Eve Higgins shines as Ireland make Dubai 7s quarters

Ireland stormed into the quarter-finals of the Emirates Dubai 7s on Friday as they topped Pool C with three wins from three.

Eve Higgins was the star of the show, running for four tries across the wins against Spain (21-7), Japan (31-24) and Fiji (24-17). Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe and Béibhinn Parsons were also prominent in a very impressive start to the tournament.

Ireland will now take on the USA, the runners-up in the Pool A, in the last eight on Saturday morning (5.22am Irish time).

It's the team's fifth successive quarter-final appearance on the World Series.

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