The 2023 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship was the 123rd staging of the Waterford Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Waterford County Board in 1897. The draw for the group stage placing took place on 7 February 2023. The championship ran from 28 July to 10 September 2023.
Ballygunner entered the championship as the defending champions in search of a record-breaking 10th successive title. Dunhill were due to be relegated, however, they remained in the championship following Ballygunner's second team victory in the Waterford IHC. They were later relegated after losing all of their group stage and relegation playoff games.
The final was played on 10 September 2023 at Walsh Park in Waterford, between Ballygunner and De La Salle, in what was their fourth meeting in the final overall and a first meeting in four years. Ballygunner won the match by 2–26 to 0–21 to claim their 22nd championship title overall and a record-breaking 10th title in succession.
De La Salle's Reuben Halloran was the championship's top scorer with 0–54.
Group A Group A table
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiffBallygunner22005826324Abbeyside20113745−81Passage20113155−241
Group A results
Group B Group B table
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiffFourmilewater22005131204Mount Sion2101414012Tallow20023354−210
Group B results
Group C Group C table
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiffRoanmore2200473894Clonea21013839−12Lismore20024048−80
Group C results
Group D Group D table
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiffDe La Salle22006236264Dungarvan21015443112Dunhill20022562−370
Group D results
Knockout stage Preliminary quarter-finals
Relegation playoffs
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics Top scorers
Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Reuben HalloranDe La Salle0–5454510.802Éamonn MurphyDunhill0–484859.603Gavin O'BrienRoanmore0–4545411.254Pauric MahonyBallygunner1–404358.605Patrick CurranDungarvan4–2941410.25Maurice ShanahanLismore0–414158.207Jason GleesonClonea3–213047.508Darragh BuckleyTallow3–192847.00Aaron RyanTallow1–252847.0010Billy PowerClonea0–272746.75
Single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Patrick CurranDungarvan1–1215DunhillÉamonn MurphyDunhill0–1515TallowGavin O'BrienRoanmore0–1515Mount Sion4Jason GleesonClonea2-0713TallowMichael KielyDungarvan0–1313De La Salle6Pauric MahonyBallygunner0–1212PassagePatrick CurranDungarvan0–1212PassageÉamonn MurphyDunhill0–1212AbbeysideReuben HalloranDe La Salle0–1212DungarvanReuben HalloranDe La Salle0–1212Ballygunner
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