In very hot conditions in Zenica, Bosnia, Ireland chalked up their fourth successive victory of the tournament with a six-try 38-10 dismissal of Austria this morning. Diarmaid McCarthy bagged a brace in the Cup quarter-final with Cian Aherne, Alex Wootton, Michael Lawton and Adam Byrne also touching down.
Coached by Anthony Eddy and Stan McDowell, the Irish side then took on Turkey in a rematch in the last-four. They were 43-5 victors in the pool stages yesterday and this afternoon's semi-final ended in a 41-0 success for the men in green, with Munster Academy member Wootton dotting down twice and the other five tries shared out by Gearoid Lyons, David McGuigan, captain Tom Daly, Aaron Cairns and Byrne.
Hosts Bosnia & Herzegovina provided the opposition in the Cup final, but another professional and clinical display saw Ireland take home the silverware on a 50-0 scoreline. They ran in eight tries through Aherne, Mark Roche, Wootton (2), Lawton, Shane Layden (2) and Byrne.
Ireland ended the weekend with six wins from six, 291 points and 47 tries scored and just 20 points and four tries conceded. UCD and Leinster speedster Byrne, who crossed the whitewash in each game, topped the try-scoring charts with nine, followed by skipper Daly and Wootton (6 each) and Lyons, Roche and McCarthy (4 each).
Ireland's results in today's knockout stages means they have achieved their first aim of this summer's schedule as the top four teams in Zenica gain promotion to the Rugby Europe Men's Sevens Division B tournament which will take place in Croatia over the weekend of June 20-21.
The highest ranked eligible team from Division B qualifies to participate in the Rugby Europe Olympic Repechage tournament in Lisbon on July 18-19.
The winners of the Lisbon tournament will then have the opportunity to compete in the World Olympic Repechage in 2016 to secure the last spot for Rio 2016.
IRELAND MEN'S SEVENS Squad (Rugby Europe Men's Sevens Division C, Stadion Kamberovica polje, Zenica, Bosnia, June 6-7):
1. Shane Layden (Buccaneers/Connacht)
2. Gearoid Lyons (Young Munster/Munster)
3. Diarmaid McCarthy (Young Munster/Munster)
4. Adam Byrne (UCD/Leinster)
5. Aaron Cairns (Ballynahinch/Ulster)
6. Tom Daly (Lansdowne/Leinster) (capt)
7. David McGuigan (Ballynahinch/Ulster)
8. Harry McNulty (UCD/Leinster)
9. Cian Aherne (Lansdowne/Leinster)
10. Mark Roche (Lansdowne/Leinster)
11. Alex Wootton (Garryowen/Munster)
12. Michael Lawton (Exiles)
Ireland Men's Sevens Management:
Anthony Eddy (Head Coach)
Stan McDowell (Assistant Coach)
Sinead Bennett (Team Manager)
Marian Earls (Strength & Conditioning Coach)
James Allen (Physio)
2015 Rugby Europe Men's Sevens Division C - Ireland Results:
Turkey 5 Ireland 43 (Pool B)
Scorers: Tries: Tom Daly, Adam Byrne (2), Harry McNulty, Gearoid Lyons, Mark Roche, Aaron Cairns; Cons: Tom Daly (4).
Team: Adam Byrne, Aaron Cairns, Tom Daly (capt), Shane Layden, Gearoid Lyons, David McGuigan, Harry McNulty.
Subs: Cian Aherne, Michael Lawton, Diarmaid McCarthy, Mark Roche, Alex Wootton.
Belarus 0 Ireland 60 (Pool B)
Scorers: Tries: Cian Aherne, Mark Roche, Diarmaid McCarthy, David McGuigan, Tom Daly (3), Adam Byrne (3); Cons: Adam Byrne, Tom Daly, Diarmaid McCarthy, David McGuigan, Mark Roche
Team: Adam Byrne, Aaron Cairns, Tom Daly (capt), Shane Layden, Gearoid Lyons, David McGuigan, Harry McNulty.
Subs: Cian Aherne, Michael Lawton, Diarmaid McCarthy, Mark Roche, Alex Wootton.
Montenegro 5 Ireland 59 (Pool B)
Scorers: Tries: Adam Byrne, Aaron Cairns, Tom Daly, Shane Layden, Gearoid Lyons (2), Diarmaid McCarthy, Mark Roche, Alex Wootton; Cons: Tom Daly (4), Shane Layden, Gearoid Lyons, Alex Wootton.
Team: Adam Byrne, Aaron Cairns, Tom Daly (capt), Shane Layden, Gearoid Lyons, David McGuigan, Harry McNulty.
Subs: Cian Aherne, Michael Lawton, Diarmaid McCarthy, Mark Roche, Alex Wootton.
Ireland 38 Austria 10 (quarter final)
Scorers: Ireland: Tries: Cian Aherne, Alex Wootton, Diarmaid McCarthy (2), Michael Lawton, Adam Byrne; Cons: Gearoid Lyons, Tom Daly (3).
Ireland 41 Turkey 0 (semi final)
Scorers: Tries: Alex Wootton 2, Gearoid Lyons, David McGuigan, Tom Daly, Aaron Cairns, Adam Byrne; Cons: Michael Lawton, Tom Daly (2).
Team: Harry McNulty, Gearoid Lyons, David McGuigan, Shane Layden, Tom Daly (capt), Aaron Cairns, Adam Byrne.
Subs: Cian Aherne, Mark Roche, Alex Wootton, Diarmaid McCarthy, Michael Lawton.
Ireland 50 Bosnia & Herzegovina 0 (final)
Scorers: Tries: Cian Aherne, Mark Roche, Alex Wootton (2), Michael Lawton, Shane Layden (2), Adam Byrne; Cons: Alex Wootton, Michael Lawton (2), Gearoid Lyons, Tom Daly.
Team: Harry McNulty, Gearoid Lyons, David McGuigan, Shane Layden, Tom Daly (capt), Aaron Cairns, Adam Byrne.
Subs: Cian Aherne, Mark Roche, Alex Wootton, Diarmaid McCarthy, Michael Lawton.