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This article shows the rosters of all participating teams at the men's rugby sevens tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
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References
- ↑ "BISCARAT Pauline". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ↑ "Biscarat - Barry : Peaufiner les derniers détails". www.FFR.fr (in French). 2 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ↑ "France name Olympic 7s rosters". Americas Rugby News. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ↑ "Olympic Sevens: Squad tracker". Planetrugby.com. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
