The Ireland Men’s 7s team closed out the Paris tournament with two more wins, getting the better of both Scotland and Australia as they secured a top-ten finish in the final leg of this season’s HSBC World Rugby Series.
Injuries and the 30-degree heat caught up with Anthony Eddy’s young side as they lost 28-12 to Canada in the Challenge Trophy final, a game they went into without Greg O’Shea, Mick McGrath, Peter Maher and Shane Daly, who all picked up knocks over the course of the weekend.
However, it was another positive outing with some fresh young talent grasping their opportunity to shine.
#IreM7s
— Irish Rugby (@IrishRugby) June 2, 2019
7️⃣ New @worldrugby7s Caps over the London and Paris 7s.
Lots of learnings for the whole Men’s 7s squad over the past 2 weeks.
Olympic Qualifiers next on the agenda.#ShoulderToShoulder #DestinationSevens pic.twitter.com/A25p8Q8gPD
Lansdowne winger Peter Sullivan led the Irish scoring with four tries, including a brace in the 24-12 victory over Scotland, and Leinster Academy player Jack Kelly’s impressive double against Australia took his Paris tally to three.
Nineteen-year-old newcomer Cormac Izuchukwu also scored against the Scots, marking his first Ireland 7s cap with a try – as Maher did yesterday against England.
Ireland ended up tenth overall, finishing ahead of the likes of England and Spain who will provide some of the fiercest opposition at the Rugby Europe Olympic qualifying tournament in Colomiers on 13-14 July.
The World Rugby Sevens Series was decided on the final day of the series as Fiji beat the USA in the Cup semi-finals to secure a fourth world series title.
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