Shane Nolan is a hurler from

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. He has played with the Kerry intercounty team and with his local

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club.

Club

At club level Nolan plays with

. He won the County League Div 1 title in 2010 beating County Championships Ballyduff in the final. In 2011 he helped

to their first County Championship final in 12 years. Despite scoring 0-13 of his sides 0-15 and picking up the Man of the Match award Crotta ended up the wrong side of a 2–11 to 0–15 scoreline. Nolan and Crotta wouldn't return to the final again until

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. where they faced Lixnaw in the final. Four points from Nolan saw Crotta win a first title since 1968.

Underage

He first made his mark in 2009, helping Kerry to win All-Ireland Minor B Hurling Championship with a win over

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and All-Ireland Under 21 B Hurling Championship with a win over

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titles. He won a second Under 21 title in 2010 as captain of the team after a win over

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. In 2011, he won a third All Ireland B title and was awarded "man of the match" when they beat

Senior

He first came on the senior team in 2010, helping Kerry win Div 3A of the National Hurling League and later in the year Kerry made it to the

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final but lost out to

. He and Kerry returned the following year, and made no mistake second time round and beat Wicklow in the final, where Nolan scored five points. He later picked up the Christy Ring Cup Player of the Year award; He was the first Kerry player to win it. In 2013, he played in his third final in four years but was on the losing side this time to Down, at the end of the year he picked up a Christy Ring All Star. He was top scorer as Kerry won the

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Division 2A title with a win over

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in the final. Nolan lined out in his fourth

final where Kerry faced

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. Despite being favorites, and 1-04 from Nolan,

took the title on a 4–18 to 2–22 scoreline. He was part of the Under 21 Hurling/Shinty International team and was captain of the team in 2012.

Career statistics

Club

Inter-county

References

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