sevens

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Sevens is a fast-paced, seven-a-side variant of rugby union known for its short matches and emphasis on speed and open play.

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sevens canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf team sport ⓘ
variant of rugby union ⓘ
ageCategoryVariants senior ⓘ
veteran ⓘ
youth ⓘ
ballType rugby ball ⓘ
commonFormat tournament-based season ⓘ
contact full-contact ⓘ
contactLevel full ⓘ
emphasis endurance ⓘ
open play ⓘ
speed ⓘ
extraTimeHalfLength 5 minutes ⓘ
fieldLength 100 metres ⓘ
fieldType full-size rugby union pitch ⓘ
fieldWidth 70 metres ⓘ
firstOlympicHostForSevens Rio de Janeiro ⓘ
firstPlayed 1883 ⓘ
governingBody World Rugby ⓘ
halfLength 7 minutes ⓘ
introducedToOlympicsBy International Olympic Committee ⓘ
inventedBy Ned Haig ⓘ
majorCompetition Olympic rugby sevens tournament ⓘ
Rugby World Cup Sevens ⓘ
World Rugby Sevens Series ⓘ
World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series ⓘ
notableTournament Cape Town Sevens ⓘ
Dubai Sevens ⓘ
Hong Kong Sevens ⓘ
London Sevens ⓘ
Melrose Sevens ⓘ
numberOfPlayersPerSide 7 ⓘ
olympicSportSince 2016 Summer Olympics ⓘ
originCountry Scotland ⓘ
originTown Melrose ⓘ
parentSport rugby union ⓘ
linked to: Rugby union
primarySkills agility ⓘ
passing ⓘ
speed ⓘ
support play ⓘ
tackling ⓘ
scoringSystem same as rugby union ⓘ
sportType seven-a-side rugby union ⓘ
teamGenderCategories men ⓘ
mixed (at some levels) ⓘ
women ⓘ
teamSizeVariantOf 15-a-side rugby union ⓘ
typicalMatchDuration 14 minutes ⓘ
typicalSquadSize 12 ⓘ
typicalTournamentFormat multi-match one- or two-day event ⓘ
worldGoverningBodyHeadquarters Dublin ⓘ

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rugby sevens → alsoKnownAs → sevens ⓘ