Brazil will have a renewed women’s rugby team at the Tokyo Olympics (Japan). Of the 14 players present for Yaras (as the team is known) on Monday (28), four were at the Rio de Janeiro Games in 2016: Halen Scatrott, Isadora “Izzy” Cirullo, Luisa Campos and Raquel Kochan, the current captain.
Coach Will Broderick (English by birth and former men’s team athlete) continues to include Marie Nicolau, Rafa Zanellato, Leila Casilla, Talia “Mulan” Costa, Aline Furtado, Marina “Chupa” Fiofarante, Bianca Silva, Thalita Costa, Ichi Coimbra and Gabriela Lima. The latter two were called up as substitutes. Players come from ten different teams. Charrua Rugby Clube, from Porto Alegre, has the largest number of actors: three (Luisa, Raquel and Gabriella).
The list of Yaras summoned to the Tokyo Games has been released! There are 12 selected athletes, and two in reserve in case an exchange is needed. They all represent the other yaras in our rugby game!
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The Yaras team is concentrated at the Training Center in São José dos Campos (SP) until the 8th of this month, when they travel to Nagato (Japan), where they will continue their preparation during two weeks of mandatory isolation before going to Tokyo. The Women’s Rugby Championship will take place from 29-31 July.
Also on Monday, the International Rugby Union (International Sports Federation) announced the switch to the Olympic Games. The women’s team fell into Group B, along with Canada (bronze at Rio 2016), France and Fiji. The first two of each of the top three and three groups advance to the quarter-finals.
Breaking news:
Put the Yaras group in the Japan Games! The Brazilian team faces Canada, France and Fiji in the first stage.
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The current Olympic champion, Australia leads Group C, along with hosts the United States, China and Japan. New Zealand, the 2018 world champions, are in Group A, with the United Kingdom, Kenya and Russia (which, due to a doping penalty if they can’t compete using the country’s flag and name) ).
