Rugby Sevens

Rugby Sevens is a variant of Rugby Union which is played with 7 players per team, with halves of 7 minutes long and on a rugby field. At a draw there is the possibility on an extension and in final rounds, there are exceptions where there is 10 minutes per half is played. Compared to the regular rugby union is this sport mainly on speed and agility based, therefore this usually played by people who are in the regular rugby come out as "backs". In the traditional rugby countries, however, have focused specifically on sevens players.

The rules of Rugby Sevens are identical to Rugby Union XV's. Just Kick Off after a try taken by the team that has scored the try, and the scrum from 3 players per team. The sport differs a lot In game image with the original. There never rucks, mauls for little. There is very little kicked both for territory, as for points.

Sevens is traditionally played at the end of the season as the leagues and cups have been completed.

The sport is in 1883 formed on the initiative of Ned Haig, a butcher from Melrose, Scotland. He figured out the variant to join his club Melrose RFC in one day to be able to finish an entire tournament. The club still holds an international leading sevens tournament.

Under the auspices of the world rugbybond an annual IRB IRB Sevenstournaments, the series, of which the winner is determined by combining the results of all tournaments.The countries where is played are the United Arab Emirates, South Africa, United States, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, France and England.

On the Commonwealth Games is the sports included since the Commonwealth Games 1998 and immediately drew many spectators. The two subsequent editions, the 2002 Commonwealth Games and the 2006 Commonwealth Games drew on the final days very many spectators and it was after the most popular Athletics and swimming sports which was held during the event.

The biggest tournament in Netherlands is the Amsterdam Sevens that annually is organized by AAC on the National Rugby Centre Amsterdam and on AAC, Sportpark de Eendracht. This tournament is also visited by many foreign teams.

In mid-2009, the IOC announced that Rugby Sevens from the 2016 Olympics is practiced on the.