Women: Ireland at the Clermont Sevens Day 1

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John_s_version_1Ireland Women’s Day 1 woes continued in the World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series at Clermont with the team failing to record a Day 1 win for the third time. Ireland will end the series having won only two out of their fifteen pool games, failing to qualify for the Cup competition on all occasions. 

Their form in the Day 2 Bowl competition has been slightly better, winning three out of the eight games played so far, but, unfortunately, results do mean that Ireland will be relegated from the World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series this year, alongside  fellow struggler’s Japan. 

The disappointing aspect has been Ireland’s inability to change their game, particularly as they have struggled physically, against most of these sides, at the breakdown. Plenty of application and effort from the players but tactics have been minimal . . .

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