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#Rio 2016 | Recap Day 1 | Men's Sevens

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Pic: World Rugby

Japan remains a team notorious for causing great upsets in rugby. After the Cherry Blossoms created a shock win against South Africa in the 15s World Cup last year, this time the Japanese proved that they are capable of beating another world class side in the shortened format of the game. In sensational style, Japan won, for the first time ever, against top-favourites New Zealand on the opening day of the Olympic Sevens men’s event.

DAY 1

MATCH 1

11:00

09.08.

AUS

14

v

31

FRA

MATCH 2

11:30

09.08.

RSA

24

v

0

ESP

MATCH 3

12:00

09.08.

GB

31

v

7

KEN

MATCH 4

12:30

09.08.

NZ

12

v

14

JPN

MATCH 5

13:00

09.08.

USA

14

v

17

ARG

MATCH 6

13:30

09.08.

FIJ

40

v

12

BRA

MATCH 7

14:00

09.08.

AUS

26

v

12

ESP

MATCH 8

14:30

09.08.

RSA

26

v

0

FRA

MATCH 9

15:00

09.08.

GB

21

v

19

JPN

MATCH 10

15:30

09.08.

NZ

28

v

5

KEN

MATCH 11

16:00

09.08.

USA

26

v

0

BRA

MATCH 12

16:30

09.08.

FIJ

21

v

14

ARG

DAY 2

MATCH 13

11:00

10.08.

FRA

26

v

5

ESP

MATCH 14

11:30

10.08.

RSA

5

v

12

AUS

MATCH 15

12:00

10.08.

KEN

7

v

31

JPN

MATCH 16

12:30

10.08.

NZL

19

v

21

GBR

MATCH 17

13:00

10.08.

ARG

31

v

0

BRA

MATCH 18

13:30

10.08.

FIJ

24

v

19

USA

MATCH 19

16:00

10.08.

USA

24

v

12

BRA

MATCH 20

16:30

10.08.

ESP

14

v

12

KEN

MATCH 21

17:00

10.08.

FIJ

12

v

7

NZL

MATCH 22

17:30

10.08.

JPN

12

v

7

FRA

MATCH 23

18:00

10.08.

GBR

5

v

0

ARG

MATCH 24

18:30

10.08.

RSA

22

v

5

AUS

DAY 3

MATCH 25

12:30

11.08.

BRA

0

v

24

KEN

MATCH 26

13:00

11.08.

USA

24

v

12

ESP

MATCH 27

13:30

11.08.

NZL

24

v

19

FRA

MATCH 28

14:00

11.08.

ARG

26

v

21

AUS

MATCH 29

14:30

11.08.

FIJ

20

v

5

JPN

MATCH 30

15:00

11.08.

GBR

7

v

5

RSA

MATCH 31

17:30

11.08.

FRA

12

v

10

AUS

MATCH 32

18:00

11.08.

NZL

17

v

14

ARG

MATCH 33

18:30

11.08.

RSA

54

v

17

JPN

MATCH 34

19:00

11.08.

GRB

7

v

43

FIJ

In a thrilling encounter Kameli Soejima and Lomano Lemeki's scored a try each which was just enough to beat the All Blacks Sevens. For New Zealand their first match of Rio 2016 came with more devastating news as superstar Sonny Bill Williams has been ruled out of the tournament due to a partial Achilles tear.

Meanwhile Fiji, South Africa and Great Britain finished day one as the only unbeaten teams. Fiji started the day with a comfortable 40-12 win over hosts Brazil but had to work a lot harder in their second and final match of the day against brave Argentinians. Argentina who impressed on day one with their physical forwards won their first match 14-17 against USA despite two yellow cards, but eventually lost 21-14 to Ben Ryan’s Fijians. The Americans progressed to a 26-0 victory in their final match against Brazil including two tries from NFL-convert Nate Ebner.

