THE NOMINEES FOR the RTÉ Sport Awards 2021 Team of the Year have been revealed.
The awards take place next Saturday, with All-Ireland winners across the four Gaelic Games codes, Olympic and Paralympic medallists, the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division champions and the Pro14 holders all shortlisted.
While there has been an outcry following Paul O’Donovan’s omission from the Sportsperson of the Year shortlist, he’s included here alongside Fintan McCarthy after their Olympic lightweight double sculls gold medal, and European championship glory.
Another Olympic medal-winning team are included in the Irish women’s four rowing team of Aifric Keogh, Eimear Lambe, Fiona Murtagh and Emily Hegarty, while para-cycling stars Katie-George Dunlevy and Eve McCrystal are in the running for the prize after their two golds and silver in Tokyo.
Having sent shockwaves around the Gaelic games world with their first All-Ireland senior title in their first season back in the top-flight, denying a Dublin five-in-a-row en route, the Meath ladies footballers will be strong contenders for the honour, as will Limerick’s back-to-back All-Ireland hurling champions.
Fergal Logan and Brian Dooher’s Tyrone footballers, and the triumphant Galway camogie team also make the cut, alongside the country’s dominant football and rugby sides: Shamrock Rovers and Leinster.
You can read more about all the nominees, that were announced on RTÉ Radio 1 this afternoon, here, with the winner to be announced next Saturday night during a ceremony presented by Joanne Cantwell and Darragh Maloney.
But we want to know, what team would you pick for this award?
- Galway camogie
- Katie-George Dunlevy and Eve McCrystal
- Leinster rugby
- Limerick hurlers
- Meath ladies footballers
- Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy
- Shamrock Rovers
- Tyrone footballers
- Ireland women’s four rowers.
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Rowers
@Michael Murray: women’s rowers a better shout, as the lads are hard to listen too. ‘Ah sure you know its grand’ after winning Olympic gold.
@Seagoat returns: I guess your comment has got more to do with that chip on your shoulder regarding on what part of the country these two male rowers come from, and in case you don’t know coming third in a any sporting competition you are second of the losers.
Limerick Hurlers for their domination the whole year
@Donnacha Doyle: …gotta be international even though the first half of final was the most complete sporting performance I’ve seen in my 74 yrs of watching a myriad of sports. I was pure perfection.
Rachael Blackmore.
@Thomas O’ Donnell: its team of the year award!?
@Declan: the horse
Dunleavy and McCrystal for the total trust in your team mate to guide you. All of the others deserve team of the year and it’s so hard to choose, but I think the two girls were absolutely amazing this year.
Seriously, there isn’t a need to ask! An Olympic gold medal – team of the year is obviously Paul & Fintan.
What will it take for Paul to get the recognition he deserves in Ireland? A silver & gold in successive Olympics, multiple world & EuropeanGold, Silver and Bronze medals…. Maybe if he wins a gold in Paris he’ll get a nomination for sports person of the year
Limerick hurlers
Women rowers, a great performance and achievement