Full-time: Ireland 40 Japan 5
Easy win for Ireland, no real problems. That’s two wins from two today. But the hardest test is coming tomorrow against New Zealand.
14 mins: Try for Japan! They finally get off the mark through Tsoaka but too little too late.
Ireland 33 Japan 5
Try for Ireland! One last try for Ireland as Zac Ward hands off and runs under the posts.
Ireland 40 Japan 5
12 mins: Try for Ireland! Comerford only on about 25 seconds and he scores easily after Kelly stole the ball. Lennox hits the post with the conversion.
And another! Ireland win the restart, nice take and under no real pressure, Mullins scores a try under the posts.
Ireland 33 Japan 0
9 mins: Try for Ireland! McNulty the captain with an interception and another try! Sits down under pressure and finally puts it down. Converted.
Ireland 21 Japan 0
7 mins: Unforced error by Mullin as he drops the ball in front of his own posts. Then it’s a scrum to Japan. Poor pass from the scrum though and it goes over Fukushi and out.
TRY FOR IRELAND! More brilliant play by Terry Kennedy as he shows his pace and then lays off to Mullins for a handy try.
Half-time: Ireland 14 Japan 0
4 mins: Japan make two good break and almost get to the try line before it’s offside. But they knock it on and Ireland survive.
Ireland 7 Japan 0
2 mins: TRY FOR IRELAND! A try in the first minute, Terry Kennedy finds a gap and runs the whole length of the pitch uncontested. Lennox converts.
Ireland 7 Japan 0
Ireland’s team named to play Japan. A few changes:
Ireland team: Jack Kelly, Andrew Smith, Harry McNulty (capt), Chay Mullins, Hugo Lennox, Terry Kennedy, Gavin Mullin. Replacements: Mark Roche, Zac Ward, Jordan Conroy, Hugo Keenan, Niall Comerford
Ireland will play Japan next, kickoff is at 8pm. New Zealand thrashed Japan 40-12 in their previous match, so Ireland will be heavy favourites here.
Check out the guide to the Irish men’s rugby sevens team here:
[ Meet the Irish Sevens rugby teamOpens in new window ]
A bright start for Ireland in their first game of the Olympic Sevens tournament in Stade de France gave them the win they were looking for in the team’s second ever Olympic Games, writes Johnny Watterson.
A two-try strike against the South African Blitzboks with one late try in reply was enough for the Irish side, who had the lion’s share of possession throughout the match.
Not much time to take a breath in Sevens! The match report for that game from Johnny Watterson will be coming soon. And come back here for Ireland against Japan for Ireland’s second game, kicks off at 8pm.
14 mins: Try for South Africa! Davids finds a gap and makes significant ground for South Africa. Nice play by him and Specman and Specman uses his pace to lay off for Davids to score.
FULL-TIME: Ireland 10 South Africa 5
Davids kicks it off but doesn’t get 10 metres. Ireland penalty and it’s game over. Job done for Team Ireland.
12 mins: TMO check for a high tackle by Oosthuizen. Yellow card for South Africa! He will be off for two minutes.
TRY FOR IRELAND! Kennedy shows his class with a great sidestep, completely beats Williams and down to touch down on the wing.
Ireland 10 South Africa 0
10 mins: Try chance for South Africa! Out of nothing Ireland lose the lineout and quick ball from South Africa. A clever kick in behind but South Africa’s Nortje knocks on before the line. A warning for Ireland.
Ireland 5 South Africa 0
9 mins: Second half kicks off. Finally some defending to do for Ireland as South Africa get line-out inside the 22. Ireland win a penalty in the breakdown, Hugo Lennox turns over the ball.
Ireland 5 South Africa 0
7 mins: TRY FOR IRELAND! South Africa clear and Ireland go again but no way through. The buzzer comes, but Ireland keep it alive and a great offload by Zac Ward to Conroy. This time he scores easily.
Half-time: Ireland 5 South Africa 0
Ireland must have have 90 per cent possession there. Finally got the score at the end of the half.
6 mins: Try for Ireland ruled out!
Ireland force a knock-on in the scrum, Roche showing his strength. South Africa have barely touched the ball this half but no Irish score yet. Zac Ward makes a powerful break and then some good passing sees Conroy through under pressure. Grounds the ball a foot before the line and it’s no try and a scrum to South Africa.
Ireland 0 South Africa 0
4 mins: Ireland slowly edging up the pitch. Chance then! Clever grubber kick through by Kennedy, and runs after it but just can’t get to the ball in time and goes out the endline.
Ireland 0 South Africa 0
2 mins: The kickoff goes straight to Ireland who build up and win an early penalty. Roche throws the ball in and a clean take, all Ireland possession but no breakthrough yet.
Ireland 0 South Africa 0
The Ireland team has been named.
Ireland team to play South Africa: Harry McNulty (captain), Mark Roche, Zac Ward, Jordan Conroy, Hugo Keenan, Terry Kennedy, Niall Comerford.
Replacements: Jack Kelly, Andrew Smith, Chay Mullins, Hugo Lennox, Gavin Mullin.
Here is the South Africa team:
More qualified than me, or than just about anyone else, to talk about rugby is John O’Sullivan and he has a handy everything you need to know guide.
[ All you need to know about Olympic Rugby SevensOpens in new window ]
Hello and welcome to live coverage of the first game of the Olympics for the Ireland Rugby Sevens team, against South Africa in Paris. It kicks off at 4.30pm. Later Ireland will play Japan at 8pm. Lasting just 14 minutes, it is a quick-fire way to play rugby. Hugo Keenan is a part of the squad as a familiar face. Ireland need to finish in the top two or as one of the two third-placed teams with the most points (from three pools) to qualify for the quarter-finals.
The biggest differences from the 15-a-side team is that conversions are drop-goal attempts, no kicking from the tee, scrums contested by three forwards and yellow cards mean two minutes in the sinbin. In a tricky group, Ireland are playing New Zealand tomorrow.
There are three pools of four teams. Each team plays the other countries in their pool over the first two days of the tournament. The top two teams in each pool qualify for the quarter-final along with the two best third-placed teams. The teams are ranked one to eight for the quarter-final draw. The four teams eliminated at the pool stage go into a consolation tournament where they are joined by the four quarter-final losers.
