12 nominees in contention for the 2016 RTÉ Sports Team of the Year award
Updated at 20:00
The Irish rugby team and Tipperary hurlers are amongst the nominees
Source: INPHO
THE NOMINEES FOR RTÉ’s Sport Team of the Year have been announced with 12 outfits in contention for the award after their heroics in 2016.
The Irish rugby team are nominated after a year of historic wins over New Zealand and South Africa, while PRO12 champions Connacht are also in the running.
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From soccer, both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland teams are in the running after featuring in Euro 2016 in France. Dundalk have also been nominated after their SSE Airtricity League triumph and exploits in Europe.
On the GAA front there are four All-Ireland champions nominated in the Dublin footballers, the Tipperary hurlers, the Cork ladies footballers and the Kilkenny camogie team.
Finally the Irish Paralaympic cycling and athletics teams will contest the award along with Olympic silver medal rowing winning O’Donovan brothers, Paul and Gary.
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- Connacht rugby
Source: Billy Stickland/INPHO
- Cork ladies footballers
Source: Tommy Dickson/INPHO
- Dublin senior football
Source: James Crombie/INPHO
- Dundalk soccer
Source: Lorraine O’Sullivan/INPHO
- Ireland Paralympic cycling
Source: James Crombie/INPHO
- Ireland Paralympic athletics
Source: James Crombie/INPHO
- Ireland rugby
Source: INPHO/Billy Stickland
- Kilkenny camogie
Source: Tommy Dickson/INPHO
- Northern Ireland soccer
Source: Presseye/William Cherry/INPHO
- The O’Donovan brothers – Gary and Paul
Source: Morgan Treacy/INPHO
- Republic of Ireland soccer
Source: James Crombie/INPHO
- Tipperary senior hurling
Source: Morgan Treacy/INPHO
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The 2016 nominees in full are:
- Connacht rugby
- Cork ladies footballers
- Dublin footballers
- Dundalk soccer
- Ireland’s Paralympic cycling
- Ireland’s Paralympic athletics
- Ireland rugby
- Kilkenny camogie
- Northern Ireland soccer
- The O’Donovan brothers – Paul and Gary
- Republic of Ireland soccer
- Tipperary hurlers
The RTÉ Sport Awards 2016 are live on RTÉ One on Saturday 17 December at 9pm.
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