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Bronze For Ireland 7s At European Sevens Opener In Algarve

Ireland Women’s 7s team bagged a bronze medal finish at the Rugby Europe Sevens Championship Series (Leg 1) Algarve Sevens in Portugal this past weekend. After back-to-back victories on Friday over Sweden and Germany, a draw on Saturday (June 10) with Spain followed by a quarter-final win over Czechia, Ireland 7s topped their pool and progressed to the semi-finals to …

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Lucy Mulhall: 50 Caps For Ireland Sevens Captain Leading Ireland To Olympics

Lucy Mulhall captianed Ireland Rugby 7s side to win automatic Paris 2024 qualification after the team beat Fiji this past Sunday in Toulouse. This was a momentous day for the team, made even more special for captain Mulhall as the match against Fiji also corresponded with her 50th tournament cap for Ireland 7s. Mulhall was a part of the 7s …

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Rugby Sevens Qualify for Olympics- Weekend Roundup

Ireland Sevens Qualify for Olympics Ireland Women’s 7s have made history by booking automatic qualification for the 2024 Paris Olympics. The crucial game was against Fiji in the fifth-place semi-final on the last day of the HSBC France Sevens in Toulouse this morning (May 14). Thanks to a brace of tries from Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe, Ireland defeated Fiji 10-5, ensuring …

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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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Best finish yet for Ireland at the Emirates Dubai 7s

Although disappointed following several defeats on the final day, the Ireland women’s sevens team still managed a best-ever finish at the Emirates Dubai 7s. The Irish squad finished 6th overall in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. The squad got off to a great start and topped Pool C with three wins from three beating Spain (21-7), Japan (31-24) and …

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Irish elite female rugby players face a tough decision with controversial IRFU Contracts

IRFU’s Performance Director David Nucifora confirms that 29 Irish women’s players have accepted contracts, with eight players rejecting offers from the union. Of those 29 players some are dual 7s and 15s players who have previously been on IRFU deals before the beginning of this season. When it was announced in August that the union would be offering up to …

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