After 10 seasons chasing Olympic qualification a summer date in Paris awaits
Now aged 30, Mulhall understands the Sevens code is still obscure and largely invisible for many people. Photograph: Inpho/Martin Seras Lima
“There’s still plenty of days when you walk up and go ‘Jeez, we did it’,” she says. “It still feels very surreal and it’s very exciting.”Owen Doyle: The scrum has lost its purpose, it’s time World Rugby made some changesSam Cane banned for two games after Rugby World Cup final red card “It’s sunk in now to the degree that it’s been great prep all pre-season, there’s plenty of planning around trips, family booking tickets, all of that,” says Mulhall. “We didn’t ever think we’d have this much time beforehand. The lads the last time only had a month beforehand, so we feel very fortunate to go to the Olympics to perform, not just qualifying for the Olympics and turn up.”
“For me, growing up, Sonia O’Sullivan was just one of the biggest icons of Irish sport. And Katie Taylor has been a massive role model, I just admire for what she stands for, and nothing she’s achieved in sport ever changed her.