You see the schedule above, a link for tickets is there in the sidebar (though you can of course buy tickets on the day) and the weather is promising to be clement. So if you can make it to Dublin and international rugby is your bag (and let's face it, you're reading this blog so there's no hiding it!) then you really should check out the World Women's 7s qualifiers at the UCD Bowl today & tomorrow.While any sevens day out is a great event in and of itself, this particular one has extra meaning. Up for grabs and definitely within Ireland's reach (due to talent more than merely home advantage) is a spot among the the dozen nations who will take part in the next World Series circuit.
The goal in Day 1 is to qualify for the quarterfinals. As you can see above, Ireland play Mexico at 12:50, Hong Kong at 15:22 and finish with South Africa at 18:28. Then should we make it out of the pool we have the knockout phase tomorrow...the overall aim is to finish in the top 3 and thus qualify for the World Series.
So I hope to see you there! Best of luck to the girls in green! JLP
[But if you really really really can't make it and still want to watch, the IRFU are streaming it here.]
SQUADS
BRAZIL: 1. Juliana Silva 2. Angelica Gevaerd 3. Luiza Campos 4. Edna Santini 5. Paula Ishibashi (captain) 6. Isadora Cerullo 7. Haline Scatrut 8. Beatriz Muhlbauer 9. Claudia Teles 10. Raquel Kochhann 11. Mariana Ramalho 12. Thais Rocha.
CHINA: 1. Min Yang 2. Qishi Guan (captain) 3. Yuanyuan Lu 4. Yang Liu 5. Wen Qing Zhao 6. Rui Zhong 7. Xiaoming Yu 8. Jiaxin Zhou 9. Qianqian Jiang 10. Shichao Sun 11. Xueqin Tong 12. Keyi Chen.
COLOMBIA: 1. Carolina Naranjo 2. Catalina Arango 3. Alejandra Betancur (captain) 4. Nicole Acevedo 5. Ana Catalina Ramirez 6. Isabel Romero 7. Ruth Lozano 8. Solangie Delgado 9. Camilla Lopez 10. Katerine Medina 11. Estefania Ramirez 12. Laura Isabel Gonzalez.
HONG KONG: 1. Amelie Odile Marie Seure 2. Leon Sze Royce Chan (captain) 3. Christine Gordon 4. Ka Chi Christy Cheng 5. Sau Yan Kwon 6. Natasha Shangwe Olson-Thorne 7. Pou Fan Lai 8. Wai Sum Sham 9. Lindsay Varty 10. Tsz Ting Cheng 11. Ka Man Nam 12. Pak Yan Poon.
IRELAND: 1. Audrey O'Flynn 2. Jennifer Murphy 3. Stacey Flood 4. Hannah Tyrell 5. Amee Leigh Crowe 6. Ashleigh Baxter 7. Katie Fitzhenry 8. Claire Keohane 9. Lucy Mulhall (captain) 10. Claire Molloy 11. Louise Galvin 12. Alison Miller.
JAPAN: 1. Chiharu Nakamura (captain) 2. Makiko Tomita 3. Mifuyu Koide 4. Yoko Suzuki 5. Yuka Kanematsu 6. Chisato Yokoo 7. Noriko Taniguchi 9. Aye Takeuchi 10. Ano Kuwai 11. Yume Okuroda 12. Mateitoga Bogidraumainadave.
KENYA: 1. Camilyne Oyuayo 2. Janet Owino 3. Aura Sinaida 4. Sheila Chajira 5. Rachael Mbogo 6. Linet Arasa 7. Doreen Remour 8. Janet Okello 9. Irene Otieno 10. Catherina Abila (captain) 11. Celestine Masinde 12. Philadelphia Orlando.
MEXICO: 1. Michelle Farah (captain) 2. Wendy García 3. Alma Rivera 4. Gabriela García 5. Casandra Montero 6. Xiomara Piña 7. Fernanda Carrillo 8. Claudia Rendón 9. Carolina Sandoval 10. Rosa Rivera 11. Georgina Zenteno 12. Daniela Rosales.
NETHERLANDS: 1. Joyce van Altena 2. Sanne Klem 3. Nikki Weijers 4. Paula Christina Schouten 5. Elke van Meer 6. Pien Selbeck 7. Dorien Maria Eppink 8. Anne Simone Hielckert (captain) 9. Johanna Marije van Rossum 10. Pleuni Kievit 11. Marsha Alida Völker 12. Jannicke Jackelien Ijdens.
SAMOA: Jacinta Ausai 2. Taalili Iosefo 3. Apaula Kerisiano Enesi 4. Soteria Pulumu (captain) 5. Tafale Roma Malesi 6. Iunaite Falelua 7. Bernadette Josephine Robertson 8. Justine Manaia Iopu 9. Irene Siai Macarthur 10. Suititi Miczel Ailaoa 11. Filoi Fatima Eneliko 12. Toluiva Keneti.
SOUTH AFRICA: 1. Sinazo Nobele 2. Rachelle Geldenhuys 3. Zaandre Theron 4. Fundiswa Plaatjie 5. Zenay Jordaan (captain) 6. Veroeshka Grain 7. Phumeza Gadu 8. Nosiphiwo Goda 9. Lorinda Brown 10. Mathrin Simmers 11. Jacqueline Kriel 12. Marithy Pienaar.
WALES: 1. Jessica Kavanagh 2. Jasmine Joyce 3. Laurie Harries 4. Elinor Snowsill 5. Ffion Bowen 6. Sian Williams (captain) 7. Beth Dainton 8. Adi Taviner 9. Rhian Nokes 10. Elen Evens 11. Gemma Rowland 12. Shona Powell-Hughes.
