SM
Tajikistan vs. Nepal: 11 hrs 24 mins
Upcoming predictions and previews

Australia sevens star Greg Jeloudev

:Headline: Australia sevens star Greg Jeloudev: ID:167611: from db_amp
Greg Jeloudev talks to Sports Mole about his side's bronze medal-winning Commonwealth Games campaign.

Australia went into the Commonwealth Games rugby sevens as one of the favourites to topple the mighty New Zealand, having seen their Southern Hemisphere rivals pick up every single gold medal since the sport was introduced in 1998.

They came up against the All Blacks in the last four, however, and were beaten in a repeat of the 2010 final, forcing them to settle for a place in the bronze-medal match against Samoa.

They ended the weekend on a high, however, as they picked up the final spot on the podium with a comfortable 24-0 victory in the third-place playoff against the Pacific Islanders.

The star of the show for the Aussies was Greg Jeloudev, who scored seven tries overall, including two to help his side to bronze. After the match, he talked to Sports Mole about his campaign.

It may not be a colour you dreamt of, but how does it feel to be a Commonwealth Games bronze medalist?
"It feels fantastic. We can't complain at the end of the day. We were beaten by a Kiwi team that kind of outclassed us, but with the bronze and only one loss we can't complain."

You had a very impressive weekend from an individual standpoint - how happy are you with your personal displays?
"Yeah, I am happy, but saying that it is a team performance and I was getting some clean ball from what the boys were doing up front and our ball play. Those individual things are always nice, but it's the greater team effort that is more important to me."

What was the difference in that Samoa game? You beat them relatively easily in the end.
"Sevens is a funny game. At the end of the day, we've fronted up and put a dominant display in, not only for ourselves but for all our fans supporting us. So we just fronted up and that's what I'd put it down to."

Was it difficult to pick yourselves up from the disappointment of losing to New Zealand in the semi-finals?
"Yeah, it was a little. In sevens you can lose a game but you've always got the next game to look forward to, so you dust yourself off and you get on with your job."

Australia were joined on the podium by South Africa and the All Blacks, who won the gold and silver respectively.

amp_article__167611 : Database Data restored...  : 
last updated article - 2014-07-28 10:55:06:
html db last update - 2014-07-28 10:55:06 :

ex - 7200 : read : read cache amp html

Click here for more stories about Greg Jeloudev

Click here for more stories about Australia

Share this article now:
Read more about Greg Jeloudev Rugby Union
Recommended Next on SM
Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool119112161528
2Manchester CityMan City117222213923
3Chelsea115422113819
4Arsenal115421812619
5Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest115421510519
6Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton115421915419
7Fulham115331613318
8Newcastle UnitedNewcastle115331311218
9Aston Villa115331717018
10Tottenham HotspurSpurs1151523131016
11Brentford115152222016
12Bournemouth114341515015
13Manchester UnitedMan Utd114341212015
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham113351319-612
15Leicester CityLeicester112451421-710
16Everton112451017-710
17Ipswich TownIpswich111551222-108
18Crystal Palace11146815-77
19Wolverhampton WanderersWolves111371627-116
20Southampton11119721-144
Scroll for more - Tap for full version


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!

Loading ...

Failed to load data.



. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .