Every Monday we highlight the sporting weekend gone by through five key numbers that tell something of the passion and excitement that sport brings and which business can benefit from.
15 – The number of seconds away from a famous and first ever victory against the All Blacks that Ireland came on a memorable afternoon of rugby at the Aviva Stadium.
Read more of our recent rugby coverage
20 – The All Blacks had done it again the previous afternoon when they scored the winning try against England in the Rugby League World Cup with only 20 seconds left on the clock. Who could ever argue that sport is determined by the most slender of margins.
10 – The number of sixes hit by Ireland in their victory over Hong Kong which ensured automatic qualification for next year’s T20 World Cup Finals to be held in Bangladesh. The Irish Women’s Cricket team have also qualified for their version of the same event.
Read more about our cricket coverage.
18 – The margin of victory in points that Na Piarsaigh of Limerick recorded over SixMilerBridge of Clare in the Munster Club Hurling Final. Na Piarsaigh are sponsored by Etihad Airways after winning the prize in a national competition as part of the airlines sponsorship of the All Ireland Hurling Championship.
Read more of our recent GAA coverage.
4 – The number of tied games in the NFL since the turn of the century after Green Bay and Minnesota did just that on Sunday night .
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