Ireland Men overcame the odds to beat hosts France in the Olympics 7s Repechage and will now be travelling to Tokyo next month.
Ireland progressed as planned in their Day 1 Pool Matches at the Olympic Repechage in Monaco, kicking off the tournament with expected wins against Zimbabwe, mexico and Tonga.
The results set up a showdown against Samoa* this afternoon to determine which team finishes top of Pool A and avoid France in the semi final playoff. Samoa currently top the Pool on points difference.
| TEAM | PL | W | PD | BP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRELAND | 4 | 4 | 109 | 0 | 12 |
| SAMOA | 4 | 3 | 118 | 0 | 10 |
| ZIMBABWE | 4 | 2 | -17 | 0 | 8 |
| TONGA | 4 | 1 | -85 | 0 | 6 |
| MEXICO | 4 | 0 | -125 | 0 | 4 |
Results
DAY 1
Terry Kennedy and Jordan Conroy have been leading the charge for Ireland with 8 and 6 tries respectively at the end of the first day. Ulster’s Aaron Sexton has been playing a periphery part so far with approximately 11 minutes game time over the first three games.
MATCH 4: IRELAND 31 – 10 ZIMBABWE
POOL A
TRY: Jordan Conroy (2), Terry Kennedy (3)
CON: Billy Dardis (3)
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MATCH 7: IRELAND 31 – 0 MEXICO
POOL A
TRY: Ian Fitzpatrick (2), Jordan Conroy, Terry Kennedy (2)
CON: Sean Cribbin (3)
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MATCH 11: IRELAND 43 – 0 TONGA
POOL A
TRY: Harry McNulty, Jordan Conroy (3), Terry Kennedy (3)
CON: Sean Cribbin (3)
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DAY 2
MATCH 18: IRELAND 21 – 7 SAMOA
POOL A
TRY: Foster Horan, Jordan Conroy, Jack Kelly
CON: Billy Dardis (3)
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MATCH 22: IRELAND 28 – 5 HONG KONG
SEMIFINAL
TRY: Harry McNulty, Foster Horan, Jordan Conroy (2)
CON: Billy Dardis (4)
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MATCH 23: FRANCE 19 – 28 IRELAND
FINAL
TRY: Harry McNulty, Terry Kennedy, Jordan Conroy (2)
CON: Billy Dardis (4)
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Fixtures
Today’s fixtures, which should be worth watching, kick off at 12:33 UK/IRE with the semifinals following from 15:23 UK/IRE.
| 12:33 | POOL A | Ireland | 21 | – | 7 | Samoa |
| 15:23 | Semifinal 1 | France | 31 | – | 0 | Samoa |
| 15:45 | Semifinal 2 | Ireland | 28 | – | 5 | Hong Kong |
| 18:07 | Final | France | 19 | – | 28 | Ireland |
Ireland Squad
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| PLAYER | CLUB |
|---|---|
| Jordan Conroy | Buccaneers |
| Jack Kelly | Dublin University |
| Billy Dardis | Terenure College |
| Adam Leavy | Lansdowne |
| Hugo Lennox | Skerries |
| Harry McNulty | LA Giltinis |
| Terry Kennedy | St Mary’s College |
| Greg O’Shea | Shannon RFC |
| Mark Roche | Lansdowne |
| Bryan Mollen | Blackrock College |
| Foster Horan | Lansdowne |
| Ian Fitzpatrick | Lansdowne |
| Sean Cribbin | Suttonians |
| Aaron Sexton | Malone |
