| Huw Lawlor | |
| Irish: | Aodh Ó Leathlobhair |
| Occupation: | Gaelic games coach |
| Birth Date: | 1 May 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Kilkenny, Ireland |
| Feet: | 6 |
| Inches: | 2 |
| Sport: | Hurling |
| Code: | Hurling |
| County: | Kilkenny |
| Province: | Leinster |
| Club: | O'Loughlin Gaels |
| Clcounty: | 1 |
| Colleges: | University College Dublin |
| Fitz: | 0 |
| Colyears: | 2014-present |
| Counties: | Kilkenny |
| Icyears: | 2018-present |
| Icposition: | Full-back |
| Icapps(Points): | 13 (0-01) |
| Icprovince: | 4 |
| Icallireland: | 0 |
| Nhl: | 0 |
| Allstars: | 2 |
| Icupdate: | 22:05, 17 July 2021 |
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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
2014
2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
2017