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Rugby sevens (commonly known as simply sevens and originally known as seven-a-side rugby) 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.^[1]

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All-Ireland

All-Ireland (sometimes All-Island) refers to all of Ireland, as opposed to the separate jurisdictions of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

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Allan Massie

Allan Johnstone Massie (born 16 October 1938) is a Scottish journalist, columnist, sports writer and novelist.

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American flag rugby

American flag rugby (AFR) is a mixed-gender, non-contact version of rugby union played in the United States, and is a variant of the sport Tag Rugby. Rugby sevens and American flag rugby are Variations of rugby union.

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Asian Games

The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every fourth year among athletes from all over Asia.

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Australia national rugby sevens team

The Australia national rugby sevens team participates in international competitions such as the World Rugby Sevens Series and Rugby World Cup Sevens.

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Beach rugby

Beach rugby is a sport that is based on rugby union. Rugby sevens and Beach rugby are Variations of rugby union.

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Belgrano Athletic Club

Belgrano Athletic Club is an Argentine amateur sports club from Belgrano, Buenos Aires.

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Ben Gollings

Ben Gollings (born 13 May 1980) is an English former rugby union player who most recently worked as a rugby coach for Fiji sevens team.

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Ben Ryan (rugby union)

Ben Ryan (born 11 September 1971) is an English sports coach who is best known for coaching the Fiji sevens team to a gold medal in sevens rugby at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

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Bill McLaren

William Pollock McLaren (16 October 1923 – 19 January 2010) was a Scottish rugby union commentator, teacher, journalist and one time rugby player.

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Blackheath F.C.

Blackheath Football Club is a rugby union club based in Well Hall, Eltham, in south-east London.

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Borders Sevens Circuit

The Borders Sevens Circuit is a series of rugby sevens tournaments held annually in the Scottish Borders.

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Boxing

Boxing is a combat sport and martial art. Rugby sevens and Boxing are summer Olympic sports.

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Brazil

Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest and easternmost country in South America and Latin America.

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British Newspaper Archive

The British Newspaper Archive web site provides access to searchable digitized archives of British and Irish newspapers.

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British Olympic Association

The British Olympic Association (BOA) is the National Olympic Committee for the United Kingdom.

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Buenos Aires Cricket & Rugby Club

Buenos Aires Cricket & Rugby Club, sometimes known simply as Buenos Aires, is an Argentine sports club based in San Fernando, Buenos Aires.

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Canada

Canada is a country in North America.

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Canada national rugby sevens team

The Canada men’s national rugby sevens team competes at several international tournaments — the World Rugby Sevens Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens, Pan American Games and the Commonwealth Games.

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Cardiff RFC

Cardiff Rugby Football Club (Clwb Rygbi Caerdydd) is a rugby union club based in Cardiff, the capital city of Wales.

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Carl Aarvold

Sir Carl Douglas Aarvold (7 June 1907 – 17 March 1991) was an English barrister who became Recorder of London.

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Cathay Pacific

Cathay Pacific (CPA) is the flag carrier of Hong Kong with its head office and main hub located at Hong Kong International Airport.

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Christchurch

Christchurch (Ōtautahi) is the largest city in the South Island and the second-largest city by urban area population in New Zealand, after Auckland.

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Claude Davey

Claude Davey (14 December 1908 – 18 February 2001) was a Wales international rugby union player who played club rugby for several teams, most notably Sale and Swansea.

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Commonwealth Games

The Commonwealth Games is a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations, which consists mostly, but not exclusively, of territories of the former British Empire.

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Commonwealth Games Federation

The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), currently known as Commonwealth Sport, is the international organisation responsible for the direction and control of the Commonwealth Games and Commonwealth Youth Games, and is the governing body of the Commonwealth Games Associations (CGA).

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A contact sport is any sport where physical contact between competitors, or their environment, is an integral part of the game.

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Costume party

A costume party (American English) or fancy dress party (other varieties of English) is a type of party, common in contemporary Western culture, in which many of the guests are dressed in costume, usually depicting a fictional or stock character, or historical figure.

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Dan Norton

Daniel John Norton (born 22 March 1988) is a former rugby union player.

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DK (publisher)

Dorling Kindersley Limited (branded as DK) is a British multinational publishing company specialising in illustrated reference books for adults and children in 63 languages.

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Dunedin

Dunedin (Ōtepoti) is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand (after Christchurch), and the principal city of the Otago region.

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Edinburgh Academical Football Club, also known as Edinburgh Accies, is a rugby union club in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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England national rugby sevens team

The England national rugby sevens team competes in the Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Commonwealth Games.

