Sevens
Sevens is a fast paced version of Union rugby. Rugby sevens was initially conceived in 1883 by two butchers from Melrose, Scotland, a rural town in the Scottish Borderlands, as a fund-raising event for their local club, the Melrose RFC. The first ever sevens match was played at the Greenyards, the Melrose ground, where it was well received. The Melrose Sevens are still played to this day!
There are several variations of the rules which apply to Rugby Sevens, primarily to speed up the game and to account for the reduced number of players. The main changes can be summarised as follows:
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Seven players per team on field (instead of 15).
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Five substitutes, with only three interchanges (instead of 7 and 7).
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Seven minute halves, though ten minute halves are allowed in the final of a competition (instead of forty minute halves).
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One minute half-time, two minutes in finals (instead of ten minutes).
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Matches drawn after regulation are continued into Extra Time, in 5-minute periods.
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All conversion attempts must be drop-kicked (instead of having the option to place-kick).
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Conversions must be taken within 40 seconds of scoring a try (instead of 60 seconds).
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Three player scrums (instead of eight players).
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Kick-offs: in sevens, the team which has just scored kicks off, rather than the conceding team, as in fifteen-a-side.
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Yellow cards net a 2-minute suspension (instead of 10 minutes).
Charlotte Rugby's Sevens Program 2011
Charlotte Rugby's 7s program has a long history of success. Our 2011 tournament results follow:
June 11, 2011 - Green Vegas 7's, Greenville, SC (Click for Results)
June 18, 2011 - Airborne 7's, Fayettville, NC (Click for Results)
June 25, 2011 - Carolina Ta-Ta 7's, Columbia, SC (Click for Results)
July 2, 2011 - Cape Fear 7's, Wilmington, NC (no team entry)
July 9, 2011 - open
July 16, 2011 - USA Rugby South Qualifier, Atlanta, GA
On October, 9 2009, the IOC Session in Copenhagen voted almost unanimously to add Rugby Sevens to the Sporting program of the summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.
See the full article from the IRB here: www.irbsevens.com/olympics.html
Team USA - As rugby will not be in the 2012 Olympics, Team USA will not include information on the rugby program until after the 2012 Summer Olympics close.
Sevens is a fast paced version of Union rugby. Rugby sevens was initially conceived in 1883 by two butchers from Melrose, Scotland, a rural town in the Scottish Borderlands, as a fund-raising event for their local club, the Melrose RFC. The first ever sevens match was played at the Greenyards, the Melrose ground, where it was well received. The Melrose Sevens are still played to this day!
There are several variations of the rules which apply to Rugby Sevens, primarily to speed up the game and to account for the reduced number of players. The main changes can be summarised as follows:
- Seven players per team on field (instead of 15).
- Five substitutes, with only three interchanges (instead of 7 and 7).
- Seven minute halves, though ten minute halves are allowed in the final of a competition (instead of forty minute halves).
- One minute half-time, two minutes in finals (instead of ten minutes).
- Matches drawn after regulation are continued into Extra Time, in 5-minute periods.
- All conversion attempts must be drop-kicked (instead of having the option to place-kick).
- Conversions must be taken within 40 seconds of scoring a try (instead of 60 seconds).
- Three player scrums (instead of eight players).
- Kick-offs: in sevens, the team which has just scored kicks off, rather than the conceding team, as in fifteen-a-side.
- Yellow cards net a 2-minute suspension (instead of 10 minutes).
Charlotte Rugby's Sevens Program 2011
Charlotte Rugby's 7s program has a long history of success. Our 2011 tournament results follow:
June 11, 2011 - Green Vegas 7's, Greenville, SC (Click for Results)
June 18, 2011 - Airborne 7's, Fayettville, NC (Click for Results)
June 25, 2011 - Carolina Ta-Ta 7's, Columbia, SC (Click for Results)
July 2, 2011 - Cape Fear 7's, Wilmington, NC (no team entry)
July 9, 2011 - open
July 16, 2011 - USA Rugby South Qualifier, Atlanta, GA
On October, 9 2009, the IOC Session in Copenhagen voted almost unanimously to add Rugby Sevens to the Sporting program of the summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.
See the full article from the IRB here: www.irbsevens.com/olympics.html
Team USA - As rugby will not be in the 2012 Olympics, Team USA will not include information on the rugby program until after the 2012 Summer Olympics close.
