Rugby 7s

About Rugby 7s

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Rugby 7s is a variant of rugby union in which teams are made of seven players playing seven-minute halves, instead of the usual 15 players playing 40-minute halves.

Due to the shorter time of the game, the intensity agility and the technical skills of the players make of this discipline a particular enthusiastic sport.

The game is popular at all levels, with amateur and club tournaments generally held in the summer months. 7s is one of the most well-distributed forms of rugby and is popular in parts of Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas, and especially in the South Pacific.

Académica is one of the greatest rugby teams in Portugal and has a long list of awards, standing out four national titles and six cups of Portugal in Rugby.

Competition and Training Venues

Coimbra University Main Stadium and Rugby Field

Main Stadium

Capacity: 2000

Dressing Rooms Athletes: 3

Dressing Rooms Referees: 2

Rugby Field

Capacity: 200 temporary seats

Dressing Rooms Athletes: 2

Competition Program Rugby 7s

 A-Arrivals        T-Training          C-Competition       D-Departure

Uniforms

Uniforms should meet World Rugby specifications (Chapter 4). Each team should bring 2 (two) sets of jerseys in different colours. A player wears a jersey, shorts and underwear, socks and boots and may wear shin guards, mitts (fingerless gloves), shoulder pads, a mouth guard or dental protector, a headgear and bandages and/or tapes to cover or protect any injury. The studs of players’ boots must conform to the World Rugby specifications and a player must not wear a single stud at the toe of the boot. Detailed information relating to the permitted specifications for clothing and studs may be found in World Rugby specifications (Section 3, Regulation 12). During the entire duration of the EUG competition, each player must wear the same number

Rules and Regulations

The competition will be held following the EUSA Document for Rules and Regulations for the European Universities Games.

Competition Area/Field of Play

The Field of play and all the competition area and equipment will be presented mainly based on the most recent Technical Regulations of the World Rugby and Rugby Europe.

Equipment

Ball - Gilbert

Awards