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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.