2020 Olympics

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Is Russia allowed to qualify to the Olympics in the Rugby Sevens?

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Is Russia allowed to qualify to the Olympics in the Rugby Sevens?

They took part in and hosted the Euro qualifier and - as things stand - they are still in the repechage

[Canalina Profile]

According to this brief article, the women Olympic qualifying repechage will be in june 2021 in Ireland

https://lapresse.tn/65335/rugby-en-prev ... afrique-d/

Four tunisian players were allowed to miss the first preparation stage because they're studying for the high school final exam.
The same article explains that Tunisia will host the Africa Cup (women 7s, I suppose) in 2021, 2022, 2023.
The 2021 edition will be in the month of October: "it will be a good preparation step for the Olympic repechage tournament"

[johnbirch Profile]

According to this brief article, the women Olympic qualifying repechage will be in june 2021 in Ireland

https://lapresse.tn/65335/rugby-en-prev ... afrique-d/

Four tunisian players were allowed to miss the first preparation stage because they're studying for the high school final exam.
The same article explains that Tunisia will host the Africa Cup (women 7s, I suppose) in 2021, 2022, 2023.
The 2021 edition will be in the month of October: "it will be a good preparation step for the Olympic repechage tournament"

Hard to trust information like that from some sources, but it sounds reasonsable (at least in regard to timing) as TBH its going to have to be as late as that if there is any hope of getting it in before the Games themselves, and everyone taking part - including Tunisia - will be wanting to get time for some tournament play in beforehand.

You do wonder, though, whether Ireland would host if they do not make the repechage (and that will be a tough ask). The most likely alternative will be France I think.

[Canalina Profile]

I checked (I didn't remember) and Ireland is part of the men's repechage. So, if this info by the Tunisian newspaper is true, the most natural deduction seems that Ireland will host men's and women's repechage in the same days