rugby sevens
7-a-side team sport, sub-code of rugby union
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Rugby sevens is a fast-paced version of rugby union played with seven players per team instead of the traditional fifteen, making it quicker and more dynamic than standard rugby. It matters because it's a more accessible and spectator-friendly format that has grown in popularity globally and was included in the Olympic Games.
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Pictogram for Rugby sevens at the Summer Olympics
Rugby sevens (commonly known simply as sevens, and originally 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. Sevens is one of the most well distributed forms of rugby, and is popular in parts of Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas, and especially in the South Pacific.