IRB - World Rugby - International Olympic Committee
olympics.com › ioc › world-rugbyRugby Union - 15 players per team - has been featured on the Olympic programme four times: in 1900, 1908, 1920 and 1924. In Rio in 2016, Rugby Sevens will make its appearance at the Olympic Games, with both a men’s and women’s tournament. Olympic format. In Rugby Sevens, each team has seven players on the pitch, as well as five substitutes.
Olympic sevens | World Rugby
www.world.rugby › olympicsOlympic Games 23 June, 2022 Olympic Day: Countdown to Paris 2024 already under way On the day that the world gets moving, World Rugby looks at the qualification pathway for the men’s and women’s sevens tournaments at the next Olympic Games. Olympic Games 14 February, 2022 Jamaican rugby speedster Matthew Wekpe chasing Winter Olympic dream
Olympic repechage home | World Rugby
www.world.rugby › tournaments › olympicsThe World Rugby Sevens Repechage tournament is the final part of the global qualifying process. The repechage tournament is a one-off event to determine the final two women’s and one men’s teams to qualify for the rugby sevens competition at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, which were delayed until 2021. Twelve women's and 10 men's teams will compete in a round robin at a competition in Monaco on 19-20 June, 2021, with two women's teams and one men's team booking their place for Tokyo.