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| Born | 1 May 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Gaelic games coach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Full-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Huw Lawlor (born 1 May 1996) is an Irish hurler who plays for Kilkenny Senior Championship club O'Loughlin Gaels and at inter-county level with the Kilkenny senior hurling team. [1] He usually lines out as a full-back.
Lawlor first came to prominence as a hurler with Kilkenny CBS. He played in every grade of hurling before eventually joining the college's senior hurling team. On 9 March 2014,he lined out at right wing-forward when Kilkenny CBS defeated local rivals St. Kieran's College by 2–13 to 0–13 to win the Leinster Championship. [2] Lawlor was again at right wing-forward when Kilkenny CBS faced St. Kieran's in the All-Ireland final on 5 April 2014. He ended the game on the losing side following a 2–16 to 0–13 defeat. [3]
Lawlor joined the O'Loughlin Gaels club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels. He enjoyed championship success at minor and under-21 levels before joining the club's senior team.
On 30 October 2016,Lawlor won a Kilkenny Championship medal with O'Loughlin Gaels when he lined out at left wing-back in a 0–19 to 1–12 defeat of Ballyhale Shamrocks in the final. [4]
Lawlor first lined out for Kilkenny as a member of the under-21 team during the 2016 Leinster Championship. He made his first appearance on 25 May 2016 when he lined out at left corner-back in a 1–11 to 0–12 defeat by Westmeath. [5]
On 5 July 2017,Lawlor won a Leinster Championship medal as a non-playing substitute following Kilkenny's 0–30 to 1–15 defeat of Wexford in the final. [6] On 9 September,he lined out at right wing-back when Kilkenny suffered a 0–17 to 0–11 defeat by Limerick in the All-Ireland final. [7]
Lawlor was added to the Kilkenny senior team as a member of the extended panel for the 2018 Leinster Championship. He made his first appearance for the team on 10 November 2018 when he lined out at full-back in Kilkenny's defeat by Galway in the Wild Geese Trophy. [8]
On 27 January 2019,Lawlor made his competitive debut when he lined out at full-back in Kilkenny's 2–18 defeat of Cork in the National League. [9] He made his first championship appearance on 11 May 2019 when he was at centre-back in Kilkenny's 2–23 to 1–21 defeat of Dublin. [10] On 30 June 2019,Lawlor lined out at full-back when Kilkenny suffered a 1–23 to 0–23 defeat by Wexford in the Leinster final. [11] He was again selected at full-back when Kilkenny suffered a 3–25 to 0–20 defeat by Tipperary in the 2019 All-Ireland final. [12] Lawlor ended the season by being nominated for an All-Star. [13]
On 14 November 2020,Lawlor won a Leinster Championship medal after lining out at full-back in the 2–20 to 0–24 defeat of Galway in the Leinster final. [14]
| Team | Year | National League | Leinster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Kilkenny | 2018 | Division 1A | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0-00 | 5 | 0-00 | 3 | 0-00 | 10 | 0-00 | ||
| 2020 | Division 1B | 5 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-01 | 1 | 0-00 | 8 | 0-01 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 7 | 0-00 | ||
| Career total | 12 | 0-00 | 9 | 0-01 | 4 | 0-00 | 25 | 0-01 | ||