Ireland will face Great Britain in the 7th/8th place play-off of the Olympic rugby sevens after a 19-7 defeat to France.
A 40-7 reverse to Australia on Monday evening had dropped Allan Temple-Jones’ side out of medal contention and defeat to the host nation was their fourth in five games in Paris.
Back at the Stade de France, Ireland had taken a 7-0 lead through Eve Higgins’ first-half score but Seraphine Okemba crossed twice in the second half, with Carla Neisen also going over, to give France victory.
The meeting with Great Britain, which is Ireland’s last outing of their first Games, will be held at 17:00 BST on Tuesday.