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

Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics was held over six days in August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro. 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.

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