Rugby Sevens

Rugby Sevens is a smaller sided version of Rugby Union which typically takes place between teams of 15 players each. Rugby Seven's success as a Commonwealth Games sport led to its inclusion on the Olympic programme.

At the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games, Team England won bronze medals in both the men's and women's rugby 7s.

At Birmingham 2022 both the men and women’s team lost games on the opening day to scupper any real chance of them progressing through to the medal matches.

Team England previous rugby sevens medals

Gold

Silver

Bronze

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Eng V Can - Women's bronze medal match

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The women's bronze medal match was between England v Canada, and despite having only five players on their feet Team England make a successful try with the Canadian captain in the sin bin making it a prime moment.

Racing out of the shadows, Team England fight with fluency and yet again make the try line after giving nothing less than 100%. A strong team effort, concentration, tactics, conversions and defence pay off as they close in the bronze medal making the sideline shouts worth every minute as they secure the bronze medal against Canada.

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In rugby sevens the scoring system is exactly the same as the 15-a-side game with five points for a try, two for a conversion and then three for a penalty

In the sevens game there are rolling substitutions and the game itself lasts 14 minutes, split into two halves of seven

Both the women and the men’s teams will be drawn into a pool of four. In the men’s competition only the group winner will progress to the semi-finals whilst in the women’s competition the top two teams will progress

Each team is awarded three points for a win, two for a draw and one for a defeat