Ireland rugby sevens series recap: From Perth Victory lap to 9th Down Under in Vancouver

The Ireland rugby sevens suffered a fall from grace this weekend in the World Series, following up their victory in Perth last month with a ninth place overall finish in their most outing in Vancouver. The side kicked off their title defence on Friday last, overcoming their first Pool A opponents, South Africa, on a scoreline of 28-7. There, there …

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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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