Tokyo Olympics 2020: Rugby Sevens

The (2021?) Olympics is finally upon us and we are rearing to watch the best rugby sevens teams from across the globe competing in what is poised to be an amazing tournament. W RUGBY brings you a rundown into what we can expect as well as some of the history of Rugby in the Olympics.

When did Sevens Rugby debut in the Olympics?

Sevens made its Olympic debut in Rio back in 2016 and was considered a major success: the fast, entertaining format of rugby is seemingly a perfect fit, and it makes you wonder why it hasn’t been part of this historic competition sooner.

The Australian Women’s outfit managed to take home the Gold medal in the inaugural competition, beating New Zealand in the final and making history. The entire competition was filled with some sparkling moments and great rugby so we are looking forward to tuning in again this year!

Which Sevens Teams are in the Rugby Tokyo 2020 Olympics?

The Olympics will be contested by 12 nations that have qualified through various tournaments around the world. The nations are Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Fiji, France, Great Britain, Japan, Kenya, New Zealand, Russian Olympic Committee (ROC), and the USA.

What are the Tokyo 2020 Rugby 7s Pool Groups?

The tournament is split up into 3 pools, shown below. Depending on where you finish up in your pool, you have a number of games in the next round to decide your ranking in the 12 teams with the last 2 games of the tournament deciding the Bronze, Silver and Gold Medals.

When do the Olympics Rugby 7s start?

The Sevens matches start on Thursday 29th July and culminate in the final day on Saturday 31st. The games are spread throughout the day so make sure you catch all the games on these TV channels from across the globe.

Details on the squads for each team, pool information and fixture times are all on the World Rugby website.

Rugby 7s Team GB Captain Tom Mitchell can’t wait to get stuck in to Tokyo