List of Cork under-20 hurling team captains

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This article lists players who have captained the Cork under-20 hurling team in the Munster Under-20 Hurling Championship and the All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship. Prior to 2019 the competition had an under-21 age limit.

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List of captains

YearPlayerClubNationalProvincial
1996 Seánie McGrath Glen Rovers Munster Hurling Final winning captain
1997 Dan Murphy Ballincollig All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain Munster Hurling Final winning captain
1998 Dan Murphy Ballincollig All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain Munster Hurling Final winning captain
1999 Ben O'Connor Newtownshandrum
2000
2001 Jason Barrett Carrigtwohill
2002
2003 Kieran Murphy Erin's Own
2004 Kieran Murphy Sarsfields
2005 Pat Fitzgerald Erin's Own
2006 Stephen Cronin Erin's Own
2007 Shane O'Neill Bishopstown Munster Hurling Final winning captain
2008 Patrick Cronin Bishopstown
2009 Patrick Horgan Glen Rovers
2010 William Egan Kilbrin
2011 William Egan Kilbrin
2012 Conor Lehane Midleton
2013 Christopher Joyce Na Piarsaigh
2014 Killian Burke Midleton
2015 Conor Twomey Newtownshandrum
2016 Patrick Collins Ballinhassig [1]
2017 Darren Browne Kanturk [2]
2018 Shane Kingston Douglas Munster Hurling Final winning captain [3]
2019 James Keating Kildorrery [4]
2020 Conor O'Callaghan Dromtarriffe All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain Munster Hurling Final winning captain
2021 Cormac O'Brien Newtownshandrum All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain Munster Hurling Final winning captain
2022 Jack Cahalane St. Finbarr's [5]
2023 Micheál Mullins Whitechurch All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain Munster Hurling Final winning captain [6]
2024 Darragh O'Sullivan Ballinhassig [7]

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