Rio Olympics 2016: Actor Matthew McConaughey attends women's sevens as USA fan

New Zealand women's sevens captain Sarah Goss with Hollywood star Matthew McConaughey. Photo / Twitter

Hollywood actor Matthew McConaughey has been pictured pitch side at Deodoro Stadium, kitted out in USA supporters gear while supporting the USA women's sevens team at the Rio Olympics.

The one-time Academy Award winner was in Rio supporting not just his nation's female sevens team, but also other American competitors competing in other events throughout the Games, including the USA swimming team.

The Interstellar actor had many starstruck admirers at the sevens stadium, including Kiwis Melodie Robinson and Sarah Goss, who took to social media to share photos with the celebrity.

Look who's watching the Kiwi rugby women. It's Matthew @McConaughey with @Sgoss10. @nz7s. pic.twitter.com/x9wWgvaO9f

— The New Zealand Team (@TheNZTeam) August 8, 2016

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📷 A new #Rugby7s fan! Enter @McConaughey #Olympics pic.twitter.com/tFwOTvFrMa

— HSBC SVNS (@SVNSSeries) August 8, 2016

Alright, alright, alright.

Matthew @McConaughey in the house to watch @USARugby. #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/8AstzbVsJK

— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) August 8, 2016

The USA women's sevens side qualified for the quarter-finals of the Olympics as one of the two third-placed qualifiers in their group, but just fell short to the New Zealand women's side 5-0 after a Portia Woodman try.

They play France for fifth spot at 9am this morning (NZT), while the USA men's side kick off their campaign tomorrow morning against Argentina at 4am (NZT).