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Rugby sevens and Rugby union

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Difference between Rugby sevens and Rugby union

Rugby sevens vs. Rugby union

Rugby sevens (commonly known simply as sevens), and originally known as Seven-a-side rugby is a variant of rugby union in which teams are made up of seven players playing seven minute halves, instead of the usual 15 players playing 40 minute halves. Rugby union, commonly known in most of the world as rugby, is a contact team sport which originated in England in the first half of the 19th century.

Similarities between Rugby sevens and Rugby union

Rugby sevens and Rugby union have 35 things in common (in Unionpedia): American flag rugby, Asian Games, Beach rugby, Blackheath F.C., Dorling Kindersley, Dubai Sevens, England, Hong Kong Sevens, International Olympic Committee, Irish Rugby Football Union, Japan national rugby sevens team, Mainstream Publishing, Melrose Sevens, Melrose, Scottish Borders, Mini rugby, Murrayfield Stadium, New Zealand national rugby sevens team, Rugby league, Rugby tens, Rugby union in Hong Kong, Rugby union in Poland, Rugby union in Singapore, Rugby union in the Arab states of the Persian Gulf, Rugby World Cup, Rugby World Cup Sevens, Scottish Rugby Union, Tag rugby, Team sport, Touch rugby, World Rugby, ..., World Rugby Hall of Fame, World Rugby Sevens Series, World Rugby Women's Sevens Series, 1998 Commonwealth Games, 2016 Summer Olympics. Expand index (5 more) »

American flag rugby

American flag rugby (AFR) is a mixed-gender, non-contact version of rugby union and is a variant of the sport Tag Rugby.

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Asian Games

The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia.

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Beach rugby

Beach rugby is a sport that is based on rugby union.

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Blackheath F.C.

Blackheath Football Club is a rugby union club based in Well Hall, Eltham in south-east London, now playing National 1 league rugby at Well Hall, having moved from the famous Rectory Field in Blackheath at the end of the 2015-16 season.

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Dorling Kindersley

Dorling Kindersley (DK) is a British multinational publishing company specializing in illustrated reference books for adults and children in 62 languages.

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Dubai Sevens

The Dubai Sevens is an annual rugby sevens tournament held in Dubai, UAE.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Hong Kong Sevens

The Hong Kong Sevens is considered the premier tournament on the World Rugby Sevens Series competition.

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International Olympic Committee

The International Olympic Committee (IOC; French: Comité International Olympique, CIO) is a Swiss private non-governmental organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, which is the authority responsible for the modern Olympic Games.

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Irish Rugby Football Union

The Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) (Cumann Rugbaí na hÉireann) is the body managing rugby union in the island of Ireland (both Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland).

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Japan national rugby sevens team

The Japan national rugby sevens team participates in competitions such as the World Rugby Sevens Series and the Rugby World Cup Sevens.

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Mainstream Publishing

Mainstream Publishing was a publishing company in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Melrose Sevens

Melrose Sevens is an annual rugby sevens event held by Melrose Rugby Club, in Melrose, Scotland.

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Melrose, Scottish Borders

Melrose (Maolros, "bald moor") is a small town and civil parish in the Scottish Borders, historically in Roxburghshire.

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Mini rugby

Mini rugby, also known as New Image Rugby, is a form of rugby union designed to introduce the sport to children.

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Murrayfield Stadium

Murrayfield Stadium (known as BT Murrayfield Stadium for sponsorship reasons, or popularly as Murrayfield) is a sports stadium located in the west end of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland.

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New Zealand national rugby sevens team

The New Zealand national rugby sevens team competes in the World Rugby Sevens Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens, Summer Olympic Games and the Commonwealth Games.

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Rugby league

Rugby league football is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field.

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Rugby tens

Rugby tens, also known as ten-a-side and Xs, is a variant of rugby union in which teams are made up of ten players, typically five forwards and five backs.

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Rugby union in Hong Kong

Rugby union in Hong Kong is long established, partly as a result of its being a British colony.

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Rugby union in Poland

Rugby union in Poland is a minor but growing sport.

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Rugby union in Singapore

Rugby union is not a major sport in Singapore.

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Rugby union in the Arab states of the Persian Gulf

Rugby union in the Arab states of the Persian Gulf is a minor, but growing sport.

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Rugby World Cup

The Rugby World Cup is a men's rugby union tournament contested every four years between the top international teams.

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Rugby World Cup Sevens

The Rugby World Cup Sevens is the premier stand-alone international rugby sevens competition outside the Olympic Games.

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Scottish Rugby Union

The Scottish Rugby Union (SRU; Aonadh Rugbaidh na h-Alba) is the governing body of rugby union in Scotland.

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Tag rugby

Tag rugby, or flag rugby, is a non-contact team game in which each player wears a belt that has two velcro tags attached to it, or shorts with velcro patches.

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Team sport

A team sport includes any sport which involves two or more players working together towards a shared objective.

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Touch rugby

Touch rugby refers to games derived from rugby football in which players do not tackle each other but instead touch their opponents using their hands on any part of the body, clothing, or the ball.

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World Rugby

World Rugby is the world governing body for the sport of rugby union and rugby sevens.

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World Rugby Hall of Fame

The World Rugby Hall of Fame (formerly the IRB Hall of Fame) recognises special achievement and contribution to the sport of rugby union.

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World Rugby Sevens Series

The World Rugby Sevens Series is an annual series of international rugby sevens tournaments run by World Rugby featuring national sevens teams.

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World Rugby Women's Sevens Series

The World Rugby Women's Sevens Series, known as the HSBC Women's World Rugby Sevens Series for sponsorship reasons, is a series of international rugby sevens tournaments for women's national teams run by World Rugby.

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1998 Commonwealth Games

The 1998 Commonwealth Games (Malay: Sukan Komanwel 1998), officially known as the XVI Commonwealth Games (Malay: Sukan Komanwel ke-16), was a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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2016 Summer Olympics

The 2016 Summer Olympics (Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially known as the Games of the XXXI Olympiad and commonly known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event that was held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events in some sports beginning on 3 August.

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Rugby sevens and Rugby union Comparison

Rugby sevens has 137 relations, while Rugby union has 300. As they have in common 35, the Jaccard index is 8.01% = 35 / (137 + 300).

References

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