RIO DE JANEIRO - France's Camille Grassineau made history Saturday with the tournament's first try as rugby sevens made its debut at the Olympic Games. World Rugby says it has sold two-thirds of the tickets for the sevens tournament. It was indeed the first time since 1924 that rugby has been played at the Olympics and the debut for sevens, the previous four incarnations featuring men's 15-a-side tournaments. France went on to win the opening encounter 24-7 thanks to further tries from Lina Guerin, Caroline Ladagnous and Elodie Guiglion. "It was the first match of rugby in the Olympic Games in almost 100 years, a souvenir of having played the first game and having won it," said France coach David Courteix.

Source: Bangkok Post August 06, 2016 16:52 UTC