2019 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship

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)
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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.

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

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group A results

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group C results

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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)

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

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)

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)

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

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

Quarter-finals

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)

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)

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

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

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)

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

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
8	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]

References

^ 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.
^ McCarthy, Tomás (13 October 2019). "Hutchinson stars as Munster hurling champs complete 6-in-a-row in Waterford". The 42. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
^ Keane, Thomas (17 October 2018). "Clonea Find the Power!". The Munster Express. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
^ "Ballygunner make it 30 straight SHC wins". Hogan Stand. 31 July 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2019.

[1] 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.

[2] McCarthy, Tomás (13 October 2019). "Hutchinson stars as Munster hurling champs complete 6-in-a-row in Waterford". The 42. Retrieved 13 October 2019.

[3] Keane, Thomas (17 October 2018). "Clonea Find the Power!". The Munster Express. Retrieved 8 September 2019.

[4] "Ballygunner make it 30 straight SHC wins". Hogan Stand. 31 July 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2019.

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