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Irish Rugby and Sevens

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    #2012
    connemara man
    Registered Users Posts: 6,773 ✭✭✭connemara man


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120182901#Comment_120182901

    I think The IRFU tried to force 7s competitions on the Women's AIL teams as a term of participation. Instead of trying to grow the current 7s comps and it's ended up doing more harm than good.

    Teams moved away from the big tournaments and the club tournaments never took off



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    #2013
    Lost Ormond
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120182929#Comment_120182929

    I cant remember exactly how it went. but as with so much of governance/management of womens game. handled badly from all angles.

    A series with existing tournaments and add a few more in other areas around country could be class. tie in decent music or anything else and draw good crowd. would be cool to see. Clifden, Kinsale, Dublin, Carrick, Athlone maybe 1/2 more venues



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    #2014
    Nermal
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    Has anyone picked up any tickets to the sevens events at the Olympics in 2024? I see a multi-pack pre-sale opened recently, interested to see what sessions and prices are looking like.



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    #2015
    SaoPaulo41
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    Ireland men beat Uruguay 7-0 in their opening game of LA 7s



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    #2016
    eagle eye
    Registered Users Posts: 38,373 ✭✭✭✭eagle eye


    I didn't get to see it but seven points in a 7's game is very odd. Was there some crazy weather or something?



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    #2017
    CIARAN_BOYLE
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    aIreland put down Canada 22-0 and South Africa 14-5 to top their group booking a quarter final against Australia.



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    #2018
    SaoPaulo41
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120289166#Comment_120289166

    Lots of delays due to torrential rain,pitch was a mess. we beat Canada 20-0 in next game and Sth Africa in final pool game.

    We play Aus in 1/4s this evening



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    #2019
    pickarooney
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120289166#Comment_120289166
    https://v.redd.it/3d8nwo9t5hka1

    To give you an idea



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    #2020
    eagle eye
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120289607#Comment_120289607

    I seen that game, Conroy put on a great show with tries and slides. 😁



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    #2021
    CIARAN_BOYLE
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    I didn't see the match but it looks like Ireland took a 31-7 hammering against Australia. Ireland to play Great Britain in the 5th place playoff later.



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    #2022
    ersatz
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120291901#Comment_120291901

    Yeah, outplayed, very little possession, lots of penalties and a yellow card. Conroy made his usual solo try from nothing but otherwise pretty poor show. That said Oz are a very good team.



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    #2023
    realhorrorshow
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120291901#Comment_120291901

    As ersatz said they got outplayed with the penalties being a major issue. I'm far from a sevens expert but it seems like they're missing Terry Kennedy big time, and looks to me like a less individually talented and athletic team than we've had up to now.



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    #2024
    CIARAN_BOYLE
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120292091#Comment_120292091

    Kennedy was a genuine star at 7s and we really miss him.

    Sometimes it feels like we lose too many players from our sevens squad because the money isn't there to keep them. There's a constant drain of 3-5 players a year retiring.

    Need to figure out how to monetise 7s so salaries can be increased or else we will be a middling sevens team that can produce good runs on occasion.

    Just lost 12-5 to GB leaving us as finishing 7-8 place.



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    #2025
    SaoPaulo41
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    Nice start to Vancouver tournament 35-5 win v Canada (mens)

    Beat Chile 50-7 in second group game, final group match v Australia later

    Post edited by SaoPaulo41 on


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    #2026
    S.M.B.
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    Final group game is against USA is it not?

    Didn 't even realise the mens were playing this weekend.

    7-0 down at the moment.

    Post edited by S.M.B. on


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    #2027
    sydthebeat
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    Girls got pretty much robbed v the french.

    No way was that a knock on by Parsons never any disconect



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    #2028
    typhoony
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    The men arecthrough to the semi-final where they will play Argentina



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    #2029
    S.M.B.
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    Frustrating call by the ref at the very end, especially as he had just penalised Argentina for a similar offence moments before.



