DOWN ace Daithi Sands lifts the lid on some of his team mates.

Age: 23.

Teams played for: Down, Portaferry and Ulster University.

Which team mate has been the most inspirational and why? Niall Fitzsimmons – always full of inspirational quotes.

Who’s the best team mate to train with and why? John Mee – guaranteed a few extra wine gums when he’s about.

Which team mate is the worst to train with and why? CT – Caolan Taggart – just loves complaining.

Which team mate do you want to mark in training and why? Anyone bar Tom Murray, see answer below.

Which team mate do you dread marking in training and why? Tom Murray – spend too much time with him as it is, constantly talking muck.

Which team mate is the best on journeys away? Marc Fisher – loves throwing money away in cards.

Which team mate is the worst for journeys away? ‘Viper’ (Stephen Keith) – loves making up his own rules for card games.

What’s the funniest thing you’ve heard in training or in a match, and who said it? Gary Smyth – ‘you don’t see a cheetah stretch before it hunts its prey.’

What’s the worst excuse you’ve heard to get out of training? Niall Fitzsimmons – my sunburn is too bad.

Which team mate is the loudest in the changing room? Triple R – usually heard before seen.

NO BETTER MAN…Daithi Sands would only want Conor Woods over a penalty – as long as it wasn’t against Portaferry, of course

Which team mate would you want standing over a last-second penalty? Conor Woods – only for Down.

Which team mate would you never want to see hitting a last-second penalty?  Emmett O’Neill.

Which team mate is the most sensible? Eoghan Sands, aka ‘Mr Sensible.’

Who is the smartest of all your team mates? Barry Trainor – man has a solution to everything.

Who’s the best team mate to celebrate with? Callum Smyth – celebrates winning training matches.