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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.
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.
Connacht rugby
Cork ladies footballers
Dublin senior football
Dundalk soccer
Ireland Paralympic cycling
Ireland Paralympic athletics
Ireland rugby
Kilkenny camogie
Northern Ireland soccer
The O'Donovan brothers - Gary and Paul
Republic of Ireland soccer
Tipperary senior hurling
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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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