018 (Previous) (Next) 2020 →

Ballygunner were the defending champions.^[1]

On 13 October 2019, Ballygunner won the championship after a 1–24 to 1–15 defeat of De La Salle in the final.^[2] It was their 18th championship title overall and their 6th title in succession.

Ballygunner's Pauric Mahony was the championship's top scorer with 0–69.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Waterford Intermediate Hurling Championship

• Clonea^[3]

From Championship

Relegated to the Waterford Intermediate Hurling Championship

• An Rinn

Results/fixtures

Group A

Table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Ballygunner	3	3	0	0	79	52	+27	6
Dungarvan	3	2	0	1	73	53	+20	4
Tallow	3	1	0	2	66	64	+2	2
Clonea	3	0	0	3	46	95	−49	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group A results

Ballygunner v Clonea

6 April 2019 Round 1	Ballygunner	2–26 – 0–18	Clonea	Walsh Park, Waterford
	Pauric Mahony 0–15, P Hogan 1–3, B O'Sullivan 1–0, D Hutchinson 0–2, C Sheehan 0–1, C Power 0–1, JJ Hutchinson 0–1, B O'Keeffe 0–1, Philip Mahony 0–1.		B Power 0–11, J Power 0–3, J Gleeson 0–3, R Cahill 0–1.

Tallow v Dungarvan

7 April 2019 Round 1	Tallow	3–12 – 0–22	Dungarvan	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
	T Ryan 3–6, J Henley 0–3, P O'Brien 0–1, D Buckley 0–1, R Grey 0–1.		P Curran 0–10, G Crotty 0–4, C Curran 0–2, J Nagle 0–2, C Curran 0–1, J Lacey 0–1, K Power 0–1, R Donnelly 0–1.

Clonea v Tallow

22 June 2019 Round 2	Clonea	1–14 – 2–19	Tallow	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
	B Power 0–10, R Cahill 1–1, M Power 0–1, M Curry 0–1, J Power 0–1.		K Kearney 2–0, D Buckley 0–6, T Ryan 0–6, I Beecher 0–2, R Beecher 0–2, P O'Brien 0–2, J Henley 0–1.

Ballygunner v Dungarvan

23 June 2019 Round 2	Ballygunner	1–18 – 0–14	Dungarvan	Walsh Park, Waterford
	Pauric Mahony 0–11, T O'Sullivan 1–0, P Hogan 0–3, JJ Hutchinson 0–3, B O'Sullivan 0–1.		R Donnelly 0–9, C Curran 0–1, S Ryan 0–1, P Curran 0–1, K Power 0–1, M Kiely 0–1.

Dungarvan v Clonea

28 July 2019 Round 3	Dungarvan	2–31 – 1–08	Clonea	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
	R Donnelly 1–11, P Curran 1–6, Colm Curran 0–3, J Allen 0–2, G Crotty 0–2, M Kiely 0–1, K Daly 0–1, S Ryan 0–1, J Nagle 0–1, Cathal Curran 0–1, K Power 0–1, K Moore 0–1.		S Clancy 1–2, B Power 0–3, M Whelan 0–1, J Power 0–1, A Gleeson 0–1.

Ballygunner v Tallow

28 July 2019 Round 3	Ballygunner	2–19 – 1–17	Tallow	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
	Pauric Mahony 0–11, D Hutchinson 2–2, C Sheehan 0–2, C Power 0–1, P Hogan 0–1, S O'Sullivan 0–1, JJ Hutchinson 0–1.		T Ryan 1–4, D Buckley 0–7, I Beecher 0–2, R Grey 0–1, B McCarthy 0–1, T Daly 0–1, P O'Brien 0–1.

Group B

Table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Abbeyside	3	2	1	0	62	51	+11	5
Mount Sion	3	2	0	1	73	54	+19	4
Roanmore	3	1	1	1	50	57	−7	3
Fourmilewater	3	0	0	3	45	68	−23	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group B results

Roanmore v Mount Sion

6 April 2019 Round 1	Roanmore	0–13 – 3–17	Mount Sion	Walsh Park, Waterford
	G O'Brien 0–8, B Nolan 0–2, C Wadding 0–2, S Mackey 0–1.		E McGrath 2–8, A Gleeson 0–4, ME O'Neill 1–0, O Whelan 0–1, A Kirwan 0–1, M Daykin 0–1, M Gaffney 0–1, P Penkert 0–1.

Abbeyside v Fourmilewater

6 April 2019 Round 1	Abbeyside	2–16 – 0–13	Fourmilewater	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
	N Montgomery 2–3, M Ferncombe 0–7, M Twomey 0–2, M Kiely 0–1, D McGrath 0–1, D Collins 0–1, T Murray 0–1.		J Barron 0–8, S Ryan 0–2, K Brazil 0–1, J McGrath 0–1, S Walsh 0–1.

