Faster, brighter: Olympics a 'game changer' for rugby sevens

[ASFN Admin]

For six days, fit, strong Olympians hurled themselves at each other and at the tryline in short, sharp busts. A sideline marriage proposal from a venue staffer to a player on the Brazilian team (she said ‘yes’). The debut of rugby sevens at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro delivered what the sport's world governing body had hoped to achieve: millions of new and a more diverse range of fans.

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