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Similar to the controversy over a Great Britain [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics|football team at the 2012 Olympics]], the various nations of Great Britain have their own rugby teams, but will be given the opportunity to play as a combined Great Britain team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.insidethegames.biz/sports/summer/rugby-sevens |title=Rugby Sevens News |publisher=insidethegames.biz |date= |accessdate=14 August 2012}}</ref> Another issue was to make the automatic qualifier Brazil |
Similar to the controversy over a Great Britain [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics|football team at the 2012 Olympics]], the various nations of Great Britain have their own rugby teams, but will be given the opportunity to play as a combined Great Britain team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.insidethegames.biz/sports/summer/rugby-sevens |title=Rugby Sevens News |publisher=insidethegames.biz |date= |accessdate=14 August 2012}}</ref> Another issue was to make the automatic qualifier Brazil's team competitive.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aroundtherings.com/articles/view.aspx?id=40890 |title=Lapasset Presents Plans for Rugby Sevens at Rio 2016 |publisher=Aroundtherings.com |date=2012-08-09 |accessdate=14 August 2012}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 18:00, 17 August 2012
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| Dates | August |
Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro is scheduled to be held in August . This is the first time time rugby sevens will be played at the Olympics, though rugby union was last played at the 1924 Summer Olympics.
Changes
Though rugby has not been featured in the Olympics since the 1924 Summer Olympics in any form, the IOC chose to re-introduce the seven-a-side version of the sport for the games.[1] The sports will feature for at least this and the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2] The International Rugby Board is currently undergoing review for a global structure of the sport and is seeking qualification criteria for the Games, which is awaiting input from the member states. Its primary task is to ensure a sustainable international and is working with the IOC to develop the qualification structure. It also seeks to have representation from every continent.[2]
Format
The usual laws of rugby sevens will apply.[1]
Other issues
Similar to the controversy over a Great Britain football team at the 2012 Olympics, the various nations of Great Britain have their own rugby teams, but will be given the opportunity to play as a combined Great Britain team.[3] Another issue was to make the automatic qualifier Brazil's team competitive.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Rugby". Rio 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- ^ a b "Official HSBC Sevens World Series - Rugby & the Olympics". Irbsevens.com. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- ^ "Rugby Sevens News". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- ^ "Lapasset Presents Plans for Rugby Sevens at Rio 2016". Aroundtherings.com. 2012-08-09. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
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