Keeping the faith: Stephen Cluxton commences 20th championship run

Not surprisingly, he has not lost one of those openers, seven of which he has been skipper and all but six of them taking place in Croke Park

Dublin's Stephen Cluxton: Embarking on a 20th Leinster SFC campaign. Picture: INPHO/Bryan Keane

A 20th inter-county championship begins for Stephen Cluxton in Portlaoise on Saturday evening.

Since his debut in 2001 when he lined out with current manager Dessie Farrell and predecessor Jim Gavin came on as a substitute, the five-in-a-row winning Dublin captain has been an ever-present between the posts at the outset of the Leinster SFC.