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Ireland 7s route to Rio

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    #182
    The Lost Sheep
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    Womens team won Plate. Beat Holland 19-5 in the final


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    #183
    Greyian
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    This is ridiculous


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    #184
    Melodeon
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    The commentators are getting a laugh out of it anyway :)


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    #185
    DDC1990
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    Men win the Final 74-0.


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    #186
    wp_rathead
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    DDC1990 wrote: »
    Men win the Final 74-0.

    ah what? thought was 18:04 kick off?:p

    great win but was hoping towatch


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    #187
    Peregrine
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    So, what's next for the men's team? Division A?
    wp_rathead wrote: »
    ah what? thought was 18:04 kick off?:p

    great win but was hoping towatch

    Kicked off at around 17:25. You didn't miss much :P


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    #188
    The Lost Sheep
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    Nim wrote: »
    So, what's next for the men's team? Division A?
    We are promoted to Division A for 2016 and enter the European repechage competition in a few weeks time against sides from Division A and world series.


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    #189
    VillaMad
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    Move on now to Lisbon for the Europe Repechage on the weekend of July 18-19.

    There is still another round in Division A and that will decide the final make-up of the 12 in Lisbon.

    As it stands, the Repechage would contain Poland, Ukraine, Latvia, Italy, Romania, Georgia, Lithuania, Belgium, Portugal, Germany and Russia along with Ireland.


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    #190
    bradders90
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    VillaMad wrote: »
    As it stands, the Repechage would contain Poland, Ukraine, Latvia, Italy, Romania, Georgia, Lithuania, Belgium, Portugal, Germany and Russia along with Ireland.
    And then if we win that we are through to Rio 2016?Or is there another tournie aftrwards? Because if so then maybe im being ignorant and naive but those nations shouldn't really trouble Ireland.


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    #191
    VillaMad
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    bradders90 wrote: »
    And then if we win that we are through to Rio 2016?Or is there another tournie aftrwards? Because if so then maybe im being ignorant and naive but those nations shouldn't really trouble Ireland.

    Looking at the rules, it appears that the top three in the European Repechage go into the Final Olympic Qualification Tournament which will probably be held towards the end of the year or next which would contain countries from all around the world who haven't yet qualified.

    I have seen Portugal on the main sevens circuit and they aren't too bad at all. We really don't know how good this Ireland side is until they face some competition.


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    #192
    The Lost Sheep
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    bradders90 wrote: »
    And then if we win that we are through to Rio 2016?Or is there another tournament aftrwards? Because if so then maybe im being ignorant and naive but those nations shouldn't really trouble Ireland.
    No. If we qualify from European repechage we enter the world repechage and there is a considerable few of those who will trouble us in European competition as they have a good bit of 7s pedigree and 15s rugby pedigree and will certainly trouble us.


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    #193
    The Lost Sheep
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    VillaMad wrote: »
    Looking at the rules, it appears that the top three in the European Repechage go into the Final Olympic Qualification Tournament which will probably be held towards the end of the year or next which would contain countries from all around the world who haven't yet qualified.

    I have seen Portugal on the main sevens circuit and they aren't too bad at all. We really don't know how good this Ireland side is until they face some competition.
    The final Olympic qualification tournament has to be very late this year/early next year as Asian/African/Oceanic competitions are not being played until November


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    #194
    Peregrine
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    bradders90 wrote: »
    And then if we win that we are through to Rio 2016?Or is there another tournie aftrwards? Because if so then maybe im being ignorant and naive but those nations shouldn't really trouble Ireland.
    I think top 3 qualifies for the final world qualification tournament.

    Most of them are in the Grand Prix series and have far more experience that the Irish side.


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    #195
    ArmchairQB
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    Portugal & Russia are handy enough and I am sure Italy have a few ringers in their squad. When is the next round of games for Ireland? Does the season finish up in the summer or continue on?


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    #196
    The Lost Sheep
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    ArmchairQB wrote: »
    Portugal & Russia are handy enough and I am sure Italy have a few ringers in their squad. When is the next round of games for Ireland? Does the season finish up in the summer or continue on?
    The next competition will be July 25-26 in Lisbon


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    #197
    The Lost Sheep
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    Draw for the European repechage has been made.
    Must finish in top 3 In this to qualify us for the World repechage where there is 1 place in Rio up for grabs

    Pool A Russia, Italy or Lithuania, Georgia and Ireland
    Pool B Germany, Italy or Lithuania, Romania and Latvia
    Pool C Portugal, Belgium, Poland and Ukraine

    Poland, Latvia and Ukraine qualified from Division A for this stage


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    #198
    ken76
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    The Lost Sheep wrote: »
    Draw for the European repechage has been made.
    Must finish in top 3 In this to qualify us for the World repechage where there is 1 place in Rio up for grabs

    Pool A Russia, Italy or Lithuania, Georgia and Ireland
    Pool B Germany, Italy or Lithuania, Romania and Latvia
    Pool C Portugal, Belgium, Poland and Ukraine

    Poland, Latvia and Ukraine qualified from Division A for this stage

    How are Italy potentially in 2 different groups? Also how do u rate our chances in grp A?


