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World Rugby has confirmed the qualification pathway for rugby sevens at the LA28 Olympic Games, with 12 men’s and 12 women’s teams set to compete for Olympic glory.

The pools have been confirmed for the men’s and women’s rugby sevens competitions at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, with 16 teams set to compete for medals in Senegal.

World Rugby has confirmed the HSBC SVNS schedule for the Series and World Championship for 2027, with all 2026 host cities returning as the global celebration of rugby sevens continues to build momentum on the road to qualification for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.

Young rugby players heading to Senegal for the first-ever Olympic event to be hosted in Africa are following in the footsteps of some of the biggest stars in sevens.

After thrilling fans at Paris 2024, the fastest, most electrifying game in the Olympic programme returns to Los Angeles for LA28. Fans can now register for the LA28 Olympic Games ticket draw to secure their chance to see the biggest stars of rugby sevens in action.

New Zealand beat Canada to claim back-to-back women’s rugby sevens Olympic gold and USA snatch bronze to win their first Olympic sevens medal while Australia’s Maddison Levi breaks Olympic try-scoring record

New Zealand, USA, Canada and Australia are left chasing Olympic gold after a sensational day of women’s rugby sevens witnessed by more than 120,000 fans at Stade de France

A new record women’s rugby attendance was set as 66,000 fans packed Stade de France for the first day of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 women’s rugby sevens competition

France beat Fiji 28-7 to win Olympic Games Paris 2024 men’s rugby sevens gold, while South Africa overcome Australia to secure bronze in front of 69,000 fervent fans at Stade de France

The Olympic Games Paris 2024 men’s rugby sevens semi-final line-up was completed following a pulsating day that saw a record 130,000 spectators create an incredible atmosphere inside Stade de France