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YOU DON’T HAVE to be a sporting nerd to love some statistics, and we thought we would draw 2014 to a close with some of the most memorable sporting numbers from the last year.
9 – The number of games Joe Schmidt’s Ireland team won this year
Source: Dan Sheridan/INPHO
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Source: neiljungtv/YouTube
5 – The total amount of passes thrown by Ireland’s 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 against South Africa
Source: Billy Stickland/INPHO
5 – The number of positions that retired Kilkenny hurler Tommy Walsh won Allstars in
Source: James Crombie/INPHO
4 – The amount of months (May, August, September, October) Man United went without an away league win
Source: Martin Rickett
85 – The number of years that had passed since a team won the Clare hurling and football championship double until Cratloe achieved the feat this year
Source: James Crombie/INPHO
44 – The number of scores hit by Kilkenny and Tipperary in the drawn All-Ireland hurling final
Source: James Crombie/INPHO
34 – The number of trophies Ryan Giggs won during his 24-year Manchester Untied career that ended in May
Source: PA WIRE
38 – The amount of All-Ireland titles won by retired Kilkenny quintet Tommy Walsh, Aidan Fogarty, David Herity, JJ Delaney and Brian Hogan
Source: James Crombie/INPHO
12 – The number of outright Five/Six Nations titles won by Ireland after this year’s triumph
Source: Cathal Noonan/INPHO
48 – The number of years that passed between Billy Morgan winning the Sigerson Cup with UCC as a player and a coach
Source: James Crombie/INPHO
11 – The number of first time GAA AllStars this year
Source: Cathal Noonan/INPHO
146 yards – The length of Jamie Donaldson’s approach shot that won the Ryder Cup for Europe
Source: Sky Sports/YouTube
21 – The number of consecutive matches The Undertaker had won at Wrestlemania before losing to Brock Lesnar in April
Source: Jonathan Bachman
1,185 – The amount of aces hit by Ivo Karlovic this year, the most on the ATP Tour
Source: John Minchillo
BOD, Paul McGrath, Donal Walsh and 13 GAA stars in Gizzy Lyng’s brilliant hurling videoAviva damage caused by Aussie staffer unable to open a door properly