The sporting weekend illustrated by 5 key numbers:
158 – The number of points scored in the four first round Heineken Cup fixtures involving the Irish Provinces. There were wins for Leinster and Ulster, defeats for Munster and Connacht. The aggregate scoreline was 81-77 in favour of the Irish teams.
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1Â – The number of Senior Waterford Hurling Titles in the history of the Passage club from the Eastern part of the County. Â Six points down with seven minutes to play on Sunday the game was turned on its head with two late goals, one of which was scored by 17 year old substitute Sean Hogan.
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8,297Â – The number of children that participated in the Tata Kids of Steel initiative across 13 venues in Britain as part of a programme to introduce young participants to the sport. Â Triathlon Ireland pitched the idea of a similar competition in Ireland in 2014 to an audience of Business supporters at Sport for Business 20/20 last week.
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0Â – The number of goals conceded by the Irish U19 soccer team in their two victories to date in the UEFA U19 European Championship Qualifying tournament. Â A 2-0 win over Azerbaijan was followed with a 1-0 success over Sweden on Sunday and assured qualification for the elite phase.
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4 – The number of tickets to next summer’s One Direction concert that are among the 70 lots being auctioned in support of injured jockey JT McNamara at a special charity race day being held at Limerick racecourse today. Â Other lots include the lifetime use of plain grey racing silks and a host of racing and other sporting experiences.
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Sports Analytics Round Table – Oct 24
Sports Tourism Seminar – Nov 07
Irish Sponsorship Awards
Sports Philanthropy Round Table
Youth Sports Conference
Sport for Business 20/20 for 2015 – Oct 07 2014
