Fiji, Japan, GB, SA Vie for Rugby Medals
Fiji, Japan, Great Britain and South Africa have qualified for the semifinals of the Olympic Games men's rugby sevens, keeping their dreams of a gold medal alive as a magnificent competition heads into its final day.
USA Beats Brazil - Will Play for 9th
The USA Men’s 7s team will play for 9th in the Men’s Rugby 7s competition in Rio after beating Brazil.
As has been the story for the tournament, it was an inconsistent performance from the Eagles, but they did enough thanks in large part to the athleticism of certain players.
No Quarters for Eagles
No medals for the USA Men's 7s team, as they lost to Fiji 24-19 Wednesday morning, and ended pool play 1-2 and just out of quarterfinal contention.
Men's Olympic Rugby Day 1 Wrap
The Men's Rugby 7s Olympic event has already given us several surprises and raised all sorts of questions for Wednesday's Day 2 action.
First, the scores:
France 31 Australia 14
South Africa 24 Spain 0
Great Britain 31 Kenya 7
Japan 14 New Zealand 12
Argentina 17 USA 14
Australia 26 Spain 12
South Africa 26 France 0
USA Shuts Out Brazil - Goes to 1-1 in Rio
It was a little dicey at the beginning and a little slow in finding momentum, but the USA won their game against Brazil to move to 1-1 in the Men's Rugby 7s competition at the Rio 2016 Olympics Tuesday.
