Ireland national rugby sevens team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Ireland women's national rugby sevens team.
Ireland
Union Irish Rugby Football Union
Coach(es) Anthony Eddy
Captain(s) Tom Daly
Change kit
World Cup Sevens
Appearances 5 (First in 1993)
Best result 1993 Cup Semi-final
Ireland vs Ukraine, 2008

The Ireland national rugby 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]

Tournament history

Summer Olympics

Olympics Games record
Year Round Position Pld W L D
Brazil 2016 Did Not Qualify
Total0 Titles0/1----

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:

Rugby World Cup Sevens

1993

Results

Group stage:

Cup Quarter-finals:

Cup Semi-final:

Squad

[3]

1997

Results

First Group Stage:

Second Group Stage:

Bowl Quarter-final:

Bowl Semi-final:

Squad

[3]

2001

Results

Group Stage:

Bowl Quarter-final:

Bowl Semi-final:

Squad

[4]

2005

Results

Group Stage:

Plate Quarter-final:

Squad

[4]

2009

Results

Group Stage:

Bowl Quarter-final:

Bowl Semi-final:

Bowl Final:

Squad

[5]

2016 Olympics qualifying

Division C Qualifying

(June 6–7, 2015)
Ireland won Division C, qualifying them to participate in Division B.

Group stage:

Cup Quarter-final:

Cup Semi-final:

Cup Final:

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:

Cup Semi-final:

Cup Final:

Squad

[6]

European repechage

Main: 2015 Rugby Europe sevens repechage

Ireland placed third in the 2015 European repechage, earning the last European spot for the Final 2016 Men's Olympic Qualification Tournament.

18 July 2015
 Russia 19 – 19  Ireland
Report
18 July 2015
15.06
 Georgia 17 – 21  Ireland
Report
18 July 2015
17.00
 Italy 17 – 33  Ireland
Report

Cup

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
19 July 2015 – Lisbon        
  Germany  26
19 July 2015 – Lisbon
  Romania  5  
  Germany  26
19 July 2015 – Lisbon
    Georgia  5  
  Belgium  5
19 July 2015 – Lisbon
  Georgia  21  
  Germany  12
19 July 2015 – Lisbon
    Russia  38
  Portugal  0
19 July 2015 – Lisbon
  Russia  24  
  Russia  24 Third place
19 July 2015 – Lisbon
    Ireland  10  
  Ireland  17   Georgia  7
  Lithuania  0     Ireland  15
19 July 2015 – Lisbon

Olympic repechage

Main: 2016 Men's Rugby Sevens Final Olympic Qualification Tournament

The Irish team drew Samoa, Tonga and Zimbabwe in the final Olympic repechage tournament to be held in Monaco.[7] Ireland will qualify for the Olympics should they be victorious in the 12-team tournament.

18 June 2016
11.22
 Zimbabwe 12 – 24  Ireland
18 June 2016
14.15
 Samoa 21 – 27  Ireland
18 June 2016
17.30
 Tonga 12 – 31  Ireland

Cup

Current Squad

Squad to 2016 Men's Rugby Sevens Final Olympic Qualification Tournament:[8]

Other notable players

Shamrock Warriors RFC

Main article: Shamrock Warriors RFC

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.[9][10]

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. [11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ireland finally look to take Sevens seriously ahead of Rio 2016". More Than the Games. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011.
  2. ↑ "Ireland Men's Sevens Squad And Structures Announced", 19 May 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Sevens". IrishRugby.ie. Irish Rugby Football Union. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
  4. 1 2 "RWC Sevens: Ireland Match Schedule: Sevens Stats". IrishRugby.ie. Irish Rugby Football Union. 15 March 2005. Archived from the original on 17 November 2009. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
  5. ↑ "Ireland Squad Announced For RWC Sevens". IrishRugby.ie. Irish Rugby Football Union. 23 February 2009. Archived from the original on 3 June 2009. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
  6. ↑ "Ireland Men's Sevens Squad And Structures Announced". IrishRugby.ie. Irish Rugby Football Union. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  7. ↑ Pools announced for Olympic Games rugby sevens repechage events
  8. ↑ "Ireland Men's Sevens Squad Finalised For Olympic Repechage". irishrugby.ie. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  9. ↑ "Williams' Warriors must wait for Rio call". BreakingNews.ie. Landmark Digital. 29 March 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  10. ↑ Hugh Farrelly (29 March 2011). "Warriors look to Rio". Independent.ie. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  11. ↑ "IRFU Looks for Sevens Players". IrishRugby.ie. Irish Rugby. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
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