Abbeyside v Mount Sion

22 June 2019 Round 2	Abbeyside	3–15 – 0–22	Mount Sion	Walsh Park, Waterford
	M Ferncombe 1–9, M Kiely 1–0, S Whelan-Barrett 1–0, N Montgomery 0–3, C Prunty 0–2, M Twomey 0–1.		E McGrath 0–7, A Gleeson 0–4, S Roche 0–3, O Whelan 0–2, J Meaney 0–2, MF O'Neill 0–1, L O'Brien 0–1, C Costelloe 0–1, E Cullen 0–1.

Fourmilewater v Roanmore

22 June 2019 Round 2	Fourmilewater	2–09 – 1–18	Roanmore	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
	J Barron 1–6, S Walsh 1–1, S Lawlor 0–1, T Barron 0–1.		E O'Toole 1–2, B Nolan 0–5, G O'Brien 0–5, S Mackey 0–2, B Cooke 0–2, D Murphy 0–1, C Wadding 0–1.

Abbeyside v Roanmore

28 July 2019 Round 3	Abbeyside	2–10 – 0–16	Roanmore	St. Molleran's Park, Carrickbeg
	M Ferncombe 1–4, S Enright 1–1, M Kiely 0–2, P Hurney 0–1, R Foley 0–1, N Montgomery 0–1.		G O'Brien 0–10, B Nolan 0–2, E O'Toole 0–1, E Madigan 0–1, D Murphy 0–1, S Mackey 0–1.

Mount Sion v Fourmilewater

28 July 2019 Round 3	Mount Sion	2–19 – 2–11	Fourmilewater	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
	E McGrath 1–9, J Kennedy 1–1, S Roche 0–4, I O'Regan 0–1, P Penkert 0–1, E Curran 0–1, C Costello 0–1, M Daykin 0–1.		T Barron 1–3, S Walsh 1–0, S Lawlor 0–2, C Guiry 0–2, K Brazil 0–2, S Ryan 0–1, J Barron 0–1.

Group C

Table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
De La Salle	3	3	0	0	82	49	+33	6
Lismore	3	2	0	1	86	60	+26	4
Passage	3	1	0	2	56	81	−25	2
Ballyduff Upper	3	0	0	3	47	81	−34	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group C results

Ballyduff Upper v Passage

6 April 2019 Round 1	Ballyduff Upper	2–13 – 2–17	Passage	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
	M Kearney 2–1, E Murray 0–5, S Casey 0–3, F Murray 0–1, K Casey 0–1, A Casey 0–1, S Hannon 0–1.		K Fitzgerald 0–6, L Flynn 1–2, E Reilly 1–0, A Roche 0–3, S Hogan 0–2, S Lynch 0–1, J Burke 0–1, O Connors 0–1, M Hutchinson 0–1.

De La Salle v Lismore

7 April 2019 Round 1	De La Salle	2–21 – 1–18	Lismore	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
	J Fagan 0–11, C McCann 1–0, E Meaney 1–0, J Dillon 0–3, S Ryan 0–3, E Barrett 0–2, A Farrell 0–1, P Nevin 0–1.		M Shanahan 0–12, R Barry 1–1, P Prendergast 0–2, O O'Gorman 0–1, F Reaney 0–1, J Prendergast 0–1.

Lismore v Ballyduff Upper

20 June 2019 Round 2	Lismore	1–21 – 0–15	Ballyduff Upper	Cappoquin Sportsfield, Cappoquin
	M Shanahan 0–12, J Shanahan 1–1, F Reaney 0–2, P Prendergast 0–2, O O'Gorman 0–1, I Daly 0–1, S Barry 0–1, J Prendergast 0–1.		E Murray 0–11, A Casey 0–2, K Casey 0–1, F Murray 0–1.

De La Salle v Passage

23 June 2019 Round 2	De La Salle	2–15 – 1–12	Passage	Walsh Park, Waterford
	J Fagan 0–9, S Flynn 1–2, E Meaney 1–0, J Dillon 0–1, S McNulty 0–1, A Farrell 0–1, D Twomey 0–1.		K Fitzgerald 0–10, R Hurley 1–0, N O'Keeffe 0–2.

De La Salle v Ballyduff Upper

26 July 2019 Round 3	De La Salle	3–25 – 0–13	Ballyduff Upper	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
	J Fagan 2–8, C McCann 1–4, E Barrett 0–3, P Nevin 0–3, A Farrell 0–2, J Dillon 0–2, D Twomey 0–1, S McNulty 0–1, S O'Brien 0–1.		E Murray 0–9, M Kearney 0–4.