In Pool B, the French team launched their Olympic campaign with a remarkable 31-14 win over Australia. France’s outstanding captain Terry Bouhraoua scored an impressive 24 points during the match. South Africa also managed to start off with a win into the tournament. Against Spain, the final team to qualify for Rio, the Boks smoothed to a 24-0 victory. Spain also struggled in their second match when they lost to Australia 26-12 later in the day. The much anticipated match between the two unbeaten teams from Pool B between France and South Africa turned out to be a one-sided affair as Justin Geduld, Kwagga Smith and Kyle Brown sealed the deal with a clear 19-0 win for South Africa.

Team GB went unbeaten through the first two matches of the pool stage after a fine performance against Kenya in the opening match (31-7 win) and a much tighter 21-19 win against the stunning Japanese, a match that almost ended in a draw, but a missed conversion from Katsuyuki Sakai resulted in two out of two wins for Great Britain. New Zealand recovered well from their shock defeat against Japan by beating Kenya 28-5.

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With only three teams unbeaten, all eight quarter-finals places are still up for grabs and will be determined after the final pool matches on Wednesday. The sessions gets underway at 11:00 local time (-4 hrs BST).

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#Rio2016 | Preview Day 1 | Men's Sevens

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During the last three days the women’s opened a historical Olympic Sevens tournament with high-quality and spectacular performances with Australia winning gold, New Zealand silver and Canada the bronze medal.

Today 12 men’s teams will fight for the prestigious medals in the beautiful Deodoro Stadium north-western of Rio. Everything is set for another nail biting contest between the world’s finest 7s teams which go head to head during the upcoming days.

Will Fiji win their first-ever Olympic medal? Will superstar Sonny Bill Williams add another trophy to his impressive trophy selection and is Team GB ready to compete against the world's best teams?

The next three days have all the answers in store.

Who is playing?

DAY 1

MATCH 1

11:00

09.08.

AUS

14

v

31

FRA

MATCH 2

11:30

09.08.

RSA

24

v

0

ESP

MATCH 3

12:00

09.08.

GB

31

v

7

KEN

MATCH 4

12:30

09.08.

NZ

12

v

14

JPN

MATCH 5

13:00

09.08.

USA

14

v

17

ARG

MATCH 6

13:30

09.08.

FIJ

40

v

12

BRA

MATCH 7

14:00

09.08.

AUS

26

v

12

ESP

MATCH 8

14:30

09.08.

RSA

26

v

0

FRA

MATCH 9

15:00

09.08.

GB

21

v

19

JPN

MATCH 10

15:30

09.08.

NZ

28

v

5

KEN

MATCH 11

16:00

09.08.

USA

26

v

0

BRA

MATCH 12

16:30

09.08.

FIJ

21

v

14

ARG

DAY 2

MATCH 13

11:00

10.08.

FRA

26

v

5

ESP

MATCH 14

11:30

10.08.

RSA

5

v

12

AUS

MATCH 15

12:00

10.08.

KEN

7

v

31

JPN

MATCH 16

12:30

10.08.

NZL

19

v

21

GBR

MATCH 17

13:00

10.08.

ARG

31

v

0

BRA

MATCH 18

13:30

10.08.

FIJ

24

v

19

USA

MATCH 19

16:00

10.08.

USA

24

v

12

BRA

MATCH 20

16:30

10.08.

ESP

14

v

12

KEN

MATCH 21

17:00

10.08.

FIJ

12

v

7

NZL

MATCH 22

17:30

10.08.

JPN

12

v

7

FRA

MATCH 23

18:00

10.08.

GBR

5

v

0

ARG

MATCH 24

18:30

10.08.

RSA

22

v

5

AUS

DAY 3

MATCH 25

12:30

11.08.

BRA

0

v

24

KEN

MATCH 26

13:00

11.08.

USA

24

v

12

ESP

MATCH 27

13:30

11.08.

NZL

24

v

19

FRA

MATCH 28

14:00

11.08.

ARG

26

v

21

AUS

MATCH 29

14:30

11.08.

FIJ

20

v

5

JPN

MATCH 30

15:00

11.08.

