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Hail to the champions

Is 2016 the year of underdog sporting champions?

Hail to the champions

Tue, 31 May, 2016 - 01:00

A few weeks ago, Leicester City defied the odds and won the English Premiership, their first-ever top-level football championship, after being in existence for 132 years.

Last Saturday, Connacht pulled off an equally admirable feat, beating Leinster in the Guinness Pro 12 final in Edinburgh, their first major trophy in their 121-year history.

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