“Set against the backdrop of society’s emergence from the COVID-19 pandemic, I am sure that Tokyo 2020 will be a special celebration of sport and solidarity. Fiji, New Zealand and South Africa were big winners as they opened their campaigns with dominant. World Rugby Chairman Sir Bill Beaumont said: “The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games is the pinnacle event for the world’s finest rugby sevens players and confirmation of the competition dates is an exciting boost to the rugby community ahead of what promises to be a special Games. The Rugby Sevens is underway at the Tokyo Olympic Games 2020 with the men kicking off proceedings. Dieses Stockfoto: New Zealands Scott Curry scores a try as he is tackled by Britains Harry Glover and New Zealands Kurt Baker leaps in the background, in their mens rugby sevens semifinal match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Jin Tokyo, Japan. Rugby sevens was a highlight of a spectacular Rio 2016 Olympic Games on debut, with Australia’s women and Fiji’s men winning gold medals – the first Olympic rugby medals since 1924, and the first Olympic medal in Fiji’s history. The remaining two women’s and one men’s places will be decided at an Olympic Repechage event prior to the qualification deadline. Tokyo Olympics 2020: Rugby sevens - All Blacks Sevens hold off Australia to make quarter-finals 26 Jul, 2021 07:00 PM 3 minutes to read NZ Herald Focus Sports Cheree Kinnear wraps day. The race to Tokyo Olympic qualification is almost complete with 21 of the 24 teams having already secured their tickets to Tokyo. Rugby Sevens is anticipated to be one of the most sought after tickets of the Games following the huge success of Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan, which captured the nation's imagination, with a record-breaking cumulative domestic television audience of 425 million and the creation of more than one million new rugby participants through the Impact Beyond programme. The medal matches will take place in the evening sessions.Īs per the pre-postponement schedule, the times have been selected in the interests of player welfare to avoid the peak heat of Japanese summertime and maximise fan atmosphere and engagement.Īs previously announced, the rugby sevens will take place at the iconic Tokyo Stadium, which proved itself to be an excellent Rugby World Cup 2019 host venue, with a fantastic atmosphere and superb playing conditions. Great Britain's women suffered a blow to their Olympic rugby sevens quarter-final bid as a late New Zealand try saw them beaten 26-21 in the pool stage. The Rio silver medallists' Olympic future was. The morning session will kick-off at 09:00 JST and run until 12:00 JST and the evening session will begin at 16:30 with a finish time of either 19:00 or 19:30. Great Britain's men staged a stunning comeback to beat the United States 26-21 and set up an Olympic rugby sevens semi-final against New Zealand. The organising committee has re-confirmed that there will be two sessions on each competition day. According to the Good Friday Agreement, people who are born in Northern Ireland with Irish or British lineage can automatically obtain the nationality of (the Republic of) Ireland.In a reverse from the previous edition in Rio, the men’s rugby sevens competition will take place first, running over three days from 26-28 July, with the women’s competition following on 29-31 July, which sees the gold medal match falling on ‘Super Saturday’ – traditionally a highlight of the Games. Northern Ireland players are, however, eligible to represent the team regardless of flag. In the Olympic Games, however, they represent the Olympic Council of Ireland, and therefore play under the national flag of (the Republic of) Ireland. ^ The Irish rugby union teams represent the entire island of Ireland, and when representing the IRFU fly the four provinces flag of the IRFU as Ireland.Rugby sevens players from Scotland and Wales, however, were eligible to be selected for the British team at the Olympic Games. ^ Great Britain earned qualification through England's placement as they were nominated as the country to earn qualification for Great Britain.
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