Team FRU Brittany and Ireland 7s

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Team FRU member Brittany Hogan reports on her travels with Ireland Women 7s team to Kazan, Russia and Hokkaido, Japan.

“The Ireland Women’s 7s team flew to Kazan for the 2nd leg of the Rugby Europe Grand Prix Series on the 1st and 2nd of September 2018. We were there to compete against other countries to achieve as high a standing in Europe as we could. It is also where I gained valuable game time at International level as it was my first cap; it was a real learning experience.

“Kazan itself was amazing. The whole team experienced a shared buzz as we were delighted to be there and also to be treated so well by the Russian Federation of Rugby. The area that we stayed in was close to the centre of Kazan and the hotel was shared with the other teams who we were competing against. We also happened to be competing at the same time as “Kazan’s birthday” so there were festivities held on the street outside our hotel and beyond. The food and accommodation were beyond our expectations . . .

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