List of Tipperary under-20 hurling team captains

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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.

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List of captains

YearPlayerClubNationalProvincial
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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