Women: Top Eight Finish for Ireland in RWC7’s

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Ireland Women ended their Rugby World Cup 7’s campaign in Moscow yesterday afternoon, achieving their stated aim of a top eight finish and qualifying for next season’s Sevens World Series.

Unsurprisingly, after a long season of International and Sevens rugby, for most of the squad, it’s no surprise that the team ran out of puff on the final day of the tournament losing both their play off matches in the knock out stages of the competition.

First up was a heartbreaking 14 – 5 loss to the USA in the tournament quarter-finals. Amy Davis put Ireland 5 – 0  in front with a well worked try and the girls in green defended strongly to keep their advantage till the last two minutes. Unfortunately the US ran in two late converted tries to progress to the semi final with Ireland dropping to plate competition where they faced old rivals England.

A 22 – 0 loss to the old enemy took some gloss of Ireland’s tournament, with England’s Katy Mclean, Kat Merchant, Alice Richardson, Joanne Watmore all . . .

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