Complex sentence: Although rugby was announced in 2009 as an Olympic sport, the IRFU was slow to recognize the opportunity and did not introduce a men's rugby sevens national team program until October 2014.
Split into simpler sentences: Although rugby was announced in 2009 as an Olympic sport, the IRFU was slow to recognize the opportunity. The IRFU did not introduce a men's rugby sevens national team program until October 2014.