Noel Sands
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Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Nollaig de Sand | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Left wing-forward | ||
Born |
1968 Portaferry, County Down, Northern Ireland | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Portaferry | |||
Club titles | |||
Down titles | 8 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1985-2003 | Down | 23 (11-59) | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Ulster titles | 3 | ||
All-Irelands | 0 | ||
NHL | 2 (Div 3) | ||
All Stars | 0 |
Noel Sands (born 1968) is an Irish former hurler who played as a left wing-forward for the Down senior team.
After making his first appearance for the team during the 1985-86 National League, Sands later became a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement prior to the 2003 National League. During that time he won three Ulster medals and was a three-time All-Star nominee.[1]
At club level Sands is an eight-time county club championship medalist. Sands son Eoghan was part of the Down Minor Hurling team that won the Ulster Minor Hurling Championship and League in 2012.
Honours
- Down Senior Hurling Championship (8): 1988 1989 1991 1996 2000 2001 2002 2006
- Ulster Senior Hurling Championship (3): 1992 (C) 1995 1997
- National Hurling League Division 3 (2): 1987 1989
- Antrim Senior Hurling League (2) 2002 2003
References
- ^ "Former Down hurling All Star nominee to sit out NHL campaign". Down GAA website. 16 January 2003. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
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