Ireland will rue their missed chances after losing to Fiji on Thursday evening.
The Ireland Men's Sevens team out of Olympic medal contention after losing in dramatic fashion to Fiji at the Stade de France.
Then France, who had struggled under the weight of home expectations, came alive and beat Argentina - another team heavily favoured to medal - in a performance that lit up the stadium, with Antoine Dupont delivering the coup de grace, the killer try with the clock in the red. Ireland had to respond and had an opportunity when Baleiwairiki caught Zac Ward high in the tackle. Ireland's penalty found touch in Fiji's 22 and while the men in green lost the lineout, a knock-on gave them another chance to attack with two minutes 30 of the half remaining.
New Zealand caught Ireland cold at the start of the second half in their pool game, but this time Topping's charges stayed focused and a superb move saw them advance from their own 22 into Fiji's, before Ward somehow found room to get over in the corner for a 15-7 lead with five minutes to go. Hugo Lennox had a pass intercepted, but the play came back for a penalty advantage and then another for a breakdown infringement.
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