WATCH: USA men and women book tickets to Rio
It was the NACRA Sevens men’s final everyone had hoped for Sunday in North Carolina, and the North Americans didn’t disappoint. The USA ran out 21-5 winners against Canada, booking a place at next year’s Rio Olympics alongside the USA women’s side, who had earlier crushed Mexico 88-0 in their qualifying decider.
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It was the NACRA Sevens men’s final everyone had hoped for Sunday in North Carolina, and the North Americans didn’t disappoint. The USA ran out 21-5 winners against Canada, booking a place at next year’s Rio Olympics alongside the USA women’s side, who had earlier crushed Mexico 88-0 in their qualifying decider. The men’s team will join hosts Brazil, the top four World Series finishers – Fiji, South Africa, New Zealand and England – plus South American qualifiers Argentina. The USA women will join the hosts, the top four from the World Series – Canada, New Zealand, Australia and England – and Colombia, who won the South American regional qualifier earlier this month.
