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Irish name
  
Nollaig de Sand

Years
  
Club

All stars
  
0

Height
  
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)

All irelands
  
0


Position
  
Left wing-forward

Name
  
Noel Sands

Sport
  
Hurling

Down titles
  
8

Nhl
  
2

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.

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 1995 1997
  • National Hurling League Division 3 (2): 1987 1989
  • Antrim Senior Hurling League (2) 2002 2003

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