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 2028.

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.

The men's rugby sevens will be the second event to begin at the Paris Olympic Games, with competition to commence shortly after the opening men's football fixture on Wednesday. After hosting last ...

The 2024 Olympic Games have begun and Rugby Sevens is one of the many sports that you might tune in to. As the Olympic Games have such a range of different sports, including some that aren’t ...

Before Rugby Sevens debuted at the 2016 Rio Games, rugby hadn't been part of any Olympics since 1924. After Rio, this quick-paced version skyrocketed in popularity, gaining millions of new fans ...

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.

It’s going to take a lot more than two football converts to turn the U.S. into a rugby-sevens powerhouse, though. Unlike the last time rugby was in the Olympics, the Americans are underdogs in Rio.

That’s exactly what the International Olympic Committee was counting on when it added rugby sevens to the Games five years ago. Traditional rugby features 15 players on a side playing two 40 ...

Rugby sevens is a sped-up version of rugby union which features teams of seven in matches with seven-minute halves. This is compared to rugby union, which has 15 players on each team playing ...