2014 Wexford Senior Hurling Championship

The 2014 Wexford Senior Hurling Championship was the 104th staging of the Wexford Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Wexford County Board in 1896. The championship began on 9 May 2014 and ended on 26 October 2014.

Oulart–The Ballagh were the defending champions; however, they were defeated at the quarter-final stage.[1][2] St Abban's Adamstown were relegated from the championship. Shelmaliers won the title following a 3–8 to 1–11 defeat of St Anne's Rathangan in a replay of the final.[3]

Results

Relegation play-off

20 September 2014 Relegation play-off Faythe Harriers 0-17 - 0-11 St Abban's Adamstown Monageer
16:00

Quarter-finals

20 September 2014 Quarter-final St Anne's Rathangan 2-14 - 0-14 Buffers Alley Wexford Park
13:00 Referee: J Heffernan
20 September 2014 Quarter-final Shelmaliers 0-22 - 1-17 Rapparees Wexford Park
14:30 Referee: J Carton
20 September 2014 Quarter-final Oulart–The Ballagh 0-19 - 1-17 Glynn–Barntown Bellefield
16:00 Referee: J Owens
20 September 2014 Quarter-final Rathnure v Ferns St Aidan's Bellefield
17:30 Referee: S Whelan

Semi-finals

5 October 2014 Semi-final St Anne's Rathangan 2-9 - 0-11 Glynn–Barntown Wexford Park
15:00
5 October 2014 Semi-final Shelamaliers 1-11 - 0-11 Ferns St Aidan's Wexford Park
16:30

Final

19 October 2014 Final St Anne's Rathangan 1-10 - 0-13 Shelamaliers Wexford Park
L Rochford (1-1), D O’Keeffe (0-4 frees), A Rochford (0-2), P White (0-2), J Fogarty (0-1). Report J Kelly (0-7, 0-3 frees, 0-2 65s), C O’Shaughnessy (0-3), S Banville (0-1), E Doyle (0-1), B Doyle (0-1). Referee: J Carton (Monageer–Boolavogue)
26 October 2014 Final replay St. Anne's Rathangan 3-8 - 1-11 Shelamaliers Wexford Park
D O’Keeffe 1-5, 0-5 frees; L Og McGovery 0-2; L Rochford, M Furlong, D O’Connor, D Fogarty 0-3 each. Report J Kelly 2-7, 0-5 frees, 0-1 sideline cut; E Nolan 1-0; B Malone 0-1. Referee: J Owens (Kilrush–Askamore)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

  • Shelmaliers qualified for the final for the first time in the history of the championship. They subsequently claimed their very first senior crown.

References

  1. ^ "Wexford SHC final: High fives all round for history making Oulart". Hogan Stand website. 21 October 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  2. ^ "High drama as holders lose grip on SHC crown". Wexford People. 27 September 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  3. ^ Furlong, Brendan (27 October 2014). "Kelly inspires Shelmaliers". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 27 October 2014.