Carlow bowed out of the All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship on Sunday at the hands of Laois having lifted the Christy Ring cup in the previous weeks.
Despite this, seven of the Carlow side were named in the GAA team of the week.
GAA.ie Hurling Team of the Week
1: Enda Rowland (Laois)
2: Alan Corcoran (Carlow) 3: Leigh Bergin (Laois) 4: Lee Cleere (Laois)
5: Richard Coady (Carlow) 6: Matthew Whelan (Laois) 7: Ciaran Collier (Laois)
8: Paddy Purcell (Laois) 9: Diarmuid Byrne (Carlow)
10: John Michael Nolan (Carlow) 11: Paul Coady (Carlow) 12: Sean Downey (Laois)
13: Chris Nolan (Carlow) 14: Neil Foyle (Laois) 15: Marty Kavanagh (Carlow)