Noel Connors
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Noel Connors (born 5 May 1990) is an Irish hurler who played for Waterford Senior Championship club Passage and formerly played for and captained the Waterford senior hurling team. He was usually deployed as a corner-back but could also be deployed as a full-back or as a centre-back.
Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Nollaig Ó Conchubhair | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Left corner-back | ||
Born |
(1990-05-05) 5 May 1990 (age 33) Waterford, Ireland | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Nickname | Noelie | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
2005-present | Passage | ||
Club titles | |||
Waterford titles | 1 | ||
Colleges(s) | |||
Years | College | ||
2008-2018 | Waterford Institute of Technology | ||
College titles | |||
Fitzgibbon titles | 0 | ||
Inter-county(ies)* | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2009-2019 | Waterford | 41 (0-00) | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Munster titles | 1 | ||
All-Irelands | 0 | ||
NHL | 1 | ||
All Stars | 3 | ||
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 19:08, 2 January 2019. |
Connors began his hurling career with the Passage club, with whom he won Waterford Championship medals at intermediate level in 2007 and at senior level in 2013. He made his debut for the Waterford senior team in 2009, having previously played for the Waterford minor and under-21 teams. Since then Connors has won National Hurling League and Munster Championship medals, as well as being an All-Ireland Championship runner-up in 2017.