Hello and welcome to RUCK’s coverage of the 2024 Paris Olympics, with Women’s Rugby Sevens set to take centre stage today. The men’s competition came to a close yesterday, with France taking home the gold medals on home soil, as they ended Fiji’s run of dominance as the Pacific Islanders settled for silvers.
South Africa took the bronze medals, after an incredible third place play off against the Australians. The rugby sevens action continues at its relentless paces, with the women’s tournament kicking off at 14:30 this afternoon. There is a British & Irish derby match igniting the competition, with Team GB taking on Ireland to commence Pool B.
Team GB have added England wing Ellie Kildunne to the squad, with the Harlequin set for her Olympic debut. Red Roses and Leicester Tigers centre Meg Jones returns to the sevens set-up, with Wales international Jasmine Joyce out to become the first British rugby player to play at three Olympic Games.
Click here for a run down of five Team GB rugby sevens stars to watch throughout the Olympic Games
We will be updating the fixture list below, with the tries and scores as they come in from Paris. Jack Sanderson is taking the lead in RUCK’s coverage today.
FULL FIXTURE LIST: PARIS OLYMPICS WOMEN’S RUGBY SEVENS DAY ONE
1. 14:30 – Ireland vs Great Britain (Pool B)
Ireland – 12
Tries – 2 (Crowe 2)
Conversions- 1 (Rock)
Great Britain – 21
Tries – 3 (Norman-Bell, Joyce, Uren)
Conversions- 3 (Norman-Bell 3)
Half-Time Score- 12-7
2. 15:00 – Australia vs South Africa (Pool B)
Australia – 34
Tries- 6 (Levi 4, Nathan, Levi T.)
Conversions – 2 (Hinds 2)
South Africa – 5
Tries- 1 (Roos)
Conversions- 0
Half Time Score – 24-0
3. 15:30 – United States vs Japan (Pool C)
United States – 36
Tries- 6 (Levy, Kirshe 2, Sullivan, Maher, Sedrick)
Conversions – 3 (Cannett-Oca 3)
Japan- 7
Tries- 1 (Mizutani)
Conversions- 1 (Utsumi)
Half-Time Score- 22-7
4. 16:00 – France vs Brazil (Pool C)
France- 26
Tries- 4 (Grisez, Pelle, Okemba, Jason)
Conversions- 3 (Drouin 3)
Brazil- 0
Tries-
Conversions-
Half-Time Score- 14-0
5. 16:30 – Fiji vs Canada (Pool A)
Fiji- 14
Tries- 2 (Rokotuisiga, Likuceva)
Conversions- 2 (Naimasi, Ulunisau)
Canada- 17
Tries- 3 (Symonds, Williams, Wardley)
Conversions- 1 (Daniels)
Half-Time Score- 0-12
6. 17:00 – New Zealand vs China (Pool A)
New Zealand– 43
Tries- 7 (Blyde 4, Waaka 2, Hirini)
Conversions- 4 (Pouri-Lane 2, King 2)
China- 5
Tries- 1 (Liu)
Conversions- 0
Half-Time Score- 22-0
7. 18:00 – Ireland vs South Africa (Pool B)
Ireland: 38
Tries 6 (Parsons 2, Murphy-Crowe, Flood, Elmes-Kinlan, Higgins)
Conversions 4 (Parsons 2, Murphy-Crowe, Flood)
South Africa: 0
Tries
Conversions
Half-Time Score: Ireland 7-0 South Africa
8. 18:30 – Australia vs Great Britain (Pool B)
Australia 36
Tries 6 (M. Levi 3, Terita 2, T. Levi)
Conversions 4 (M. Levi 2, Terita 3)
Great Britain 5
Tries 1 (Cowell)
Conversions
Half-Time Score: Australia 12 – 5 Great Britain
9. 19:00 – United States vs Brazil (Pool C)
United States: 24
Tries: 4 (Kelter, Sullivan, Maher, Sedrick)
Conversions: 2 (Sullivan, Sedrick)
Brazil: 5
Tries: 1 (Costa)
Conversions: 0
Half-Time Score: United States 12 – 0 Brazil
10. 19:30 – France vs Japan (Pool C)
France: 49
Tries: 7 (Jason 3, Grassineau, Drouin, Giofani, Jacquet)
Conversions: 7 (Jason 3, Grassineau, Drouin, Giofani, Jacquet)
Japan: 0
Tries:
Conversions:
11. 20:00 – Fiji vs China (Pool A)
Fiji- 12
Tries- 2 (Nakoci, Delaiwau)
Conversions- 1 (Naimasi)
China- 40
Tries- 6 (Wang, Yang, Yan, Chen, Liu, Xinrong)
Conversions- 5 (Gu 4, Chen)
Half-Time Score- 7-19
12. 20:30 – New Zealand vs Canada (Pool A)
New Zealand- 33
Tries- 5 (Miller 2, Pouri-Lane, Felix Hotham, Woodman)
Conversions- 4 (King 3, Nuku)
Canada- 7
Tries- 1 (Charity)
Conversions- 1 (Hogan-Rochester)
Half-Time Score- 19-7