How to Play | Sevens Rugby
www.world.rugby › sevens › how-to-playFifteens featured at four Olympic Games between 1900-24, but rugby was absent from the programme until sevens was included in 2009, and made its debut at Rio 2016. The vibrant and exciting format of sevens reinforces the Olympic movement’s ideals thanks to rugby’s long standing ethos of fair play and friendship.
Rugby sevens - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Rugby_sevensRugby sevens (commonly known as simply sevens and originally known as seven-a-side rugby) is a variant of rugby union in which teams are made up of seven players playing seven-minute halves, instead of the usual 15 players playing 40-minute halves. Rugby sevens is administered by World Rugby, the body responsible for rugby union worldwide. The game is popular at all levels, with amateur and club tournaments generally held in the summer months.