Passage v Lismore

28 July 2019 Round 3	Passage	1–15 – 5–26	Lismore	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
	K Fitzgerald 0–8, T Connors 1–2, O Connors 0–3, E O'Reilly 0–1, P Walsh 0–1.		M Shanahan 2–11, P Prendergast 2–4, R Barry 0–6, S Barry 0–3, D Shanahan 1–0, J Shanahan 0–1, O O'Gorman 0–1.

Knock-out stage

Play-offs

Roanmore v Ballyduff Upper

24 August 2019 Play-off	Roanmore	2–15 – 2–13	Ballyduff Upper	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
	G O'Brien 0–9, E O'Toole 1–1, B Nolan 0–4, E Madigan 1–0, R Connolly 0–1.		E Murray 1–8, S Kearney 1–0, C Murray 0–2, A Casey 0–1, F Murray 0–1, E O'Brien 0–1.	Referee: T Walsh

Tallow v Passage

24 August 2019 Play-off	Tallow	0–15 – 2–19	Passage	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
	D Buckley 0–10, R Grey 0–3, T Ryan 0–1, K Geary 0–1.		K Fitzgerald 0–8, O Connors 1–3, T Connors 1–2, P Walsh 0–2, G Cullinane 0–2, J Roche 0–1, D Lynch 0–1.	Referee: M O'Brien

Mount Sion v Clonea

25 August 2019 Play-off	Mount Sion	1–20 – 0–17	Clonea	Walsh Park, Waterford
	A Gleeson 0–8, E McGrath 0–6, J Meaney 1–1, M Gaffney 0–2, MF O'Neill 0–1, PJ Fanning 0–1, C Costello 0–1.		B Power 0–7, J Gleeson 0–5, R Flynn 0–2, J Power 0–1, S Clancy 0–1, C Power 0–1.	Referee: T Mansfield (Cappoquin)

Dungarvan v Fourmilewater

25 August 2019 Play-off	Dungarvan	1–26 – 2–13	Fourmilewater	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
	R Donnelly 0–15, P Curran 1–2, G Crotty 0–3, J Allen 0–2, C Curran 0–2, C Sheridan 0–1, M Kiely 0–1.		T Barron 1–7, S Ryan 1–3, S Lawlor 0–1, R Fenton 0–1, S Walsh 0–1.	Referee: A Kissane (Dunhill)

Relegation play-offs

Clonea v Fourmilewater

31 August 2019 Semi-final	Clonea	3–22 – 1–15	Fourmilewater	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
	B Power 0–8, J Power 2–0, S Clancy 0–5, M Curry 1–0, C power 0–3, J Gleeson 0–3, R Flynn 0–2, M Whelan 0–1.		D Guiry 1–5, T Barron 0–4, S Walsh 0–3, R Fenton 0–3.	Referee: P Smith (Shamrocks)

Ballyduff Upper v Tallow

31 August 2019 Semi-final	Ballyduff Upper	0–17 – 1–16	Tallow	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
	F Murray 0–8, M Kearney 0–3, A Casey 0–3, S Molumphy 0–1, K Casey 0–1, C Murray 0–1.		D Buckley 0–8, P O'Brien 1–1, R Grey 0–3, I Beecher 0–2, K Geary 0–1, T Ryan 0–1.	Referee: N Barry (Passage)

Ballyduff Upper v Fourmilewater

29 September 2019 Final	Ballyduff Upper	0–15 – 1–12	Fourmilewater	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
				Referee: N Barry

Ballyduff Upper v Fourmilewater

19 October 2019 Final replay	Ballyduff Upper	0–09 – 0–15	Fourmilewater	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
				Referee: Michael O' Brien

Quarter-finals

Ballygunner v Passage

31 August 2019 Quarter-final	Ballygunner	3–22 – 1–12	Passage	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
	Pauric Mahony 0–11, P Hogan 2–0, D Hutchinson 0–6, M Mahony 1–1, B O'Sullivan 0–1, T O'Sullivan 0–1, C Sheehan 0–1, P Leavey 0–1.		O Connors 1–1, P Fitzgerald 0–4, G Cullinane 0–2, P Walsh 0–2, L Flynn 0–1, S Lynch 0–1, A Roche 0–1.	Referee: T Walsh (Modeligo)

De La Salle v Roanmore

1 September 2019 Quarter-final	De La Salle	2–15 – 2–09	Roanmore	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
	E Meaney 2–0, J Fagan 0–6, E Barrett 0–4, S Ryan 0–2, S McNulty 0–1, C McCann 0–1, K Moran 0–1.		B Nolan 0–5, E Madigan 1–0, B Cooke 1–0, D Murphy 0–2, G O'Brien 0–1, E O'Toole 0–1.	Referee: T Walsh (Modeligo)

