Ireland Sevens Squads Named For Spain

The Ireland Men’s and Women’s Sevens Squads have been named to take park in the II Toreno Internacional Rugby 7s Tournament in Alicante, Spain this weekend.

The men's side will play Spain, Portugal and France, while the women's side play England, Spain, Portugal, France and Spain Development.

Three Munster players have been named in the men’s side that include UL Bohemian players Cian Aherne and Alan Bennie who recently represented Munster in the Limerick World Club Se7ens.

Young Munster out-half and Munster Academy player Gearoid Lyons has also been named.

UL Bohemian players Claire Keohane and Louise Galvin have been named on the women’s squad along with Shannon’s Aoife Doyle and Amee Lee Muprhy Crowe from St. Mary’s RFC.

Speaking ahead of the tournament, Anthony Eddy, IRFU Director of Rugby Sevens, "Last season we achieved two key objectives, the women qualified for the World Series and the men moved up to Division A in Europe.

Both squads are in contention for Olympic qualification this season and we're taking another step along that road in Spain at the weekend.

The two squads have been working hard in the off season so this tournament is a good chance to get back on the field and measure our progress.”

Ireland Men's Sevens, Il Toreno Internacional Rugby 7s Tournament. Alicante, Spain. 13th-14th November.

Cian Aherne (UL Bohemians/ Munster)
Alan Bennie (UL Bohemians/ Munster)
Adam Byrne (UCD/ Leinster)
Aaron Cairns (Ballynahinch/ Ulster)
Tom Daly (Lansdowne/ Leinster) Capt
Barry Daly (UCD/ Leinster)
Matthew D'Arcy (Lansdowne/ Leinster)
Foster Horan (Lansdowne/ Leinster)
Terry Kennedy (St. Marys/ Leinster)
Gearoid Lyons (Young Munster/ Munster)
Matthew O'Regan (Macclesfield/ Exiles)
Mark Roche (Lansdowne/ Leinster)
Nick Timoney (Queens University/ Ulster)

Ireland Men's Sevens Fixtures (All Times are local)

Friday, 13th November
17.20 Spain v Ireland
18.40 Ireland v Portugal

Saturday, 14th November
11.20 France v Ireland
12.40 Playoffs

Ireland Women's Sevens, Il Toreno Internacional Rugby 7s Tournament. Alicante, Spain. 13th-14th November.

Ashleigh Baxter (Belfast Harlequins/ Ulster)
Megan Williams (St Marys)
Audrey O'Flynn (Sevens)
Emma Murphy (Railway Union/ Leinster)
Kim Flood (Railway Union/ Leinster)
Shannon Houston (Blackrock/ Leinster)
Claire Keohane (UL Bohemian/ Munster)
Stacey Flood (Railway Union/ Leinster)
Lucy Mulhall (Rathdrum/ Leinster) Capt
Eimear Considine (Sevens)
Louise Galvin (UL Bohemian/ Munster)
Aoife Doyle (Shannon/ Munster)
Amee Leigh Murphy Crowe (St Marys / Munster)
Alison Miller (Portlaoise/ Connacht)

Ireland Women's Sevens Fixtures (All times are local)

Friday 13th November
16.20 Portugal v Ireland
18.00 Ireland v England
19.20 Spain v Ireland

Saturday 14th November
10.00 Spain Development v Ireland
11.40 Ireland v France
13.20 Play-