

He was chomping at the bit to come in and have a crack.

absolutely considered how Kerevi would fit in and again he had no expectations he was going to come into the team.

"In the short amount of time he’s got better every single time he’s got on the training paddock,” said Walsh of Kerevi. Walsh insists the 33-test Wallaby is in on merit. Squad: Santiago Álvarez (capt.), Lautaro Bazán, Lucio Cinti, Rodrigo Etchart, Luciano González, Rodrigo Isgro, Santiago Mare, Ignacio Mendy, Marcos Moneta, Matías Osadczuk, Gastón Revol, Germán Schulz Australiaįormer Wallabies centre Samu Kerevi is the standout name in Tim Walsh's 12-man squad which is captained by Nick Malouf. Meanwhile, Lucio Cinti, Ignacio Mendy and Marcos Moneta are all bidding to add the Olympic gold medal to the one they won at the Youth Olympics on home soil in Buenos Aires in 2018. Argentinaįour players who competed at Rio 2016 have been included in the Argentina squad for the Tokyo Olympics.Ĭaptain Santiago Álvarez is joined by Rodrigo Etchart, Gastón Revol – the oldest member of the squad at 34 years of age – and Germán Schulz in returning for a second Games. World Rugby will keep you updated with all the Tokyo 2020 squad announcements as they happen. While attention was on Josua Tuisova and company as Fiji romped to a 43-7 victory over Team GB in the gold medal match in Rio, eyes could not avert Team USA’s rapid Carlin Isles, who – having notched up six tries during Rio 2016 – is among those set to return for Olympics action again this year.Īmong the other returning faces, Fiji’s hot-stepping Jerry Tuwai and Team GB’s try-machine Dan Norton, will be welcome inclusions at this year’s Games, while there is sure to be several new names to make their Olympics debut, as well as a few stars of the 15s game looking to achieve Olympic glory. Huge congratulations! We'll see you guys soon! 🙌 #HowWeSevens /aCy5e9N5CJ Here are the squads selected to represent 🇬🇧
