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Irish to face Sevens hosts in Dubai

IRELAND face tournament hosts, the Arabian Gulf, in the Rugby World Cup Sevens Bowl quarter-finals today after a Friday of mixed of emotions in Dubai.

Irish to face Sevens hosts in Dubai

Sat, 07 Mar, 2009 - 00:00

The Irish began yesterday’s programme with a sensational victory over Australia (24-21) but all their hard work was undone when they were defeated by Portugal (17-5) in the final group game.

That result, coupled with scoring averages, left Ireland a disappointing fourth and bottom of Pool D.

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