1998 Wexford Senior Hurling Championship

Annual hurling competition season July 2025 1998 Wexford Senior Hurling Championship 20px|Border Rathnure 17 20px|Border Rapparees 1997 1997 Wexford Senior Hurling Championship 1999 1999 Wexford Senior Hurling Championship The 1998 Wexford Senior Hurling Championship was the 88th completed staging of the Wexford Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Wexford County Board in 1889.https://hoganstand.com/Wexford/ClubTitles Club Titles - Wexford Hogan Stand 2 May 2025 Oulart–The Ballagh entered the championship as the defending champions.https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/everyone-said-the-show-was-over-after-last-year-but-the-resilience-of-this-group-is-unbelievable-oulart-refuse-to-give-up-on-their-holy-grail/34238560.html 'Everyone said the show was over after last year but the resilience of this group is unbelievable' - Oulart refuse to give up on their Holy Grail Irish Independent 27 November 2015 6 October 2021https://oularttheballagh.gaa.ie/gaa-club-history/ GAA Club History Oulart–The Ballagh GAA website 6 October 2021 The final was played on 25 October 1998 at O'Kennedy Park in New Ross, between Rathnure and Rapparees, in what was their fourth meeting in the final overall and a first meeting in the final in two years. Rathnure won the match by 0–13 to 0–12 to claim their 17th championship title overall and a first title in two years.https://www.independent.ie/regionals/wexford/sport/gaa/rathnure-hurling-special-wexford-shc-full-record-1941-2023/a774180716.html Rathnure hurling special: Wexford SHC full record 1941-2023 Wexford People 13 August 2024 14 July 2025https://rathnuregaa.ie/club-history/ Club history Rathnure GAA website 14 July 2025https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rathnure-hold-on-against-rapparees-1.207565 Rathnure hold on against Rapparees Irish Times 26 October 1998 14 July 2025 Results Final 25 October 1998 Final Rathnure 0-13 - 0-12 Rapparees M O'Leary (0-4), P Codd (0-3), A Codd (0-2), M Morrissey (0-2), M Byrne (0-1), B O'Leary (0-1). O O'Connor (0-5), M Walsh (0-2), B Kehoe (0-2), J Kelly (0-1), T Mahon (0-1), R Quigley (0-1). O'Kennedy Park References Category:Wexford Senior Hurling Championship Wexford Senior Hurling Championship Wexford Senior Hurling Championship