Australia were crowned the first ever Olympic rugby sevens champions after beating New Zealand 24-17 in the final of the women’s tournament in Rio on Monday. New Zealand left the field after an emotional post-match haka wardance during which some of their players were crying. And Brazil notched up a 33-5 victory over Japan to ensure themselves a core team place on next season’s Sevens Series circuit. “We accomplished our target, which was to finish ninth and play the Womens Series next year,” Brazilian rugby union president Eduardo Mufarej told AFP. Australian coach Tim Walsh said he had been left “absolutely elated” by the performance of his team.

Source: Hindustan Times August 09, 2016 02:03 UTC