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    #2030
    SaoPaulo41
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    Tough group for men's in HK7S

    Ireland, NZ,Kenya , SA



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    #2031
    eagle eye
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120321472#Comment_120321472

    I thought they were seeded as in you can only have two top 8 sides per group?



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    #2032
    CIARAN_BOYLE
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120323485#Comment_120323485

    I think the seeding works based on the result of the last tournament.


    So on that basis it's


    Ireland 4th

    New Zealand 5th

    Kenya 10th

    South Africa 13th



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    #2033
    Lost Ormond
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    IRELAND MEN’S SEVENS Squad (HSBC Hong Kong Sevens, Hong Kong Stadium, March 31 – April 2, 2023):

    Jordan Conroy (Buccaneers RFC)

    Sean Cribbin (Suttonians RFC)

    Fergus Jemphrey (IQ Rugby)

    Jack Kelly (Dublin University FC)

    Hugo Lennox (Skerries RFC)

    Matt McDonald (IQ Rugby)

    Liam McNamara (IQ Rugby)

    Harry McNulty (UCD RFC)(capt)

    Chay Mullins (Galway Corinthians RFC/Connacht/IQ Rugby)

    Dylan O’Grady (UCD RFC)

    Mark Roche (Lansdowne FC)

    Tom Roche (Lansdowne FC)

    Andrew Smith (Clontarf FC/Leinster)

    IRELAND WOMEN’S SEVENS Squad (HSBC Hong Kong Sevens, Hong Kong Stadium, March 31 – April 2, 2023):

    Kathy Baker (Blackrock College RFC)

    Claire Boles (Railway Union RFC)

    Megan Burns (Blackrock College RFC)

    Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe (Railway Union RFC)

    Stacey Flood (Railway Union RFC)

    Katie Heffernan (Railway Union RFC)

    Eve Higgins (Railway Union RFC)

    Erin King (Old Belvedere RFC)

    Vicky Elmes Kinlan (Wicklow RFC)

    Emily Lane (Blackrock College RFC)

    Kate Farrell McCabe (Suttonians RFC)

    Lucy Mulhall Wicklow RFC) (capt)

    Béibhinn Parsons (Blackrock College RFC)

    IRELAND SEVENS Schedule – Hong Kong Sevens:

    Friday, 31st March

    • Ireland Women v Fiji, 6.04am Irish time
    • Ireland Men v South Africa, 8.04am Irish time
    • Ireland Women v Australia, 10.28am Irish time

    Saturday, 1st April

    • Ireland Women v Brazil, 2.32am Irish time
    • Ireland Men v Kenya, 4.28am Irish time
    • Ireland Men v New Zealand, 8.49am Irish time

    Sunday, 2nd April

    • Play-off matches.




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    #2034
    S.M.B.
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    Opening 7-14 loss to South Africa.



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    #2035
    eagle eye
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    Damnit, got up to watch it then got a phonecall and forgot all about it. I suppose it's not so bad as they lost.



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    #2036
    Lost Ormond
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    Women lost 17-7 to Fiji and lost 19-12 to Australia



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    #2037
    CIARAN_BOYLE
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    Women in the 5th place semi final against France.

    The men are in a 9th place quarter final against Canada.



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    #2038
    CIARAN_BOYLE
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    The Irish women lost to France 26-14 and will play USA in the 7th place playoff.


    The men beat Uruguay 31-7 and will play Samoa in the 9th place playoff.



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    #2039
    eagle eye
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120430185#Comment_120430185

    Two teams in the men's that you wouldn't expect to be playing for a lowly ninth.

    The women were in a tough group.



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    #2040
    CIARAN_BOYLE
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120431593#Comment_120431593

    The group is based on the finish from the last event. The women are a 3rd seed again after their 8th place finish.



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    #2041
    SaoPaulo41
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    Can Ireland qualify for Olympics via hsbc tour ? Or is there a separate qualification event ? If so would it be a euro qualification tournament, we should get in that way with France already qualified.



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