Great Britain captain Tom Mitchell has hailed his players’ resilience after they overcame challenging odds to remain on track for another rugby sevens Olympic title bid. But this time around, they have probably eclipsed that feat simply by arriving in Tokyo as genuine contenders. Our rugby sevens squad keeping the locals entertained here in Yokohama 🎌#TeamGB pic.twitter.com/2t7dbYfFoP — Team GB (@TeamGB) July 17, 2021Prospects for the men’s and women’s squads looked bleak last year amid coronavirus-enforced cuts made to sevens programmes in Britain. Funding, though, was then obtained via a commercial partnership struck between the Rugby Football Union, Scottish Rugby Union, Welsh Rugby Union and The National Lottery promotional fund. He’s done it season on season on season.

Source: Express July 20, 2021 11:03 UTC