GBR

7

v

5

RSA

MATCH 31

17:30

11.08.

FRA

12

v

10

AUS

MATCH 32

18:00

11.08.

NZL

17

v

14

ARG

MATCH 33

18:30

11.08.

RSA

54

v

17

JPN

MATCH 34

19:00

11.08.

GRB

7

v

43

FIJ

When are they playing?

The matches kick-off 11am local time (3pm UK time) and go on until 4.30pm local time (8.30pm UK time)

Where are they playing?

All matches take place at the Deodoro Stadium north-west of Rio. The stadium hosts 15,000 spectators and stages beside rugby the modern pentathlon competition as well.

Where can I watch the action?

In the UK the BBC is covering the tournament across all channels. World Rugby also offers a live stream here.

Who are the favourites?

Back-to-back World Sevens Series Champions Fiji are the top favourites (1/4) to take home the first-ever medal for the small island state. Ben Ryan’s team combines fierce attacking rugby with a ruthless defence which has made them the best team in the world.

Like in the 15s-a-side game the southern hemisphere powerhouses from New Zealand (2/5), Australia (2/1) and South Africa (1/3) are also very strong and competitive 7s teams with a decent chance to win a medal.

Team GB (2/1) contains some of the best British players which looked very sharp when they joined the GPS European 7s series recently.

One to watch | Osea Kolinisau

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Fiji’s captain is one of the most exciting players to watch. Extremely fast, unbelievable skilful and tough in defence. With a height of 5ft7in, Kolinisau isn’t the tallest player comparing to his physical team mates, however this doesn’t stop the 30-year old from being among the best. During the past World Series he scored 1026 points; expect him to score a few more this summer in Rio.

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#Rio 2016 | Recap Day 3 | Women's Sevens

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Pic: World Rugby

The World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series champions and number one seeded team Australia beat rivals New Zealand in the final of the first ever Olympic sevens tournament.

On late Monday evening the Australian women’s side finished a perfect run of six unbeaten matches with a 24-17 victory.

DAY 3

MATCH 25

12:30

08.08.

COL

10

v

22

KEN

MATCH 26

13:00

08.08.

BRA

33

v

5

JPN

MATCH 27

13:30

08.08.

ESP

12

v

24

FRA

MATCH 28

14:00

08.08.

FIJ

7

v

12

USA

MATCH 29

14:30

08.08.

AUS

17

v

5

CAN

MATCH 30

15:00

08.08.

GBR

7

v

25

NZL

MATCH 31

17:30

08.08.

ESP

21

v

0

FIJ

MATCH 32

18:00

08.08.

FRA

5

v

19

USA

MATCH 33

18:30

08.08.

CAN

33

v

10

GBR

MATCH 34

19:00

08.08.

AUS

24

v

17

NZL

Despite an early try for New Zealand by Kayla McAllister, the Kiwis didn’t find a way to stop the fast-paced playing Aussies. Just a few moments after the opening try, Australia’s winger Emma Tonegato equalised the score.

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A defining moment came when New Zealand’s star player Portia Woodman was sin-binned for a deliberate knock-on and Australia punished the additional space in defence with a try from Evania Pelite. Two more tries early on in the second half by Green and Caslick just sealed the deal for Australia. By this point a 24-5 lead was just enough to win the prestigious gold medal. New Zealand’s top scorers McAllister and Woodman added two more tries towards the end of the match but it was too little to late.

Australia and New Zealand were joined on the podium by Canada, who beat Great Britain 33-10 in the Bronze decider.

In the other play-off matches on the final day, the USA beat France for fifth place, Spain overcame Fiji for seventh, with hosts Brazil beating Japan to ninth and Kenya finishing with a win over Colombia.

Brazil's 33-5 victory over Japan secured a core team place on the HSBC World Rugby Women's Sevens Series for 2016-17.

Today the men's competition kicks-off, with Australia facing France at 15:00 BST. Team GB begin their bid for a medal against Kenya at 16:00.

