# 2022 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship

The 2022 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship was the 122nd staging of the Waterford Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Waterford County Board in 1897. The draw for the group stage placing took place on 31 January 2022. The championship ran from 28 July to 11 September 2022.
Ballygunner entered the championship as the defending champions.
The final was played on 11 September 2022 at Walsh Park in Waterford, between Ballygunner and Mount Sion, in what was their 14th meeting in the final overall and a first meeting in the final in 8 years. Ballygunner won the match by 2–11 to 0–08 to claim their 21st championship title overall and a record-equalling ninth title in succession.
Tallow's Tomás Ryan was the championship's top scorer with 2-47.

## Team changes
### To Championship

Promoted from the Waterford Intermediate Hurling Championship
* Dunhill

### From Championship

Relegated to the Waterford Intermediate Hurling Championship
* Ballyduff Upper
* Ballysaggart

## Group A
### Group A table

Advance to quarter-finals  Advance to preliminary quarter-finals
| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| Ballygunner | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 21 | 26 | 4 |
| De La Salle | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 37 | -2 | 2 |
| Passage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 46 | -24 | 0 |

### Group A results
## Group B
### Group B table

Advance to quarter-finals  Advance to preliminary quarter-finals
| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| Mount Sion | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 26 | 33 | 4 |
| Abbeyside | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 55 | -14 | 2 |
| Tallow | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 53 | -19 | 0 |

### Group B results
## Group C
### Group C table

Advance to quarter-finals  Advance to preliminary quarter-finals
| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| Roanmore | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 30 | 22 | 4 |
| Lismore | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 44 | 1 | 2 |
| Dunhill | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 52 | -23 | 0 |

### Group C results
## Group D
### Group D table

Advance to quarter-finals  Advance to preliminary quarter-finals
| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| Dungarvan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 21 | 26 | 4 |
| Fourmilewater | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 37 | -2 | 2 |
| Clonea | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 46 | -24 | 0 |

### Group D results
## Championship statistics
### Top scorers
#### Overall

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Tomás Ryan | Tallow | 2-47 | 53 | 5 | 10.60 |
| 2 | Pauric Mahony | Ballygunner | 2-40 | 46 | 5 | 9.20 |
| 3 | Jack Prendergast | Lismore | 1-39 | 42 | 4 | 10.50 |
| 4 | Aaron Ryan | Fourmilewater | 0-39 | 39 | 4 | 9.75 |
| 5 | Jason Gleeson | Clonea | 1-34 | 37 | 4 | 9.25 |
| 6 | Patrick Curran | Dungarvan | 2-30 | 36 | 3 | 12.00 |
| 7 | Gavin O'Brien | Roanmore | 0-35 | 35 | 4 | 8.75 |
| 8 | Reuben Halloran | De La Salle | 3-24 | 33 | 5 | 6.60 |
| 9 | Austin Gleeson | Mount Sion | 2-26 | 32 | 5 | 6.40 |
| 10 | Shane Casey | Dunhill | 2-23 | 29 | 4 | 7.25 |

#### In a single game

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Tomás Ryan | Tallow | 2-11 | 17 | Abbeyside |
| 2 | Jack Prendergast | Lismore | 1-13 | 16 | Dunhill |
| 3 | Mark Ferncombe | Abbeyside | 1-12 | 15 | Tallow |
| 3 | Gavin O'Brien | Roanmore | 0-15 | 15 | Abbeyside |
| 5 | Jason Gleeson | Clonea | 0-14 | 14 | Dungarvan |
| 6 | Patrick Curran | Dungarvan | 1-10 | 13 | De La Salle |
| 7 | Ciarán Kirwan | Clonea | 3-03 | 12 | Dunhill |
| 7 | Pauric Mahony | Ballygunner | 1-09 | 12 | Passage |
| 7 | Austin Gleeson | Mount Sion | 1-09 | 12 | Abbeyside |
| 7 | Patrick Curran | Dungarvan | 1-09 | 12 | Fourmilewater |