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2025 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship
The 2025 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship was the 125th staging of the Waterford Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Waterford County Board in 1897. The draw for the group stage pairings was made on 27 January 2025. The championship ran from 12 July to 7 September 2025.
| Dates | ||
|---|---|---|
| 12 | ||
| JJ Kavanagh and Sons | ||
| Ballygunner (25th title)Adam Hogan (captain)Mikey Mahony (captain)Jason Ryan (manager) | ||
| Mount SionP. J. Fanning (captain)Jamie O'Meara (manager) | ||
| Brickey Rangers | ||
| 43 | ||
| 108 (2.51 per match) | ||
| 1569 (36.49 per match) | ||
| Tom O'Connell (4–68) | ||
| ← 2024 (Previous) | ||
| (Next) 2026 → | ← 2024 (Previous) | (Next) 2026 → |
| ← 2024 (Previous) | (Next) 2026 → |
The 2025 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship was the 125th staging of the Waterford Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Waterford County Board in 1897. The draw for the group stage pairings was made on 27 January 2025. The championship ran from 12 July to 7 September 2025.
Ballygunner entered the championship as the defending champions. Brickey Rangers were relegated after just one season in the top flight after losing a playoff to Ferrybank.
The final was played on 7 September 2025 at Walsh Park in Waterford, between Ballygunner and Mount Sion, in what was their 16th meeting in the final overall and a first meeting in the final in three years. Ballygunner won the match by 2–25 to 1–16 to claim their 25th championship title overall and a 12th championship title in succession.
Tom O'Connell was the championship's top scorer with 4–68.
A motion by the Ferrybank club proposing two groups of six teams was passed prior to the championship draw. The top two teams in each group qualify for the quarter-finals. The remaining four teams in each group qualify for the preliminary quarter-finals.
Promoted from the Waterford Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
- Brickey Rangers
Relegated to the Waterford Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
- Tallow
Preliminary quarter-finalists
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sion | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 75 | 71 | 10 |
| Lismore | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 116 | 90 | 26 | 8 |
| Passage | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 111 | 113 | −2 | 6 |
| Fourmilewater | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 121 | 110 | 11 | 4 |
| Dungarvan | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 89 | 111 | −22 | 2 |
| Ferrybank | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 66 | 150 | −84 | 0 |
Quarter-finalists Preliminary quarter-finalists
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballygunner | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 68 | 98 | 10 |
| Roanmore | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 112 | 120 | −8 | 7 |
| De La Salle | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 118 | 109 | 9 | 6 |
| Clonea | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 97 | 113 | −16 | 4 |
| Abbeyside | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 98 | 118 | −20 | 3 |
| Brickey Rangers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 86 | 149 | −63 | 0 |
Overall
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom O'Connell | Brickey Rangers | 4–68 | 80 | 8 | 10.00 |
| 2 | Dessie Hutchinson | Ballygunner | 7–57 | 78 | 8 | 9.75 |
| 3 | Mark O'Brien | Ferrybank | 0–71 | 71 | 8 | 8.87 |
| 4 | Gavin O'Brien | Roanmore | 1–65 | 68 | 7 | 9.71 |
| 5 | Reuben Halloran | De La Salle | 1–60 | 63 | 7 | 9.00 |
| 6 | Martin O'Neill | Mount Sion | 1–59 | 62 | 7 | 8.85 |
| 7 | Tom Carey | Passage | 4–44 | 56 | 7 | 8.00 |
| 8 | Patrick Curran | Dungarvan | 1–45 | 48 | 5 | 9.60 |
| 9 | Bill Power | Clonea | 0–46 | 46 | 6 | 7.66 |
| 10 | Evan Spellman | Fourmilewater | 0–43 | 43 | 7 | 6.14 |
In a single game
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dessie Hutchinson | Ballygunner | 2–10 | 16 | Brickey Rangers |
| 2 | Tom O'Connell | Brickey Rangers | 2–09 | 15 | Passage |
| Patrick Curran | Dungarvan | 1–12 | 12 | Clonea | |
| 4 | Martin O'Neill | Mount Sion | 1–11 | 14 | Dungarvan |
| 5 | Reuben Halloran | De La Salle | 1–10 | 13 | Brickey Rangers |
| Tom O'Connell | Brickey Rangers | 1–10 | 13 | Ferrybank | |
| Gavin O'Brien | Roanmore | 0–13 | 13 | Fourmilewater | |
| Gavin O'Brien | Roanmore | 0–13 | 13 | Brickey Rangers | |
| 9 | Dessie Hutchinson | Ballygunner | 1–09 | 12 | Abbeyside |
| Patrick Curran | Dungarvan | 0–12 | 12 | Passage | |
| Bill Power | Clonea | 0–12 | 12 | Abbeyside | |
| Tom O'Connell | Brickey Rangers | 0–12 | 12 | Roanmore |
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