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#Rio2016 | Recap Day 2 | Women's Sevens

Pic: World Rugby

Australia, Canada, Great Britain and New Zealand are fighting for gold today on the third and last day of the Olympic rugby sevens women’s tournament. The top four seeds secured semi-final spaces after another action-packed day at the Deodoro Stadium on Sunday.

DAY 1

MATCH 1

11:00

06.08.

FRA

24

v

7

ESP

MATCH 2

11:30

06.08.

NZL

52

v

0

KEN

MATCH 3

12:00

06.08.

GB

29

v

3

BRA

MATCH 4

12:30

06.08.

CAN

45

v

0

JPN

MATCH 5

13:00

06.08.

USA

7

v

12

FIJ

MATCH 6

13:30

06.08.

AUS

53

v

0

COL

MATCH 7

14:00

06.08.

FRA

40

v

7

KEN

MATCH 8

14:30

06.08.

NZL

31

v

5

ESP

MATCH 9

15:00

06.08.

GB

40

v

0

JPN

MATCH 10

15:30

06.08.

CAN

38

v

0

BRA

MATCH 11

16:00

06.08.

USA

48

v

0

COL

MATCH 12

16:30

06.08.

AUS

36

v

0

FIJ

DAY 2

MATCH 13

11:00

07.08.

ESP

19

v

10

KEN

MATCH 14

11:30

07.08.

NZL

26

v

7

FRA

MATCH 15

12:00

07.08.

BRA

26

v

10

JPN

MATCH 16

12:30

07.08.

CAN

0

v

22

GBR

MATCH 17

13:00

07.08.

FIJ

36

v

0

COL

MATCH 18

13:30

07.08.

AUS

12

v

12

USA

MATCH 19

16:00

07.08.

BRA

24

v

0

COL

MATCH 20

16:30

07.08.

KEN

0

v

24

JPN

MATCH 21

17:00

07.08.

AUS

24

v

0

ESP

MATCH 22

17:30

07.08.

CAN

15

v

5

FRA

MATCH 23

18:00

07.08.

GBR

26

v

7

FIJ

MATCH 24

18:30

07.08.

NZL

5

v

0

USA

DAY 3

MATCH 25

12:30

08.08.

COL

10

v

22

KEN

MATCH 26

13:00

08.08.

BRA

33

v

5

JPN

MATCH 27

13:30

08.08.

ESP

12

v

24

FRA

MATCH 28

14:00

08.08.

FIJ

7

v

12

USA

MATCH 29

14:30

08.08.

AUS

17

v

5

CAN

MATCH 30

15:00

08.08.

GBR

7

v

25

NZL

MATCH 31

17:30

08.08.

ESP

21

v

0

FIJ

MATCH 32

18:00

08.08.

FRA

5

v

19

USA

MATCH 33

18:30

08.08.

CAN

33

v

10

GBR

MATCH 34

19:00

08.08.

AUS

24

v

17

NZL

HSBC World Rugby Women's Sevens Series champions Australia beat Spain 24-0 to set up a semi-final against Canada, who beat France 15-5 earlier. Australia’s Charlotte Caslick scored twice to join team-mate Emma Tonegato on six tries so far. Ellia Green also added a try completing the 24-0 victory.

Canada’s win over France was only decided in the final two minutes with tries from Bianca Farella and Ghislaine Landry.

Great Britain and New Zealand, who booked the remaining semi-final spots enjoyed victories over Fiji (26-7) and the USA (5-0) respectively. Fiji's hopes of winning their country's first ever Olympic medal were ended by Team GB, who showed another top performance with two tries by Abbie Brown as well as one each from Alice Richardson and Joanne Watmore.

New Zealand and Great Britain both topped their pool with an unbeaten run while top seeds Australia only drew (12-12) against USA in Pool A. New Zealand’s quarter-final was decided by a single try from Portia Woodman, who ended day two tied with Australian duo Tonegato and Caslick as the leading try scorers at Rio 2016.

