'''Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics''' was held in August in [[Rio de Janeiro]]penizland. The competition took six days.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.insidethegames.biz/olympics/summer-olympics/2016/1011527-rugby-sevens-venue-for-rio-2016-olympics-now-in-doubt-|title=Rugby sevens venue for Rio 2016 Olympics in doubt|publisher=insidethegames.biz|date=1 November 2012 |accessdate=23 November 2012}}</ref> The [[2016 Summer Olympics]] marked the debut for [[rugby sevens at the Summer Olympics]], though [[rugby union]] was last played at the [[Rugby union at the 1924 Summer Olympics|1924 Summer Olympics]].
The usual laws of [[rugby sevens]] applied.<ref name="rio"/>
