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	Rugby sevens - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Rugby union sevens is sanctioned by the International Rugby Board (IRB), and is played under substantially the same rules and on a field of the same dimensions as the 15-player game.
		It was considered a massive blow for Rugby Sevens, as well as Rugby Union in general, that the sport was rejected by the Olympic board for the purposes of the 2012 Olympics to be held in London.
		Rugby league may also be played under seven-a-side rules, though this is less common as an alternative when compared with Rugby league nines (played on a nine-a-side basis).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rugby_Sevens (403 words)

	Rugby union - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Rugby union has established itself as the national sport in New Zealand, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa and Wales, and is a popular sport in England, Ireland, Scotland, France, Australia and South Africa.
		The main differences to rugby league is the number of players per side (league has 13, union 15), the number of tackles allowed before a change of possession (league is limited to six, union has no limit), and league's use of the play the ball rule.
		Rugby union is also related to rugby sevens, which the game's governing body the IRB also runs, as well as American football and Canadian football, which are directly descended from rugby football.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rugby_union (5318 words)

	Rules of Rugby Sevens - Rugby7.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Sevens is a variation of rugby in which each team fields seven players, rather than the standard 15.
		Rugby goal posts are similar to football posts and are located on the goal line (as was once the custom in football).
		Sevens is a fast, high-scoring event, and it is not uncommon for a try to be scored every two to three minutes, or even more frequently.
	www.rugby7.com /7rules.asp (1173 words)

	Sports Rules - Rugby Union
		Rugby tackles are made by holding around the waist and pulling the player down.
		Rugby Sevens is a variation of Rugby Union, using the same rules and regulations.
		The main differences are that there are seven players on each team as opposed to fifteen for full rugby, and the halves last for seven minutes.
	sportsrules.50g.com /rugbyunion.htm (5291 words)

	Sports - 27th Aug 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Clearly, because of the financial potential, sevens rugby was viewed as a would-be provider for unions looking for means to upkeep the game as professionalism made inroads into this once piously amateur sport.
		What this means is that the IRB recommends to the rugby world it is an event worthy of participation As well, the visit of two top IRB officials to Bogambara next weekend is another sign of its approval of the tournament insofar as its potential to popularise and develop the game in South Asia.
		The concept of sevens rugby it seems is still somewhat novel to the local rugby fraternity.
	www.lanka.net /sundayleader/2000/Aug/27/sports.html (2476 words)

	Rugby ripe for Olympic comeback (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		A modified version of rugby called rugby sevens is one of five sports being considered by the International Olympic Committee for inclusion at Beijing in 2008.
		As its name suggests, rugby sevens is played with seven players a side instead of 15 and is a fast and furious version of the game now played in more than 100 countries.
		Rugby was last an Olympic sport at Paris in 1924, when the U.S. won the gold medal with a team largely comprised of Bay Area players from Cal, Stanford and the Olympic Club.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2005/01/24/SPGVRAV6JC1.DTL (799 words)

	CNN/SI - Rugby Union - Thailand hopes to take rugby sevens crown from Hong Kong - Tuesday October 20, 1998 10:01 AM
		And while the Thai Rugby Union celebrates its 60th anniversary this year and the sport is enjoying healthy growth, most Thais don't know a try from a scrum.
		Rugby will be among the sports played at Asia's edition of the Olympics.
		A shorter, fleeter version of 15-a-side rugby, the sevens originated in the small Scottish town of Melrose when a local butcher, Adam Ned Haig, was seeking to shore up his financially flagging rugby club.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /rugby/news/1998/10/20/thailand_sevens (619 words)

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		According to NZRFU Director of Rugby Services Bill Wallace, the recent announcement by the IRB on a World Sevens Series is the result of two years behind the scenes work by NZRFU staff and puts the NZRFU in the driving seat.
		Sevens is really growing at the moment and in New Zealand the attitude and commitment from administrators and fifteens coaches has really changed from even two years ago.
		Sevens is a great spectator sport as it is fast, furious and has plenty of action.
	www.homestead.com /rugbycoach/files/sevens.doc (5332 words)

	Rugby 7 - Rugby Sevens, the International rugby seven's Tournament, 3rd seven-a-side rugby tournament - Roma Seven 2005
		Italian Rugby Union replies by seven selection the heat to strong team of Samurai, edition 2003 and other international rugby sevens tournaments winner.
		"Roma Seven" was born to light Rome and Roman people enthusiasm on Rugby Seven’s, a sport easy to understand and highly spectacular, holding this event in the framework of many interesting social events.
		The Seven Kings of Rome is a SUPERCLUB set up in 1995 with the aim of bringing together the best Rugby Seven specialists to take part in and organise tournaments at the highest levels.
	www.romaseven.com (1016 words)

