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France claim their first Paris Olympic gold in rugby sevens

France claim their first Paris Olympic gold in rugby sevens
Aaron Grandidier Nkanang of France in action with Joseva Talacolo of Fiji at the Paris 2024 Olympics — Rugby Sevens — Men’s Pool C — at Stade de France, Saint-Denis, on July 25, 2024. (Reuters)
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Updated 27 July 2024

France claim their first Paris Olympic gold in rugby sevens

France claim their first Paris Olympic gold in rugby sevens
  • France hit back thanks to Jefferson-Lee Joseph

PARIS: Antoine Dupont scored two tries and set up another to inspire France to the country’s first gold medal of the Paris Olympics with a 28-7 victory over Fiji at the Stade de France on Saturday.
Fiji, the two-time defending champions, opened the scoring through a Joseva Talacolo try converted by Iowane Teba, before France hit back thanks to Jefferson-Lee Joseph.
But the second half was all about Dupont, who scored a brace of tries and played in Aaron Grandidier Nkanang for another. Rayan Rebbadj, Paulin Riva (2) and Jean-Pascal Barraque hit all four conversions.