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ESPN.com

ESPN.com is the official website of ESPN.

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ESPNscrum

ESPNscrum was an online news site based in United Kingdom dedicate to providing the latest news in rugby union.

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Fiji

Fiji (Viti,; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, Fijī), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean.

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Fiji national rugby sevens team

The Fiji national rugby sevens team has competed in the World Rugby Sevens Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Olympics.

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France

France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe.

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France national rugby sevens team

The France national rugby sevens team competes in the World Rugby Sevens Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens, and other international tournaments.

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Gala RFC

Gala Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team based in Galashiels in the Scottish Borders.

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Games of the Small States of Europe

The Games of the Small States of Europe (GSSE) is a biennial multi-sport event, launched by the Republic of San Marino, organized by and featuring the National Olympic Committees of nine European small states since 1985.

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Glasgow

Glasgow is the most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in west central Scotland.

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Golden point

The golden point, a sudden death overtime system, is used to resolve drawn matches in a number of sports.

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Greenyards

The Greenyards is a sports ground in Melrose, Scottish Borders.

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Hawick RFC

Hawick Rugby Football Club is an semi-pro rugby union side, currently playing in the Scottish Premiership and Border League.

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Hely Hutchinson Almond

Hely Hutchinson Almond (12 August 1832 – 7 March 1903) was a Scottish classics scholar, headmaster of Loretto School from 1862 to 1903. Rugby sevens and Hely Hutchinson Almond are history of rugby union in Scotland.

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Hong Kong Sevens

The Hong Kong Sevens is a rugby sevens tournament held annually in Hong Kong on a weekend in late March or early April.

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Huddersfield

Huddersfield is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England.

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International Olympic Committee

The International Olympic Committee (IOC; Comité international olympique, CIO) is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland.

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The Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) (Cumann Rugbaí na hÉireann) is the body managing rugby union in the island of Ireland (both Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland).

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James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie

James Andrew Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie (22 April 1812 – 19 December 1860), known as the Earl of Dalhousie between 1838 and 1849, was a Scottish statesman and colonial administrator in British India.

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Japan national rugby sevens team

The Japan national rugby sevens team participates in competitions such as the World Rugby Sevens Series and the Rugby World Cup Sevens.

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John Taylor (rugby union, born 1945)

John Taylor (born 21 July 1945) is a Welsh former rugby union player and current commentator.

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Jonah Lomu

Jonah Tali Lomu (12 May 1975 – 18 November 2015) was a New Zealand professional rugby union player.

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Ken Fyfe

Kenneth Carmichael Fyfe (14 April 1914 – 29 January 1974) was a Scottish rugby union player.

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Kenya

Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya (Jamhuri ya Kenya), is a country in East Africa.

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Kenya national rugby sevens team

The Kenya national rugby sevens team competes in the World Rugby Sevens Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Commonwealth Games.

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King Edward VII's Hospital

King Edward VII's Hospital (formal name: King Edward VII's Hospital Sister Agnes) is a private hospital located on Beaumont Street in the Marylebone district of central London.

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The Lancashire County Rugby Football Union is the society responsible for rugby union in the county of Lancashire, England, and is one of the constituent bodies of the national Rugby Football Union having been formed in 1881.

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London Welsh RFC

London Welsh Rugby Football Club (Clwb Rygbi Cymry Llundain) was a rugby union club formed in 1885.

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Loretto School

Loretto School, founded in 1827, is an independent boarding and day school for boys and girls aged 0 to 18.

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Mainstream Publishing

Mainstream Publishing was a publishing company in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Melrose Cup

The Melrose Cup is the main prize of the Rugby World Cup Sevens.

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Melrose RFC

Melrose Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club located in the town of Melrose in the Scottish Borders.

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Melrose Sevens

Melrose Sevens is an annual rugby sevens event held by Melrose Rugby Club, at The Greenyards in Melrose, Scotland.

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Melrose, Scottish Borders

Melrose (Maolros, "bald moor") is a town and civil parish in the Scottish Borders, historically in Roxburghshire.

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Middlesex Sevens

The Middlesex Sevens was a Rugby Sevens tournament held annually at Twickenham stadium in London, England until 2011.

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Mini rugby

Mini rugby, also known as New Image Rugby, is a form of rugby union designed to introduce the sport to children. Rugby sevens and Mini rugby are Variations of rugby union.

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Murrayfield Stadium

Murrayfield Stadium (Scottish Gaelic: Stadium Murrayfield) is a rugby union stadium located in the Murrayfield area of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Musselburgh

Musselburgh (Musselburrae; Baile nam Feusgan) is the largest settlement in East Lothian, Scotland, on the coast of the Firth of Forth, east of Edinburgh city centre.

