Skill, Speed and Success
- Rugby Sevens is a game of speed, skill and strength
- It is played by Rugby’s fastest and fittest athletes – men and women
- A Rugby Sevens tournament is played over two or three days with a new match every 20 minutes and is ideal for broadcasters and spectators
- An Olympic Rugby Sevens competition could be played in an existing stadium with minimal staging costs
- Rugby Sevens has already proven a successful addition at major multi-sport events such as the World, Commonwealth and Asian Games
- Rugby Sevens has a truly global fanbase
- Rugby Sevens tournaments have an energetic, friendly, passionate and youthful atmosphere
- Rugby’s loyal fans travel all over the world to follow Sevens tournaments
- Nearly 500,000 spectators attended the 2009 IRB Sevens World Series
- These fans will support Rugby Sevens in the Olympic Games – and stay on to enjoy all that the world’s greatest sporting celebration has to offer
- Rugby Sevens is played at the highest level by both men and women
- Rugby World Cup Sevens 2009 saw the men’s and women’s competitions played side-by-side
- Australian Cheryl Soon became the first woman captain to lift the Rugby World Cup Sevens trophy
- Captain Humphrey Kayange led Kenya to a record finish as his team reached the semi-finals of Rugby World Cup Sevens 2009
- Rugby Sevens in the Olympic Games would mean more medal chances for more nations
- Fiji won the Rugby World Cup Sevens in 2005 with Waisale Serevi as captain
- Rugby World Cup Sevens 2009 was a showcase for emerging global talent
- Teams from Zimbabwe, Samoa and Uganda showed they were capable of competing against the best in the world
- Rugby Sevens enjoys high levels of commercial success
- Rugby Sevens World Cup in Dubai was a sell-out, with almost 80,000 fans attending
- The tournament enjoyed a potential global television reach of 760 million in 141 countries with the action broadcast in 19 languages
- The 2009 IRB Sevens World Series attracted nearly 500,000 spectators
- The IRB Sevens World Series global sponsors and commercial partners include Emirates, BP, Panasonic, Credit Suisse, Hilton and Cathay Pacific
