Rugby 7, peculiar history, rules and calendar

Living its fourth period in the history of the Olympic Games, the Rugby will have his seventh participation in the greatest fair of sport; in Paris 2024there will be participation in both the male and female branches.

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Along with soccer, Rugby It will be one of the sports that begins its participation in the Games before the inauguration takes place (Friday, July 26).

It is one of the sports that can boast of having been in all three editions of Olympic Games in which Paris was host (1900, 1924 y 2024).

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OLYMPIC RUGBY HISTORY

Rugby live your fourth stage in the history of the Olympic Gamessince it debuted in the edition of Paris (1900), returned to London (1908), lived his third stage in Antwerp 1920 and Paris 1924 and reappeared until Rio de Janeiro 2016Tokyo 2020/21 and now in Paris 2024.

It should be noted that, as of 2016, the Rugby suffered an adaptation in the Olympic Games, since it began to be played with 7 players on the field; Rio de Janeiro 2016 was the first edition of this sport with participation feminine.

RUGBY RULES IN OLYMPIC GAMES

– seven players They make up a team.

– One of its most important features is the intensity.

– The matches last a total of 14 minutes.

– The methods of score son: 5 units by essay, 2 for a conversion and 3 for a drop goal or a penalty.

– It should be noted that all the other basic rules (tackle, backward passes and scrums) are maintained with respect to traditional game.

* Each of the matches, both in the women’s and men’s divisions, will be played at the Stade de France, a venue with capacity for 80,000 spectators.

RUGBY SCHEDULE IN PARIS 2024

The activity of Rugby 7 in Paris 2024 will begin Wednesday July 24 o’clock 07:30 hours and, with intervals of 30 minutes between each start of the match, they will be played 12 meetings during the day mentioned; the dynamics will be the same a day later with a slight change in schedule (06:00 to 14:30 hours).

He Friday July 26 (Day of the Opening of the Games) will be the only day of rest for this sport.

For him Saturday July 27 activities will resume and the three medals will be awarded (gold, silver and bronze) on the branch manly.

Women’s branch begins its activity

It will be the Sunday July 28 when the female branch take action in the Stade de France with the Preliminary Phase and the Monday 29 They will be played until the Quarterfinals.

Ya el Tuesday July 30the Semifinals will be played and the three countries that rise to the top will be defined. podium inside of female branch.

* All times presented correspond to the time of the Center of Mexico City.

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