Rio 2016 Olympics: Great Britain make bright start to women's rugby sevens

Updated 06/08/2016 at 20:27 GMT

Great Britain's women rugby sevens won their first two games in the rugby sevens by comfortable margins.

Jo Watmore scores a try for Great Britain against Brazil

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Great Britain put in an inconsistent performance against Brazil, despite being heavy favourites, but still triumphed 29-3 in their opening match.

Joanne Watmore opened the scoring for England with the first ever try for a Team GB women's rugby team in Olympic history - and the team went on to score five.

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Natasha Hunt runs with the ball against Brazil

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Their second match of the day was a much improved display against Japan, with Amy Wilson Hardy, Alice Richardson, Watmore and Katy Mclean all scoring tries before half-time to give them a 26-0 advantage.

The scoring did not let up in the second half, with Emily Scott and Heather Fisher both taking the ball over the line to complete a resounding 40-0 win.

It was not all straightforward, though; Jasmine Joyce found herself in the sin-bin for throwing the ball away.

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