The UK spring tour is done, dusted and enjoyed, with naturally much discussion coming from it. Now the Super Rugby Pacific squads have been announced for us to mull over. For the rugby tragic the rugby action actually keeps going with back-to-back sevens tournaments in Dubai. It all starts on Friday and is played out […]
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TOKYO, July 30 (Reuters) - Defending champions Australia crashed out of medal contention in the women s Olympic Rugby Sevens after a 14-12 quarter-final defeat by Fiji on Friday as the Pacific islanders stayed on course to match the gold medal they won in the menâs competition.
Fiji will face near neighbours New Zealand in Saturdayâs first semi-final, with Britain and France to contest the other semi. The gold medal match will be played at 18.00 local time.
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Australian Sevens confirmed for 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Rugby Australia has today welcomed the Australian Olympic Committee confirmation of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic sides.
The Australian Olympic Committee announced 24 athletes to the Australian Olympic team for Tokyo for Rugby Sevens.
With 205 World Series caps, the women’s side sees Rio Olympians Shannon Parry, Sharni Williams, Emma Tonegato, Evania Pelite and Charlotte Caslick return for their second Games, while Demi Hayes, Dominique Du Toit, Sariah Paki, Faith Nathan and Maddison Ashby make their Olympic debut.
Boasting 174 caps of World Series experience in the men’s squad, Nick Malouf and Henry Hutchison return for their second Olympics, joined by debutants Lachlan Anderson, Joe Pincus, Dylan Pietsch, Henry Paterson, Maurice Longbottom, Joshua Coward, Joshua Turner, Lachlan Miller, Samu Kerevi and Dietrich Roache.
This time it was 15-12 victory but a tougher battle for the Black Ferns Sevens, with Australia’s Evania Pelite scoring in the first minute. Demi Hayes ran from the halfway line for Australia’s second try a couple of minutes later. New Zealand barely got out of their half over the first seven minutes and they had the same problem at the start of the second period, even with Pelite in the sin-bin.
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Stacey Fluhler starred for Black Ferns at Eden Park against Australia on Saturday. Later in the half Australia had two more players in the bin and the Black Ferns quickly made that numerical advantage count with a try by Portia Woodman.