Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Rugby sevens
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
VenueDeodoro Stadium
Dates6–11 August 2016
No. of events2
Competitors288 from 14 nations
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Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics was held over six days in August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.[1] The 2016 Olympics was the debut for rugby sevens at the Summer Olympics, though rugby union was last played at the 1924 games.

The usual laws of rugby sevens applied.[2]

  1. ^ "Rugby sevens venue for Rio 2016 Olympics in doubt". insidethegames.biz. 1 November 2012. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
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