Ireland national rugby sevens team
Union | Irish Rugby Football Union | |
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Coach(es) | Anthony Eddy | |
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World Cup Sevens | ||
Appearances | 5 (First in 1993) | |
Best result | 1993 Cup Semi-final |
The Ireland national rugby union sevens team has previously competed in the IRB Sevens World Series and Rugby World Cup Sevens. The team also competes during European qualifying phases for the Summer Olympics.
Although there is no permanent team at present, there may well be in the future.[1] The IRFU announced in 2015 its goal to field a national sevens team that has a chance to qualify for the 2016 Olympics and joins the Sevens World Series by 2017.[2]
Contents
1973 International Seven-A-Side Tournament
Ireland competed at the 1973 International Seven-A-Side Tournament, the first rugby sevens tournament for national teams. They defeated New Zealand (a feat never achieved by the 15-a-side squad) Australia and Scotland in the groups phase, and lost to England in the final match.
Squad:
- 7 - V Becker (Lansdowne)
- 6 - AW McMaster (Ballymena)
- 5 - CMH Gibson (NIFC)
- 4 - D.M. Canniffe (Cork Con)
- 3 - JF Slattery (Blackrock College)
- 2 - PC Whelan (Garryowen)
- 1 - KMA Mays (University College, Dublin)
- 8 - TAP Moore (Highfield)
- 9 - JP Dennison (Garryowen)
Rugby World Cup Sevens
1993
Results
Group stage:
Ireland 21–12
South Korea
Ireland 17–9
France
Ireland 38–0
United States
Ireland 7–24
New Zealand
Ireland 45–0
Netherlands
Cup Quarter-finals:
Cup Semi-final:
Ireland 19–21
Australia
Squad
1997
Results
First Group Stage:
Ireland 22–31
Argentina
Ireland 5–38
South Africa
Second Group Stage:
Ireland 7–34
South Africa
Ireland 5–26
Hong Kong
Bowl Quarter-final:
Ireland 33–5
Portugal
Bowl Semi-final:
Ireland 22–24
Japan
Squad
2001
Results
Group Stage:
Ireland 5–41
Fiji
Ireland 31–10
Kenya
Ireland 19–19
South Korea
Ireland 12–33
Argentina
Ireland 5–28
Russia
Bowl Quarter-final:
Ireland 24–19
Chinese Taipei
Bowl Semi-final:
Ireland 12–33
Portugal
Squad
2005
Results
Group Stage:
Ireland 14–33
Scotland
Ireland 5–52
New Zealand
Ireland 19–31
United States
Ireland 24–17
South Korea
Ireland 24–7
Tonga
Plate Quarter-final:
Ireland 14–19
Samoa
Squad
2009
Results
Group Stage:
Bowl Quarter-final:
Ireland 24–5 Arabian Gulf
Bowl Semi-final:
Ireland 22–15
Hong Kong
Bowl Final:
Ireland 14–17
Zimbabwe
Squad
2016 Olympics qualifying
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Division C Qualifying
(June 6–7, 2015)
Ireland won Division C, qualifying them to participate in Division B.
Group stage:
Ireland 43 – 5
Turkey
Ireland 60 – 0
Belarus
Ireland 59 – 5
Montenegro
Cup Quarter-final:
Ireland 38 – 10
Austria
Cup Semi-final:
Ireland 41 – 0
Turkey
Cup Final:
Ireland 50 – 0
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Squad
1. Shane Layden (Buccaneers/ Connacht)
2. Gearoid Lyons (Young Munster/ Munster)
3. Diarmuid McCarthy (Young Munster/Munster)
4. Adam Byrne (UCD/Leinster)
5. Aaron Cairns (Ballynahinch/Ulster)
6. Tom Daly (Lansdowne/ Leinster) Captain
7. David McGuigan (Ballynahinch/Ulster)
8. Harry McNulty (UCD/Leinster)
9. Cian Aherne (Lansdowne /Leinster)
10. Mark Roche (Lansdowne/ Leinster)
11. Alex Wootton (Garryowen/Munster)
12. Michael Lawton (Exiles)
Division B Qualifying
(June 20–21, 2015)
Ireland won Division B, qualifying them for the European repechage tournament.
Group stage:
Cup Quarter-final:
Ireland 76–0
Malta
Cup Semi-final:
Ireland 59–0
Slovenia
Cup Final:
Ireland 74–0
Serbia
Squad
European repechage
Ireland placed third in the 2015 European repechage, earning the last European spot for the Final 2016 Men's Olympic Qualification Tournament.
Cup
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Other notable players
Shamrock Warriors RFC
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In March 2011, the IRFU announced its support for Shamrock Warriors RFC. The club's aim is to develop a pool of experienced Sevens players for the IRFU to be in position to select to develop into a future international Sevens squad to compete in tournaments by giving them experience playing in the top level competition should the IRFU become involved in professional international sevens or in the Olympic Sevens.[7][8]
IRFU looks for Sevens Players
In December 2014 the IRFU issued a notice to all Irish athletes to come forward to see what if they have what it takes to become an Elite Sevens rugby Player. The IRFU hope to see the best rugby club talent available as well as attracting athletes with transferable skills from other team sports such as athletics, basketball, hockey and Gaelic Games. The IRFU has entered a Sevens team in to The European Sevens Championship in Division C in June 2015. Four talent identification days will be held across Ireland in January 2015. [9]
See also
References
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