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Irish Sevens miss out on victory

The Irish Sevens team took on Zimbabwe in the Bowl Final as part of the tournament currently underway in Dubai. The final was a hard fought affair with Ireland just missing out on victory as a result of a last minute try by Zimbabwean Jacques Leitao. The half time score saw Ireland trailing 12-0

03.7.2009| Ireland Rugby | No Comments

Irish to go up against Zimbabwe in the final

The Irish Sevens team is currently taking part in the Dubai leg of the event and there battled a spirited Hong Kong side to secure a place in the Bowl final. The team had to stage a come back after they were 10-5 down at half time. The Irish showed their counterparts what they were made of when j

03.7.2009| Ireland Rugby | No Comments

Ireland through to semi finals

The Irish sevens were no doubt happy to redeem themselves after their poor performance against Portugal on the first day of the Dubai Sevens. They took on hosts Arabian Gulf this morning and their victory sees them claim a spot in the Bowl semi finals. The hosts were not to be taken lightly thoug

03.7.2009| Ireland Rugby | No Comments

Irish deliver a shock to Australia

The Dubai Sevens tournament is currently underway and there was a shock result this morning when Ireland beat Australia. The sevens format of the game is great as it really does provide for a level playing field, but this aside, it was clear that the Irish simply outplayed their Australian competito

03.6.2009| Ireland Rugby | No Comments

Poor opening for the Sevens team

The Ireland Sevens team is currently in Dubai as they wrap up the IRB World Sevens Series. Today saw the opening day of the competition and Ireland took on Samoa. The Irish scored a try in the second minute of the game thanks to the efforts of Brain Tuohy and no doubt they thought this might be a

03.5.2009| Uncategorized | No Comments

Ireland Sevens win in Poland

Still on the journey to qualification for the IRB Sevens World Cup, Ireland put in a dominant performance in Sopot at this weekend's stage of qualifying. Winning 24-0 over hosts Poland proved that Ireland were back on the road after their narrow defeat to Wales in the first stage two weeks ago. W

05.26.2008| Ireland Rugby | No Comments