Ireland’s women sevens team hope their Emirates Dubai Rugby Sevens debut is the first step to qualifying for the Olympic Games tournament in Rio in 2016.
The Irish squad achieved ‘core’ status in the IRB Women’s Sevens World Series after reaching the quarter-finals at the IRB Sevens World Cup earlier this year.
And they proved then - as they did in their only IRB Women’s Sevens World Series appearance last season, when they finished fifth in China - that they have the potential to make quite an impact in their first Dubai campaign, and throughout the season.
“We are really excited about making our debut as a core team at the World Sevens Series in Dubai,” said coach Jon Skurr.
“It’s a busy year for Irish rugby, and we will see lots of new players stepping up to the international game.
“It's going to be a tough start but our plan is to develop a bigger pool of players who can qualify for and compete in first Sevens Olympic tournament in 2016!
“The first stage in this development is Dubai and we are looking forward to the challenge of playing in such a great sevens tournament.”
“The first stage in this development is Dubai and we are looking forward to the challenge of playing in such a great sevens tournament.”
IRELAND - IRB Women’s Sevens World Series
IRB Women’s Sevens World Series, Pool A
Fixtures, November 28, 2013
14.06 v USA
16.42 v New Zealand
19.40 v Fiji
16.42 v New Zealand
19.40 v Fiji
The Emirates Dubai Rugby Sevens takes place between November 28 and 30 at 7he Sevens Stadium. There will be 16 teams in the second round of the HSBC Sevens World Series, and 12 teams taking part in the IRB Women’s Sevens World Series.
This year’s Invitation Tournament has a record 213 teams, with over 3,000 players.
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