17 hours ago sevens-men France claim Youth Olympics gold after holding off South Africa comeback
France have been crowned the men’s rugby sevens gold medallists at the Dakar 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games.


Enjoy all of the Rugby Sevens matches from the Dakar 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games live and free. 1st - 3rd November 2026.
Belgium v Germany
Rugby Europe Championship - Round 3
Last 5 Games
Last 3 Meetings
Enjoy all of the Rugby Sevens matches from the Dakar 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games live and free. 1st - 3rd November 2026.
Belgium v Germany
Rugby Europe Championship - Round 3
54'
66'
70'
73'
74'
Jean Baptiste De Clercq
Jean Baptiste De Clercq
Bruno Vliegen
Jean-Maurice Decubber
Iestyn Rees
Guillem Fernandez Grau
John Dawe
Jack Kellner
Julien Berger
Enjoy all of the Rugby Sevens matches from the Dakar 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games live and free. 1st - 3rd November 2026.
Enjoy all of the Rugby Sevens matches from the Dakar 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games live and free. 1st - 3rd November 2026.
Enjoy all of the Rugby Sevens matches from the Dakar 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games live and free. 1st - 3rd November 2026.
Enjoy all of the Rugby Sevens matches from the Dakar 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games live and free. 1st - 3rd November 2026.
Enjoy all of the Rugby Sevens matches from the Dakar 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games live and free. 1st - 3rd November 2026.
Enjoy all of the Rugby Sevens matches from the Dakar 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games live and free. 1st - 3rd November 2026.
Enjoy all of the Rugby Sevens matches from the Dakar 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games live and free. 1st - 3rd November 2026.
Enjoy all of the Rugby Sevens matches from the Dakar 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games live and free. 1st - 3rd November 2026.
Enjoy all of the Rugby Sevens matches from the Dakar 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games live and free. 1st - 3rd November 2026.
Belgium face off against Germany in Rugby Europe Championship Round 3 on Sat 21st February 2026 at Stade Charles Tondreau. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 19:00. In South Africa it’s at 21:00 SAST, 08:00 NZST in New Zealand, 06:00 AEST in Australia and 11:00 EST in the US.
Belgium won the last encounter but Belgium are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture, Belgium sits at 23 in the World Rugby Rankings, while Germany holds 34.
The two sides are separated by 11 places in the rankings with Belgium in position 23 and Germany in position 34 as such Belgium are favourites on paper.
The official squads for Belgium vs Germany will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.
Join free and tell us what you really think!
Sign up for freeFrance have been crowned the men’s rugby sevens gold medallists at the Dakar 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games.
South Africa and France are both one win away from the rugby sevens gold medal match at the Dakar 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games.
Germany and Canada kick things off in the first men’s pool match at 10:30 am local time, before South Africa play Senegal.
RugbyPass breaks down the key talking points following the announcement, and which teams have the potential to qualify for the nex…