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Rugby Sevens

Rugby sevens is the fast seven-a-side form of rugby union. Two teams of seven use a full rugby pitch, short playing periods and lots of open space; points mainly come from tries and conversions.

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Classification

Category Ball sport

Family Rugby Codes

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Rugby sevens is rugby union with seven players per team, short games and lots of space for sprinting, passing and tackling.

Geeignet für Suitable for people who like team pressure, speed, contact and fast spacing decisions.

Cost 40-160 EUR for boots, mouthguard, sports kit and possible club fee; the club often provides ball and pitch. 10-50 EUR per month depending on club, training and tournament travel. A rugby club or university sport setup is practically required for safe contact progression. Mouthguard, suitable footwear and tackle coaching matter more than lots of personal equ…

First progress Basic passing and spacing develop after a few sessions; safe contact play takes weeks to months.

Fitness level high

Was du brauchst

rugby ball
studs or suitable grass shoes
mouthguard
sports kit
rugby pitch
coach for contact technique

First steps

find a rugby club
practise passing on the move
play touch versions for spacing
learn tackle/contact technique under supervision
play short sevens sequences

Rugby club, university sport, youth/women's/men's team with sevens or a touch-rugby entry session.

Build contact only with coaching, mouthguard, warm-up and progressive tackle technique.

Weitere Angaben

Tags team, outdoor, 7er-rugby, ball-sport, rugby-sevens, rugby-codes, ballsport

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Score more points than the other side, mainly through tries and following conversions.

Teilnehmer

Two teams of seven players on the field.

Teamgröße

7 versus 7; squad size and substitutions depend on competition.

Spielfeld

Rugby pitch with in-goal areas, goal posts and touchlines.

Dauer

Short halves; tournaments use compact match and series formats.

Wertung

Try, conversion and, under the rules, penalty or drop-goal points.

Gewinnbedingung

Higher score at full time wins.

Ausrüstung

rugby ball
mouthguard
grass shoes/studs
shirt/shorts

Wichtige Regelpunkte

knock-on
offside
high or unsafe tackle
foul play
touch