The 2025 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship gets underway on Saturday with double headers at both Walsh Park and Cappoquin Logistics Fraher Field.

The battle for the News & Star Cup will see two groups of six battle it out before we arrive at the quarter-final phases.

Ballygunner will be seeking an unprecedented 12th title in a row – and they are unbeaten in 58 games in Waterford.

They will however be under new management this season as Jason Ryan replaces Darragh O’Sullivan at the helm.

Here’s a full breakdown of this year’s confirmed group fixtures.

Saturday July 12th:

Group A:

Passage v Mount Sion – Walsh Park (14:30)

Dungarvan v Ferrybank – Walsh Park (16:00)

Lismore v Fourmilewater – Fraher Field (19:30)

Group B:

Clonea v Brickey Rangers – Fraher Field (18:00)

Sunday July 13th:

Group B:

Ballygunner v Abbeyside Ballinacourty – Walsh Park (14:00)

De La Salle v Roanmore – Walsh Park (15:30)

Friday July 18th:

Group A:

Passage v Fourmilewater – Fraher Field (19:30)

Saturday July 19th:

Group A:

Lismore v Ferrybank – Fraher Field (16:00)

Dungarvan v Mount Sion – Fraher Field (18:00)

Group B:

Clonea v Roanmore – Walsh Park (14:30)

Ballygunner v Brickey Rangers – Walsh Park (16:00)

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Last year’s Premier Intermediate champions Brickey Rangers face a tough test against reigning senior kingpins Ballygunner.

De La Salle v Abbeyside Ballinacourty – Fraher Field (19:30)

Friday July 25th:

Group A:

Mount Sion v Ferrybank – Walsh Park (19:30)

Group B:

De La Salle v Brickey Rangers – Lemybrien (19:30)

Saturday July 26th:

Group A:

Lismore v Passage – Walsh Park (14:30)

Dungarvan v Fourmilewater – Fraher Field (18:00)

Group B:

Clonea v Ballygunner – Walsh Park (16:00)

Abbeyside Ballinacourty v Roanmore – Fraher Field (19:30)

Saturday August 2nd:

Group A:

Mount Sion v Lismore – Fraher Field (19:00)

Group B:

Abbeyside Ballinacourty v Clonea – Fraher Field (17:30)

Sunday August 3rd:

Group A:

Passage v Dungarvan – Walsh Park (14:00)

Ferrybank v Fourmilewater – Fraher Field (19:00)

Group B:

Ballygunner v De La Salle – Walsh Park (15:30)

Roanmore v Brickey Rangers – Fraher Field (17:30)

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