It has become an Australian rugby tradition to wear gold in international competition. With the return of rugby union to the Olympic program, selectors are hoping they've picked the right people in those jerseys to win a medal of that color in Rio de Janeiro.
The Australian women's team, a mix-and-match ensemble of athletes from other sports, enters the Olympic sevens tournament as world champions, a rare achievement in a series previously ruled by New Zealand.
The team features 12 regulars from the world sevens series.
The men's team is a much longer shot at gold, and is full of specialists in the rugby sevens format.