2014 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship

The 2014 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship was the 114th staging of the Waterford Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Waterford County Board in 1887. The championship began on 25 April 2014 and ended on 5 October 2014.

Passage are the defending champions, however, they were defeated in the quarter-final stages.{{cite web|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/archives/2013/1014/ireland/passage-dream-comes-true-246228.html|title=Passage dream comes true|publisher=Irish Examiner|date=14 October 2013|access-date=28 October 2013|first=Michael|last=Moynihan}} Ballygunner won the title following a 2–16 to 0–9 defeat of Mount Sion in the final, having remained undefeated during the whole championship campaign.{{cite web|url=http://www.thescore.ie/ballygunner-waterford-match-report-mount-sion-1707871-Oct2014/|title=O'Sullivan double puts Ballygunner back on top of Waterford hurling|date=5 October 2014|work=The Score|access-date=6 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006232828/http://www.thescore.ie/ballygunner-waterford-match-report-mount-sion-1707871-Oct2014/|archive-date=6 October 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}

Ardmore were relegated having lost all their group games and the relegation play-off.

Teams

=Overview=

All but one of the twelve teams from the 2013 championship are participated in the top tier of Waterford hurling in 2014.

Ardmore, who defeated Dunhill by 0–23 to 2–13 in the final of the intermediate championship in 2013, availed of their right to automatic promotion to the senior championship.{{cite web|url=http://www.waterford-news.ie/2013/10/15/prendergast-points-ardmore-back-senior-ranks/ |title=Prendergast points Ardmore back to senior ranks |publisher=Waterford News & Star |date=15 October 2013 |access-date=25 August 2014 |first=Phil |last=Fanning |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023030628/http://www.waterford-news.ie/2013/10/15/prendergast-points-ardmore-back-senior-ranks/ |archive-date=23 October 2014 }}

Similarly, Roanmore defeated An Rinn by 3–15 to 3–9 in the 2013 relegation play-off, and so An Rinn were relegated to the intermediate grade for 2014.{{cite web|url=http://hoganstand.com/Waterford/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=201220|title=An Rinn make the drop|publisher=Hogan Stand website|date=18 September 2013|access-date=25 August 2014}}

Fixtures and results

=Group 1=

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1	align=left\| De La Salle	5	4	0	1	8-77	5-57	29	8
2	align=left\| Passage	5	2	2	1	8-78	6-78	6	6
3	align=left\| Abbeyside	5	3	0	2	6-80	7-72	5	6
4	align=left\| Lismore	5	1	2	2	9-60	8-75	-12	4
5	align=left\| Fourmilewater	5	1	1	3	2-74	7-68	-9	3
style \|6	align=left\| Roanmore	5	1	1	3	6-58	6-77	-19	3

=Group 2=

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1	align=left\| Ballygunner	5	5	0	0	10-109	6-60	61	10
2	align=left\| Dungarvan	5	4	0	1	10-90	6-73	29	8
3	align=left\| Mount Sion	5	3	0	2	7-88	7-64	24	6
4	align=left\| Tallow	5	2	0	3	8-55	6-91	-30	4
style \|5	align=left\| Ballyduff Upper	5	1	0	4	4-72	10-82	-29	2
6	align=left\| Ardmore	5	0	0	5	7-58	11-101	-55	0

=Relegation play-off=

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|score = 2-20 - 0-12

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=Quarter-finals=

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|score = 1-16 - 2-9

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|score = 4-10 - 2-14

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|date = 14 September 2014

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|team1 = Abbeyside

|score = 1-21 - 0-15

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|score = 3-20 - 2-12

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=Semi-finals=

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|date = 20 September 2014

|time = 17:30

|round = Semi-final

|team1 = De La Salle

|score = 0-16 - 2-17

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|date = 21 September 2014

|time = 19:00

|round = Semi-final

|team1 = Dungarvan

|score = 1-12 - 0-17

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=Final=

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|date = 5 October 2014

|time = 15:30

|round = Final

|team1 = Mount Sion

|score = 0-9 - 2-16

|report = [http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/hurling/redemption-for-gallant-gunners-290007.html Report]

|team2 = Ballygunner

|goals1 = M. O’Neill 0-7 (fs); R. Roche, I. Galgey 0-1 each.

|goals2 = Padraic Mahony 0-10 (0-7 fs, 0-1 65); Brian O’Sullivan 2-2; JJ Hutchinson 0-2; Barry O’Sullivan and H. Barnes 0-1 each.

|stadium = Walsh Park

|attendance = 3,206

|referee = M Curran

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External links

[http://www.waterfordgaa.ie/league/77503/group1 2014 Senior Hurling Championship Group 1 results]
[http://www.waterfordgaa.ie/league/77501/group2 2014 Senior Hurling Championship Group 2 results]

References

Waterford Senior Hurling Championship

Category:Waterford Senior Hurling Championship