Eve Higgins scored four tries today. Image: Martin Seras Lima/INPHO EVE HIGGINS SCORED FOUR tries as Ireland Women 7s finished top of Pool C after the opening day of the Dubai 7s.
They will now face the United States, runners up in Pool A, in the last eight tomorrow at 5.22am Irish time. If omens mean anything, Ireland defeated USA 17-14 when they last met in May.This will be Ireland’s fifth successive Cup quarter-final appearance on the World Series. Captain Lucy Mulhall converted to nudge her side in front at 7-5, and following a ball-dislodging tackle by Higgins, Murphy Crowe had the pace to score following a pass by Flood.Into the second half, a Murphy Crowe break, combined with a turnover penalty won by Flood, kept Ireland playing in the right areas of the pitch and they were duly rewarded as 17-5 became 24-5.
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