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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
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Oisin Doherty

Fields of Athenry rings out around Sydney as Ireland Sevens book semi-final spot

There were amazing scenes this morning as the Ireland womens sevens team were serenaded with the fields of Athenry by the Allianz Stadium as they booked their place in the semi-final of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in Sydney.

With the game already wrapped up, fans inside the stadium started to sing the famous song in a show of support for the girls in green.

To cap off what was already a magical moment, Eve Higgins powered home for a try just as the song reached it's crescendo.

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In the end, Ireland won on a scoreline of 26-12, with Aimee Leigh Murphy-Crowe and Lucy Mulhall among the scorers.

It's been a successful weekend for Aidan McNulty's side so far, with Ireland picking up three wins from the four games. Their only mishap was against hosts Australia.

Ireland will take on New Zealand in the semi-final at 4.44am Irish time on Sunday morning.

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