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The Ireland national rugby union sevens team has previously competed in the IRB Sevens World Series and Rugby World Cup Sevens. The team also competes during European qualifying phases for the Summer Olympics. Although there is no permanent team at present, there may well be in the future.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ireland finally look to take Sevens seriously ahead of Rio 2016 )〕 The IRFU announced in 2015 its goal to field a national sevens team that has a chance to qualify for the 2016 Olympics and joins the Sevens World Series by 2017.〔("Ireland Men's Sevens Squad And Structures Announced" ), 19 May 2015.〕 ==1973 International Seven-A-Side Tournament== Ireland competed at the 1973 International Seven-A-Side Tournament, the first rugby sevens tournament for national teams. They defeated New Zealand (a feat never achieved by the 15-a-side squad) Australia and Scotland in the groups phase, and lost to England in the final match. Squad: *7 - V Becker (Lansdowne) *6 - AW McMaster (Ballymena) *5 - CMH Gibson (NIFC) *4 - D.M. Canniffe (Cork Con) *3 - JF Slattery (Blackrock College) *2 - PC Whelan (Garryowen) *1 - KMA Mays (University College, Dublin) *8 - TAP Moore (Highfield) *9 - JP Dennison (Garryowen) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ireland national rugby union team (sevens)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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