Lismore v Mount Sion

1 September 2019 Quarter-final	Lismore	1–15 – 2–22	Mount Sion	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
	M Shanahan 0–9, P Prendergast 1–2, S Barry 0–2, S Heaphy 0–1, J Prendergast 0–1.		E McGrath 0–12, MF O'Neill 2–0, A Gleeson 0–4, E Curran 0–2, L O'Brien 0–1, S Roche 0–1, A Kirwan 0–1, J Meaney 0–1.	Referee: A Kissane

Abbeyside v Dungarvan

1 September 2019 Quarter-final	Abbeyside	3–12 – 2–17	Dungarvan	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
	M Kiely 2–4, M Ferncombe 1–3, N Montgomery 0–2, S Enright 0–1, N Prunty 0–1, M Twomey 0–1.		R Donnelly 0–7, M Kiely 1–2, G Crotty 0–4, J Allen 1–0, P Curran 0–2, K Moore 0–1, J Nagle 0–1.	Referee: N O'Toole

Semi-finals

Mount Sion v De La Salle

29 September 2019 Semi-final	Mount Sion	1–16 – 1–20	De La Salle	Walsh Park, Waterford
	E McGrath (4 frees), A Gleeson (1 free)(0–5 each) J Meaney (1–2); S Roche (0–2); M Gaffney, M O’Neill (0–1 each).	Report	T Douglas (1–3), J Fagan (6 frees)(0–6); S McNulty (2 frees, 1 65) J Dillon (0–3 each); D Twomey (0–2 each); C McCann, A Farrell, K Moran (0–1 each).	Referee: T Walsh (Modeligo)

Ballygunner v Dungarvan

29 September 2019 Semi-final	Ballygunner	2–22 – 1–13	Dungarvan	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
	Pauric Mahony (0–9, 6 frees); P Hogan, M Mahony (1–2 each); D Hutchinson (0–4); C Sheahan (0–2); B O’Sullivan, JJ Hutchinson, B O’Keeffe (0–1).	Report	R Donnelly (0–5, 4 frees); P Curran (1–1); Cathal Curran (0–3); J Allen, Colm Curran, G Crotty, M Kiely (0–1).	Referee: N Barry (Passage)

Final

De La Salle v Ballygunner

13 October 2019 Final	De La Salle	1–15 – 1–24	Ballygunner	Walsh Park, Waterford
	E Meaney 1–3, J Fagan, C McCann, J Dillon 0–3 each, S McNulty (65), A Farrell, E Meaney 0–1 each.	Report	P Mahony 0–12 (0-6f), D Hutchinson 1–3, P Hogan 0–3, C Sheahan 0–2, B O’Sullivan, T O’Sullivan, P Leavy, C Power 0–1 each.	Referee: M O'Brien

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Pauric Mahony	Ballygunner	0–69	69	6	11.50
2	Evan McGrath	Mount Sion	3–47	56	6	9.33
3	Ryan Donnelly	Dungarvan	1–48	51	6	8.50
4	Maurice Shanahan	Lismore	2–44	50	4	12.50
5	Jack Fagan	De La Salle	2–43	49	6	8.16
6	Mark Ferncombe	Abbeyside	3–23	42	4	10.50
7	Billy Power	Clonea	0–39	39	5	7.80
8	Eoghan Murray	Ballyduff Upper	1–33	36	4	8.00
	Killian Fitzgerald	Passage	0–36	36	5	7.20
9	Gavin O'Brien	Roanmore	0–33	33	5	6.60

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Maurice Shanahan	Lismore	2–11	17	Passage
2	Thomas Ryan	Tallow	3-06	15	Dungarvan
	Ryan Donnelly	Dungarvan	0–15	15	The Nire-Fourmilewater
	Pauric Mahony	Ballygunner	0–15	15	Clonea
3	Evan McGrath	Mount Sion	2-08	14	Roanmore
	Jack Fagan	De La Salle	2-08	14	Ballyduff Upper
	Ryan Donnelly	Dungarvan	1–11	14	Clonea
4	Mark Ferncombe	Abbeyside	1-09	12	Mount Sion
	Evan McGrath	Mount Sion	1-09	12	Fourmilewater
	Maurice Shanahan	Lismore	0–12	12	Ballyduff Upper
	Maurice Shanahan	Lismore	0–12	12	De La Salle
	Evan McGrath	Mount Sion	0–12	12	Lismore
	Pauric Mahony	Ballygunner	0–12	12	De La Salle

Miscellaneous

• On 28 July 2019, Ballygunner recorded their 30th consecutive championship victory.^[4]