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BRISBANE, Australia — Samoa will play in the men's sevens rugby tournament at next year's Paris Olympics after beating Papua New Guinea 24-0 in a qualifying final at the Oceania Sevens tournament. Samoa qualified for the Olympic tournament for the first time in its history. Double Olympic champion Fiji, New Zealand and Australia already had qualified for the Olympics after securing top placings along with host France and Argentina during the last Sevens World Series. The Fiji women's team also confirmed its place at the Paris Olympics with a 54-0 win over Papua New Guinea in the final qualifying match.
