OLYMPIC GAMES TOKYO 2020: MEN'S SESSION 4 STATS
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OLYMPIC GAMES TOKYO 2020: MEN’S SESSION 4 STATS
GENERAL STATISTICS
New Zealand and Argentina have reached a first Olympic semi-final, having both gone out in the quarter-final stage at Rio 2016.
For the first time, one of the pool winners – South Africa – have not reached the medal semi-finals.
New Zealand’s Andrew Knewstubb is the top point-scorer after two days with 31 points, one more than Selvyn Davids of South Africa.
Selvyn Davids and Argentina’s Marcos Moneta are the leading try-scorers with four. A further 12 players have scored three at Tokyo 2020.
Connor Braid is still the only player to score a hat-trick so far at Tokyo 2020, doing so in his side’s first Olympic victory – 36-12 v Japan.
Five of the six matches in session four had at least one player score a brace of tries, two for Ireland in their defeat of the Republic of Korea.
The match between Kenya and Japan was the exception with the Shujaa Sevens’ three tries in the 21-7 win all scored by different players.
A total of 136 tries and 884 points have been scored across the 24 matches played at Tokyo 2020.
Page 2 of 5MATCH 19 – IRELAND 31-0 REPUBLIC OF KOREA – NINTH PLACE SEMI-FINAL 1
Ireland made it two wins in a row with a five-try victory over another side playing in their first Olympic Games.
Five tries is their most in an Olympic match, having only crossed for seven in their three pool matches. They also scored their most points in a
match, their previous best high was 17 points in defeat against USA.
Jordan Conroy scored twice, becoming the first Irish player to score a brace at an Olympic Games. He was joined by Gavin Mullin before the
final whistle.
Conroy came into the tournament on a 10-game try-scoring streak across all global tournaments, dating back to Vancouver 2020, and as the
top try-scorer with 11 at the World Rugby Sevens Repechage where Ireland booked their ticket to Tokyo. This was his first Olympic try.
The Republic of Korea were kept scoreless for the second time in four matches. Brazil were held scoreless three times at Rio 2016 – the most
of any side at the Olympic Games. Canada and Japan are the other teams to be kept scoreless at Tokyo 2020, both by Great Britain.
MATCH 20 – KENYA 21-7 JAPAN – NINTH PLACE SEMI-FINAL 2
Kenya are guaranteed to beat their finish at Rio 2016 where they finished 11th after beating hosts Brazil on the final day. This is only their
second victory on the Olympic stage.
Andrew Amonde became the second Kenya to score a try in both the Rio and Tokyo Games after Collins Injera
Japan captain Chihito Matsui scored his third try in four matches at Tokyo 2020, having also crossed against Japan and Canada. He is Japan’s
leading try-scorer.
Kenya are unbeaten against Japan in Japan, having won every World Series (2) and Olympic matches in Tokyo.
Page 3 of 5MATCH 21 – NEW ZEALAND 21-10 CANADA – MEDAL QUARTER-FINAL 1
Co-captain Scott Curry is the third New Zealand player to score a brace at Tokyo 2020 after Tim Mikkelson and William Warbrick. This is
already more than at Rio 2016 where Regan Ware was the only player to score a double.
New Zealand have failed to score in two of their four halves played on Tuesday – the first half against Australia and the second half against
Canada.
Canada rallied with late tries by Pat Kay and co-captain Harry Jones but came up short.
MATCH 22 – GREAT BRITAIN 26-21 USA – MEDAL QUARTER-FINAL 2
Great Britain matched the biggest comeback in Olympic sevens history, overturning a 21-point deficit to beat USA 26-21. They join Argentina
who fought back from 21-0 down in the fifth place semi-final against Australia at Rio 2016 to also win 26-21. Argentina were 21-5 down at
half-time compared to Team GB at 21-7.
Perry Baker became the first USA player to score a brace at Tokyo 2020 and the 13th in the tournament.
Great Britain’s Ben Harris crossed for a try for the third match in a row.
The 21 points scored by USA is their most in a loss at the Olympic Games.
MATCH 23 – SOUTH AFRICA 14-19 ARGENTINA – MEDAL QUARTER-FINAL 3
Gastón Revol received the first red card in Olympic sevens history in the first half but Argentina managed to win the match and reach a first
medal semi-final having suffered extra-time heart-break at Rio 2016.
South Africa’s Selvyn Davids followed up his double against USA with another to become the first player to score four tries at Tokyo 2020.
Page 4 of 5 He was joined by Marcos Moneta after Argentina’s Youth Olympic Games 2018 gold medallist ran in two first-half tries. Moneta is now
Argentina’s joint try-scorer in Olympic history with four, matching Matias Moroni’s tally at Rio 2016 and Revol’s haul of three in Rio and one
in Tokyo.
Argentina’s victory means for the first time in Olympic history a pool winner will not contest the semi-finals. In Rio, the three pool winners in
the men’s competition claimed the three medals.
MATCH 24 – FIJI 19-0 AUSTRALIA – MEDAL QUARTER-FINAL 4
Jerry Tuwai – the sole survivor of Fiji’s gold medal winning team from Rio 2016 – became the sixth player of the session to score a brace of
tries.
Tuwai now shares the record for the most Fiji tries scored at an Olympic Games with fellow gold medallist Josua Tuisova (five).
Aminiasi Tuimaba is Fiji’s joint leading try-scorer at Tokyo 2020 with three alongside Jiuta Wainiqolo and Asaeli Tuivuaka. Tuimaba has now
scored in his last three matches.
Fiji held a team scoreless for the first time on the Olympic stage, while Australia were unable to score for the first time.
Australia coach Tim Walsh’s hopes of completing his own golden double are over following the defeat, having guided Australia’s women to
gold at Rio 2016.
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