Rugby sevens
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Rugby sevens is a variant of rugby union in which teams are made up of seven players playing seven-minute halves, instead of the usual 15 players playing 40-minute halves. Rugby sevens is administered
Rugby sevens at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
During a scrum in rugby sevens, three players from each team participate instead of eight.
The Hong Kong Sevens was one of the most influential tournaments in the development and spread of rugby sevens internationally in the 20th century.
New Zealand have won thirteen World Rugby Sevens Series titles; the most of any nation that has competed in the annual series of tournaments.
Rugby tens
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Rugby tens, also known as ten-a-side and Xs, is a variant of rugby union in which teams are made up of ten players, typically five forwards and five backs. Matches are much shorter, usually played as
Canterbury (NZ) vs Penguins (UK) at COBRA 10s, 2008