Ireland miss out on bronze at Hamilton 7s.
Ireland had secured a semi-final spot after two tries from Beibhinn Parsons helped them to a 24-7 win against France in the quarter-finals.
Ireland’s men’s team lost 10-5 to New Zealand in the quarter-final but enjoyed a fine win over South Africa in the fourth-fifth play-off, 21-14, with tries from Liam McNamara, Billy Dardis and Jordan Conroy.The overall winners were Argentina, who denied New Zealand, fighting back to beat the hosts 14-12 in a dramatic men’s final.
However, the South Americans responded via converted tries from Santiago Alvarez and Marcos Moneta to secure their first tournament win on New Zealand soil. “We knew that the final was going to be really tough. We made a really bad start but we said we were going to do our best in the second half,” Revol said.
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