As the Olympic Games draw closer, French rugby sevens is doing well. This Saturday, the two French teams brilliantly dominated Spain (24-10), among the men, and Ireland (31-7), among the women, to reach the semi-finals of the Hong Kong tournament .
Winners of their first tournament in 19 years on March 4 in Los Angeles, Jérôme Daret’s Blues showed that their results were not based solely on the genius of Antoine Dupont, mobilized with Toulouse in the round of 16 of the Champions Cup against Racing 92, this Sunday. Against Spain, the French were able to count on the tries of Antoine Zeghdar, Nepson Epée and Aaron Grandidier to qualify for the next round.
Opposed to Ireland, the French outclassed their opponents thanks to a double from Anne-Cécile Ciofani and tries from Seraphine Okemba, Montserrat Amédée and Joanna Grisez. David Courteix’s players are aiming for the first gold medal in their history. To do this, they will have to gain the upper hand over the United States on Sunday at 6:54 a.m. The men will face Ireland at 7:40 a.m.
