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Hegarty takes top plaudit as Sunday Game pundits name team of the year

Beaten finalists Waterford have three players on the XV.

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Dec 14th 2020, 8:52 AM

The42’s finest international XV of 2018

It’s been a hell of a year. Here’s who really stood out.

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Dec 23rd 2018, 12:00 PM

6 for champions Limerick, 3 each for Galway and Cork - the 2018 All-Star Hurling team

John Kiely’s All-Ireland champions dominate the selection.

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Nov 2nd 2018, 8:03 PM

The big winners from Ireland's high-scoring summer tour

Ireland had some freedom to play in the US and Japan, but these men made the most of the chances.

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Jun 24th 2017, 6:30 PM

Blatter and Platini suspended by Fifa due to corruption investigation

Chung Mong-Joon has been banned for six years by the ethics committee.

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Oct 8th 2015, 11:44 AM

Our RWC Team of the Weekend is heavy on opensides, wings and Welsh warriors

There’s also a man who played his way in before being forced to retire prematurely.

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Sep 28th 2015, 11:02 AM

Tiger and Rory will appear together on Jimmy Fallon's show next week

This is either going to be the best or the worst thing ever. There is no in between.

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Aug 13th 2014, 5:08 PM

In Pictures: Your 2012 Hurling All-Stars

The 15 players who have stood the test of a long, hard season.

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Oct 26th 2012, 8:00 PM