Connacht Heineken CupAfter another weekend of sporting glory for Ireland on a variety of international stages, we highlight five key moments through the medium of numbers.
140 – The number of points racked up in a clean sweep of wins by Leinster, Munster, Ulster and Connacht in the Heineken Cup. Connacht’s 16-14 victory in Toulouse is being hailed as among the biggest upsets in the tournament’s history but one that was fully deserved.
0.30 – The winning margin in seconds for Caroline Ryan in her securing a Bronze Medal at the Track Cycling World Cup in Mexico. That was at the end of a 3,000 metre individual pursuit.
Cycling Ireland to Pitch for National Indoor Velodrome

60 – The number of seconds of sustained applause for Nelson Mandela at sporting events to take place all across the world all over the weekend.
Mandela Speech on the Power of Sport

4 – The placing of Fionnuala Britton as she came up just short in a bid to make it three in a row European Titles at the European Cross Country Championships in Belgrade. It is felt a summer of injuries may have cost her what would have been a unique hat trick.
5 – The number of times in the last seven years that GAA clubs from Dublin have won the AIB Leinster Club Championships after St Vincent’s beat Portlaoise in Sunday’s final.

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