Tokyo/London | Rugby union is seeking to capitalise on its popularity at the Olympic Games by starting discussions for private equity investment worth hundreds of millions of pounds to fund the sport’s global growth.
The men’s rugby sevens – a faster, shorter version of the game that made its Olympic debut in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 – was won by Fiji on Wednesday, sparking jubilation in the tiny Pacific island nation, which has not won a medal in any other Olympic event.
