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Olympic 7s: Ireland Women Pool Stages

Jul 29, 2024

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Match 1: Ireland 12 Great Britain 21

The first game of the Women’s 7’s tournament was an exciting, but unfortunate, game for the girls in green as they took on near neighbours Team GB.

The opening score was by Ireland’s Amee Leigh Murphy Crowe after 3 minutes to give the favourites a 5 – 0 lead. Team GB hit back through Isla Norman-Bell which she successfully converted to give GB a 5 – 7 lead. Murphy Crowe crossed again in extended time with Lucy Mulhall Rock adding the extras to give Ireland a 12 – 7 lead at the break.

Team GB had a strong second half and went on to score another two converted tries with Jasmine Joyce crossing before Emma Uren decided the game. Norman-Bell converted both to give team GB a 12 – 21 win.

Amee Leigh Murphy Crowe in action against Great Britain. Photo credit: Mike Lee – KLC fotos for World Rugby

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Match 7: Ireland 38 South Africa 0

In what was a dominant performance by the Irish girls the first half surprisingly only saw one try, on the sixth minute, from Beibhinn Parsons. Lucy Mulhall Rock added the conversion for a 7 – 0 lead.

Ireland were too strong for South Africa in the second half and pulled away with a further five tries as Stacey Flood, Eve Higgins, Amee Leigh Murphy Crowe, Parsons and Vicki Elmes Kinlan all crossed. With Mulhall Rock going off injured Flood took over kicking duties adding three conversions for a final score of 38 – 0 to Ireland.

Ireland’s Erin King Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Dan Sheridan

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Match 14: Australia 19 Ireland 14

Ireland took on the Pool B leaders in the final pool game on Monday afternoon.

Australia opened the scoring straight from the kick off with Faith Nathan running straight through the Irish defence to finish under the posts for Teagan Levi to convert for a 7 – 0 lead.

Ireland’s Beibhinn Parsons fends off the South Africa defense on day one of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France on 28 July, 2024 in Paris. Photo credit: Mike Lee – KLC fotos for World Rugby

Ireland responded well an after an extended period of possession Eve Higgins picked up a try and conversion after 5 minutes to tie the game 7 – 7. Australia showed their class with a late try from Teagan Levi to take a 12 – 7 lead into the second half.

Maddison Levi put Australia twelve points clear with a try, converted by Tia Hinds, at the start of the second half. A second try and conversion from Ireland’s Higgins reduced the gap to 19 – 14 but it came to late the hooter going after the restart.

The result see’s both Australia, Team GB and Ireland progress to the Olympic Championship Quarter Finals where 7th seeds Ireland will face the 2nd seeds Australia. Kick off 29th July at 21:30.