Sevens title defence ends with a whimper
How about this for unfortunate symmetry! Just as the men did 72 hours earlier, the Aussie women’s Rugby Sevens teams has fallen at the same stage of the tournament to the same opponent.
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Boomers star in hospital, Olympics over
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