Ireland Sevens: Men and Women Have it all to Play for in Portugal!

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In my day 7’s rugby was something you did before a barbecue, too many pints and a disco in a marquee at some club or other. It was a rare chance for us forwards to show our silky ball handling skills and our blistering speed, but, all in all, it was really just a way of killing time before the main event.

These days however, with Olympic qualification at stake, it’s all got rather serious, so serious that I spent a couple of weekends watching live feeds from Russia, France, Slovenia and Croatia as I followed the fortunes of the Ireland Men and Women’s Sevens sides in their quest for qualification for a trip to Rio 2016.

So far it’s all been rather easy for the recently formed Ireland Men’s team as they progressed serenely through the European C and European B competitions, winning both at a canter, but from here on in there is a huge jump in the standard and it all gets rather complicated with regards to Olympic qualification.

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