Lewis Holland: Aussie 7s a genuine Olympic gold medal threat

With just over four months until Rugby Sevens makes its debut at the Rio Olympics, Australia unveiled their official uniforms in Sydney last week. The “retro candy stripe” outfits received mixed reviews from punters, but that couldn't be further from Olympic hopeful Lewis Holland’s mind. “To be perfectly honest, if I get the chance to go to the Olympics I won’t be too worried about what I’m wearing,” the 23-year old told Rugby News. “EJ (Ed Jenkins) looked pretty comfortable, he’s always putting his hand up for those poster moments, so it was good for Ed to try on a new outfit and add to his collection.” Sledges aside, Holland’s demeanour quickly changed when asked if Australia were a genuine gold medal threat in Rio. “We aren’t playing just to compete mate, we go into every match we play to win.” “I think the best thing about our squad is that we know we still haven't played our best footy yet and if we can keep improving on the little things that w
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