In its assertion on Wednesday, the IRFU stated a assessment concluded that the lads’s sevens programme “doesn’t contribute as a improvement pathway for the XVs sport”, including that the provincial academy constructions are providing “higher improvement alternatives”.
“The monetary scenario 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 lads’s sevens programme is a tough one, it’s obligatory so as 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 positive 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 facet performed their final match in Los Angles earlier this month, ending eleventh and struggling relegation within the World SVNS Collection.
They reached two Olympic Video games in Tokyo in 2021 and in Paris final summer time, ending tenth in Japan and sixth in France.
Ulster trio Nick Timoney, Robert Baloucoune and Zac Ward all performed for Eire’s sevens facet 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 thing the sevens facet has achieved.
“We wish to thank everybody who has contributed to the success of the lads’s sevens programme, particularly in reaching qualification for the Tokyo and Paris Olympic video games.
“Their unwavering dedication, laborious work and talent performed an important function in elevating the profile of sevens rugby in Eire.”
