Ireland progress to semi-finals in Algarve

After back-to-back victories Friday over Sweden and Germany and a draw today (June 10) with Spain followed by a quaterfinal win over Czechia, Ireland 7s topped their pool and are through to the semi-finals in the Women’s 7s Championship in Algarve, Portugal. Ireland will play France tomorrow at 11:36 a.m. Ireland opened the tournament strongly with a 27-0 victory over …

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Ireland is One Win Away From Olympic qualification

Ireland women’s 7s are still in the race for automatic Olympic qualification, but it will all come down to the 5th-place semi-final against Fiji tomorrow morning (May 14)  in the final day of the HSBC France 7s. 2023 World Series champions New Zealand, the USA, Australia, and hosts France have already booked slots in next year’s Paris Olympics, but the …

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Eve Higgins on Ireland Rugby 7s World Cup Qualification

The Irish 7s Rugby World Cup is just around the corner and athletes like Eve Higgins are preparing for the competition.    Ireland’s Women’s National Rugby 7s team qualified for the Rugby World Cup after having four straight wins and zero tries scored on them. “I think you’d be lying if you said you weren’t nervous,” Higgins said. “I’d say …

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Ireland Squad Named For World Series Return In Langford

Head Coach Aiden McNulty has named a 13-player Ireland Women’s Sevens squad for the return of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in Langford this weekend. The Ireland squad arrived in Canada on Sunday evening ahead of the fifth leg of the 2022 Women’s Series, which takes place on Saturday 30th April and Sunday 1st May. McNulty has been able …

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Ireland Women’s Six Nations Squad Update

The extended Ireland Women’s Squad, sponsored by Aon, assembled at the IRFU High Performance Centre on Saturday for a one-day camp ahead of this weekend’s TikTok Women’s Six Nations clash against England in Leicester. A group of 33 players trained in Dublin in preparation for Sunday’s Round 4 game at Mattioli Woods Welford Road (Kick-off 12pm, live on Virgin Media …

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Five Exciting New Additions To Irish Six Nations Squad

Ireland have named five uncapped 7s players in an exciting squad of 35 for the upcoming Women’s 2021 Six Nations Championship.

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