Total Rugby Radio: Sevens' Olympic D-Day

(IRB.COM) Thursday 8 October 2009


 
 Total Rugby Radio: Sevens' Olympic D-Day
We talk with Jonah Lomu about the experience of winning Commonwealth Gold with NZ in 1998

Total Rugby Radio show 238, from 12:00 UK time on Thursday 8 October ...

On the eve of the IOC vote on Sevens' possible inclusion in the 2016 Olympics, we hear from some of the greats of the game, and bring our history of Sevens up to date with the three most recent Rugby World Cups Sevens.

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SEVENS: OLYMPIC COUNTDOWN
Some of rugby's biggest names are in Copenhagen as part of the IRB's bid team ahead of this week's crucial vote on whether rugby will rejoin the Olympic Games in 2016. We hear from..

- Former All Black and Sevens Commonwealth Gold winner, Jonah Lomu
- Former Puma Sevens and 15s captain, Agustin Pichot
- Australia Sevens World Cup-winning captain Cheryl Soon

SEVENS: RECENT HISTORY
We continue our look back at the history of the Sevens game. From the inception of the IRB Sevens World Series 10 years ago to the last three Rugby World Cup Sevens, in 2001, 2005 and 2009. Along with way, we hear from...

- NZ Sevens coach, Gordon Tietjens
- Fiji's double World Cup-winner, Waisale Serevi
- China's Jonny Zhang
- Kenya coach Benjamin Ayimba
- Wales' 2009 World Cup-winning coach, Paul John
- South Africa coach, Paul Treu

SCOTLAND: PRE-SEASON IN INDIA
There can be no more powerful symbol of Sevens' relentless global growth than Scotland travelling half way around the world to take on India. The founders of the game are currently in Delhi preparing for next year's Commonwealth Games and we spoke with their captain Scott Forrest.


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