Irish Rugby

Ireland Sevens coach Stan McDowell has confirmed the 12 players to compete at the Kitakyushu 7s this weekend. The pool games get underway in the next few hours at the Mikuni World Stadium, with the knockout stages taking place on Sunday.

Communities the length and breadth of Japan will share in the excitement of hosting Rugby World Cup 2019 following the announcement of the provisional selection of 52 team camps where the teams will stay and train.

The Ireland Women's Sevens squad for the third leg of the HSBC World Rugby Women's Sevens World Series in Kitakyushu, Japan next weekend has been named.

Teams Ire v South Africa Teams Ireland v South Africa Opposition South Africa (H) Opposition South Africa (H) 38-3 HT 14-0 Match Report Opposition South Africa Venue Aviva Stadium Time KO 17:30 Referee Previous Meeting Ire Form D D D D D South Africa Form D L L L L Teams Ire v Fiji Teams Ireland v Fiji Opposition Fiji (H) Opposition Fiji (H) 23-20 HT 17-10 Match Report Opposition Fiji Venue Aviva Stadium Time KO 17:30 Referee Previous Meeting Ire Form D D D D D Fiji Form L L W L D Teams Ire v Argentina Teams Ireland v Argentina Opposition Argentina (H) Opposition Argentina (H) 28-19 HT 13-0 Preview Overview Match Info Opposition Argentina Venue Aviva Stadium Time KO 17:30 Referee Mathieu Raynal Previous Meeting Ire Form D D D D D Argentina Form L L L L D Teams Fra v Ire Teams France v Ireland Opposition France (A) Opposition Fra (A) 13-15 HT 3-9 Match Report Opposition France Venue Stade de France Time KO 17:45 Referee Nigel Owens Previous Meeting Ire Form D D D D D Fra Form D L W W L Teams Ire v Ita Teams Ireland v Italy Opposition Italy (H) Opposition Ita (H) 56-19 HT 28-0 Match Report Opposition Italy Venue Aviva Stadium Time KO 14:15 Referee Romain Poite Previous Meeting Ire Form D D D D D Ita Form L D L L L Teams Ire v Wal Teams Ireland v Wales Opposition Wales (H) Opposition Wal (H) 37-27 HT 15-13 Match Report Opposition Wales Venue Aviva Stadium Time KO 14:15 Referee Previous Meeting Ire Form D D D D D Wal Form W L D W W Teams Ire v Sco Teams Ireland v Scotland Opposition Scotland (H) Opposition Sco (H) 28-8 HT 14-3 Match Report Opposition Scotland Venue Aviva Stadium Time KO 14:15 Referee Wayne Barnes Previous Meeting Ire Form D D D D D Sco Form L W W D W Teams Eng v Ire Teams England v Ireland Opposition England (A) Opposition Eng (A) 15-24 HT 5-21 Match Report Opposition England Venue Twickenham Stadium Time KO 14:45 Referee Previous Meeting Ire Form D D D D D Eng Form W W L L D Teams Aus v Ire Teams Australia v Ireland Opposition Australia (A) Opposition Aus (A) 09/06/18, 20:00 Overview Match Info {FixBroadcast} Opposition Australia Venue Suncorp Stadium Time KO 20:00 Referee Previous Meeting Ire Form D D D D D Aus Form W W D L W Teams Aus v Ire Teams Australia v Ireland Opposition Australia (A) Opposition Aus (A) 16/06/18, 20:00 Overview Match Info {FixBroadcast} Opposition Australia Venue AAMI Park Time KO 20:00 Referee Previous Meeting Ire Form D D D D D Aus Form W W D L W Teams Aus v Ire Teams Australia v Ireland Opposition Australia (A) Opposition Aus (A) 23/06/18, 20:00 Overview Match Info {FixBroadcast} Opposition Australia Venue Allianz Stadium Time KO 20:00 Referee Previous Meeting Ire Form D D D D D Aus Form W W D L W Teams Ire v Eng Teams Ireland v England Opposition England (H) Opposition Eng (H) 02/02/19, 16:45 Overview Match Info {FixBroadcast} Opposition England Venue Aviva Stadium Time KO 16:45 Referee Previous Meeting Ire Form D D D D D Eng Form W W L L D Teams Sco v Ire Teams Scotland v Ireland Opposition Scotland (A) Opposition Sco (A) 09/02/19, 14:15 Overview Match Info {FixBroadcast} Opposition Scotland Venue BT Murrayfield Time KO 14:15 Referee Previous Meeting Ire Form D D D D D Sco Form L W W D W Teams Ita v Ire Teams Italy v Ireland Opposition Italy (A) Opposition Ita (A) 24/02/19, 16:00 Overview Match Info {FixBroadcast} Opposition Italy Venue Stadio Olimpico Time KO 16:00 Referee Previous Meeting Ire Form D D D D D Ita Form L D L L L Teams Ire v Fra Teams Ireland v France Opposition France (H) Opposition Fra (H) 10/03/19, 15:00 Overview Match Info {FixBroadcast} Opposition France Venue Aviva Stadium Time KO 15:00 Referee Previous Meeting Ire Form D D D D D Fra Form D L W W L Teams Wal v Ire Teams Wales v Ireland Opposition Wales (A) Opposition Wal (A) 16/03/19, 14:45 Overview Match Info {FixBroadcast} Opposition Wales Venue Principality Stadium Time KO 14:45 Referee Previous Meeting Ire Form D D D D D Wal Form W L D W W

