Ireland Sevens side target quick recovery from South African loss

Terry Kennedy of Ireland is tackled by of Siviwe Soyizwapi of South Africa during the rugby sevens men's pool C match at the Tokyo Stadium

Billy Dardis admits that the Ireland sevens side need to produce something special against the USA later today after their maiden Olympic appearance ended with a convincing defeat to South Africa at Tokyo Stadium.

The sun was beating down on the pitch when Anthony Eddy’s men took to the stage at 11am local time but their hopes of marking the big occasion wilted almost immediately as their highly-touted opponents piled on the pressure.