NEW ZEALAND go into the Olympics as hot favourites to take the women’s gold medal and rightly so, according to Team GB’s 2016 Olympian Heather Fisher.
The Black Ferns Sevens have won six World Series titles, two Sevens Rugby World Cups and one Commonwealth Games, and the only thing missing from their collection is Olympic gold.
New Zealand lost out to trans-Tasman rivals Australia in the inaugural final in Rio five years ago and Fisher believes that will fuel their desire to go one better in Tokyo.
Fisher, 37, who was part of the side that finished fourth in 2016, said: “I think in the game ...