title: 2018 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship
text: # 2018 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship
  
  The 2018 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship was the 118th staging of the Waterford Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Waterford County Board.
  
  Ballygunner were the defending champions.
  
  On 7 October 2018, Ballygunner won the championship after a 2-19 t 0–13 defeat of Abbeyside in the final. It was their 17th championship title overall and their fifth title in succession.
  
  Ballygunner's Pauric Mahony was the championship's top scorer with 2-66.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Group A
  
  **Table**
  
  | Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
  | Ballygunner | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 28 | 65 | 6 |
  | Abbeyside | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 37 | 17 | 4 |
  | Ballyduff Upper | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 84 | -42 | 2 |
  | An Rinn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 81 | -40 | 0 |
  
  ### Group B
  
  **Table**
  
  | Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
  | De La Salle | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 42 | 14 | 6 |
  | Dungarvan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 46 | 9 | 2 |
  | Tallow | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 49 | -2 | 2 |
  | Fourmilewater | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 59 | -11 | 2 |
  
  ### Group C
  
  **Table**
  
  | Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
  | Passage | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 50 | 2 | 4 |
  | Mount Sion | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 61 | 3 | 4 |
  | Roanmore | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 48 | 5 | 2 |
  | Lismore | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 67 | -10 | 2 |
  
  ## Championship statistics
  
  ### Top scorers
  
  **Top scorers overall**
  
  | Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Pauric Mahony | Ballygunner | 2-66 | 72 | 6 | 12.00 |
  | 2 | Eoghan Murray | Ballyduff Upper | 0-56 | 56 | 6 | 9.33 |
  | 3 | Mark Ferncombe | Abbeyside | 2-45 | 51 | 6 | 8.50 |
  | 4 | Maurice Shanahan | Lismore | 2-44 | 50 | 5 | 10.00 |
  | 5 | Owen Connors | Passage | 1-38 | 41 | 5 | 8.20 |
  | 6 | Emmett O'Toole | Roanmore | 4-27 | 39 | 5 | 7.80 |
  | 7 | Thomas Ryan | Tallow | 3-28 | 37 | 5 | 7.40 |
  | 8 | Austin Gleeson | Mount Sion | 2-30 | 36 | 5 | 7.20 |
  | 9 | Donie Breathnach | An Rinn | 1-32 | 35 | 5 | 7.00 |
  | 10 | Dylan Guiry | Fourmilewater | 3-24 | 33 | 5 | 6.60 |
  
  **Top scorers in a single game**
  
  | Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Conor Power | Ballygunner | 4-05 | 17 | Ballyduff Upper |
  | 2 | Thomas Ryan | Tallow | 1-12 | 15 | Ballyduff Upper |
  | 2 | Mark Ferncombe | Abbeyside | 0-15 | 15 | Tallow |
  | 3 | Austin Gleeson | Mount Sion | 1-11 | 14 | De La Salle |
  | 3 | Pauric Mahony | Ballygunner | 1-11 | 14 | Passage |
  | 3 | Pauric Mahony | Ballygunner | 0-14 | 14 | An Rinn |
  | 4 | Dylan Guiry | Fourmilewater | 2-07 | 13 | Ballyduff Upper |
  | 4 | Owen Connors | Passage | 1-10 | 13 | Dungarvan |
  | 4 | Pauric Mahony | Ballygunner | 1-10 | 13 | Ballyduff Upper |
  | 4 | Patrick Curran | Dungarvan | 1-10 | 13 | Tallow |
  | 4 | Austin Gleeson | Mount Sion | 0-13 | 13 | An Rinn |
  | 4 | Eoghan Murray | Ballyduff Upper | 0-13 | 13 | Fourmilewater |
  | 4 | Pauric Mahony | Ballygunner | 0-13 | 13 | Abbeyside |
  
  ### Miscellaneous
  
  * Ballygunner's score of 7–30 against Ballyduff Upper is believed to be the biggest score recorded in a championship match since a Mount Sion-Erin's Own clash in 1948.
  