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WOMEN’S RUGBY SEVENS

WOMEN’S SEVENS OLYMPIC REPECHAGE

TICKETS ON SALE NOW

A family of two adults and two kids can watch a full

day of Sevens Olympic qualification for as little as

1

10.

Speaking at the announcement of the tickets for the

repechage going on sale, Ireland Women’s Sevens

captain Lucy Mulhall said: “As a team we’re working

really hard towards this event in June. While

maintaining our status at the World Series remains

really important to us, the chance to get to Rio and

take part in the Olympic Games is something we

really want to achieve.

“The fact that the repechage is taking place on

home soil in UCD is really great and we’d hope to

see lots of Irish supporters there to cheer us on.”

Tournament director Garrett Tubridy explained: “We

have priced tickets to encourage kids and families

to come to UCD and support the Ireland Women’s

Sevens team. With qualification for Rio at stake, we

need to the supporters to make home advantage

count.

“There will be over 20 matches each day - each

lasting 15 minutes. We will have activities for kids

and it should be a great Sevens party atmosphere.

We are grateful for the support of Fáilte Ireland and

Sport Ireland in hosting the event.”

Ireland will compete alongside Kazakhstan, China,

Hong Kong, Tunisia, Zimbabwe, Madagascar,

Russia, Spain, Portugal, Mexico, Trinidad &

Tobago, Samoa, Cook Islands, Argentina and

Venezuela for the final coveted place at the 2016

Rio Olympics.

Tickets for the event, which is

supported by Sport Ireland and

Fáilte Ireland, are available now from

Ticketmaster.ie/Sevens.

Tickets are now on sale for the World Rugby Women’s Sevens Olympic

Repechage tournament which will be hosted in UCD on June 25 and 26.

The tournament will see 16 teams compete for the final place at the 2016

Olympics in Rio.