The Ireland Men and Women Sevens squads completed their three-day tournament at St George's Park on Monday in what was their first international competition since early 2020.
The men's side finished top of the standings in what will be a huge confidence boost for Anthony Eddy's side as they look forward to June's World Rugby Sevens Repechage where they will hope to secure a spot at the Olympics in Tokyo.
Eddy's outfit produced some excellent performances on Day 3 as they dispatched USA 33-0 before beating the hosts GB in a tight affair 14-12.
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Alex Kendellen competes for the ball against USA (Photo by Dan Mullan - RFU/The RFU Collection via Getty Images)[/caption]
Across the weekend, there were debuts for Munster trio Jack Crowley, Alex Kendellen and Conor Phillips. Crowley crossed for a first-half try against the USA on Day 3.
Saturday 15th May:
Men:
Ireland 7-12 Great Britain
Ireland 12-10 USA
Great Britain 33-12 USA
Sunday 16th May:
Men:
Ireland 31-14 USA
Great Britain 24-14 USA
Great Britain 14-10 Ireland
Monday 17th May:
Men:
Ireland 33-0 USA
Great Britain 12-14 Ireland
Great Britain v USA, 4pm
The Ireland Women's Sevens completed the three-day competition in dramatic fashion as a superb solo effort from Lucy Mulhall earned Aiden McNulty‘s side a deserved 17-17 draw with hosts GB.
Munster's Emily Lane also crossed for Ireland early in that game as the team finished off their three-day tournament on a positive note in what was the side's first international outing since February 2020.
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Amee Leigh Murphy-Crowe makes a break to score a try during the match between Ireland Women and France Women (Photo by Dan Mullan - RFU/The RFU Collection via Getty Images)[/caption]
Tipperary woman Amee Leigh Murphy-Crowe was also in excellent form throughout the tournament as a brace of tries on Sunday helped secure an impressive 24-7 victory over France. Murphy-Crowe also scored two tries against France on Saturday but it wasn't enough as Ireland suffered a narrow 12-10 defeat.
Saturday 15th May:
Women:
Ireland 10-12 France
Great Britain 24-26 France
Great Britain 29-21 Ireland
Sunday 16th May:
Women:
Great Britain 12-26 France
Ireland 24-7 France
Great Britain 26-7 Ireland
Monday 17th May:
Women:
Ireland 5-42 France
Great Britain 19-19 Ireland
Great Britain 33-7 France.
Alex Kendellen competes for the ball against USA (Photo by Dan Mullan - RFU/The RFU Collection via Getty Images)[/caption]
Across the weekend, there were debuts for Munster trio Jack Crowley, Alex Kendellen and Conor Phillips. Crowley crossed for a first-half try against the USA on Day 3.
Saturday 15th May:
Men:
Ireland 7-12 Great Britain
Ireland 12-10 USA
Great Britain 33-12 USA
Sunday 16th May:
Men:
Ireland 31-14 USA
Great Britain 24-14 USA
Great Britain 14-10 Ireland
Monday 17th May:
Men:
Ireland 33-0 USA
Great Britain 12-14 Ireland
Great Britain v USA, 4pm
The Ireland Women's Sevens completed the three-day competition in dramatic fashion as a superb solo effort from Lucy Mulhall earned Aiden McNulty‘s side a deserved 17-17 draw with hosts GB.
Munster's Emily Lane also crossed for Ireland early in that game as the team finished off their three-day tournament on a positive note in what was the side's first international outing since February 2020.
[caption id="attachment_158370" align="alignnone" width="835"] Amee Leigh Murphy-Crowe makes a break to score a try during the match between Ireland Women and France Women (Photo by Dan Mullan - RFU/The RFU Collection via Getty Images)[/caption]
Tipperary woman Amee Leigh Murphy-Crowe was also in excellent form throughout the tournament as a brace of tries on Sunday helped secure an impressive 24-7 victory over France. Murphy-Crowe also scored two tries against France on Saturday but it wasn't enough as Ireland suffered a narrow 12-10 defeat.
Saturday 15th May:
Women:
Ireland 10-12 France
Great Britain 24-26 France
Great Britain 29-21 Ireland
Sunday 16th May:
Women:
Great Britain 12-26 France
Ireland 24-7 France
Great Britain 26-7 Ireland
Monday 17th May:
Women:
Ireland 5-42 France
Great Britain 19-19 Ireland
Great Britain 33-7 France.