GRR: Olympics
Spain has won the women's final Olympic qualifier and will join their men's team in Rio 2016 this August.
Led by brilliant playmaker and finisher Patricia Garcia, Spain defeated Russia 19-12 in the final, after hammering Kazakhstan in the semis. Supported by hundreds of fans at the University College Dublin Bowl in the Ireland's capital, Spain was the class of the tournament.
The Olympics came to Olympia, sort of, as the USA, Canada, and Brazil women’s 7s teams scrimmaged in the Washington state capital this week.
The USA Women’s 7s team is scrimmaging Canada and Brazil at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Wash. this week.
It’s an excellent chance for the three programs to test some players and get some live action. USA and Canada have two squads in action and Brazil one as the teams play games through Tuesday and Wednesday at TESC’s extensive fields in the middle of campus.
Spain is the final country to qualify for the Olympics in Men's Rugby 7s, after the Lions defeated Samoa in dramatic fashion in the repechage tournament this weekend in Monaco.
Spain wasn't expected to win, but did so with superb teamwork. As captain Pablo Feijoo said, "we are not the fastest or the strongest, but we play as a team."
It's down to one day for eight men's Rugby 7s teams in the quest for a spot in the 2016 Olympic Games.