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Ned Haig

Ned Haig (7 December 1858 in Jedburgh, Scotland – 28 March 1939 in Melrose, Scotland, buried in Wairds Cemetery, Melrose, Scotland) was a butcher and rugby union player notable for founding the sport of rugby sevens. Rugby sevens and Ned Haig are history of rugby union in Scotland.

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Nelson, New Zealand

Nelson (Whakatū) is a New Zealand city and unitary authority on the eastern shores of Tasman Bay at the top of the South Island.

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Netherlands

The Netherlands, informally Holland, is a country located in Northwestern Europe with overseas territories in the Caribbean.

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New South Wales Waratahs

The New South Wales Waratahs, referred to as the Waratahs, are an Australian professional rugby union team representing the majority of New South Wales in the Super Rugby competition.

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New Zealand national rugby sevens team

The New Zealand national rugby sevens team competes in the World Rugby Sevens Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens, Summer Olympic Games and the Commonwealth Games.

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New Zealand women's national rugby sevens team

The New Zealand women's national rugby sevens team represents New Zealand in the World Rugby Sevens Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens, Summer Olympic Games and the Commonwealth Games.

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Nigel Starmer-Smith

Nigel Starmer-Smith (born 25 December 1944) is an English retired international rugby union player, British rugby journalist and commentator.

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North Shields

North Shields is a town in the Borough of North Tyneside in Tyne and Wear, England.

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Olympic Federation of Ireland

The Olympic Federation of Ireland or OFI (Cónaidhm Oilimpeach na hÉireann) (called the Irish Olympic Council from 1920 to 1952, and the Olympic Council of Ireland from 1952 to 2018) is the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Ireland.

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Overtime (sports)

Overtime or extra time is an additional period of play specified under the rules of a sport to bring a game to a decision and avoid declaring the match a tie or draw where the scores are the same.

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Pan American Games

The Pan American Games (known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions.

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Percy Park RFC

Percy Park Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union team based in North Shields, Tyne & Wear.

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Portugal national rugby sevens team

The Portugal national rugby sevens team played for the first time in 1992, at the Catania Sevens, World Cup 1993 European Qualifier.

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Professional sports

In professional sports, as opposed to amateur sports, participants receive payment for their performance.

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Recorder of London

The recorder of London is an ancient legal office in the City of London.

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Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of Rio de Janeiro.

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Rugby ball

A rugby ball is an elongated ellipsoidal ball used in both codes of rugby football.

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Rugby league nines

Rugby league nines (or simply nines) is a version of rugby league football played with nine players on each side.

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Rugby league sevens

Rugby league sevens (or simply sevens) is a seven-a-side derivative of rugby league football, which is usually a thirteen-a-side sport.

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Rugby sevens at the 2014 Commonwealth Games

Rugby sevens at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, also known as Glasgow2014 Games, was the fifth time in the competition's history that the event took place.

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Rugby sevens at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament

The women's rugby sevens tournament at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was the first time that women's teams had participated in this event.

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Rugby sevens at the Pan American Games

Rugby sevens at the Pan American Games was held for the first time at the 2011 Pan American Games.

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Rugby sevens at the Summer Olympics

Rugby sevens was played at the Olympics for the first time at the 2016 Summer Olympics, with both men's and women's contests.

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Rugby sevens at the World Games

Rugby sevens was introduced as a World Games sport for men at the 2001 World Games in Akita.

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Rugby tens

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. Rugby sevens and rugby tens are Variations of rugby union.

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Rugby union

Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union or more often just rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in England in the first half of the 19th century.

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Rugby union at the Asian Games

Rugby union has been played at the Asian Games since the 1998 games in Bangkok, Thailand.

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Rugby union at the Pacific Games

Rugby union has been a men's medal sport at the South Pacific Games (now Pacific Games), being played at nine of the first ten competitions.

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Rugby union in Hong Kong

Rugby union in Hong Kong is long established, partly as a result of its being a British colony.

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Rugby union in Poland

Rugby union in Poland is a moderately popular sport and currently, the Polish men`s national team are ranked 30th in the world as of 20th November 2022.

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Rugby union in Singapore

Rugby union is not a major sport in Singapore.

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Rugby union in the Arabian Peninsula

Rugby union in the Arabian Peninsula is a minor, but growing sport.

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Rugby World Cup

The Men's Rugby World Cup is a rugby union tournament contested every four years between the top international teams, the winners of which are recognised as the World champions of the sport.

