IT WAS A disappointing start for Ireland at the Hong Kong Sevens, as the men’s and women’s teams lost their first two games of the tournament.
The Ireland women’s team are in 10th place, eight points behind Brazil (9th) and Fiji (8th) and will need a big performance this weekend to make the finals round. The Ireland Men are in 12th place, meaning they are all but out of the running for the finals as they rebuild their squad.
The Ireland women’s team, drawn in Pool B, lost out to Fiji and Great Britain this morning. Against Fiji, they trailed 12-0 at half-time after conceding two tries. They got off the mark with a converted try on nine minutes, and were back on level terms with a try a minute later.
Ireland took the lead briefly with a third try shortly after but conceded two more tries in the last five minutes as Fiji ran out 26-17 winners. Ireland opened the scoring against Great Britain with a try inside two minutes, but the opposition struck back with three tries to leave Ireland trailing 21-5 at half-time. Ireland scored two more tries after the resumption but Great Britain also crossed over again to give them a commanding victory.
The Ireland men’s team, who are in Pool A, were also defeated by Fiji, and were heavily defeated by Argentina. They were in front at half-time against Fiji with a 12-7 lead. Ireland stretched their lead again with a try in the ninth minute.
But they were narrowly edged out as Fiji ran in two more tries to snatch a 21-19 win. They only managed to score once against Argentina in a 28-point defeat.
Both sides will be back in action again tomorrow as the women’s team take on France while the men’s side face USA.
This is the fifth round of the World Sevens series for 2025.
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Difficult start for Ireland sides at Hong Kong Sevens
Ireland Women, March 28
Ireland 17-26 Fiji
Ireland 17-28 Great Britain
Ireland Men, March 28
Ireland 7-35 Argentina
Ireland 19-21 Fiji
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IT WAS A disappointing start for Ireland at the Hong Kong Sevens, as the men’s and women’s teams lost their first two games of the tournament.
The Ireland women’s team are in 10th place, eight points behind Brazil (9th) and Fiji (8th) and will need a big performance this weekend to make the finals round. The Ireland Men are in 12th place, meaning they are all but out of the running for the finals as they rebuild their squad.
The Ireland women’s team, drawn in Pool B, lost out to Fiji and Great Britain this morning. Against Fiji, they trailed 12-0 at half-time after conceding two tries. They got off the mark with a converted try on nine minutes, and were back on level terms with a try a minute later.
Ireland took the lead briefly with a third try shortly after but conceded two more tries in the last five minutes as Fiji ran out 26-17 winners. Ireland opened the scoring against Great Britain with a try inside two minutes, but the opposition struck back with three tries to leave Ireland trailing 21-5 at half-time. Ireland scored two more tries after the resumption but Great Britain also crossed over again to give them a commanding victory.
The Ireland men’s team, who are in Pool A, were also defeated by Fiji, and were heavily defeated by Argentina. They were in front at half-time against Fiji with a 12-7 lead. Ireland stretched their lead again with a try in the ninth minute.
But they were narrowly edged out as Fiji ran in two more tries to snatch a 21-19 win. They only managed to score once against Argentina in a 28-point defeat.
Both sides will be back in action again tomorrow as the women’s team take on France while the men’s side face USA.
This is the fifth round of the World Sevens series for 2025.
Ireland Women, March 29
Ireland v France, 3.02am (Irish Time)
Ireland Men, March 29
Ireland v USA, 3.48am (Irish Time)
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