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Beside the hunt for medals there is plenty to play for today as the winner between Brazil and Japan will secure a place on the 2016-17 HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series as a core team.

Your women's #Rugby7s semi-finalists at #Rio2016! #AUS v #CAN #GBR v #NZL pic.twitter.com/QGiSSwMwnk
— World Rugby Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) August 7, 2016

The semi-finals begin at 14:30 local time (18:30 British time) with Australia taking on Canada before Great Britain face New Zealand. The day's play will get underway two hours earlier with the 11th place play-off between Colombia and Kenya, followed by the game between hosts Brazil and Japan for ninth and the fifth place semi-finals.

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#Rio2016 | Recap Day 1 | Women's Sevens

Pic: World Rugby

On a historical day for rugby sevens, Australia, New Zealand, France, Canada and Great Britain all booked a place in the quarter-finals of the Olympic tournament without a loss in the pool stage.

Results

DAY 1

MATCH 1

11:00

06.08.

FRA

24

v

7

ESP

MATCH 2

11:30

06.08.

NZL

52

v

0

KEN

MATCH 3

12:00

06.08.

GB

29

v

3

BRA

MATCH 4

12:30

06.08.

CAN

45

v

0

JPN

MATCH 5

13:00

06.08.

USA

7

v

12

FIJ

MATCH 6

13:30

06.08.

AUS

53

v

0

COL

MATCH 7

14:00

06.08.

FRA

40

v

7

KEN

MATCH 8

14:30

06.08.

NZL

31

v

5

ESP

MATCH 9

15:00

06.08.

GB

40

v

0

JPN

MATCH 10

15:30

06.08.

CAN

38

v

0

BRA

MATCH 11

16:00

06.08.

USA

48

v

0

COL

MATCH 12

16:30

06.08.

AUS

36

v

0

FIJ

DAY 2

MATCH 13

11:00

07.08.

ESP

19

v

10

KEN

MATCH 14

11:30

07.08.

NZL

26

v

7

FRA

MATCH 15

12:00

07.08.

BRA

26

v

10

JPN

MATCH 16

12:30

07.08.

CAN

0

v

22

GBR

MATCH 17

13:00

07.08.

FIJ

36

v

0

COL

MATCH 18

13:30

07.08.

AUS

12

v

12

USA

MATCH 19

16:00

07.08.

BRA

24

v

0

COL

MATCH 20

16:30

07.08.

KEN

0

v

24

JPN

MATCH 21

17:00

07.08.

AUS

24

v

0

ESP

MATCH 22

17:30

07.08.

CAN

15

v

5

FRA

MATCH 23

18:00

07.08.

GBR

26

v

7

FIJ

MATCH 24

18:30

07.08.

NZL

5

v

0

USA

DAY 3

MATCH 25

12:30

08.08.

COL

10

v

22

KEN

MATCH 26

13:00

08.08.

BRA

33

v

5

JPN

MATCH 27

13:30

08.08.

ESP

12

v

24

FRA

MATCH 28

14:00

08.08.

FIJ

7

v

12

USA

MATCH 29

14:30

08.08.

AUS

17

v

5

CAN

MATCH 30

15:00

08.08.

GBR

7

v

25

NZL

MATCH 31

17:30

08.08.

ESP

21

v

0

FIJ

MATCH 32

18:00

08.08.

FRA

5

v

19

USA

MATCH 33

18:30

08.08.

CAN

33

v

10

GBR

MATCH 34

19:00

08.08.

AUS

24

v

17

NZL

In Pool A World Sevens Series Champs Australia were the outstanding team with a 53-0 win over Colombia and a comfortable 36-0 victory against Fiji. However, Fiji are still in the mix for a quarter-final spot following a 12-7 win against USA. The Americans showed a much improved performance in their second match against Colombia as Kathryn Johnson and Alev Kelter were the outstanding performers in the 48-0 win.

