New Zealand and France maintain perfect records in pursuit of Olympic gold Rio 2016 Olympic Champions Australia knocked out by impressive Fiji while Great Britain beat the USA to claim semi-final spot Olympic debutants China and the Russian Olympic Committee team showed their potential by reaching the quarter-finals but were beaten by France and New
Australia, France, New Zealand and the USA finish first day of Tokyo 2020 women’s rugby sevens competition with perfect records Thrilling encounter between New Zealand and Great Britain saw the Black Ferns Sevens overcome a 21-0 deficit to win 26-21 in a scintillating match Top two in each pool and the two best third-placed teams
Opening match wins for Australia, Canada, France, Great Britain, New Zealand and the USA at Tokyo Stadium in first session of women’s rugby sevens competition Reigning Olympic Champions Australia begin campaign with a 48-0 win against hosts Japan. Top seeds New Zealand start their quest for a first Olympic sevens gold medal with a 29-7
The GB Sevens squad has an outside chance of claiming the medal that was denied them in the final stages of the Rio tournament five years ago. If ever there was a banker for gold, it is the Black ferns. They went down to Australia in 2016, but since then the Wallaroos have been unable
With 11 days to go until the Olympic rugby sevens competition starts in Tokyo, World Rugby and Gilbert have unveiled the ‘Quantum Sevens’ match ball that will be used by the world’s best sevens players as they battle for Olympic gold from 26-31 July at Tokyo Stadium. The Quantum Sevens ball is the most technically
Tokyo 2020 Olympic rugby sevens match schedule announced with 19 days to go to kick-off Women’s competition kicks off with France v Fiji on 29 July Women’s gold medal decided on ‘Super Saturday’ 31 July The match schedule for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic rugby sevens competition has been confirmed by Tokyo 2020 and World Rugby
Two strong, experienced sevens teams have today been announced by New Zealand Rugby and the New Zealand Olympic Committee for the Tokyo Olympic Games. Both sides go into the Games with a World number one ranking and will be eyeing a place on the medal dais in just a few weeks’ time. The women’s team
The GB Sevens team managed a 12-12 draw in the last game they played against the USA, so can take a measure of comfort from their performances. But this finale revealed the shortcomings that still betray the effort. After going 0-7 down, Meg Jones switched back to the right where she found Emma Uren. As
USA and GB stroll in a Los Angeles park This Quest for Gold tournament, a final preparation for the Olympics next month, has an unusual format. The first day was purely a warm-up. The serious business (points mean prizes) starts on the second day, Saturday. As feared, the competing teams in the women’s section were
Ireland will make their Olympic debut in Tokyo after winning the men’s Repechage tournament in Monaco France and Russia’s women also book their tickets to Tokyo with victories in the qualifier finals The line-up is now complete for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic rugby sevens competition with the 12 men’s and 12 women’s teams confirmed Eagerly
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