Ireland women sevens beat Fiji to qualify for Olympics

The Ireland women sevens team have qualified for Olympics Games following a victory over Fiji in the World Rugby Seven Series.

Ireland bowed out at the quarter-final stage of the tournament, losing 17-7 defeat to Australia, however, they remained in the automatic qualification spot and had to beat Fiji in the fifth-place semi-final.

Allan Temple-Jones' side can now start preparing for the Olympics Games in France next summer.

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