Each weekend we take a look back on the sporting highs from across Ireland and around the world through the medium of numbers.
3
The number of Head Injury Assessments carried out on Ireland players in Sunday’s Guinness Six Nations defeat to France. Cian Healy and Iain Henderson both returned to the game after the assessment and a bit of bandaging after their clash of heads. Rarely can the medical room at the Aviva Stadium have been busier though.
5.8
The average player rating given to the Irish Rugby team in the defeat to France. This is down from the average of 6.0 which the Irish Times gave to the team that lost to Wales the previous week, despite that being brought down by the 2 given to Peter O’Mahony. Three players were given a rating of 8 in Cardiff but 7 was the highest in Dublin.
357
Michael McDowell won the season-opening NASCAR race, the Daytona 500 in Florida, his first victory in 357 starts. That’s an impressive ability to keep going.
17
The number of points scored by Cavan player Aisling Sheridan in Collingwood’s third straight victory in the Women’s Australian Football League.
16
Man City’s facile victory over Tottenham in the English Premier League on Saturday was a record 16th consecutive win across all competitions.
3
The number of players from the Top 8 seeds in the Australian Open Women’s Singles that have progressed to the Quarter-Final Stage. The number in the Men’s competition is six.
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