IRFU: Olympics don’t add up

IRFU chief executive Philip Browne has cast doubt on the likelihood of an Ireland Sevens team going to the Olympics in 2016.

IRFU: Olympics don’t add up

Sevens rugby, along with golf, will return to the Olympic roster of sports in five years at the summer games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Those sports were readmitted by the International Olympic Committee following a vote of its assembly in 2009.

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