Welcome back to RUCK’s live coverage of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games Rugby Sevens, with the men’s side of the competition set for the second day of action. With the first two rounds of pool stage matches taking place yesterday, the markers have been laid down ahead of today’s all important fixtures.
New Zealand, Ireland, Argentina, Australia and Fiji have all begun the tournament with back-to-back wins. Fiji are the top performers of Pool C, as the two-time Olympic gold medallists sit at the top of the group after victories against Uruguay and the United States. There is an highly anticipated clash between the Flying Fijians and France to look forward to today, with Antoine Dupont’s hosting nation out to upset the reigning champions.
We are currently experiencing some technical issues with our minute by minute live blog. For the time being, we will be updating the fixtures with the updates below as the tries are scored out in Paris.
FULL FIXTURE LIST: 2024 PARIS OLYMPICS RUGBY SEVENS – MEN’S DAY TWO
1. 13:00 – Samoa 26-0 Kenya (Pool B)
SAMOA: 26
Tries: 4 (Opetai, Scanlan, Maliko, Onosai)
Conversions: 2 (Scanlan, Onosai)
KENYA: 0
Tries: 0
Conversions: 0
Halftime Score: Samoa 12-0 Kenya
2. 13:30 – Argentina 14-22 Australia (Pool B)
ARGENTINA: 14
Tries: 2 (Shultz, Osadczuk)
Conversions: 2 (Shultz, Osadczuk)
AUSTRALIA: 22
Tries: 4 (Hutchinson, Dowling, Roache, Malouf)
Conversions: 1 (Malouf)
Half Time Score: Argentina 7 – 10 Australia
3. 14:00 – United States 33 – 17 Uruguay (Pool C)
UNITED STATES: 33
Tries: Baker (4), Lacamp
Conversions: 4 (Baker 3, Lacamp)
URUGUAY: 17
Tries: 3 (Baltazar, Lijtenstein, Amaya)
Coversions: 1 (Baltazar)
Half Time Score – United States 14 – 12 Uruguay
4. 14:30 – Fiji 19 – 12 France (Pool C)
FIJI: 19
Tries: 3 (Tuwai, Rasaku, Nasova)
Conversions: 2 (Rasaku, Nasova)
FRANCE: 10
Tries: 2 (Grandidier Nkanang, Timo)
Conversions: 1 (Timo)
Half Time Score: Fiji 5 – 5 France
5. 15:00 – South Africa vs Japan (Pool A)
SOUTH AFRICA: 49
Tries: 7 (Davids, Visser, Van Vyk (2) Ousthuizen (2), Speckman)
Conversions: 7 (Davids, Visser, Van Vyk (2), Ousthuizen (2), Speckman)
JAPAN 5
Tries: 1 (Ueda)
Conversions: 0
Half Time Score – South Africa 35 – 0 Japan
6. 15:30 – New Zealand 14 – 12 Ireland (Pool A)
NEW ZEALAND: 14
Tries: 2 (Carter, McGarvey-Black)
Conversions: 2 (Carter, McGarvey-Black)
IRELAND: 12
Tries: 2 (Ward, Conroy)
Conversions: 1 (Conroy)
Half Time Score – New Zealand 0 – 12 Ireland
7. 19:00 – Samoa 42 – 7 Japan (Men’s Placing Match: 9th – 12th)
SAMOA: 42
Tries: 6 (Scanlan 2, Apelu Maliko, Leitufia, Maiava, Lalomilo)
Conversions: 6 (Scanlan 2, Apelu Maliko, Leitufia, Maiava, Lalomilo)
JAPAN: 7
Tries: 1 (Noguchi)
Conversions: 1 (Noguchi)
Half Time Score – Samoa 14 – 7 Japan
8. 19:30 – Uruguay 14 – 19 Kenya (Men’s Placing Match: 9th – 12th)
URUGUAY: 14
Tries: 2 (Tafernaberry, Amaya)
Conversions: 2 (Tafernaberry, Amaya)
KENYA: 14
Tries: 3 (Okoth, Asati, Odongo)
Conversions: 2 (Okoth, Asati)
Yellow cards: 1 (Okoth)
Half Time Score – Uruguay 7 – 0 Kenya
9. 20:00 – Men’s Quarter Final – New Zealand 7 – 14 South Africa
NEW ZEALAND: 7
Tries: 1 (Leo)
Conversions: 1 (Leo)
SOUTH AFRICA: 14
Tries: 2 (Davids, Leyds)
Conversions: 1 (Davids, Leyds)
Half Time Score: New Zealand 7 – 14 South Africa
10. 20:30 – Men’s Quarter Final – Argentina 7 – 26 France
ARGENTINA: 7
Tries: 2 (Isgro, Moneta)
Conversions: 2 (Isgro, Pellandini)
FRANCE: 26
Tries: 4 (Timo, Grandidier Nkanang 2, Dupont)
Conversions: 3 (Timo, Grandidier Nkanang 2)
Yellows cards: 1 (Sepho)
Half Time Score: Argentina 0 – 21 France
11. 21:00 – Men’s Quarter Final – Fiji 19 – 15 Ireland
FIJI: 19
Tries: 3 (Baleiwairiki, Nasovo, Nacuqu)
Conversions: 2 (Baleiwairiki, Nacuqu)
IRELAND: 15
Tries: 3 (Mullins 2, Ward)
Conversions: 0
Half Time Score: Fiji 7 – 10 Ireland
12. 21:30 – Men’s Quarter Final – Australia 18 – 0 United States
AUSTRALIA: 18
Tries: 3 (Turner, Toole, Longbottom)
Conversions: 0
Penalties: 1 (Longbottom)
UNITED STATES: 0
Tries: 0
Conversions: 0
Half Time Score: Australia 10 – 0 United States