Irish Rugby Sevens stars 'embarrassed' after Olympic showing in Tokyo

The Irish left themselves with a huge hill to climb during the group stages with losses to South Africa and USA

Ireland’s Greg O’Shea and Mark Roche dejected. Picture: INPHO/James Crombie

Ireland’s Rugby Sevens campaign at the Tokyo Olympics came to a disappointing end on Wednesday morning, the side comprehensively outclassed by Kenya during a 22-0 loss. The game was a play-off for ninth place, with both teams failing to reach the knockout stages from their group.

“That game showed really what we were like through the whole tournament,” said Hugo Lennox.