This article lists players who have captained the Tipperary 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.
Year | Player | Club | National | Provincial | |
2006 | David Young | Toomevara | Munster Hurling Final winning captain | ||
2007 | Darragh Egan | Kiladangan | |||
2008 | Séamus Hennessy | Kilruane MacDonaghs | Munster Hurling Final winning captain | ||
2009 | Pa Bourke | Thurles Sarsfields | |||
2010 | Pádraic Maher | Thurles Sarsfields | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Munster Hurling Final winning captain | |
2011 | Noel McGrath | Loughmore-Castleiney | |||
2012 | John O'Dwyer | Killenaule | |||
2013 | Niall O'Meara | Kilruane MacDonaghs | |||
2014 | Jason Forde | Silvermines | |||
2015 | Bill Maher | Kilsheelan-Kilcash | |||
2016 | Ronan Maher | Thurles Sarsfields | [1] | ||
2017 | Andrew Coffey | Nenagh Éire Óg | [2] | ||
2018 | Colin English | Fr. Sheehys | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | [3] | |
2019 | Craig Morgan | Kilruane MacDonaghs | Munster Hurling Final winning captain | [4] |
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