Keohane & Murphy-Crowe Named For Canada 7s

Ireland Women’s Sevens squad has been named to compete in the Canada 7s this weekend in Langford.

Head Coach Anthony Eddy has named his side which includes Munster’s Claire Keohane and Amee Leigh Murphy-Crowe.

Both players featured in last weekend’s winning side that defeated Japan 26-15 at the Atlanta Sevens play-offs to claim the Bowl title in the World Rugby Women’s Series.

The Irish team have been drawn in Pool C with England, Canada and Japan.

Speaking this week about both the Atlanta 7s and the up and coming Canada 7s, Anthony Eddy said;

"Winning the Bowl in Atlanta was pleasing for us, we didn't have a great start to the tournament on day one, but we made amends for that on day two and were happy with how things went.

Looking ahead to Langford this weekend, it's really about trying to build on our performances from Atlanta. The groups are always tough at the World Series, but we're hoping to keep on improving tournament by tournament.”

Ireland's games will be streamed live via the World Rugby YouTube channel – https://www.youtube.com/user/irb

Ireland Women's squad for HSBC World Sevens Series, Atlanta, Georgia

Ashleigh Baxter – Belfast Harlequins / Ulster
Katie Fitzhenry – Blackrock College RFC / Leinster
Kim Flood – Railway Union / Leinster*
Stacey Flood – Railway Union / Leinster
Shannon Houston – Blackrock / Leinster
Claire Keohane – UL Bohs / Munster
Alison Miller – Portlaoise / Connacht
Lucy Mulhall – Rathdrum / Leinster
Amee Leigh Murphy-Crowe – Railway Union / Munster
Sene Naoupu – Galwegians / Connacht
Audrey O'Flynn – Talent ID Programme
Hannah Tyrell – Old Belvedere / Leinster
Megan Williams – St.Mary's College RFC

Match Schedule – Langford

Saturday 16th April 2016
England 7s v Ireland 7s – 11.00 (Local Time) / 19.00 (Irish Time)
Canada 7s v Ireland 7s – 14.14 (Local Time) / 22.14 (Irish Time)
Ireland 7s v Japan 7s – 17.06 (Local Time) / 1.06 (Irish Time)

Sunday 17^th April 2016
Cup / Bowl / Plate Play-Offs

Munster's Claire Keohane in action