Britain are off to Tokyo as men and women win

■By SAM JACKSON

Delight: Simon Amor, head of England Sevens, celebrates with Mike Ellery
PICTURES: Getty Images

Final hattrick: Dan Norton

GREAT Britain will play in the men’s and women’s Olympic Sevens in Tokyo next summer after England won both qualifying tournaments.
England were nominated as the chosen home nation to represent Britain in last Sunday’s qualifying events and two final wins over each host nation guaranteed Team GB would be competing for the medals in 2020.
The men’s side beat hosts France 31-7 in the final in Colomiers, while the women s...

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