South Africa's rugby sevens team, the Blitzboks, has qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics after defeating Great Britain 14-5 in the final of the Sevens Repechage tournament. The Blitzboks showcased their dominance throughout the tournament, including a decisive 28-0 victory over Canada in the semifinals, ending Canada's hopes of joining the Women's team at the Olympics. Earlier, South Africa also secured a 41-13 full-time victory.
The Blitzboks beat Great Britain in the final of the Sevens Repechage on Sunday night to successfully seal a place in the Paris Olympics. https://t.co/CiIKz5RJns
There will be no Team GB Men’s team in the Olympic 7s after South Africa saw them off in the repechage tournament winning 14-5. https://t.co/R09uj3dode
South Africa ends Canadian rugby 7s men's Olympic qualification hopes https://t.co/jeUfrvfFr8
The @Blitzboks qualify for #Paris2024! Full Time: 🇿🇦 South Africa 14 - 5 Great Britain 🇬🇧 #SevensRepechage | #Olympics https://t.co/3BjUdQun5H
South Africa too good. Final score in the Semi is 28-0 to the Blitzboks. Canada Men will not be joining the Women at the Paris Olympics.
South Africa, Great Britain and Spain are among the men's teams vying for the final spot at Paris 2024. #ParisOlympics #rugby #HSBCSVNS #WorldRugby Read more below ⤵️ https://t.co/TcYTcGuh0R
So for 🇨🇦Canada's Men to qualify for the Olympics tomorrow they'll need three straight wins. Starting with 🇨🇱Chile, the odds-on path is 🇿🇦South Africa in the Semis, and either 🇬🇧Great Britain or 🇪🇸Spain in the Final. All ranked higher on this year's 7s circuit. https://t.co/8qmffsNjMV
FULL-TIME 🇿🇦 41-13 🏴 https://t.co/fRljvgeYF3