The All Blacks Sevens team is one win away from securing i s first Olympic medal
The All Blacks Sevens team is one win away from securing i s first Olympic medal 28 July 2021
New Zealand coach Clark Laidlaw says they have a fair idea of what s coming.
Argentina face Fiji in the other semi-final.
It s a satisfied New Zealand men s sevens coach heading into the final day of their competition in Tokyo
It s a satisfied New Zealand men s sevens coach heading into the final day of their competition in Tokyo 28 July 2021
They ve beaten Canada to advance to the semi-finals against Britain, meaning at worst they ll play off for bronze.
Clark Laidlaw says he s pleased with the shape of their game, although he has sent the players back to the village with some homework.
Britain overhauled a 21-point deficit to beat the United States 26-21.
Argentina will play Fiji in the other semi-final.
Although Laidlaw wasn’t in charge of the team in 2016, memories of its failure to medal at the Rio Olympics remain fresh for those who watched the highly-fancied team limp into fifth place. The match against Australia was an opportunity for the New Zealanders to crank-up the heat on themselves after six tries - along with a few missed tackles - were features of their effort against Argentina. Laidlaw described the tough workout against the Aussies as “perfect ’ ahead preparation for a knockout game. “I think Argentina was the same,’ he told Sky Sport. “We ran away with it a little bit in the end, but we understand that s sevens.
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The All Blacks Sevens team have opened their campaign by thrashing South Korea 50-5
The All Blacks Sevens team have opened their campaign by thrashing South Korea 50-5 26 July 2021
They face Argentina in their second pool game later tonight.
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