England ensure Olympic sevens spot
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England have booked a rugby sevens place for Team GB at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in 2016, but lost in their semi-final of the final Sevens World Series event at Twickenham.
The home side surprisingly went down 43-12 to the USA.
The pacy Americans pulled off another shock in the final, rattling in another seven tries to beat Australia 45-22.
"It's fantastic to welcome rugby sevens to Team GB," said Mark England,
Britain's chef de mission for Rio.
"It's hugely exciting to know we will be represented in the sport
at an Olympics for the first time.
" …
The home side surprisingly went down 43-12 to the USA.
The pacy Americans pulled off another shock in the final, rattling in another seven tries to beat Australia 45-22.
"It's fantastic to welcome rugby sevens to Team GB," said Mark England,
Britain's chef de mission for Rio.
"It's hugely exciting to know we will be represented in the sport
at an Olympics for the first time.
" …
