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Rugby sevens fans can now register for Rio 2016 Olympic Games tickets Fans can register to receive all the latest information Rugby returns to Olympic Games after a 92-year absence Demand expected to be high for rugby sevens’ debutRugby fans around the world can now sign up to ensure they do not miss out on […]
Sevens teams confirmed for Pan American Games 2015 The participating teams have been confirmed for the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto as rugby sevens’ road to Rio 2016 gathers momentum. With rugby participation, profile and interest at an all-time high, eight men’s and six women’s nations will go for gold in Toronto on 11-12 […]
Pic, Jeny Murphy (c) © www.Inpho.ie see more at :- https://twitter.com/Inphosports The Ireland women’s sevens squad to participate in the Women’s Invitational Dubai Sevens has been named. Alison Miller makes her competitive return to the Seven’s set-up having signed-up to the sevens programme at the beginning of the season. As well as representing Ireland in […]
IRFU TARGETING ‘NEW TALENT’ FROM ALL SPORTS IN SEARCH FOR SEVENS X-FACTOR The IRFU today (1st Dec) issued an open invitation to all male athletes, from all sports, to consider if they have what it takes to be part of the new Irish Rugby Men’s Sevens programme as it confirmed four Talent Identification Days (TID) […]
Pic Credit © Dan Sheridan/www.Inpho.ie for more for more >>>> https://twitter.com/Inphosports Ireland Women’s Sevens Season Kicks-off in Biarritz The Irish Rugby Football Union today announce the Sevens squad to take part in the France Women’s Sevens tournament, in Biarritz on Saturday 15th November. This tournament kicks off the competitive season for 2014/2015 and is the […]
World Cup Trio, Baxter, Miller and Murphy Sign up to Irish Women’s Sevens Programme The Irish Rugby Football Union today announced that 19 players are now centrally contracted players with the Ireland Women’s Sevens High Performance Programme. The squad includes three of Ireland Women’s Rugby World Cup stars, wingers Ashleigh Baxter and Alison Miller and […]
Pic. IRFU Performance Director David Nucifora© www.Inpho.ie “IRFU Performance Director David Nucifora has announced that Irish Rugby will be introducing a Men’s Sevens Programme this season as part of the IRFU’s expanded Player Development Pathway. ‘We don’t want to place any extra burden on any of the provincial teams so primarily it will be academy, […]
THE IRFU IS ready to embrace men’s rugby sevens again, with qualifying an Ireland team for the 2020 Olympic Games in Japan the long-term target. Ireland has been without a senior international men’s sevens squad since 2009, when a side including Munster’s Felix Jones and Ulster scrum-half Paul Marshall finished as runners-up in the bowl […]
Rugby Sevens: Short-Sighted IRFU Need To Act Alex Kirwan argues the need for the IRFU to establish an Irish rugby sevens side, with the sport being included in the Olympics form Rio 2016 onwards. Since Ireland began competing in the Summer Olympic Games in 1928, they have won a grand total of 28 Olympic medals. […]
Australia won the bronze medal at this year’s Commonwealth Games in Glasgow Defending champions New Zealand will play Samoa, France and Japan on the first day of the new season, after the pools were drawn for the first round of the HSBC Sevens World Series on Australia’s Gold Coast on 11-12 October. Having finished runners-up […]
