2023 Waterford Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
{{Short description|Annual hurling competition season}}
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{{infobox hurling championship
| name = 2023 Waterford Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
| dates = 28 July - 9 September 2023
| teams = 8
| sponsor =
| champions = File:Colours of Limerick.svg Ferrybank
| champions captain = Robbie Carew
| champions manager =
| count = 1
| runners-up = File:Colours of Down.svg Cappoquin
| runners-up captain = David Cahillane (captain)
Shane Fives
| runners-up manager =
| relegated = File:Colours of Cork.svg Ballyduff Lower
| matches = 22
| goals = 52
| points = 689
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| previous year =
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| next year = 2024
| next tournament = 2024 Waterford Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
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The 2023 Waterford Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship was the inaugural staging of the Waterford Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Waterford County Board. The draw for the group stage placing took place on 7 February 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.wlrfm.com/sport/draws-made-for-2023-waterford-hurling-and-football-club-championships-290592|title=Draws made for 2023 Waterford hurling and football club championships|publisher=WLRFM website|date=8 February 2023|accessdate=9 February 2023|first=|last=}} The championship ran from 28 July to 9 September 2023.
The final was played on 9 September 2023 at Walsh Park in Waterford, between Ferrybank and Cappoquin, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.{{cite web|url=https://waterford-news.ie/2023/09/08/county-hurling-finals-end-club-season-for-2023/|title=County hurling finals end club season for 2023|publisher=Waterford News & Star|date=8 September 2023|accessdate=11 September 2023|first=|last=}} Ferrybank won the match by 2–22 to 1–14 to claim their first ever championship title overall.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-41223112.html|title=Waterford PIHC: O'Brien leads Ferrybank into senior hurling ranks|publisher=Irish Examiner|date=9 September 2023|access-date=10 September 2023|first=Tomás|last=Mulcahy}}
Group A
=Group A table=
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|style="text-align:left;"|Ballygunner | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 42 | 34 | 6 |
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|style="text-align:left;"|Clashmore–Kinsalebeg | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 58 | 5 | 4 |
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|style="text-align:left;"|Ferrybank | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 54 | 10 | 2 |
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|style="text-align:left;"|Ballysaggart | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 91| | ||
| 49 | 0 |
=Group A results=
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| date = 29 July 2023
| round = Round 1
| team1 = Clashmore–Kinsalebeg
| score = 3-19 - 2-12
| team2 = Ballysaggart
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| date = 30 July 2023
| round = Round 1
| team1 = Ferrybank
| score = 2-12 - 0-19
| team2 = Ballygunner
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| date = 4 August 2023
| round = Round 2
| team1 = Ferrybank
| score = 2-13 - 2-16
| team2 = Clashmore–Kinsalebeg
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| date = 5 August 2023
| round = Round 2
| team1 = Ballygunner
| score = 2-30 - 0-11
| team2 = Ballysaggart
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| date = 11 August 2023
| round = Round 3
| team1 = Ferrybank
| score = 3-18 - 0-13
| team2 = Ballysaggart
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| date = 12 August 2023
| round = Round 3
| team1 = Ballygunner
| score = 2-15 - 1-10
| team2 = Clashmore–Kinsalebeg
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Group B
=Group B table=
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|style="text-align:left;"|Cappoquin | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 44 | 33 | 6 |
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|style="text-align:left;"|Micheál Mac Craith | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 53 | 4 | 4 |
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|style="text-align:left;"|Shamrocks | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 2 |
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|style="text-align:left;"|Ballyduff Upper | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 74| | ||
| 37 | 0 |
=Group B results=
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| date = 28 July 2023
| round = Round 1
| team1 = Cappoquin
| score = 2-16 - 1-13
| team2 = Shamrocks
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| date = 29 July 2023
| round = Round 1
| team1 = Micheál Mac Craith, Tramore
| score = 0-20 - 1-11
| team2 = Ballyduff Lower
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| date = 4 August 2023
| round = Round 2
| team1 = Ballyduff Lower
| score = 0-13 - 1-19
| team2 = Shamrocks
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| date = 5 August 2023
| round = Round 2
| team1 = Micheál Mac Craith, Tramore
| score = 0-18 - 0-23
| team2 = Cappoquin
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| date = 12 August 2023
| round = Round 3
| team1 = Micheál Mac Craith, Tramore
| score = 0-19 - 0-16
| team2 = Shamrocks
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| date = 12 August 2023
| round = Round 3
| team1 = Ballyduff Lower
| score = 0-10 - 3-23
| team2 = Cappoquin
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Knockout stage
=Quarter-finals=
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| date = 25 August 2023
| round = Quarter-final
| team1 = Ballygunner
| score = 1-18 - 0-13
| team2 = Ballyduff Lower
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| date = 25 August 2023
| round = Quarter-final
| team1 = Clashmore–Kinsalebeg
| score = 0-14 - 0-17
| team2 = Shamrocks
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| goals1 = P O'Connor 0-7, E O'Halloran 0-3, S Fitzgerald 0-2, B O'Halloran 0-1, B Lombard 0-1.
