Tough draws for Irish men and women in Olympic sevens 

The men's tournament gets underway on July 24, two days before the opening ceremony. 

Ireland’s Hugo Keenan in action against South Africa. Picture: ©INPHO/Martin Seras Lima

The Irish men's and women's sevens teams have both been given tough draws for next month's Olympic Games tournament in Paris.

James Topping's men's team have landed in Pool A with Tokyo Olympic silver medallists and this year's top seeds, New Zealand. South Africa, recently qualified via the repechage tournament in Monaco, and Japan are also in the group.