World Rugby Chairman Sir Bill Beaumont said: “The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games is the pinnacle event for the world’s finest rugby sevens players and confirmation of the competition dates is an exciting boost to the rugby community ahead of what promises to be a special Games.

Rugby sevens was a highlight of a spectacular Rio 2016 Olympic Games on debut, with Australia’s women and Fiji’s men winning gold medals – the first Olympic rugby medals since 1924, and the first Olympic medal in Fiji’s history. The remaining two women’s and one men’s places will be decided at an Olympic Repechage event prior to the qualification deadline. The race to Tokyo Olympic qualification is almost complete with 21 of the 24 teams having already secured their tickets to Tokyo. Rugby Sevens is anticipated to be one of the most sought after tickets of the Games following the huge success of Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan, which captured the nation's imagination, with a record-breaking cumulative domestic television audience of 425 million and the creation of more than one million new rugby participants through the Impact Beyond programme. The launch of the new official match ball for Tokyo 2020, is another proud day in Gilbert Rugbys rich heritage. The medal matches will take place in the evening sessions.Īs per the pre-postponement schedule, the times have been selected in the interests of player welfare to avoid the peak heat of Japanese summertime and maximise fan atmosphere and engagement.Īs previously announced, the rugby sevens will take place at the iconic Tokyo Stadium, which proved itself to be an excellent Rugby World Cup 2019 host venue, with a fantastic atmosphere and superb playing conditions. The morning session will kick-off at 09:00 JST and run until 12:00 JST and the evening session will begin at 16:30 with a finish time of either 19:00 or 19:30. The organising committee has re-confirmed that there will be two sessions on each competition day.

There are five players from who are currently both Women's Rugby World Cup and Rugby World Cup Sevens champions🏆🏆 Fitzpatrick #RWC7s a reverse from the previous edition in Rio, the men’s rugby sevens competition will take place first, running over three days from 26-28 July, with the women’s competition following on 29-31 July, which sees the gold medal match falling on ‘Super Saturday’ – traditionally a highlight of the Games. A powerful centre in XVs, Fitzpatrick was a replacement as New Zealand defeated England in the 2017 Rugby World Cup final. New Zealand were rarely troubled on their path to the gold medal match, but they lost out in the final to Australia.ĥ. It was hosted at Tokyo Stadium, which also served as a host stadium of the 2019. She put medical studies at the University of Auckland on hold so that she could make the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games. Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games: Women’s sevens squads Discover the squads for the women’s tournament in one place. The mens rugby sevens tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held in Japan. She scored one try in the tournament as the Black Ferns finished as runner-up.Ĥ. Fitzpatrick joined the Auckland Sevens set-up in 2013 and made her New Zealand Sevens debut at the Atlanta Sevens in 2016. Her sister, Sulu Tone-Fitzpatrick has represented New Zealand in netball and Samoa in rugby sevens.ģ. Theresa Matauaina Fitzpatrick was born on 25 February 1995. Ten things you should know about Theresa Fitzpatrickġ. The strong ball-carrier became an Olympian early in her career and is a world champion in both XVs and sevens. Theresa Fitzpatrick has won almost every trophy available in women’s rugby. Descargar esta imagen: Fijis Ana Maria Naimasi runs with the ball, pursued by Canadas Bianca Farella, left, Olivia Apps, second right, and Breanne Nicholas in their womens rugby sevens match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Jin Tokyo, Japan. Who is Theresa Fitzpatrick: Ten things you should know about the New Zealand sevens player

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