Ireland Sevens Squads Enjoy Competitive Return To Action

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.

Alex Kendellen competes for the ball against USA (Photo by Dan Mullan – RFU/The RFU Collection via Getty Images)

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.

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)

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.

Ireland Men’s Sevens Squad For International Rugby 7s:

Alex Kendellen (UCC/Munster)
Aaron O’Sullivan (Blackrock College/Leinster)
Gavin Mullin (UCD)
Ian Fitzpatrick (Lansdowne)
Jude Postlethwaite (Banbridge/Ulster)
Conor Phillips (Young Munster/Munster)
Billy Dardis (Terenure College)(Captain)
Sean Cribbin (Suttonians)
Hugo Lennox (Skerries)
Jack Crowley (Cork Constitution/Munster)
Ben Moxham (Ballymena/Ulster)
Terry Kennedy (St Mary’s College)
Rory Scholes (Irish Sevens)
Jordan Conroy (Buccaneers)
Duran Krummeck (Irish Sevens)
Aaron Sexton (Malone/Ulster).

Ireland Women’s Sevens Squad For International Rugby 7s:

Claire Boles (Railway Union/Ulster)
Megan Burns (Tullamore/Leinster)
Amee Leigh Murphy-Crowe (Railway Union/Munster)
Méabh Deely (Blackrock/Connacht)
Katie Fitzhenry (Blackrock/Leinster)
Stacey Flood (Railway Union/Leinster)
Katie Heffernan (Mullingar/Railway Union/Leinster)
Eve Higgins (Railway Union/Leinster)
Brittany Hogan (DCU/Ulster)
Emily Lane (Blackrock/Munster)
Maeve Liston (Blackrock/Ulster)
Kate Farrell McCabe (Suttonians/Leinster)
Grace Moore (Railway Union/IQ Rugby)
Lucy Mulhall (Rathdrum/Leinster)(Captain)
Deirbhile Nic a Bhaird (Old Belvedere/Munster)
Aoibheann Reilly (Blackrock/Connacht).