From Europe's third tier to Sevens heaven: How Ireland rose to Olympics qualification

Harry McNulty. Picture: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

The sevens circuit has taken the Ireland men’s side to all manner of ports and parts but none stranger than Zenica in Bosnia where they took their first official steps on a road that has landed them in Tokyo.

Harry McNulty is the only player braced to face South Africa, Kenya, and the USA in their Olympic pool this next week who was part of the chorus when the men’s programme cleared its throat in eastern Europe six long years ago.