IRELAND 10-17 NEW ZEALAND Ireland Sevens stars reached the semi finals of the Rugby World Cup Sevens, but they were defeated by two-time champions New Zealand in a pulsating last four encounter. It took the reigning champions, New Zealand only 28 seconds to open the scoring. Ireland spilled a restart and never got the ball […]

3 years ago

FRANCE 7-24 IRELAND Ireland Sevens men’s side reached their first ever World Series final, at the fifth time of asking, after defeating hosts France at the Toulouse Sevens tournament. It was a moment of triumph for the Irishmen, but Esteban Capilla shoved Ireland captain Billy Dardis just as the final whistle blew and there was […]

4 years ago

IRELAND 17-19 USA Battling defeats to the USA and South Africa have left the Olympic medal dreams of the Ireland Sevens team on the ropes. Having lost their Olympics opener 33-14 to a strong South African side, Ireland needed to beat the Americans to stay in medal contention. It was all USA in the opening […]

5 years ago

“Imagine being a young fella or young girl watching that.” Greg O’Shea had a clear path ahead of him, filled with TV appearances, guest spots, sponsorship deals and photoshoots. He dabbled his toes in it, briefly, but chose the tougher path. It is just after 9pm in Monaco and just over 90 minutes since Ireland […]

5 years ago

“We started right at the bottom.” Growing up, Billy Dardis dreamed of winning trophies with Leinster and playing in the Six Nations for Ireland. His rugby journey took a different path – a tougher path – but it will now see him head to the Olympics with his Ireland Sevens team. The Ireland captain found […]

5 years ago

“When the Australian army came to help, afterwards, they said the place was like a war zone.” Ben Ryan’s story about guiding Fiji to gold medal glory at the Rio Olympics, in 2016, is simply incredible and, after his well-received debut, we simply had to invite him back on House of Rugby – JOE’s weekly rugby show […]

7 years ago