SYDNEY : Australia named former Wallabies winger Mark Nawaqanitawase and ACT Brumbies flyer Corey Toole in their men's squad for the rugby sevens tournament at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday.
FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Rugby World Cup 2023 - Pool C - Australia v Georgia - Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France - September 9, 2023 Australia's Mark Nawaqanitawase in action before scoring their second try REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/File PhotoSYDNEY : Australia named former Wallabies winger Mark Nawaqanitawase and ACT Brumbies flyer Corey Toole in their men's squad for the rugby sevens tournament at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday.
Toole, who is blessed with blistering speed, had a standout season in Super Rugby this year and returns to the seven-man game after spending 2021 and 2022 playing for Australia on the World Sevens Series. Nawaqanitawase and Toole played together at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and join a squad hoping to get into the medal rounds for the first time in Paris after a fourth-placed finish in the World Sevens Series standings this year.
"We welcome Corey Toole and Mark Nawaqanitawase back to the squad, both of whom have had seamless transitions and add a X-factor to our well-established combinations," said coach John Manenti.
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