A perfect unbeaten day for #NZL #GBR #AUS #FRA #CAN who all qualify for the quarter finals at #Rio2016 #Rugby7s pic.twitter.com/SKNlgSFhdL
— World Rugby Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) August 6, 2016

In Pool B New Zealand underlined their ambitions to win gold by two impressive wins over Kenya (52-0) and Spain (31-5). Portia Woodman and Kayla McAlister, both selected in the Rio Dream Team, were among the star-players for New Zealand. France who opened the tournament with a 24-7 win over Spain looked also very strong on Day 1.

A clear 41-7 victory against Kenya sets up a pool decider with New Zealand on Day 2. Another group decider awaits today in Pool C as Canada and Great Britain both went unbeaten through the first day. The Canadians made it through the day without conceding any points. A 45-0 win over Japan and a 38-0 against Brazil secured the pole position in Group C for the Canadian ladies. Great Britain had a nervous start in their first match against the hosts. Brazil enjoyed a lot of possession especially in the first half. However in the second half, Team GB found their way into the game scoring a total five tries and a 29-3 win.

Today the action continues with the last round of pool matches starting at 11:00am local time (3pm UK time) and the first round of knock-out games.

Results Day 2 & Fixtures Day 3

DAY 1

MATCH 1

11:00

06.08.

FRA

24

v

7

ESP

MATCH 2

11:30

06.08.

NZL

52

v

0

KEN

MATCH 3

12:00

06.08.

GB

29

v

3

BRA

MATCH 4

12:30

06.08.

CAN

45

v

0

JPN

MATCH 5

13:00

06.08.

USA

7

v

12

FIJ

MATCH 6

13:30

06.08.

AUS

53

v

0

COL

MATCH 7

14:00

06.08.

FRA

40

v

7

KEN

MATCH 8

14:30

06.08.

NZL

31

v

5

ESP

MATCH 9

15:00

06.08.

GB

40

v

0

JPN

MATCH 10

15:30

06.08.

CAN

38

v

0

BRA

MATCH 11

16:00

06.08.

USA

48

v

0

COL

MATCH 12

16:30

06.08.

AUS

36

v

0

FIJ

DAY 2

MATCH 13

11:00

07.08.

ESP

19

v

10

KEN

MATCH 14

11:30

07.08.

NZL

26

v

7

FRA

MATCH 15

12:00

07.08.

BRA

26

v

10

JPN

MATCH 16

12:30

07.08.

CAN

0

v

22

GBR

MATCH 17

13:00

07.08.

FIJ

36

v

0

COL

MATCH 18

13:30

07.08.

AUS

12

v

12

USA

MATCH 19

16:00

07.08.

BRA

24

v

0

COL

MATCH 20

16:30

07.08.

KEN

0

v

24

JPN

MATCH 21

17:00

07.08.

AUS

24

v

0

ESP

MATCH 22

17:30

07.08.

CAN

15

v

5

FRA

MATCH 23

18:00

07.08.

GBR

26

v

7

FIJ

MATCH 24

18:30

07.08.

NZL

5

v

0

USA

DAY 3

MATCH 25

12:30

08.08.

COL

v

KEN

MATCH 26

13:00

08.08.

BRA

v

JPN

MATCH 27

13:30

08.08.

ESP

v

FRA

MATCH 28

14:00

08.08.

FIJ

v

USA

MATCH 29

14:30

08.08.

AUS

v

CAN

MATCH 30

15:00

08.08.

GBR

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NZL

MATCH 31

17:30

08.08.

TBC

v

TBC

MATCH 32

18:00

08.08.

TBC

v

TBC

MATCH 33

18:30

08.08.

TBC

v

TBC

MATCH 34

19:00

08.08.

TBC

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TBC

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#Rio2016 | Preview Day 1 | Women's Sevens

WOMEN of OLYMPICGAMES

With an impressive and colourful opening ceremony Rio welcomed the world for a massive two-week long party on Friday night. Now with the big welcome done and dusted it is getting serious. Today as the games kick-off the first-ever Olympic rugby sevens tournament will also kick-off. First up are the women’s. 12 teams from all continents are fighting for golden glory. Here is our preview.

