The Galway-Waterford rivalry is a hurling rivalry between Irish county teams Galway and Waterford, who first played each other in 1938. The rivalry has been an infrequent one due to both teams playing in different provincial championships. Galway's home ground is Pearse Stadium and Waterford's home ground is Walsh Park, however, most of their championship meetings have been held at neutral venues.
Statistics Up to date as of 2023 season Team All-Ireland Provincial National League TotalGalway5281144Waterford29415Combined7361359
All time results
Legend Galway winWaterford win
Senior championship
No. Date Winners Score Runners-up Venue Stage 1. 7 August 1938 Waterford (1) 4-8 - 3-1 Galway Cusack Park All-Ireland semi-final 2. 15 August 1948 Waterford (2) 3-7 - 1-6 Galway Croke Park All-Ireland semi-final 3. 28 July 1957 Waterford (3) 4-12 - 0-11 Galway Croke Park All-Ireland semi-final 4. 29 June 1959 Waterford (4) 7-11 - 0-8 Galway Gaelic Grounds Munster quarter-final 5. 26 June 1960 Waterford (5) 9-8 - 4-8 Galway Gaelic Grounds Munster quarter-final 6. 3 July 1966 Waterford (6) 2-16 - 1-9 Galway Gaelic Grounds Munster semi-final 7. 26 July 1998 Waterford (7) 1-20 - 1-10 Galway Croke Park All-Ireland quarter-final 8. 2 July 2006 Waterford (8) 1-25 - 2-20 Galway Walsh Park All-Ireland qualifier 9. 26 July 2009 Waterford (9) 1-16 - 0-18 Galway Semple Stadium All-Ireland quarter-final 10. 25 July 2011 Waterford (10) 2-23 - 2-13 Galway Semple Stadium All-Ireland quarter-final 11. 3 September 2017 Galway (1) 0-26 - 2-17 Waterford Croke Park All-Ireland final 12. 24 July 2021 Waterford (11) 1-30 - 3-20 Galway Semple Stadium All-Ireland qualifiers
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