Dear Members,

The club wishes the very best of luck to Erin King and the Ireland 7s Women's team ahead of their opening Olympic games this coming Sunday 28th July in Paris. The 20-year-old joined Belvo back in 2020 having already displayed enormous talent for the sport. She was soon identified as a Player of National Interest and invited to join the Ireland Sevens program in January 2021. She made her senior rugby sevens debut at the Dubai Sevens in December that year. 

King scored her first try for Ireland in a match against Canada in Toulouse in 2022 and was also part of the squad for the World Cup Sevens in 2022. In May 2023, the team secured qualification with a 10-5 victory over Fiji in the semi-final of the World Rugby Sevens Series. She participated in this pivotal match and accumulated a brilliant 104 appearances in the World Series.

King has become a key starter in the Ireland 7s Women's lineup. Ireland sits in Pool B with Australia, Great Britain, and South Africa. Tune in this Sunday 28th July at 2:30pm Irish Time for their Olympic opening game against Great Britain. Followed by their second game later in the day at 6:00pm Irish Time against South Africa.

Round 3 games and quarter-final fixtures will follow Monday 29th July. Ranking, Semi-Final & Medal Matches on Tuesday 30th July.

Words from Club President Paul Dowling

On behalf of the Club, we are all extremely proud to have Erin represent Ireland at these Olympic Games. I would like to wish her every success and look forward to welcoming her back home, hopefully with a precious Olympic Medal! Along with all Old Belvedere members, I have my fingers crossed and I wish Erin every success over the coming days!

Watch free on RTÉ & RTÉ Player: https://www.rte.ie/player/

Match Center: https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/schedule/rugby-sevens/women?day=28-july

Matches Schedule

Sunday, July 28 –

Pool B: Ireland Women v Great Britain, kick-off 3.30pm local time/2.30pm Irish time – Match Centre

Pool B: Ireland Women v South Africa, kick-off 7pm local time/6pm Irish time – Match Centre

Monday, July 29 –

Pool B: Australia v Ireland Women, kick-off 2.30pm local time/1.30pm Irish time – Match Centre

Ranking & Quarter-Final Matches

Tuesday, July 30 –

Ranking, Semi-Final & Medal Matches