Rugby Sevens was the most entertaining, exciting and satiating event that I’ve covered over the course of two Summer Olympics. For the uninitiated, Rugby Sevens is a seven-player version of ...

U.S. women’s sevens coach Emilie Bydwell, one of the few female coaches at the elite level, said there are athletes out there who could convert to rugby now and possibly win an Olympic medal in ...

South Africa men’s rugby sevens captain Kyle Brown holds a ball with the olympic rings during a training session ahead of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016.

World Rugby was also confident of ticking all the boxes needed to stay in the Olympics after 2020, boxes such as attendance, stadium atmosphere, TV ratings, and impact on social media.

2024 Olympics: What to know — and who to watch — during the men’s and women’s rugby sevens competition in Paris American Ilona Maher was one of TikTok's breakout stars of the Tokyo Olympics.

The U.S. women's rugby sevens team has reached the Olympic sevens semifinals for the first time after beating Britain 17-7 and will take on defending champion New Zealand for a spot in the gold ...

A roadmap to follow for the rugby sevens competition at the Paris Olympics: Athletes to Watch —Antoine Dupont, France: The 27-year-old scrumhalf is one of the world's best rugby players.

Making its debut at the 2016 Rio Olympics, rugby sevens will be largely dominated by Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Though don’t count out the tiny island nation of Fiji, which doesn ...

A first-person introduction to the sport of rugby sevens. This is the second in a series that will explore some of the less well-known sports that are going on in the 2016 Rio Olympics.

World Rugby was also confident of ticking all the boxes needed to stay in the Olympics after 2020, boxes such as attendance, stadium atmosphere, TV ratings, and impact on social media.

Pichot, a key member of the team which got rugby sevens approved for Olympics inclusion in 2009 and who has become vice chairman of World Rugby, could barely contain his excitement on Friday, the ...