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British women earn European sevens gold and Olympic place
England's Lauren Torley breaks free to score a try during the Women's Pool A Rugby Sevens match at Coventry Stadium on day one of the 2022 Commonwealth Games, July 29, 2022

GREAT BRITAIN’S women rugby sevens team claimed gold at the European Games in Poland to secure their place at the Paris Olympics next summer.

After beating Belgium 36-12 in the semi-finals, the British squad swept past hosts Poland 33-0 at the Henryk Reyman’s Municipal Stadium in Krakow.

“I’m so happy that our journey worked out, it’s a huge sense of relief that everything went to plan,” said co-captain Meg Jones.

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