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  • Mikey Stafford RTÉ Online Sport Editor

    Mikey Stafford

    RTÉ Online Sport Editor

    The most-read sports stories of the year

    The most-read sports stories of the year

    We have compiled the top 10 for each month here, to give you an idea of what you were reading on these pages this year.

    Soccer • 21 Dec 23
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    UI Style Guide • 23 Apr 24
    Argentina will host a game at the 48-team 2030 World Cup, despite Spain, Portugal and Morocco being the tournament hosts

    Sporting expansionism: Tournaments are out of control

    As sporting tournaments get ever bigger, Mikey Stafford asks when the law of diminishing returns will kick in.

    Rugby • 29 Oct 23
    Sam Cane leading the haka ahead of the second Test against Ireland last year

    Captain Cane leading as best he can in McCaw's shadow

    Sam Cane is a hard-working openside flanker, but as All Blacks captain he lacks the aura of some who went before him, not least Richie McCaw.

    Rugby • 14 Oct 23
    Rassie Erasmus has been having fun on social media during the World Cup

    Tickles from 'uncomplicated' Erasmus touching nerves

    The reaction to Rassie Erasmus's press conference this week suggests a sensitivity among Irish rugby followers unbecoming of the top team in the world, writes Mikey Stafford.

    Rugby • 05 Oct 23
    byline test

    byline test

    UI Style Guide • 13 Sep 23
    Kyle Hayes could not be contained in 2023

    Hayes headlines Sunday Game Team of the Year

    Kyle Hayes has been named The Sunday Game Hurler of the Year, as he and six team-mates dominate the Team of the Year.

    GAA • 24 Jul 23
    Women's World Cup: England 1-0 Haiti recap

    Women's World Cup: England 1-0 Haiti recap

    England rode their luck at times against a spirited Haiti team but escaped Brisbane with a 1-0 win.

    FIFA Women's World Cup • 22 Jul 23
    Byline and Location Test

    Byline and Location Test

    Byline and Location Test Byline and Location Test

    UI Style Guide • 25 Jul 23
    Eoin Cody and Rory Hayes likely to face-off again this afternoon

    Preview: Clare to upend last year or Cats dismiss form?

    Brian Lohan's Clare are fancied to beat Kilkenny and reverse last year's semi-final defeat, but can Derek Lyng's Leinster champions confound predictions yet again?

    Hurling • 09 Jul 23
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