	NY SPORTS ON LINE - NY RUGBY SEVENS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The tournment traditonally marks the end of the Fall season for rugby in the Northeast, although with the influx of teams from around the globe, the seasonal significance has lessened as the tournament has grown.
		Success in sevens tournaments is often a combination of fitness, skill and survival instincts, so that when the finalists took to the Stadium turf in the late afternoon, they had already overcome the many cuts and blows of three or four bruising and exhausting encounters that is the signature of the sevens game.
		Rugby is popular in Canadian schools and McGill and Queens University are two of it's best.
	www.nysol.com /sevens2.html (1031 words)

	USATODAY.com - Rugby stars upset over sport being called 'a joke' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		IOC executive board member Denis Oswald made the remark about rugby sevens — the abbreviated version of the sport being considered for the Olympics —; at a meeting of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations on June 7.
		Oswald said he did not mean to denigrate rugby sevens and expressed regret he "had not made the ideal choice of words," ASOIF director Robert Fasulo said.
		Rugby sevens is one of five sports hoping to get into the Olympics —; along with golf, karate, squash and roller sports.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/olympics/summer/2005-06-13-rugby-protest_x.htm (368 words)

	Sporting Tours Ireland - Heineken Kinsale International Rugby Sevens Tournament
		The 2006 Heineken Kinsale Sevens by the Sea, set for the May Bank Holiday weekend from April 28th to April 30th, will again feature the best of open running rugby, five star hospitality and star guests from the entertainment and sporting arenas - against a backdrop of maritime scenery and historic importance.
		Rated as the premier Rugby Sevens Festival in Ireland, the tournament is popular with players and spectators alike and the town is gearing up for a unique 2006 'Mardi Gras' experience.
		Heineken is a major force in world rugby with a sponsorship portfolio that includes, the European Cup - regarded as the premier club rugby competition in Europe - the Hong Kong Sevens and the Dubai Sevens.
	www.sportingtoursireland.ie /rugby7s.htm (365 words)

	Zimbabwe Seven a Side Rugby (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		THE Zimbabwe rugby fraternity are celebrating a rare moment to cherish after the national sevens team turned on the power to post a shock victory over giants France in the opening match of the Dubai International sevens tournament in the United Arab Emirates.
		And this time Tsimba found his mark from the conversion and Zimbabwe hung onto their lead for dear life to post what could easily be one of the tournament's biggest ever upsets.
		Bryan Loxton, the national sevens chairman, naturally delighted by the news of Zimbabwe's win, said the victory augured well with the resolve to challenge for the honours in either the main event or at least the bowls.
	www.samara.co.zw /zru/seven.html (448 words)

	SA sevens rugby team aims high - SouthAfrica.info
		Traditional rugby sevens powerhouses Fiji and New Zealand stand squarely in the way of South Africa's young sevens team as they go for glory at the 2005 World Games, a unique international event featuring non-Olympic sports.
		SA's sevens team gave an earlier glimpse of their potential by beating New Zealand, Australia and England en route to winning the London leg of the IRB Sevens in June.
		Rugby sevens is bidding for a place in the Olympic Games, and its burgeoning popularity across the world would make it a popular choice.
	www.southafrica.info /what_happening/sports/worldgames-sevens1.htm (343 words)

	USA Rugby - Press Release - USA Rugby (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The news focuses an international spotlight on USA Sevens, which brings 16 of the best national rugby teams to Los Angeles for a two-day tournament the weekend of February 12-13, and ticket sales are running ahead of last year.
		"Rugby's Olympic prospects are adding fuel to the groundswell of interest in rugby that we've observed over the last year, especially among American teens and young adults," said USA Rugby CEO Doug Arnot.
		"Rugby has everything going for it according to the numbers, but the excitement and spectacle of sevens rugby is what sets it apart," said Egan.
	www.usarugby.org /cgi-bin/02/press/display.pl?releaseId=1016 (490 words)

	Goff On Rugby -- American Rugby News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		This is the fourth IRB Sevens tournament and follows a pulsating end to the last event.
		The festival of Sevens rugby will be played from December 2002 to June 2003, in five continents, each venue with its own unique culture attributes to the globalisation of the game.
		Mark Egan, IRB Sevens Manager said: "The IRB Sevens, which follows the superb Commonwealth Games Rugby Sevens, promises an even higher level of competitiveness with close encounters proving that any one of 6/7 teams are capable of winning tournaments.
	www.goffonrugby.com /Articles/wsssked090802.htm (551 words)

	USA Rugby (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Last year’s inaugural tournament brought the unparalleled excitement and color of international rugby to the United States for the first time, and the USA SEVENS is fast becoming one of the most popular stops on the International Rugby Board (IRB) World Sevens Series tour.
		Sevens is fast-paced, very intense Rugby played in an atmosphere of music and festivity in the stands.
		USA RUGBY, founded in 1975, is the national governing body for rugby and is a member of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and the International Rugby Board (IRB).
	www.usarugby.org /cgi-bin/02/press/displayFullAnnouncement.pl?announcementId=141 (418 words)

