In its assertion on Wednesday, the IRFU stated a assessment concluded that the boys’s sevens programme “doesn’t contribute as a growth pathway for the XVs sport”, including that the provincial academy buildings are providing “larger growth alternatives”.
“The monetary state of affairs we face is difficult, and it is essential that we take decisive motion to safe the long-term success of Irish Rugby,” stated IRFU excessive efficiency director David Humphreys.
“Whereas the choice to finish the boys’s sevens programme is a troublesome one, it’s vital as a way to be certain that our sources are centered on the areas that can have the best affect on the way forward for the sport in Eire.
“We’re dedicated to creating certain that this transition is dealt with with the utmost respect for all those that have contributed to the success of the sevens programme.”
The boys’s sevens aspect performed their final match in Los Angles earlier this month, ending eleventh and struggling relegation within the World SVNS Sequence.
They reached two Olympic Video games in Tokyo in 2021 and in Paris final summer season, ending tenth in Japan and sixth in France.
Ulster trio Nick Timoney, Robert Baloucoune and Zac Ward all performed for Eire’s sevens aspect as did established Eire 15s worldwide Tadgh Beirne.
Ward, alongside Leinster and Eire 15s worldwide Hugo Keenan, featured within the sevens Olympics squad in Paris.
IRFU CEO Kevin Potts stated that he was “very proud” of every little thing the sevens aspect has achieved.
“We wish to thank everybody who has contributed to the success of the boys’s sevens programme, particularly in reaching qualification for the Tokyo and Paris Olympic video games.
“Their unwavering dedication, exhausting work and talent performed a significant function in elevating the profile of sevens rugby in Eire.”
