Franklin's Kristi Kirshe and the USA Rugby 7s team open play Sunday. Here's everything you need to know about the rules and the Olympic tournament.

Watching rugby for the first time as an American can feel like looking in a funhouse mirror, but the United States Women's Rugby Sevens team is on the hunt for a medal with two games left in their ...

Watching rugby for the first time as an American can feel like looking in a funhouse mirror, but the United States Women's Rugby Sevens team is on the hunt for a medal with two games left in their ...

Rugby sevens is played with seven players on each side of the ball who compete for 14 minutes (two halves of seven minutes) with up to three matches a day, according to USA Rugby.

National Correspondent Steve Kornacki will walk you through the rules of rugby sevens, the format used in the Olympics, and highlight the explosive plays and teamwork that define this fast-paced game.

The rules are the same as 15s, but you’re unlikely to see the heftier stars of world rugby involved, due to the adrenaline-pumped speed at which sevens is played. There are seven men to a team instead ...

Based entirely on this research with not so much as a Google search to supplement my observations, here’s what you need to know about the rules of Rugby Sevens: 1.

While traditional rugby is a bruising 15-on-15 grind, sevens is rugby for people with ADHD—the game is much shorter and the action is much faster. The field is the same size, giving the players ...

2021 Olympics: Rugby sevens rules in 280 characters As previously mentioned, there are some key differences between rugby sevens and rugby union.

Team GB will have a men and women's rugby sevens team at Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Here's a comprehensive guide on the rules and players competing.