Who is playing?

12 matches are scheduled for today. The teams play their first two out of three pool matches today.

DAY 1

MATCH 1

11:00

06.08.

FRA

24

v

7

ESP

MATCH 2

11:30

06.08.

NZL

52

v

0

KEN

MATCH 3

12:00

06.08.

GB

29

v

3

BRA

MATCH 4

12:30

06.08.

CAN

45

v

0

JPN

MATCH 5

13:00

06.08.

USA

7

v

12

FIJ

MATCH 6

13:30

06.08.

AUS

53

v

0

COL

MATCH 7

14:00

06.08.

FRA

40

v

7

KEN

MATCH 8

14:30

06.08.

NZL

31

v

5

ESP

MATCH 9

15:00

06.08.

GB

40

v

0

JPN

MATCH 10

15:30

06.08.

CAN

38

v

0

BRA

MATCH 11

16:00

06.08.

USA

48

v

0

COL

MATCH 12

16:30

06.08.

AUS

36

v

0

FIJ

DAY 2

MATCH 13

11:00

07.08.

ESP

19

v

10

KEN

MATCH 14

11:30

07.08.

NZL

26

v

7

FRA

MATCH 15

12:00

07.08.

BRA

26

v

10

JPN

MATCH 16

12:30

07.08.

CAN

0

v

22

GBR

MATCH 17

13:00

07.08.

FIJ

36

v

0

COL

MATCH 18

13:30

07.08.

AUS

12

v

12

USA

MATCH 19

16:00

07.08.

BRA

24

v

0

COL

MATCH 20

16:30

07.08.

KEN

0

v

24

JPN

MATCH 21

17:00

07.08.

AUS

24

v

0

ESP

MATCH 22

17:30

07.08.

CAN

15

v

5

FRA

MATCH 23

18:00

07.08.

GBR

26

v

7

FIJ

MATCH 24

18:30

07.08.

NZL

5

v

0

USA

DAY 3

MATCH 25

12:30

08.08.

COL

10

v

22

KEN

MATCH 26

13:00

08.08.

BRA

33

v

5

JPN

MATCH 27

13:30

08.08.

ESP

12

v

24

FRA

MATCH 28

14:00

08.08.

FIJ

7

v

12

USA

MATCH 29

14:30

08.08.

AUS

17

v

5

CAN

MATCH 30

15:00

08.08.

GBR

7

v

25

NZL

MATCH 31

17:30

08.08.

ESP

21

v

0

FIJ

MATCH 32

18:00

08.08.

FRA

5

v

19

USA

MATCH 33

18:30

08.08.

CAN

33

v

10

GBR

MATCH 34

19:00

08.08.

AUS

24

v

17

NZL

When are they playing?

The matches kick-off 11am local time (3pm UK time) and go on until 4.30pm local time (8.30pm UK time)

Where are they playing?

All matches take place at the Deodoro Stadium north-west of Rio. The stadium hosts 15,000 spectators and stages beside rugby the modern pentathlon competition as well.

Where can I watch the action?

In the UK the BBC is covering the tournament across all channels. World Rugby also offers a live stream here.

Who are the favourites?

Watch out for Australia, they are the top-favourites. New Zealand and Great Britain are also in favour to win medals.

One to watch | Emilee Cherry

Sevens super star @emilee_cherry is off to Rio https://t.co/3TJC6aGsZ1 #OneTeam @Aussie7s pic.twitter.com/1WF3UzOEil
— AUS Olympic Team (@AUSOlympicTeam) 14 July 2016

Emilee Cherry has been named the IRB Women’s Sevens Player of the Year in 2014. Her coach Tim Walsh says about Cherry: “She is certainly an absolute talent, she has an array of skills and she does it in the big moments.” The 23-year old is one of the reasons for the remarkable success of the Australian women’s team. She scored 82 tries last season and became the second-highest try scorer.

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