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    #199
    The Lost Sheep
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    ken76 wrote: »
    How are Italy potentially in 2 different groups? Also how do u rate our chances in grp A?
    Italy and Georgia's positioning will be determined following the Exeter leg of grand prix series on July 11/12th which is 2 weeks before the repechage tournament we play in.


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    ken76
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    The Lost Sheep wrote: »
    Italy and Georgia's positioning will be determined following the Exeter leg of grand prix series on July 11/12th which is 2 weeks before the repechage tournament we play in.

    Thanks, how do you rate our chances of a top 3 finish? Is there a massive difference in the standard of teams we played today and who we will play?


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    #201
    The Lost Sheep
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    ken76 wrote: »
    Thanks, how do you rate our chances of a top 3 finish? Is there a massive difference in the standard of teams we played today and who we will play?
    You would know as much as I do but you have to think it will be a few steps up in quality from divisions C and B.

    Women's team have qualified for the European Repechage tournament which is July 18th in Lisbon. They must finish in top 3 to go to world competition for a shot at Olympic spot
    Pool A Spain, Germany, Italy & Denmark
    Pool B Ireland, Portugal, Belgium & Romania
    Pool C Netherlands, Ukraine, Finland & Sweden


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    #202
    The Lost Sheep
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    The IRFU were selected to host the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series Qualifier 2015, which will see 12 teams, including Olympic qualified Brazil and Colombia, compete for the two remaining places on the coveted 2015-16 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series.
    Women's Sevens Dublin will be held in UCD on the 22nd and 23rd of August.

    http://www.leinsterrugby.ie/domestic/13677.php#.VZGOjrjbLMy

    Good to see this being held here. Would be great to see Irish side getting a world series place


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    #203
    The Lost Sheep
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    While all the teams to compete in the mens European repechage are not confirmed the groups are.
    Ireland will be in group A with the teams that finish 5th, 10th and 11th in the Grand Prix series
    Group B is 6th 9th, 12th and Latvia and Group C is Poland, Ukraine, 7th, 8th

    Germany, Georgia and Italy are currently in 5th, 10th, 11th and teams will be confirmed after the Exeter 7s next weekend


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    #204
    The Lost Sheep
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    The 3rd leg of Grand Prix is live on Sky Sports 1 all day and how teams do determines their group for the European repechage....


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    #205
    .ak
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    The Lost Sheep wrote: »
    The 3rd leg of Grand Prix is live on Sky Sports 1 all day and how teams do determines their group for the European repechage....

    Any idea of the running order? When's ireland playing?

    EDIT: Duh, they're not... sorry didn't read your previous post properly.


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    #206
    The Lost Sheep
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    The Lost Sheep wrote: »
    The 3rd leg of Grand Prix is live on Sky Sports 1 all day and how teams do determines their group for the European repechage....
    Quarters tomorrow are
    France v Wales
    England v Lithuania
    Russia v Spain
    Germany v Georgia

    Bowl Semis are
    Portugal v Romania
    Italy v Belgium

    Too hard at this stage to say how things will end up with respect to overall positions and who we will meet in European repechage


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    #207
    sydneybound
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    Two teams that impressed me were Russia who whipped Wales and Lithuania who scored a brilliant last second try to beat Italy. They looked good in the other two matches they played and have a few tanks in their team. Plus Germany who also looked very impressive.

    The winners of the quarters will be France, England, Russia and Germany.


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    #208
    The Lost Sheep
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    sydneybound wrote: »
    Two teams that impressed me were Russia who whipped Wales and Lithuania who scored a brilliant last second try to beat Italy. They looked good in the other two matches they played and have a few tanks in their team. Plus Germany who also looked very impressive.

    The winners of the quarters will be France, England, Russia and Germany.
    Think Spain may beat Russia but agree on the other quarters.
    Seb Fromm, currently playing AIL w/ Trinity has looked good enough for the Germans...


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    #209
    sydneybound
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    It should be interesting. Russia beat Georgia and Wales fairly well and didn't play a few of their front line players in the Georgia match. Also they beat Belguim but that isn't anything to speak off. I watched them in the world series playoff match in Hong Kong and when they had to went up a few gears.


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    #210
    FrannoFan
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    Russia looked good. No surprise they have embraced it with it an Olympic sport.
    Germany were good as well.


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    #211
    The Lost Sheep
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    I got it right with quarters.....
    France, England, Spain and Germany all into semis and those results mean France are through to Rio and Spain have the global repechage place

    As we play 5th, 10th and 11th in our group in Lisbon next week we will play either Germany/Russia, Italy and Georgia


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