Great Britain or Spain await in final as only the winners are guaranteed Olympic qualification
Dardis once again converted, and Ireland led 14-7 at the interval. Conroy couldn’t escape the cover in a footrace down the touchline but from the ensuing Irish lineout, his team worked some space for him, and he squeezed over in the far corner. Mark Roche kicked a wonderful touchline conversion to push Ireland out to 21-7 with two minutes remaining.
Ireland join hosts France, the four teams who claimed places with a top four finish in last season’s World Series, champions New Zealand, Argentina, the reigning Olympic title holders Fiji and Australia, while Uruguay also secured a place when triumphing in the South American qualification tournament.
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