Australia coach Tim Walsh said he thought the inaugural women's tournament had shown the sport deserved its place at the Games. We came out here to win a gold medal and we are bringing back a silver," said New Zealand captain Sara Goss. "I think we have created a very sustainable future for rugby sevens at the Olympic Games." Australia became the first Olympic champions in women's rugby sevens when they ran out convincing 24-17 winners over trans-Tasman neighbours New Zealand in the gold medal final at the Deodoro Stadium in Rio on Monday. Rugby was last included at the Olympics in Paris in 1924 when the United States beat hosts France in the final of a men's 15-aside tournament.

Source: dna August 09, 2016 03:33 UTC