Olympic flashback: USA grab second Olympic title in Paris 1924

In just under two weeks Rio de Janeiro will play host to the first ever Olympic Games to be held in South America. They will also be a particularly historic Games, as rugby union makes it long overdue comeback in the Sevens format. Rugby only ever made two appearances at the Olympics - 1920 in Antwerp and 1924 in Paris, before being accepted for the Rio 2016 edition seven years ago. The defending - and only Gold medal winners - are the United States. Surprisingly, the USA, who in the 20s were not considered a top flight team by any stretch, upset a strongly tipped French side on both occasion…