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Rugby Sevens At The 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's Team Squads
For all participating teams for the men's rugby sevens competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, each squad could have up to 12 players, however in July 2021, the International Olympic Committee allowed reserves to also compete due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This meant each team could have up to 12 players plus one alternate. Group A Argentina Argentina's 12-man squad plus one alternate was named on 6 July 2021. Head coach: Santiago Gómez Cora Australia Australia's 12-man squad plus one alternate was named on 6 July 2021. Nathan Lawson replaced Henry Paterson due to injury on 18 July 2021. Head coach: Tim Walsh New Zealand New Zealand's 12-man squad plus one alternate was named on 6 July 2021. Amanaki Nicole replaced Sam Dickson due to injury on 23 July 2021. Head coach: Clark Laidlaw South Korea South Korea's 12-man squad plus one alternate was named on 6 July 2021. Head coach: Seo Chun-oh Group B Canada Canada's 12-man squad plus one alternate was name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby Sevens At The 2020 Summer Olympics
Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo took place from 26 July to 31 July 2021 at the Tokyo Stadium. 24 teams (12 each for men and women) competed in the tournament. The dates were modified due to the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 games as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Competition The men's and women's rugby sevens competitions took place at Tokyo Stadium, a 2019 Rugby World Cup host venue. The men's sessions took place July 26–28 with the women's sessions happening July 29–31, 2021. Changes In a reverse to the 2016 schedule, the men's competition was played first over three days from July 27–29 with the women's competition taking place from July 30 through August 1 and culminating with the gold medal session. There were two sessions on each competition day. The morning session kicked-off at 9 AM JST and ran until midday JST and the evening session began at 4:30 PM and finished at 7 PM. The medal matches took place in the evening sessions. Qualificatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |