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GB head coach Tony Roques has named a 12-player squad for the repechage tournament, which sees the return of both Tom Emery and Alex Davis.<\/p>\n
Roques took over as coach of the GB Sevens men’s team for the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 where his side were defeated by Argentina in the bronze-medal match.<\/p>\n
Since Tokyo, GB have lost experienced captain Tom Mitchell and all-time top try-scorer in the World Series Dan Norton, who both retired from sevens in 2022.<\/p>\n
Scotland’s Robbie Fergusson will captain GB, who over the past two seasons have struggled following the loss of their experienced Olympians and finished ninth and eighth in the World Series.<\/p>\n
However, in March GB reached the final in the Los Angeles tournament, where they were defeated 21-0 by a French team inspired by Antoine Dupont.<\/a><\/p>\n That run to the final included wins over repechage opponents Canada as well as Australia and Spain.<\/p>\n This month, World Series champions France also needed extra-time to defeat GB at the Grand Final in Madrid.<\/p>\n The men’s sevens tournament gets under way at the Olympics in Paris on 24 July, with the women’s event starting on 28 July.<\/p>\n GB<\/b> repechage<\/b> squad: <\/b>Kaleem Barreto, Ross McCann, Harry Glover, Morgan Williams, Robbie Fergusson (capt), Ethan Waddleton, Will Homer, Max McFarland, Jamie Barden, Charlton Kerr, Tom Emery, Alex Davis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n