| goals2 = P Hynes 0-9, C Roche 0-4, E Lenehan 0-1, B Hynes 0-1, K Crawford 0-1, T Dalton 0-1.
| stadium = Fraher Field
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| date = 25 August 2023
| round = Quarter-final
| team1 = Micheál Mac Craith, Tramore
| score = 0-15 - 1-16
| team2 = Ferrybank
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| goals1 = I Thompson 0-5, D Mulcahy 0-3, B Whelan 0-3, C Rellis 0-2, M Thompson 0-1, D Morrissey 0-1.
| goals2 = M O'Brien 0-8, D Griffin 1-1, N O'Sullivan 0-3, R McGarrity 0-1, S Lawless 0-1, L Flynn 0-1, R Tierney 0-1.
| stadium = SETU Arena
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| date = 26 August 2023
| round = Quarter-final
| team1 = Cappoquin
| score = 5-20 - 2-11
| team2 = Ballysaggart
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=Relegation playoffs=
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| date = 2 September 2023
| round = Semi-final
| team1 = Clashmore–Kinsalebeg
| score = 2-16 - 0-15
| team2 = Ballyduff Lower
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| date = 2 September 2023
| round = Semi-final
| team1 = Ballysaggart
| score = 3-11 - 0-22
| team2 = Micheál Mac Craith, Tramore
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| date = 8 September 2023
| round = Final
| team1 = Ballysaggart
| score = 2-18 - 2-12
| team2 = Ballyduff Lower
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=Semi-finals=
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| date = 2 September 2023
| round = Semi-final
| team1 = Ferrybank
| score = 1-23 - 1-20
(aet)
| team2 = Shamrocks
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| goals1 = M O'Brien 0-13, R McGarrity 1-0, N O'Sullivan 0-3, R Tierney 0-2, S Burtchaell 0-1, D Ahern 0-1, S Lawless 0-1, R Carew 0-1, D Griffin 0-1.
| goals2 = P Hynes 0-13, E Lonergan 1-1, C Roche 0-4, S Lucey 0-1, T Dalton 0-1.
| stadium = Fraher Field
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| date = 3 September 2023
| round = Semi-final
| team1 = Ballygunner
| score = 1-14 - 1-20
| team2 = Cappoquin
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| goals1 = C Power 1-5, E Cuddihy 0-4, G Corbett 0-3, B O'Sullivan 0-1, L Horgan 0-1.
| goals2 = E Murray 0-10, A Molumby 0-4, A O'Sullivan 1-0, G Fives 0-3, T McCarthy 0-1, S Murray 0-1, M O'Brien 0-1.
| stadium = Fraher Field
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=Final=
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| date = 9 September 2023
| round = Final
| team1 = Ferrybank
| score = 2-26 - 1-14
| team2 = Cappoquin
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| goals1 = M O'Brien 1-14 (8fs, 1 pen, 1 65), MJ Sutton 1-1, R McGarrity 0-4, D Griffin, L Flynn, N O'Sullivan 0-1 each.
| goals2 = E Murray 0-8 (3fs, 1 65), G Fives 1-2, A Molumby, A O'Sullivan, T McCarthy, F Murray 0-1 each.
| stadium = Walsh Park
| referee = S Walsh
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