Heat to 上げる Aussie sevens rugby hopes
Big things were 推定する／予想するd when Australia's men's and women's rugby sevens teams pulled off a golden 二塁打 at the Sydney 脚 of the World Series two years ago.
Yet neither has won an event in the tournament since, and time is running out to 安全な・保証する a 信用／信任-上げるing victory before the Tokyo Olympics in six months.
They probably won't get a better chance than when they play before home fans at Sydney's Bankwest Stadium this 週末, 特に with extreme heat 予測（する）.
統治するing Olympic women's 支持する／優勝者s Australia are 現在／一般に second in the standings, having notched a を締める of 走者-up finishes and a couple of fourth placings.
"This 行う／開催する／段階 of the season we 手配中の，お尋ね者 to be 跡をつけるing a little bit better than what we are, but it's a long season," captain Sharni Williams said, taking solace from Australia's Olympic gold メダル-winning beach volleyballers in 2000.
"You look at Kerri Pottharst and Natalie Cook. They won a gold メダル at the Sydney Olympics and they hadn't won a tournament (for four years), so we're still 有能な of winning the gold メダル."
The Australian men's team coached by Tim Walsh, who 助言者d the women to the Olympic gold メダル in Rio, are running fifth, and coming of a season-（警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 third placing in New Zealand last week.
"The big thing for us that we're 焦点（を合わせる）ing on is just another 一貫した 業績／成果 this week, that will really stand us in good stead for the 残りの人，物 of the World Series and on to Tokyo," captain Nick Malouf said.
Asked if winning an event before the Olympic would help psychologically, Malouf 認める: "It's definitely important for us to 勝利，勝つ and start building that 勢い toward Tokyo."
One 可能性のある advantage for the Australians on the 週末 is the heat, with the 気温 in western Sydney 予測（する） to 攻撃する，衝突する 41C on Saturday and 35C on Sunday.
"That's what we live and breathe in Australia, we 成し遂げる our best out here playing in the heat," Williams sa id.
"You can see some of the other countries, the European countries are really struggling and it gives you that extra little one per cent to know that we've been through this.
"Tokyo is going to be 極端に hot, it's a 準備 for the Olympics of what it's going to be like."
Malouf agreed, 追加するing: "We've been training in it (heat) for the last couple of months and our northern 半球 相当するものs are coming from the middle of winter, so fingers crossed it will be an advantage."
