The Wexford Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Pettitt's SuperValu Senior Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition contested by top-tier Wexford GAA clubs. The Wexford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association has organised it since 1889.
St Martin's are the title holders after defeating Rathnure by 2-14 to 0–16 in the final.
History
The title has been won at least once by 28 different teams. The all-time record-holders are Rathnure who have won a total of 20 titles.
Since 1994 the Wexford County Championship has been sponsored by Wexford-based supermarket Pettitt's SuperValu. It is one of the longest sponsorship deals of any county championship in Ireland.
Format 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.
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.
Group stage Group stage: The 12 club teams are divided into two groups of six. Over the course of the group stage, each team plays once against the others in the group, resulting in each team being guaranteed at least five games. Two points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. The teams are ranked in the group stage table by points gained, then scoring difference and then their head-to-head record. The top three teams in each group progress to the quarter-finals. The 4th and 5th-placed teams advance to preliminary quarter-finals.
Knockout stage Preliminary quarter-finals: The 4th-placed teams face the 5th-placed team of the other group. The 2 winners advance to the quarter-finals
Quarter-finals: The top three teams in each group and the winners of the preliminary quarter-finals contest this round. The 1st-placed teams play the winner of the preliminary quarter-finals and the 2nd-placed teams play the 3rd-placed teams from the other group. The four winners from these four games advance to the semi-finals.
Semi-finals: The four quarter-final winners contest this round. The two winners from these two games advance to the final.
Final: The two semi-final winners contest the final. The winning team are declared champions.
Relegation The 6th-placed teams from the group stage take part in a relegation play-off, with the losing team being relegated to the Wexford Intermediate Hurling Championship.
Qualification for subsequent competitions At the end of the championship, the winning team qualify to the subsequent Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship, the winner of which progresses to the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship.
Teams
2026 Teams Team Location Division Colours Position in 2025 In championship since Championship titles Last championship title Faythe HarriersWexfordWexford DistrictPurple and goldQuarter-finals?52001 Ferns St Aidan'sFernsGorey DistrictRed and whiteSemi-finals?12022 Fethard St Mogue'sFethard-on-SeaNew Ross DistrictRed and whiteIntermediate champion20260— Glynn–BarntownGlynn and BarntownWexford DistrictBlue and greenQuarter-finals?0— Naomh ÉannaGoreyGorey DistrictGreen, white and yellowSemi-finals?22023 Oulart–The BallaghOulart and The BallaghEnniscorthy District Black and redQuarter-finals2023132016 Oylegate–GlenbrienOylegate and GlenbrienEnniscorthy DistrictBlue and whitePreliminary quarter-finals202211963 RappareesEnniscorthyEnniscorthy District Red and yellowPreliminary quarter-finals?22021 RathnureRathnureEnniscorthy DistrictBlack and amberRunners-up2025202006 ShelmaliersCastlebridgeWexford DistrictBlack and amberPreliminary quarter-finals?22020 St Anne'sRathanganWexford DistrictBlue and navyQuarter-finals?22000 St Martin'sMurrintownWexford DistrictMaroon and whiteChampions?62025
Honours
The winning team is presented with the Dr. R. J. Bowe Cup. A native of Enniscorthy, 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. 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 winners of the Wexford county final join the champions of the other hurling counties to contest the provincial championship.
List of finals
Legend
– Leinster senior club champions – Leinster senior club runners-up (r) = replay
List of Wexford SHC finals