List of Laois senior hurling team captains

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This article lists players who have recently captained the Laois county hurling team in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship and the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.

List of captains

YearPlayerClubNational titlesProvincial titles
2006 Patrick Mullaney Castletown
2007 Joe FitzPatrick Rathdowney-Errill
2008 Niall Holmes Camross
2009 Brian Campion Rathdowney-Errill
2010 Brian Campion Rathdowney-Errill
2011 Brian Campion Rathdowney-Errill
2012 Willie Hyland Clough-Ballacolla
2013 Matthew Whelan Borris-in-Ossory
2014 Matthew Whelan Borris-in-Ossory
2015 Joe FitzPatrick Rathdowney-Errill
2016 Charles Dwyer Ballinakill
2017 Ross King Rathdowney-Errill
2018
2019 Paddy Purcell Rathdowney-Errill

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