Rio 2016 Olympics
England to lead Team GB bid for Rio qualification
ESPN Staff
July 11, 2014
Dan Bibby trains with England Sevens ahead of the Commonwealth Games, July 9, 2014
England Sevens' Dan Bibby in training for the upcoming Commonwealth Games © Getty Images
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England have been nominated as the lead nation to qualify on behalf of Team GB for the men's and women's sevens competitions in the first route to qualification for the Rio 2016 Olympics.

For Team GB to qualify at the first opportunity, England - on the behalf of the English, Scottish and Welsh rugby unions - must finish in the top four of this season's IRB Sevens World series.

Following the release of the IOC and IRB Olympic qualification systems, the British Unions had previously agreed that the team that finished highest in the 2013/14 season would be the nominated lead nation for this season.

If the England sides fail to qualify via the IRB Sevens World series, qualification for Rio 2016 would have to be achieved at the 2015 IRB Regional Championships and a final World Repechage.

A GB sevens company is in the process of being formed and will be put forward to the British Olympic Association for recognition as the national governing body of the sport in the near future.

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