Ireland Sevens captain Tom Daly has been ruled out of the Rugby Europe Olympic Repechage tournament taking place in Lisbon this weekend due to a wrist injury.
Matthew O’Regan, who has come through the Exiles pathway, has been called up to the squad. Young Munster clubman Gearoid Lyons will captain the side in the absence of the injured Tom Daly.
Ireland must finish in the top three at the tournament to qualify for next year’s World Olympic Repechage, which will determine the final teams to travel to Rio 2016.
The Irish side will compete in Pool A on Saturday alongside Georgia, Italy and Russia, with the knockout stages taking place on Sunday.
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IRELAND MEN’S SEVENS Squad (Rugby Europe Olympic Repechage, Lisbon, Saturday, July 18-Sunday, July 19):
Adam Byrne (UCD/Leinster)
Aaron Cairns (Ballynahinch/Ulster)
Ian Fitzpatrick (Lansdowne/Leinster)
Terry Kennedy (St. Mary’s College/Leinster)
Shane Layden (Buccaneers/Connacht)
Gearoid Lyons (Young Munster/Munster) (capt)
Diarmaid McCarthy (Young Munster/Munster)
David McGuigan (Ballynahinch/Ulster)
Harry McNulty (UCD/Leinster)
Matthew O’Regan (Exiles)
Mark Roche (Lansdowne/Leinster)
Alex Wootton (Garryowen/Munster)
Steve Toal-Lennon (St Mary’s College/Leinster)
Pools –
Pool A: Georgia, Ireland, Italy, Russia
Pool B: Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania
Pool C: Belgium, Poland, Portugal, Ukraine
Match Schedule:
Saturday: Pool A –
Russia v Ireland, 11am
Georgia v Ireland, 3.06pm
Italy v Ireland, 5pm
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