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New Zealand Women’s Sevens team, Rio, 2016

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New Zealand Women’s Sevens team, Rio, 2016

The women’s rugby sevens team perform an emotional haka after missing out on a gold medal in their Olympic final against Australia. At stake was the first Olympic rugby gold to be awarded in 92 years and the first for rugby sevens. A final score of 24-17 saw the New Zealand team, who were also the youngest team in competition, taking home the silver medal.
 

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Joseph Romanos, Olympic and Commonwealth games – The early 21st century at the Olympics, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/46819/new-zealand-womens-sevens-team-rio-2016 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Joseph Romanos, published 11 October 2016, updated 1 June 2023.