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Rugby World Cup Sevens

Rugby World Cup Sevens (RWCS) is the quadrennial world championship of rugby sevens, a variant of rugby union.

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Rugby X

Rugby X is a variant of rugby union, or more precisely rugby sevens, in which teams are made up of five players, typically three forwards and two backs. Rugby sevens and rugby X are Variations of rugby union.

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Russia national rugby sevens team

The Russia national rugby sevens team competed in the World Rugby Sevens Series and the Rugby World Cup Sevens.

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Sale Sharks

Sale Sharks is a professional rugby union club from Greater Manchester, England.

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Samoa

Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa and until 1997 known as Western Samoa, is a Polynesian island country consisting of two main islands (Savai'i and Upolu); two smaller, inhabited islands (Manono and Apolima); and several smaller, uninhabited islands, including the Aleipata Islands (Nu'utele, Nu'ulua, Fanuatapu and Namua).

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Samoa national rugby sevens team

The Samoa national rugby sevens team, referred to as Samoa Sevens or Manu Samoa 7s, competes in the annual World Rugby Sevens Series.

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San Francisco

San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a commercial, financial, and cultural center in Northern California.

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Scotland

Scotland (Scots: Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Scottish Borders

The Scottish Borders (the Mairches, 'the Marches'; Crìochan na h-Alba) is one of 32 council areas of Scotland.

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Scottish Rugby Union

The Scottish Rugby Union (SRU; Aonadh Rugbaidh na h-Alba) is the governing body of rugby union in Scotland.

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Scrum (rugby)

A scrummage, commonly known simply as a scrum, is a method of restarting play in rugby football that involves players packing closely together with their heads down and attempting to gain possession of the ball.

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Selkirk RFC

Selkirk Rugby Football Club are a rugby union side based in Selkirk in the Borders, Scotland.

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Shilling

The shilling is a historical coin, and the name of a unit of modern currencies formerly used in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, other British Commonwealth countries and Ireland, where they were generally equivalent to 12 pence or one-twentieth of a pound before being phased out during the 1960s and 1970s.

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South Africa national rugby sevens team

The South African national rugby sevens team competes in the World Rugby Sevens Series, the Rugby World Cup Sevens, the Summer Olympic Games and the Commonwealth Games.

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Summer Olympic Games

The Summer Olympic Games, also known as the Games of the Olympiad, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years.

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SVNS

The SVNS, known as the HSBC SVNS for sponsorship reasons, is an annual series of international rugby sevens tournaments run by World Rugby featuring national sevens teams.

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Most forms of football have a move known as a tackle.

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Tag rugby

Tag-rugby belt Tag rugby, Flag rugby or Rippa rugby is a non-contact team game in which each player wears a belt that has two velcro tags attached to it, or shorts with velcro patches. Rugby sevens and tag rugby are Variations of rugby union.

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Team sport

A team sport is a type of sport where the fundamental nature of the game or sport requires the participation of multiple individuals working together as a team, and it is inherently impossible or highly impractical to execute the sport as a single-player endeavour.

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Tom Lucas

Tom Lucas (born 23 November 1993) is a professional rugby union player.

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Tonga

Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga (Puleʻanga Fakatuʻi ʻo Tonga), is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania.

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Toronto Organizing Committee for the 2015 Pan and Parapan American Games

The Toronto Organizing Committee for the 2015 Pan Parapan American Games (TO2015) (Comité d’organisation des Jeux panaméricains et parapanaméricains de 2015 à Toronto - TOR2015) was a non-profit organization responsible for producing and financing the 2015 Pan American Games and 2015 Parapan American Games.

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Touch rugby

Touch rugby refers to games derived from rugby football in which players do not tackle each other but instead touch their opponents using their hands on any part of the body, clothing, or the ball. Rugby sevens and touch rugby are Variations of rugby union.

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Try (rugby)

A try is a way of scoring points in rugby union and rugby league football.

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Tynedale RFC

Tynedale RFC is a rugby union team based in Corbridge, Northumberland in North East England.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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United States men's national rugby sevens team

The United States national rugby sevens team competes in international rugby sevens competitions.

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USA Rugby

USA Rugby (formally the United States of America Rugby Football Union, Ltd.) is the national governing body for the sport of rugby union in the United States.

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Wavell Wakefield, 1st Baron Wakefield of Kendal

William Wavell Wakefield, 1st Baron Wakefield of Kendal (10 March 1898 – 12 August 1983), known as Sir Wavell Wakefield between 1944 and 1963, was an English rugby union player for Harlequins, Leicester Tigers and England, President of the Rugby Football Union and Conservative politician.

