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In the final, France beat the previous champions Fiji rugby players 28:7 (7:7).
Fiji took the lead in the second minute by Joseva Talakolo with a touchdown and Jovane Teba with a shot – 7-0.
In the final, France beat the previous champions Fiji rugby players 28:7 (7:7).
Fiji took the lead in the second minute by Joseva Talakolo with a touchdown and Jovane Teba with a shot – 7-0.
France equalized in the sixth minute after Jefferson Lee Joseph’s touchdown and Ryan Rabaj’s conversion.
In the second half, only the hosts scored points, with two touchdowns by Antoine Dupont and one by Aaron Grandidier, as well as all three shots on goal.
Bronze medals were won by DĀR rugby players, who defeated Australia with 26:19 (5:7).
First, seven points were scored by the Australians. After that, Zain Davids scored two touchdowns for the DĀR national team, and Tristan Leids scored the goal – 12:7 for the DĀR national team.
Immediately after that, Australian Nick Maloof earned a red card, making it difficult to fight back.
After another Davids touchdown and Leids’ conversion, DĀR took the lead 19-7, but Australia fought back. Corey Toole landed the ball in the opponent’s penalty area in the 13th minute, Dietrich Roach scored, but Henry Patterson landed the ball again during stoppage time, making it 19:19.
However, in the next minute, the bronze medal was given to the Africans by Sean Williams’ touchdown and Sivives Sojizwapi’s conversion shot – 26:19.
New Zealand beat Ireland 17-7 to finish fifth, while Argentina finished seventh, beating the USA 19-0.
In the game for the ninth place, Kenya beat Samoa with 10:5, and in the battle for the 11th place, Uruguay beat Japan with 21:10.
12 national teams are participating in the Olympic tournament, which were divided into three subgroups. The two best teams and the two best third place winners of each subgroup entered the playoff tournament.
Rugby-7 has been included in the program of the Olympic Games only since the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Rugby players from Fiji became champions at both Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo Olympic Games.
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