Terry Kennedy of Ireland is tackled by of Siviwe Soyizwapi of South Africa during the rugby sevens men's pool C match between Ireland and South Africa at the Tokyo Stadium. USA raced into a 12-0 lead in the evening game but a try from Hugo Lennox narrowed the deficit to seven at half-time. Some strong work from Terry Kennedy forged a breakthrough for Ireland early in the second half with Harry McNulty bringing Ireland to within two, but Dardis was again unable to convert the extra points to draw the sides level. “I don't think we stuck to our game plan, really, we kind of played into South Africa's hands,” he said. "We had fast lads in Terry (Kennedy) and Jordan (Conroy) on the wings but just didn't give them the ball.

Source: Irish Independent July 26, 2021 06:34 UTC