Ireland Women Edged Out By Britain In Olympic Opener

The Ireland Women’s Sevens team let a half-time lead slip as Great Britain took the spoils at the end of a nip-and-tuck Olympic Games opener in Paris.

The Ireland Women made history as they ran out at the sunsplashed Stade de France for their first ever Olympic match. A new record Women’s rugby attendance was set with 66,000 fans present.

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Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe’s first half brace of tries raised hopes for an Irish win, only for Britain, who trailed 12-7 at half-time, to triumph 21-12 thanks to second half scores from Isla Norman-Bell and captain Emma Uren.

The girls in green are quickly back in action against South Africa at 6pm Irish time (live on RTÉ 2/RTÉ Player/Eurosport via Discovery Plus).