Paris 2024 Olympic Games – Rugby Sevens – Men’s Pool A – South Africa vs. Japan – Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France – July 25, 2024. Kazuma Ueda of Japan in action with Impi Visser of South Africa and Selvyn Davids of South Africa.
7:34 JST, July 26, 2024
The Japanese men’s rugby sevens team lost 5-49 to South Africa, ending their chance of a medal at the Paris Olympics after three consecutive defeats.
Japan lost their first two matches in Pool A against New Zealand (40-12) and Ireland (40-5) on Wednesday.
A win against South Africa in the final group match was the minimum requirement for Japan to continue the fight for a podium finish.
