Ireland Men at the Paris Sevens

With the Women’s and the Men’s Competition overlapping on Day 2 of the Paris Sevens we had the opportunity to catch up with the Ireland Men’s Sevens side as they competed as an invited team in their second HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series tournament.

The arrival of the men of Day 2 certainly brought in the crowds, with the exuberant supporters from Kenya bringing a particularly festive feel to proceedings. The atmosphere and the noise ratched up a couple of levels but with the rugby running from 9:00 am to 10:30 pm it made for a long, long day – so many matches to cover!

We did manage to cover two of the Ireland men’s matches and they looked pretty impressive, despite being comparative novices compared to the core teams and they remained unbeaten in the pool stages.  Here’s our report and pictures.

Off the back of a superb showing in London the week before, Ireland Men went into the Paris Sevens leg with confidence but were unable to match their finish . . .

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