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Ireland Women’s Sevens team have been given the best possible chance to qualify for the 2016 Olympics in Rio.
The IRFU has been selected to host the World Rugby Women’s Sevens Olympic Repechage Tournament, which will see 16 teams compete for the final remaining place at Rio 2016. The tournament will take place on June 25-26, next summer, at the UCD Bowl.
Ireland will compete alongside Kazakhstan, China, Hong Kong, Kenya, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Russia, Spain, Portugal, Mexico, Trinidad & Tobago, Samoa, Cook Islands, Uruguay and Argentina for the final Olympics spot.
Ireland captain Lucy Mulhall said, “It’s amazing. It is a great opportunity for us to play at home again. We played in UCD for the World Series qualifier and it went well because we’re here [on the World Series circuit] now.”
David Nucifora Irish Rugby High Performance Director said “This gives us another great opportunity to showcase Women’s sevens in Ireland and with a place in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio up for grabs, it is an extremely important tournament for all the teams involved.”
