Irish Rugby and Sevens

Very disappointed that Conroy and Kennedy didn't make a bigger mark. They're so dynamite when they're on song.

So 6 legs of world series to come in rest of 2021 with none in Europe.

may get normal series then for 2021/22 season

2 legs in Canada in September then Singapore and Hong Kong end of October and start of November then Dubai and South Africa in December

womens series will have just 4 legs. Paris in October then Hong Kong, Dubai and South Africa. Same weekends as the men

Saw glimpses of Comerford and Cosgrave on Friday and liked what I saw. Hopefully that sevens pathway continues to reap rewards for Leinster players.

Yeah resting the Olympics players and gives chance to look at extended squad

mens and womens sides to compete in tournament in Spain weekend after next

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Think that's Ireland through as one of the two best 3rd placed sides. The commentator says Ireland will have to wait but the math shows Ireland have done enough.

P.S Is Ed Kelly the winger that was in the St Michaels team that Cosgrave was in? ( I know he's the younger brother of Jack Kelly so the odds are it is him).

3rd round of both mens and womens series are in Malaga next weekend

Ireland Men’s Sevens Squad:

Tamilore Awonusi (IQ Rugby)

Niall Comerford (UCD RFC/Leinster)

Sean Cribbin (Suttonians RFC)

Sean Kearns (Ireland Sevens)

Jack Kelly (Dublin University FC)

Ed Kelly (Dublin University FC)

Terry Kennedy (St Mary’s College RFC)

Bryan Mollen (Blackrock College RFC)(Captain)

Chay Mullins (Bristol Bears/IQ Rugby)

Conor Phillips (Young Munster/Munster)

Mark Roche (Lansdowne FC)

Tom Roche (Lansdowne FC)

Andrew Smith (Clontarf FC/Leinster)

Zac Ward (Ballynahinch RFC).

Ireland Women’s Sevens Squad:

Kathy Baker (Blackrock College RFC)

Megan Burns (Blackrock College RFC)

Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe (Railway Union RFC)

Stacey Flood (Railway Union RFC)

Katie Heffernan (Mullingar RFC/Railway Union RFC)

Eve Higgins (Railway Union RFC)

Brittany Hogan (Ballynahinch RFC/Old Belvedere RFC)

Erin King (Old Belvedere RFC)

Emily Lane (Blackrock College RFC)

Kate Farrell McCabe (Suttonians RFC)

Anna McGann (Railway Union RFC)

Lucy Mulhall (Rathdrum RFC)(Captain)

Béibhinn Parsons (Blackrock College RFC).

Ireland Sevens Schedule, HSBC Spain Sevens, Malaga:

Friday 21st January:

• Ireland Women v Spain (10.28am local time/9.28am Irish time)
• Ireland Men v Japan (12.06pm local time/11.06pm Irish time)
• Ireland Men v Germany (4.50pm local time/3.50pm Irish time)
• Ireland Women v Australia (7.35pm local time/6.35pm Irish time)

Saturday 22nd January:

• Ireland Women v Belgium (10.28am local time/9.28am Irish time)
• Ireland Men v Australia (12.33pm local time/11.33pm Irish time)

Sunday 23rd January:

• Play-off and ranking matches.

Seems to be going well in Malaga. Just beat Australia to top the group.

results from the weekend

In group stage the Women beat Spain 21-5 and Belgium 29-12 lost to Australia 17-12. well beaten by France 33-5 in quarters and beat England 38-7 and Canada 26-5 to finish 5th

Men were knocked out at the quarter-final stage by Argentina losing 29-5, having topped their pool thanks to wins over Japan (33-14), Germany (24-7) and Australia (10-5). they lost to France 20-10 to finish 7th

both sides are now 6th in overall series rankings after 3rounds

Women are into a first ever final

had 29-0 win over England in sf

Women going well in final 12-5 up at half time

Don't want to come across as a sore loser, but I thought we got a rough time from the ref.