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title: "Henry Pollock aims for Olympic gold at LA 2028 Olympics; Britain's first sevens Olympic gold"
sdDatePublished: "2026-08-04T13:49:00Z"
source: "https://www.olympics.com/en/news/rugby-sevens-england-henry-pollock-antoine-dupont-la-2028-olympics"
topics:
  - name: "Olympic Games"
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  - name: "rugby"
    identifier: "medtop:20001176"
  - name: "sport"
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locations:
  - "Los Angeles"
  - "Île-de-France"
  - "Fiji Islands"
  - "France"
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Henry Pollock aims for Olympic gold at LA 2028 Olympics; Britain's first sevens Olympic gold

Rugby sevens: Will England's Henry Pollock emulate French hero Antoine Dupont at the LA 2028 Olympics?

Rugby sevens: Will England's Henry Pollock emulate French hero Antoine Dupont at the LA 2028 Olympics?

The 21-year-old flanker harbours the dream of winning an Olympic gold medal, according to his agent Eddie Hearn.

There's nothing quite like the allure of Olympic gold in the sporting world – a siren's call to athletes far and wide, one that appears to have ensnared rising rugby star Henry Pollock of England.

Looking to follow in the footsteps of French rugby star Antoine Dupont , who led Les Bleus to an emphatic home gold at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 , the 21-year-old Northampton Saints back row wishes to lead Great Britain to gold at the Olympics.

"I look at Henry and I am very pleased with the person he is," agent Eddie Hearn told Times Sport . "I know there is a perception of him as a 'flash Harry' but in reality, he is a solid young man.

"Legacy is important. He wants to win championships with Northhampton, he wants to win the World Cup with England [and] he wants to win a gold medal for Great Britain Sevens in the Olympics ."

Pollock, the youngest Six Nations tryscorer in English history, has emerged as a potential global star of the sport, courtesy of his flamboyant playing style, confident nature and football -style celebrations,

He has scored six tries in 13 appearances for the England XVs team, but will need to embrace a faster pace of play in the sevens format of the sport, which is played at the Olympics.

French scrum-half Dupont famously took several months away from the 15-a-side game to focus on sevens ahead of his coup d'etat of the sevens world order at Paris 2024, where France defeated two-time Olympic champions Fiji on home soil.

While Pollock has yet to indicate which edition of the Olympic Games, if at all, he'll target in his own hunt for gold, excitement is growing in British rugby circles about the injection of talent that might lead to the XVs superpower's first sevens gold at the Olympic Games.

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