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West of Scotland F.C.

West of Scotland Football Club is a rugby union club based in Milngavie, Scotland.

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Wick Powell

William Charles "Wick" Powell (1905–1973) was a Welsh international rugby union scrum-half who played club rugby for London Welsh and county rugby for Middlesex.

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Wilf Wooller

Wilfred Wooller (20 November 1912 – 10 March 1997) was a Welsh sportsman (playing cricket, rugby union, and football), cricket administrator, and journalist.

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Women's SVNS

The World Rugby SVNS, known as the HSBC SVNS for sponsorship reasons, is a series of international rugby sevens tournaments for women's national teams run by World Rugby.

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World Rugby

World Rugby is the governing body for the sport of rugby union.

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World Rugby SVNS Series

In 2023 World Rugby re-branded the now legacy World Sevens series to a new World Rugby SVNS Series (known for sponsorship reasons as the HSBC SVNS).

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The Yorkshire Rugby Football Union is the governing body responsible for rugby union in the historic county of Yorkshire, England.

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1973 International Seven-a-side Tournament

The 1973 International Seven-a-side tournament was the first rugby sevens tournament to feature national representative teams, predating the first official Rugby World Cup Sevens by twenty years.

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1993 Rugby World Cup Sevens

The 1993 Rugby World Cup Sevens was held at Murrayfield in Edinburgh, Scotland, in April 1993.

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1998 Commonwealth Games

The 1998 Commonwealth Games (Malay), officially known as the XVI Commonwealth Games (Malay), was a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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2001 World Games

The 2001 World Games (2001-Nen wārudogēmuzu), the sixth World Games, were an international multi-sport event held in Akita, Japan.

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2012–13 IRB Women's Sevens World Series

The IRB Women's Sevens World Series (2012/2013) was the inaugural edition of the IRB Women's Sevens World Series, organized by the IRB annual series of tournaments for women's national teams in the Rugby Sevens.

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2013 World Games

The 2013 World Games (Juegos Mundiales 2013), the ninth World Games, were an international multi-sport event held in the city of Cali, Colombia, from July 25 to August 4.

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2013–14 IRB Women's Sevens World Series

The 2013–14 IRB Women's Sevens World Series was the second edition of the IRB Women's Sevens World Series, organized by the IRB annual series of tournaments for women's national teams in rugby sevens.

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2014 Commonwealth Games

The 2014 Commonwealth Games (Geamannan a' Cho-fhlaitheis 2014), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014 (Glesca 2014 or Glesga 2014; Glaschu 2014), were an international multi-sport event celebrated in the tradition of the Commonwealth Games as governed by the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF).

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2014 Summer Youth Olympics

The 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, officially known as the II Summer Youth Olympic Games, and commonly known as Nanjing 2014 (p), were the second Summer Youth Olympic Games, an international sports, education and cultural festival for teenagers, held from 16 to 28 August 2014 in Nanjing, China.

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2014–15 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series

The 2014–15 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series was the third edition of the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series (formerly the IRB Women's Sevens World Series), an annual series of tournaments organised by World Rugby for women's national teams in rugby sevens.

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2015 London Sevens

The 2015 London Sevens was the ninth and final tournament within the 2014–15 Sevens World Series.

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2015 Pan American Games

The 2015 Pan American Games (Jeux Panaméricains de 2015), officially the XVII Pan American Games and commonly known as the Toronto 2015 Pan-Am Games (Jeux panaméricains de 2015 à Toronto), were a major international multi-sport event celebrated in the tradition of the Pan American Games, as governed by Pan American Sports Organization (PASO).

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2015–16 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series

The 2015–16 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series was the fourth edition of the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series (formerly the IRB Women's Sevens World Series), an annual series of tournaments organised by World Rugby for women's national teams in rugby sevens.

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2016 Summer Olympics

The 2016 Summer Olympics (Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad (Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events in some sports beginning on 3 August.

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2016–17 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series

The 2016–17 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series was the fifth edition of the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series (formerly the IRB Women's Sevens World Series), an annual series of tournaments organised by World Rugby for women's national teams in rugby sevens.

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2018 Commonwealth Games

The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and also known as Gold Coast 2018, were an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that was held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, between 4 and 15 April 2018.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugby_sevens

Also known as 7-a-side, Borders Game, Rugby 7's, Rugby 7s, Rugby SVNS, Rugby Union 7's, Rugby Union 7s, Rugby Union Sevens, Rugby seven, Seven-a-Side, Seven-a-side rugby, Sevens rugby, VIIs.

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