# 2019 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship

The 2019 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship is the 119th staging of the Waterford Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Waterford County Board in 1897. The championship began on 6 April 2019 and is scheduled to end on 19 October 2019.
Ballygunner were the defending champions.
On 13 October 2019, Ballygunner won the championship after a 1–24 to 1–15 defeat of De La Salle in the final. It was their 18th championship title overall and their 6th title in succession.
Ballygunner's Pauric Mahony was the championship's top scorer with 0-69.

## Team changes
### To Championship

Promoted from the Waterford Intermediate Hurling Championship
* Clonea

### From Championship

Relegated to the Waterford Intermediate Hurling Championship
* An Rinn

## Results/fixtures
### Group A
#### Table

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Ballygunner | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 52 | +27 | 6 |
| Dungarvan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 53 | +20 | 4 |
| Tallow | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 64 | +2 | 2 |
| Clonea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 95 | −49 | 0 |

#### Group A results
### Group B
#### Table

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Abbeyside | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 51 | +11 | 5 |
| Mount Sion | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 54 | +19 | 4 |
| Roanmore | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 57 | −7 | 3 |
| Fourmilewater | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 68 | −23 | 0 |

#### Group B results
### Group C
#### Table

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| De La Salle | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 49 | +33 | 6 |
| Lismore | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 60 | +26 | 4 |
| Passage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 81 | −25 | 2 |
| Ballyduff Upper | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 81 | −34 | 0 |

#### Group C results
### Knock-out stage
#### Final
## Championship statistics
### Top scorers
#### Top scorers overall

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Pauric Mahony | Ballygunner | 0-69 | 69 | 6 | 11.50 |
| 2 | Evan McGrath | Mount Sion | 3-47 | 56 | 6 | 9.33 |
| 3 | Ryan Donnelly | Dungarvan | 1-48 | 51 | 6 | 8.50 |
| 4 | Maurice Shanahan | Lismore | 2-44 | 50 | 4 | 12.50 |
| 5 | Jack Fagan | De La Salle | 2-43 | 49 | 6 | 8.16 |
| 6 | Mark Ferncombe | Abbeyside | 3-23 | 42 | 4 | 10.50 |
| 7 | Billy Power | Clonea | 0-39 | 39 | 5 | 7.80 |
| 8 | Eoghan Murray | Ballyduff Upper | 1-33 | 36 | 4 | 8.00 |
| 8 | Killian Fitzgerald | Passage | 0-36 | 36 | 5 | 7.20 |
| 9 | Gavin O'Brien | Roanmore | 0-33 | 33 | 5 | 6.60 |

#### Top scorers in a single game

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Maurice Shanahan | Lismore | 2-11 | 17 | Passage |
| 2 | Thomas Ryan | Tallow | 3-06 | 15 | Dungarvan |
| 2 | Ryan Donnelly | Dungarvan | 0-15 | 15 | The Nire-Fourmilewater |
| 2 | Pauric Mahony | Ballygunner | 0-15 | 15 | Clonea |
| 3 | Evan McGrath | Mount Sion | 2-08 | 14 | Roanmore |
| 3 | Jack Fagan | De La Salle | 2-08 | 14 | Ballyduff Upper |
| 3 | Ryan Donnelly | Dungarvan | 1-11 | 14 | Clonea |
| 4 | Mark Ferncombe | Abbeyside | 1-09 | 12 | Mount Sion |
| 4 | Evan McGrath | Mount Sion | 1-09 | 12 | Fourmilewater |
| 4 | Maurice Shanahan | Lismore | 0-12 | 12 | Ballyduff Upper |
| 4 | Maurice Shanahan | Lismore | 0-12 | 12 | De La Salle |
| 4 | Evan McGrath | Mount Sion | 0-12 | 12 | Lismore |
| 4 | Pauric Mahony | Ballygunner | 0-12 | 12 | De La Salle |

### Miscellaneous

* On 28 July 2019, Ballygunner recorded their 30th consecutive championship victory.