However, in terms of toying with the last defender, none can rival one of Emma Tonegato’s hat-trick tries against Japan. Plenty of sensational tries were scored in Tokyo, with brilliant team efforts interspersed with flashes of individual brilliance in both the men’s and women’s competitions. World Rugby Sevens JLeft foot, right foot … see you later! The speedster is a devastating runner with ball in hand #HowWeSevens | #Rugby | #Tokyo2020 /RncuPTwhEL A heroic effort from the five left on the pitch saw them secure a historic 19-14 win.Īrgentina went on to win the bronze medal, their first medal of any kind at the Games.Įmma Tonegato was in red hot try-scoring form for Australia in their opening win over Japan Rather than succumb to the blow as most people expected them to, the red card galvanised Los Pumas Sevens and a brace of tries from dazzling full-back Marcos Moneta sent them into half-time with an unlikely 14-7 lead.Ĭaptain Santiago Alvarez added a third try after the break to extend their advantage but Lautaro Bazan Velez's sin-binning meant they were hanging on at the end. Tears of despair on the face of Argentina's Gaston Revol turned into tears of joy after his team defied his second-minute dismissal for a high tackle to beat the Blitzboks. In the women’s competition, however, Great Britain had the tables turned on them.Įarly tries by Helena Rowland, Megan Jones and Jasmine Joyce handed Great Britain a 21-0 lead, but a Michaela Blyde hat-trick and one from Tyla Nathan-Wong showed why the Black Ferns Sevens are the best team in the world. It was then left for Dan Norton to round off the win with a long-range try in the closing stages. Ben Harris’ try brought his team right back into the match and when Alex Davis struck again, the tide really had turned. Ollie Lindsay-Hague’s try just before half-time gave Great Britain hope and the momentum continued to shift their way after the break. With five minutes of their quarter-final against the USA gone, Great Britain were three converted tries behind on the scoreboard and playing without their injured captain Tom Mitchell.īut, somehow, they managed to dust themselves down, keep their composure, and come back from the abyss.
But to have two matches where a team came back from 21-0 down to win 26-21 was incredible. It had happened once before at the Olympics, in the fifth-place semi-final at Rio between Argentina and Australia.
World Rugby Sevens JComing back from the dead 🤯 GB fans at 21 - 0 down ➡️ GB fans at full-time #HowWeSevens | #Rugby | #Tokyo2020 /ANr1ABdTJL
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