The Wexford Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Pettitt's SuperValu Senior Hurling Championship) is an annual
hurling
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competition contested by top-tier
Wexford GAA
The Wexford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) ( ga, Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Chontae Loch Garman) or Wexford GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Wexf ...
clubs. The
Wexford County Board of the
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael ; CLG) is an Irish international amateur sporting and cultural organisation, focused primarily on promoting indigenous Gaelic games and pastimes, which include the traditional ...
has organised it since 1889.
Rapparees are the title holders (
2022
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) after defeating
St Martin's by 1-20 to 0-22 in the final.
History
The title has been won at least once by 28 different teams. The all-time record-holders are
Rathnure
Rathnure () is a small village on the R731 regional road about from the town of Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Ireland. The village is located at the foot of the Blackstairs Mountain, which borders County Carlow on the opposite side.
Place ...
who have won a total of 20 titles.
Since 1994 the Wexford County Championship has been sponsored by
Wexford
Wexford () is the county town of County Wexford, Ireland. Wexford lies on the south side of Wexford Harbour, the estuary of the River Slaney near the southeastern corner of the island of Ireland. The town is linked to Dublin by the M11/N11 N ...
-based supermarket Pettitt's SuperValu. It is one of the longest sponsorship deals of any county championship in Ireland.
Format
12 teams participated in the
2021 Wexford Senior Hurling Championship.
The series of games are played during the spring and autumn months with the county final currently being played at
Chadwicks Wexford Park in October. Initially played as a knock-out competition, the championship currently uses a
round robin format followed by a
knock-out stage
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.
The Wexford County Championship features a group stage followed by a knock-out stage. Each team in the championship is guaranteed at least five games. Relegation and promotion also takes place with the second tier
Wexford Intermediate Hurling Championship
The Wexford Intermediate Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as The Courtyard Ferns Intermediate Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition contested by mid-tier Wexford GAA clubs. The Wexford County Board of the Gael ...
.
For the group stage there are two groups of six teams. Teams play the other five teams in the group once, and match points are awarded depending on the result of each game, with teams receiving two points for a win, and one for a draw.
Following the completion of the group stage, the top four-ranking teams in each group qualify for the knock-out stage of the championship. The bottom-placed team in each group contest the relegation play-off.
The four quarter-finals consist of the top four teams from Group 1 and Group 2. The winners of the quarter-finals advance to the semi-finals with the two winners of these games contesting the final.
Honours
The winning team is presented with the Dr. R. J. Bowe Cup. A native of
Enniscorthy
Enniscorthy () is the second-largest town in County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. At the 2016 census, the population of the town and environs was 11,381. The town is located on the picturesque River Slaney and in close proximity to the ...
, Bowe served as team doctor to the
Wexford senior hurling team for a period of 25 years from the 1960s until the late 1980s.
The Wexford Senior Hurling Championship winners qualify for the subsequent
Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship
The Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the AIB Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Club Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association and conte ...
. A team representing Wexford has won the provincial title on 10 occasions.
The Wexford County Championship is an integral part of the wider
Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship
The Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the AIB Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Club Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association and conte ...
. The winners of the Wexford county final join the champions of the other hurling counties to contest the provincial championship.
List of finals
Wins listed by club
Records and statistics
Managers
Manager
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Management includes the activities o ...
s in the Wexford Championship are involved in the day-to-day running of the team, including the training, team selection, and sourcing of players. Their influence varies from club-to-club and is related to the individual club committees. The manager is assisted by a team of two or three selectors and a backroom team consisting of various coaches.
Teams
By decade
The most successful teams of each decade, judged by number of Wexford Senior Hurling Championship titles, is as follows:
*1910s: 2 each for
Castlebridge
Castlebridge () is a small town on the R741 regional road in County Wexford, Ireland, north of Wexford Town. It is located near the River Slaney and just north of Wexford Harbour. Castlebridge is a rapidly expanding suburb of Wexford Town; ...
(1910–19) and
Blenbrien (1915–16)
*1920s: 2 for
Adamstown (1926–27)
*1930s: 6 for
Adamstown (1931-32-33-35-36-37)
*1940s: 3 for
Geraldine O'Hanrahans (1943-44-45)
*1950s: 7 for
St Aidan's Enniscorthy (1952-53-54-56-57-58-59)
*1960s: 3 for
Faythe Harriers
Faythe Harriers is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Wexford town, Ireland.
History
The history of the Faythe Harriers stretches back to the early 1940s, although the hurling club wasn't formed until 1949. In the late 1930s, the ...
(1960-62-65)
*1970s: 6 for
Rathnure
Rathnure () is a small village on the R731 regional road about from the town of Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Ireland. The village is located at the foot of the Blackstairs Mountain, which borders County Carlow on the opposite side.
Place ...
(1971-72-73-74-77-79)
*1980s: 6 for
Buffers Alley
Buffers Alley is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the villages of Kilmuckridge and Monamolin in County Wexford, Ireland. The club fields teams in Intermediate hurling, Gaelic football and camogie. It competes in Wexford compet ...
(1982-83-84-85-88-89)
*1990s: 3 each for
Rathnure
Rathnure () is a small village on the R731 regional road about from the town of Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Ireland. The village is located at the foot of the Blackstairs Mountain, which borders County Carlow on the opposite side.
Place ...
(1990-96-98) and
Oulart–The Ballagh (1994-95-97)
*2000s: 4 for
Oulart–The Ballagh (2004-05-07-09)
*2010s: 6 for
Oulart–The Ballagh (2010-11-12-13-15-16)
Gaps
Top five longest gaps between successive championship titles:
*76 years:
St Anne's Rathangan (1924–2000)
*42 years:
Cloughbawn (1951–1993)
*21 years:
Geraldine O'Hanrahans (1945–1966)
*20 years:
Faythe Harriers
Faythe Harriers is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Wexford town, Ireland.
History
The history of the Faythe Harriers stretches back to the early 1940s, although the hurling club wasn't formed until 1949. In the late 1930s, the ...
(1981–2001)
*16 years:
Faythe Harriers
Faythe Harriers is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Wexford town, Ireland.
History
The history of the Faythe Harriers stretches back to the early 1940s, although the hurling club wasn't formed until 1949. In the late 1930s, the ...
(1965–1981)
References
External links
Official Wexford WebsiteWexford on Hoganstand
{{Wexford GAA, state=expanded
Wexford GAA club championships
Hurling competitions in Leinster
Senior hurling county championships