Why do the Irish women’s rugby sevens team all have this specific tattoo?

The Irish women’s rugby sevens team are without a doubt buzzing for their first Olympic Games this summer, so much so that they even marked their qualification with a tattoo. They may be holding off on adding the Olympic rings to that ink collection just yet, but as Kathy Baker and Anna McGann explained at the Her Sport Awards, they’ve …

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Race for Olympic qualification still on for Irish Sevens Squad

The Irish Sevens team lost out on a bronze medal at the World Sevens Series in Cape Town, coming in fourth after going down 20-12 to the USA. However, the squad have climbed up one place to fifth in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series standings after two rounds. Beibhinn Parsons and Stacey Flood shined again getting the Irish tries …

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Mageean Shines At Diamond League | The Weekend Roundup

Ciara Mageean stuns us again Ciara Mageean produced an extraordinary performance in the 1500m at the Diamond League final in Zurich. The two-time European Championship bronze medalist clocked a time of 4:01.68, coming in second to Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon of Kenya (4:00.44).  Zurich Diamond League Final 2nd 💎 Wish I could share the whole race as most people couldn't …

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Rugby World Cup Sevens Qualified In Impressive Weekend

The Women’s Rugby Sevens Team booked their ticket to the Rugby World Cup Sevens tournament on Sunday. After four impressive games, it was a 36-0 win over Portugal that sealed the deal for the sevens team. ????? ??? ????????????? ✈️?? It was a good weekend all round as the Ireland Sevens teams both secured their places at September’s Rugby World …

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Stephanie Meadow’s Finishes Top 10 & Dubs Top Group A

Irish National Athletics Championships This past weekend marked the 150th Irish Life Health national track and field championships at Morton Stadium in Dublin. The eventful weekend saw many amazing performances across all the disciplines. Limerick’s Sarah Lavin took home her 7th outdoor national title Saturday in the 100m hurdles with a time of 14.06 crossing the finish line in front …

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