Teams Ireland v Australia Women Teams Ireland Women v Australia Women Opposition Australia Women (H) Opposition Australia Women (H) 19-17 HT - Match Report Opposition Australia Women Venue UCD Bowl Time KO 19:00 Referee Previous Meeting Ireland Form L W W L L Australia Women Form W L W L W Teams Ireland v Japan Teams Ireland Women v Japan Women Opposition Japan Women (H) Opposition Japan (H) 24-14 HT - Match Report Opposition Japan Women Venue UCD Bowl Time KO 17:15 Referee Previous Meeting Ireland Form L W W L L Japan Form W L L L Teams France v Ireland Teams France Women v Ireland Women Opposition France Women (A) Opposition France (A) 21-5 HT - Match Report Opposition France Women Venue UCD Bowl Time KO 19:45 Referee Previous Meeting Ireland Form L W W L L France Form W W W W W Teams Ireland v Australia Women Teams Ireland Women v Australia Women Opposition Australia Women (H) Opposition Australia Women (H) 24-36 HT - Match Report Opposition Australia Women Venue Kingspan Stadium Time KO 14:00 Referee Previous Meeting Ireland Form L W W L L Australia Women Form W L W L W Teams Ireland v Wales Teams Ireland Women v Wales Women Opposition Wales Women (H) Opposition Wales (H) 17-27 HT - Match Report Opposition Wales Women Venue Kingspan Stadium Time KO 14:00 Referee Previous Meeting Ireland Form L W W L L Wales Form W L L L L Teams France v Ireland Teams France Women v Ireland Women Opposition France Women (A) Opposition France (A) 24-0 HT 17-0 Match Report Opposition France Women Venue Stade Ernest Wallon Time KO 21:00 Referee Ian Tempest Previous Meeting Ireland Form L W W L L France Form W W W W W Teams Ireland v Italy Teams Ireland Women v Italy Women Opposition Italy Women (H) Opposition Italy (H) 21-8 HT 7-3 Match Report Opposition Italy Women Venue Donnybrook Time KO 13:00 Referee Previous Meeting Ireland Form L W W L L Italy Form L L L W W Teams Ireland v Wales Teams Ireland Women v Wales Women Opposition Wales Women (H) Opposition Wales (H) 35-12 HT 14-0 Match Report Opposition Wales Women Venue Donnybrook Time KO 15:00 Referee Previous Meeting Ireland Form L W W L L Wales Form W L L L L Teams Ireland v Scotland Teams Ireland Women v Scotland Women Opposition Scotland Women (H) Opposition Scotland (H) 12-15 HT 0-3 Match Report Opposition Scotland Women Venue Donnybrook Time KO 13:00 Referee Ian Tempest Previous Meeting Ireland Form L W W L L Scotland Form L L L W L Teams England v Ireland Teams England Women v Ireland Women Opposition England Women (A) Opposition England (A) 33-11 HT 19-6 Match Report Opposition England Women Venue Ricoh Arena Time KO 17:30 Referee Previous Meeting Ireland Form L W W L L England Form W W W L W

