# 2022 Wexford Senior Hurling Championship

The 2022 Wexford Senior Hurling Championship was the 112th staging of the Wexford Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Wexford County Board in 1889. The championship ran from 28 June to 14 August 2022.
Rapparees entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Ferns St Aidan's in the semi-finals. Oylegate–Glenbrien joined the championship after gaining promotion from the intermediate grade.
The final was played on 14 August 2022 at Chadwick's Wexford Park, between Ferns St Aidan's and St Martin's, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Ferns St Aidan's won the match by 1–20 to 0–22 to claim their first ever championship title.
Ian Byrne was the championship's top scorer with 4-68.

## Team changes
### To Championship

Promoted from the Wexford Intermediate Hurling Championship
* Oylegate–Glenbrien

### From Championship

Relegated to the Wexford Intermediate Hurling Championship
* Oulart–The Ballagh
* Fethard St Mogue's

## Fixtures and results
### Group 1
#### Group 1 table

Advance to quarter-finals  Advance to relegation playoff
| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| St Anne's Rathangan | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 130 | 119 | 11 | 6 |
| Naomh Éanna | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 118 | 112 | 6 | 6 |
| Glynn–Barntown | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 111 | 113 | -2 | 6 |
| Faythe Harriers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 97 | 97 | 0 | 4 |
| Crossabeg–Ballymurn | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 94 | 98 | -4 | 4 |
| Cloughbawn | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 103 | 114 | -11 | 4 |

#### Group 1 fixtures and results
### Group 2
#### Group 2 table

Advance to quarter-finals  Advance to relegation playoff
| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| Rapparees | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 109 | 91 | 18 | 8 |
| Ferns St Aidan's | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 122 | 110 | 12 | 7 |
| Shelmaliers | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 121 | 110 | 11 | 6 |
| St Martin's | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 109 | 109 | 0 | 5 |
| Oylegate–Glenbrien | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 107 | 124 | -17 | 4 |
| Rathnure | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 95 | 124 | -29 | 0 |

#### Group 2 fixtures and results
### Knockout stage
#### Final
## Championship statistics
### Top scorers
#### Overall

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Ian Byrne | Ferns St Aidan's | 4-68 | 80 | 8 | 10.00 |
| 2 | Joe Coleman | St Martin's | 0-68 | 68 | 7 | 9.71 |
| 3 | Mark Furlong | St Anne's Rathangan | 2-58 | 64 | 6 | 10.66 |
| 4 | Lee Chin | Faythe Harriers | 1-61 | 64 | 6 | 10.66 |
| 5 | Bob Whitty | Cloughbawn | 0-57 | 57 | 6 | 9.50 |
| 6 | Ryan Mahon | Rapparees | 1-52 | 55 | 7 | 7.85 |
| 7 | John Leacy | Glynn–Barntown | 0-52 | 52 | 6 | 8.66 |
| 8 | Mark Byrne | Crossabeg–Ballymurn | 0-47 | 47 | 5 | 9.40 |
| 9 | Paul Hearne | Shelmaliers | 2-37 | 43 | 6 | 7.16 |
| 9 | Pádraig Doyle | Naomh Éanna | 1-40 | 43 | 7 | 6.14 |
| 9 | Jack Redmond | Rathnure | 0-43 | 43 | 6 | 7.16 |

#### In a single game

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Mark Furlong | St Anne's Rathangan | 1-15 | 18 | St Martin's |
| 2 | Ian Byrne | Ferns St Aidan's | 2-09 | 15 | St Martin's |
| 3 | Ian Byrne | Ferns St Aidan's | 1-11 | 14 | Rapparees |
| 3 | Lee Chin | Faythe Harriers | 0-14 | 14 | St Anne's Rathangan |
| 3 | Joe Coleman | St Martin's | 0-15 | 15 | St Anne's Rathangan |
| 6 | Liam Óg McGovern | St Anne's Rathangan | 3-04 | 13 | Faythe Harriers |
| 6 | Ian Byrne | Ferns St Aidan's | 1-10 | 13 | Shelmaliers |
| 6 | Lee Chin | Faythe Harriers | 0-13 | 13 | Cloughbawn |
| 9 | Corey Byrne-Dunbar | Ferns St Aidan's | 2-06 | 12 | Rathnure |
| 9 | Paul Hearne | Shelmaliers | 2-06 | 12 | Rathnure |
| 9 | Lee Chin | Faythe Harriers | 1-09 | 12 | Rapparees |
| 9 | Ross Banville | Shelmaliers | 1-09 | 12 | St Martin's |
| 9 | Ian Byrne | Ferns St Aidan's | 0-12 | 12 | Rapparees |
| 9 | Bob Whitty | Cloughbawn | 0-12 | 12 | Naomh Éanna |
| 9 | John Leacy | Glynn–Barntown | 0-12 | 12 | Naomh Éanna |
| 9 | Mark Furlong | St Anne's Rathangan | 0-12 | 12 | Glynn–Barntown |
| 9 | Mark Byrne | Crossabeg–Ballymurn | 0-12 | 12 | Glynn–Barntown |
| 9 | Joe Coleman | St Martin's | 0-12 | 12 | Oylegate–Glenbrien |
| 9 | Ryan Mahon | Rapparees | 0-12 | 12 | St Martin's |

### Miscellaneous

* Ferns St Aidan's win their first ever senior title.