	SuperRugby (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Last weekend was an interesting one in terms of what it showed us about the extremely fine line that there is between success and failure, and between being recognised as a good team or a mediocre one.
		The sentiments expressed by Lennon and McCartney in the Beatles’ hit song 'Help!' were about the passing of the years but they are quite appropriate to the current state of rugby.
		Springbok coach Jake White must be a worried man as he surveys the performances of South Africa’s five teams in the Vodacom Super 14 rugby tournament.
	www.rugbynet.co.za (207 words)

	News - City Benefits Big Time from Rugby Sevens
		The Rugby Sevens, due to hit town this week, is the epitome of a successful event in the Capital, both economically and socially, Mayor Kerry Prendergast says.
		"The buzz and the excitement of the Rugby Sevens weekend are matched by the economic return the event brings to the Capital.
		The biggest spending by those attending the Sevens is on accommodation, followed by hospitality, shopping, transport and the city's other attractions.
	www.wellington.govt.nz /news/display-item.php?id=2135 (251 words)

	IOL: World Rugby
		The Springbok Sevens team's hopes of winning a medal at the Commonwealth Games suffered a big blow when they were beaten by Tonga in their opening match in Melbourne.
		Freek Burger has been involved in many international rugby projects, but he reckons he has never seen anything as revolutionary as the IRB law review which he will be testing in the next few months.
		Springbok Sevens coach Paul Treu says his charges are bracing themselves for tough, physical encounters against Tonga, Argentina and the United States in the Wellington leg of the Sevens Series.
	www.int.iol.co.za /index.php?set_id=6&click_id=581 (1368 words)

	Rugby Union Sevens (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The first Sevens Tournament was played in Melrose, Scotland, on the 28th April 1883.
		Probably the most famous sevens tournament is the Hong Kong Sevens.
		Sevens Rugby was also introduced for the first time to the 1998 Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Games and was retained in Manchester.
	www.footystamps.com /orig_ru_sevens.htm (218 words)

	Online edition of Daily News - Sports (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Modelled on the lines of the Hong Kong Sevens, the Singer-SriLankan Airlines Rugby Sevens has grown from strength to strength over the last five years.
		Representatives from the IRB (International Rugby Board) the organising body for the World Series and several satellite series, are expected to be present at the event.
		Apart from the grand opening, the event promises to be impressive with several events such as the schools matches, women's exhibition match, a gamut of cultural and sight seeing activities added to the carnival atmosphere promised during this three-day Rugby Festival.
	www.dailynews.lk /2003/09/03/spo05.html (510 words)

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		The pools and schedule have been announced for the 2006 Singapore Sevens, the sixth event in the 2005/06 IRB Sevens Series, with Fiji again topping the seedings.
		The pools and schedule have been announced for the 30th annual Hong Kong Sevens, the fifth event in the 2005/06 IRB Sevens Series.
		If the costumes, the rugby, the weather and the vibe were anything to go by the weekend’s AXA New Zealand International Sevens was a rollicking success.
	www.sevens.co.nz (255 words)

	Scotsman.com Sport - Rugby
		SCOTLAND'S rugby sevens team started their campaign with a 33-5 win over the Niue Islands on the...
		Rugby sevens seek to impose on big guns at Games
		TO COME close to their aim of winning a medal at these Games, Scotland's rugby sevens squad will...
	sport.scotsman.com /rugby.cfm (460 words)

	Rugby7.com the best Resource for Rugby Sevens on the Web (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Fiji Rugby Union has contracted 19 members of the national sevens squad for the remaining legs of the International Rugby Board 7s series.
		Winning a game of rugby for a representative side is even harder, while winning matches for your country is the hardest of the lot.
		Affected by a kidney infection, Gomez-Cora was in the bench cheering for his teammates, missing his second L.A. Sevens in a row.
	www.rugby7.com (410 words)

	Online edition of Daily News - Sports (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		It is befitting that a Trophy in his memory is awarded for the best Sevens team in Sri Lanka and presented by his good wife carrying on the tradition that is an important part of our Rugby heritage.
		Sri Lanka is celebrating its 125th anniversary of rugby and this is a part of our celebration.
		The Rugby Union and the National Sevens management are very keen to source new talent, which will provide the material to build a strong National Sevens Squad - who will now be supported by a system that will condition and train them throughout the year.
	www.dailynews.lk /2003/12/25/spo03.html (272 words)

	Rugby Sevens 2005 - Deloitte & Touche
		Deloitte is pleased to announce the second in their three year commitment to sponsor the Cayman International Rugby Sevens Tournament which is being held on June 18 and 19 at the Truman Bodden Sports Complex.
		Each of the visiting teams will be committed to heading a rugby awareness building and training session at each of the local schools.
		Building on the success of previous Seven’s tournaments, it is anticipated that the number of international supporters and media will significantly increase.
	www.deloitte.com /dtt/press_release/0,1014,sid=19495&cid=81353,00.html (640 words)

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