The Rules of Rugby Sevens (Rugby 7's) - EXPLAINED! 

Ninh Ly i'd like to see a rules of shinty explained. There really isn't a place to learn the rules easily. Have a nice day! :)

Good luck with that ... it's not played professionally and there's no usable footage out there to make a video about it. Might want to just Google it.

Can players playing for a nation in rugby union also play for the rugby sevens team of that nation?

In short: its rugby with 7 ppl per team playing for 7 minute halves (unless its the final) and you drop kick for a conversion

Look forward to the Rugby 9s rules.

Yeah, it was one of the better sports in the Olympics for sure!

Yea not only was it the most entertaining sport there but what a great story with Fiji winning Gold for the country's first medal. It meant so much to the players and the country as a whole.

@@davidfox9947 David, I, too, enjoyed seeing Fiji win the gold - I'm now anticipating the next Olympic Summer Games in Tokyo, just to see Fiji defend their gold medal.

@@MegaJustGeorge Fiji wins

Thanks man, yes - it's an incredible game that requires a huge level of stamina due to the wide open field. Thanks for your comment!

Can confirm, I've played and refereed in a few local sevens tournaments and it's amazing how much just one game can take out of you, especially when it's a high-scoring game!

@@TheOriginalStix I was just rewatching the Olympic 7s gold medal match (women’s) from 2016 between Australia and NZ (it’s official, that medal match has to have the record for most out lesbians competing in one match, I think the number is at 13 for both teams combined, you could make a full team based off that stat alone, lol). I don’t know if I care, as long as the Americans stop choking under pressure and actually give support and help to the American rugby team, maybe we could actually win a gold medal (I think the women did it twice in the 2000s but the men never have to My knowledge). I prefer the women’s game. The men are a lot quicker and faster paced but that’s about it. The women are bleeding and cut up. I saw that Olympic replay on TV, it was on the Olympic channel as a Olympic replay day, and I have to say the women’s was a lot more fun to watch than the guys even though I didn’t know half the rules. It’s quite funny that there was a part in the game at the end, right before the Ozzie’s scored their game-clinching try, and the Ozz tackled her and got the ball on a turnover, or whatever it’s called when they try to flick it to a teammate and the other team scoops it up, well it was just three passes before that score that the NZ tackled her real-life Ozz girlfriend and landed on top of her. You can see the one lady, the Ozz, got tackled, and then kinda push the NZ player off her in a playful kinda way.

@@TheOriginalStix Also, about those two being together, how tough is that being against your significant other and watch them cry because they lost the gold medal match to your team.

@@TheOriginalStix I’m actually just graduated from school, a little school in a 20,000 person town, but I watch and see the college rugby women’s team to at it in practices and man they look like they’re having a ton of fun, but I hope they can go further this year in the confernade than last year as 2020 was supposed to be their first year as a team and not a club, but it was cancelled so they couldn’t practice. It’s nice to see them out there practicing.

7s is a sideshow 15s is the real rugby

Agreed! I think Sevens will bring a new audience and new players to the sport of Rugby in general, just like T20 did for Cricket. Good Sevens players probably have a decent Union future ahead of them. Cheers :)

same 😭

@@ivettenabor6018 Sucks That we haven’t gotten over the semifinal slump since 2008 when we medaled. 2012 was very much the same thing and we thought bright things were ahead for us until one of the captains got hurt and it threw off the rest of the team and lineup. We normally are a favorite in the Worlds and Olympics, and for good reason, but just because we’re top 5 in the world doesn’t mean crap when we can’t even win an Olympic quarterfinals in 9 years. Going to be 10 years coming up this year.

Yeah I must admit, the HSBC World 7's is quite entertaining and matches are over in 15 minutes and you get to see several teams at once. What's there not to like?! Thanks for stopping by! :)

I went to the Adelaide Sevens every year, and had the time of my life for those very reasons. Getting to see an entire international tournament happen over a weekend is so cool, especially when the action on the field is always exciting.

Definitely ... I'm going to have to see a London 7's tournament or make an excuse to go to some exotic location just to watch this thing. Always see it on the TV, but never seen one in real life!

Ninh Ly I

USA USA

I think Rugby Sevens will catch on, and drum up more interest for Rugby Union in general. Rugby League have their own version (9's) but it's nowhere near as popular.

Cool, thanks man. Check out my channel for more videos like this :)

Thanks Ron! It's a great sport to watch, and you can watch several teams in an afternoon so it's fast paced and you'll never get bored of it. I think it's the way forward for Rugby Union, just like T20 was to Cricket.

