Ireland 7s Squads Qualify For Olympic Repechage

It was a successful weekend for the Ireland Women’s and Men’s Teams with both sides securing places at the World Olympic Repechage tournament next year with respective 2nd and 3rd place finishes at the Rugby Europe Tournament in Lisbon.

Ireland Women

The Ireland Women side came up just short in the final against an excellent Spanish side in a hot and humid Lisbon this evening but will take consolation from some excellent performances and a place in the World Olympic Repechage.

Ireland Women’s Sevens Squad

Audrey O'Flynn (TID)
Jenny Murphy (Old Belvedere/Leinster)
Stacey Flood (Railway Union/Leinster)
Hannah Tyrrell (Old Belvedere/Leinster)
Eimear Considine (TID)
Ashleigh Baxter (Cooke/Ulster)
Katie Fitzhenry (Blackrock/Leinster)
Claire Keohane (UL Bohemians/Munster)
Lucy Mulhall (Rathdrum) (capt)
Claire Molloy (Bristol/Connacht)
Louise Galvin (UL Bohemians/Munster)
Alison Miller (Portlaoise/Connacht)
Emma Murphy (Railway Union/Leinster)

Ireland Results:
Saturday: Pool B –
Ireland 52 Romania 0
Scorers: Ireland: Tries: Alison Miller 5, Ashleigh Baxter, Jenny Murphy, Claire Keohane; Cons: Lucy Mulhall 5, Claire Keohane

Ireland 24 Belgium 5
Scorers: Ireland: Tries: Louise Galvin, Stacey Flood, Lucy Mulhall, Jenny Murphy; Cons: Lucy Mulhall 2

Ireland 50 Ukraine 0
Scorers: Ireland: Tries: Ireland: Claire Keohane 2, Alison Miller 4, Jenny Murphy, Hannah Tyrrell; Cons: Lucy Mulhall 5

Sunday: Cup Quarter-Finals –
Ireland 40 Germany 0
Scorers: Ireland: Tries: Louise Galvin 3, Claire Molloy, Alison Miller 2; Cons: Lucy Mulhall 3, Stacey Flood 2

Spain 31 Sweden 5
Netherlands 17 Belgium 0
Portugal 7 Italy 5

Cup Semi-Finals –
Ireland 28 Portugal 5
Scorers: Ireland: Tries: Louise Galvin 2, Alison Miller 2; Cons: Lucy Mulhall 4

Spain 21 Netherlands 5

Cup Final –
Ireland 19 v Spain 26
Scorers: Ireland: Tries: Lucy Mulhall, Jenny Murphy, Ashleigh Baxter; Cons: Lucy Mulhall 2

Ireland Men

Ireland Men qualified for the World Olympic Repechage thanks to a third place finish at the Rugby Europe Sevens tournament with kick offs proving crucial in winning the 3rd place playoff, defeating Georgia by 15 – 7.

Young Munster and academy player Gearoid Lyons took over the captaincy role for the weekend in the absence of the injured Tom Daly and his kicking skills made the difference when providing the perfect attacking platform with hanging re-starts.

Ireland Mens Sevens Squad

Adam Byrne (UCD/Leinster)
Aaron Cairns (Ballynahinch/Ulster)
Ian Fitzpatrick (Lansdowne/Leinster)
Terry Kennedy (St. Mary's College/Leinster)
Shane Layden (Buccaneers/Connacht)
Gearoid Lyons (Young Munster/Munster) (capt)
Diarmaid McCarthy (Young Munster/Munster)
David McGuigan (Ballynahinch/Ulster)
Harry McNulty (UCD/Leinster)
Matthew O'Regan (Exiles)
Mark Roche (Lansdowne/Leinster)
Alex Wootton (Garryowen/Munster)
Steve Toal-Lennon (St Mary's College/Leinster)

Ireland Results:
Saturday: Pool A –
Russia 19 Ireland 19
Scorers: Ireland: Tries: Steve Toal-Lennon, Shane Layden, Harry McNulty; Cons: Steve Toal-Lennon, Gearoid Lyons

Georgia 17 Ireland 21
Scorers: Ireland: Tries: Alex Wootton, Ian Fitzpatrick, Aaron Cairns; Cons: Gearoid Lyons 3

Italy 15 Ireland 33
Scorers: Ireland: Tries: Alex Wootton 2, Adam Byrne, Aaron Cairns, Terry Kennedy; Cons: Gearoid Lyons 4

Sunday: Cup Quarter-Finals –
Ireland 17 Lithuania 0
Scorers: Ireland: Tries: Harry McNulty, Adam Byrne, Mark Roche; Con: Gearoid Lyons

Germany 26 Romania 5
Portugal 0 Russia 24
Belgium 5 Georgia 21

Cup Semi-Finals –
Russia 24 v Ireland 10
Scorers: Ireland: Tries: Adam Byrne, Ian Fitzpatrick

Germany 26 Georgia 5

3rd/4th Place Play-Off –
Ireland 15 v Georgia 7
Scorers: Ireland: Tries: Ian Fitzpatrick, Harry McNulty, Terry Kennedy