Teams Ire U20 v Ita U20 Teams Ireland U20s v Italy U20s Opposition Italy U20s (N) Opposition Ita U20 (N) 21-22 HT 3-15 Match Report Opposition Italy U20s Venue Kutaisi Stadium Time KO 15:30 Referee Previous Meeting Ire U20 Form L W L W L Ita U20 Form L L L W W Teams Ire U20 v Sco U20 Teams Ireland U20s v Scotland U20s Opposition Scotland U20s (N) Opposition Sco U20 (N) 28-32 HT 10-12 Match Report Opposition Scotland U20s Venue Kutaisi Stadium Time KO 13:00 Referee Previous Meeting Ire U20 Form L W L W L Sco U20 Form L L W L L Teams Ire U20 v NZ U20 Teams Ireland U20s v New Zealand U20s Opposition New Zealand U20s (N) Opposition NZ U20 (N) 3-69 HT 3-31 Match Report Opposition New Zealand U20s Venue Kutaisi Stadium Time KO 15:30 Referee Previous Meeting Ire U20 Form L W L W L NZ U20 Form W W W W W Teams Ire U20 v Sam U20 Teams Ireland U20s v Samoa U20s Opposition Samoa U20s (N) Opposition Sam U20 (N) 52-26 HT 26-5 Match Report Opposition Samoa U20s Venue Avchala Stadium Time KO 13:00 Referee Previous Meeting Ire U20 Form L W L W L Sam U20 Form L L L L L Teams Geo U20 v Ire U20 Teams Georgia U20s v Ireland U20s Opposition Georgia U20s (A) Opposition Geo U20 (A) 18-24 HT 10-7 Match Report Opposition Georgia U20s Venue Meskhi (Lokomotivi) Stadium Time KO 13:00 Referee Pablo de Luca Previous Meeting Ire U20 Form L W L W L Geo U20 Form L L L W L Teams Fra U20 v Ire U20 Teams France U20s v Ireland U20s Opposition France U20s (A) Opposition Fra U20 (A) 34-24 HT 22-3 Match Report Opposition France U20s Venue Chaban-Delmas Time KO 21:00 Referee Previous Meeting Ire U20 Form L W L W L Fra U20 Form W W W L W Teams Ire U20 v Ita U20 Teams Ireland U20s v Italy U20s Opposition Italy U20s (H) Opposition Ita U20 (H) 38-34 HT 31-15 Match Report Opposition Italy U20s Venue Donnybrook Time KO 19:15 Referee Previous Meeting Ire U20 Form L W L W L Ita U20 Form L L L W W Teams Ire U20 v Wal U20 Teams Ireland U20s v Wales U20s Opposition Wales U20s (H) Opposition Wal U20 (H) 38-41 HT 10-19 Match Report Opposition Wales U20s Venue Donnybrook Time KO 19:15 Referee Previous Meeting Ire U20 Form L W L W L Wal U20 Form W L W L L Teams Ire U20 v Sco U20 Teams Ireland U20s v Scotland U20s Opposition Scotland U20s (H) Opposition Sco U20 (H) 30-25 HT 18-6 Match Report Opposition Scotland U20s Venue Donnybrook Time KO 19:15 Referee Previous Meeting Ire U20 Form L W L W L Sco U20 Form L L W L L Teams Eng U20 v Ire U20 Teams England U20s v Ireland U20s Opposition England U20s (A) Opposition Eng U20 (A) 48-15 HT 15-15 Match Report Opposition England U20s Venue Ricoh Arena Time KO 20:00 Referee Previous Meeting Ire U20 Form L W L W L Eng U20 Form W W L W W