Rowland retires from Laois duty
October 26, 2025
Laois goalkeeper Enda Rowland celebrates. ©INPHO/Ryan Byrne.
Laois goalkeeper Enda Rowland has announced his retirement from inter-county hurling.
The Abbeyleix clubman made his senior debut for Laois in 2015 and would go on to become one of the O’Moore County’s greatest hurlers, with his superb shot-stopping and booming puck-outs key features in his game.
2019 would see him between the sticks when Laois defeated Westmeath in the Joe McDonagh Cup final and they’d go on to record a landmark victory over Dublin in the All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-finals, which he Rowland cites as “Laois hurling's greatest day”.
The following year would see him becoming captain of his county and, posting on social media on Saturday evening, Rowland confirmed his decision to retire from the inter-county game after a decade of service.
"The time has come to announce my retirement from inter-county hurling,” his statement read.
“From the moment I made my county minor debut at 14, to my senior debut in 2015, right up until my last game in 2025.
“I loved every minute of my career and I wouldn't change it for anything. There have been many highs and lows in the Laois jersey, but one memory that I will cherish forever is that moment the final whistle blew in OMP against Dublin in 2019. Laois hurling's greatest day.
"There are many people I'd like to thank. All my coaches/managers, the whole way up along, my club Abbeyleix for the support shown. My girlfriend Aishling for the support shown. But a special thanks to both my parents, from day 1, travelling up and down the country to matches, dropping me to training, buying hurls /helmets/gear and washing gear.
“Finally, I look to forward to being a Laois supporter now.”
— Enda Rowland (@EndaRowland2) October 25, 2025Tweet
