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Laidlaw positive to have Super Rugby players for Olympics

Laidlaw positive to have Super Rugby players for Olympics
Salesi Rayasi, Etene Nanai-Seturo and Caleb Clarke. [image: Superrugby.com]

All Blacks Sevens coach Clark Laidlaw remains positive of having the services of several Super Rugby players for their Tokyo Olympics campaign, despite the changing schedule of the event.

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All Blacks Sevens coach Clark Laidlaw. [image: stuff.co]

With the event initially scheduled between late July and early August this year, players from four of the five Kiwi Super Rugby teams had committed to joining the Sevens system.

However, with COVID-19 setting in, sending the sporting world into uncertainty and pushing the Olympic Games back a year, those players were available to take part in Super Rugby Aotearoa.

Caleb Clarke, Salesi Rayasi, Etene Nanai-Seturo and Scott Gregory were expected to camp with the Sevens team to build towards the Olympic Games.

Laidlaw says they hope to still get the same players.

[Rugby Pass / NZ Herald]

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