Thanks man, I appreciate your comments!

Yeah, it's pretty awesome. Glad you enjoyed it.

Agreed! It's less of a foregone conclusion in Sevens and any team can win on any given day. I watched Canada beat the Aussies and the USA beat New Zealand, so anything's possible in this game! Good points!

New Zealand would dominate 7s if the NZRU let its 15s players play. NZRU mentality: All Blacks >>>>> Super Rugby >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 7s.

The NZRU allows it. Liam messam (former sevens players) and SBW actually played in the team that represented NZ in the olympics. New Zealand lost by the way

Oi. Its going to be new zealand, new zealand, new zealand, or maayyybe new zealand

7s is worse pretty much the same sides win all the time 15s has more competition

Awesome, thanks! Glad you found this video on Rugby Sevens useful!

Thanks Marc ... and Guile's new SFV theme is awesome!

Cool!

Totally! Given that games last no longer than 15 minutes, it'd only take you half an hour to watch two!

Thanks man, glad this video helped! Be sure to subscribe and check out my channel for more videos like this.

Hi Jacob. It IS Guile's theme from Street Fighter V!!! Awesome rendition of it too. Well spotted!

Awesome! Glad to see you making vids again, Ninh!

Yes, I'm glad to be back. Thanks again! :)

Ninh Ly nice vid

Thanks Josh :)

Thanks Kalle, glad you find this useful.

How true, Kalle - this video by Ninh has inspired me to want to develop and offer for sale to the public a Sevens board game; admittedly, I may not be in the same league as some other game publishers, but at least I can give it a try.

Thanks Alex, still trying to crank them out.

Maybe if there's more demand. And thanks! :)

It''s rare for sure, but you can score from them. thanks for the comments!

It should probably be taken completely out. It just kills the 7'sgame if a team wins by penalty goal.

Thanks man, much appreciated!

Thanks Ryan! Check out my channel for more like this :)

Me too ... it's awesome! :)

Nived Palissery didnt know their were rugby fans in india

Rajiv Nanayakkara Its a growing sport here. Not very famous though.

Thanks Nived, sorry it's late, but I've got a whole bunch of ones to go through!

Hi Rajiv, not a famous sport in India by any means, but growing in popularity for sure.

totally agree!

Yes, I will agree in some part with that. It makes Union a faster flowing, higher scoring game, for sure. Thanks man.

I can imagine.

Yes, it really does. It would go with pretty much all of my videos, so the theory does hold true! Thanks for stopping by! :)

Great! Glad you like the video. Be sure to check out my videos on the other two forms of Rugby.

Ninh Ly ok I definitely will

If there's enough demand maybe. But truth be told, I don't even know how that's played.

You'll be waiting a long while - I'm unfortunately not a machine.

I don't think I ever saw that one.

Anytime, glad you like this video. And well spotted on the SFV themes! Check out my channel for more like this :)

Ummm, it's not really a sport I had in mind. You're the only one that's asked for it so far. Besides, I have an even better one lined up in the future ... 20 of them in fact.

I thought it may be the right time to ask since the FIBA 3x3 world championship starts this month.

I get that. And yeah in hindsight, it'd be pretty cool to do a video about if there's enough demand for it.

Probably if I get more demand.

You used to be able to create links via annotations. RU-vid have now scrapped annotations so they don't work anymore. You can still find those videos on my channel. Thanks.

Yes, you must place the ball on the ground with downward pressure as mentioned in the video. You must be in full contact with the ball over the try line, and you cannot be out of bounds at any point. You cannot spike the ball - this does not count.

Thanks for the clarification! Great video.

Thanks Steven!

If I get enough demand, sure.

Not really an aspect of the game itself ... but kinda, yeah.

Totally agree. These guys are big ... and fast ... and agile ... and they can hit hard. Scary combination!

Sure.

Didn't you just ask that on one of my other videos? Both of my lacrosse videos aren't watched all that much, and I would assume that the differences would be obvious once you've watched both of those. If I get more demand, I'll consider it, but I don't see it.

Are those even things?

I saw them explained during the rugby and cricket world cups. You might hear more about rugby x if you keep watching the Rugby World Cup. Or see a brief preview here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-UPd-viLLxuM.html&app=desktop ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-SV3J6pFzwWc.html&app=desktop

Yes, I'm fully aware of nines. If I get time to make it I might. If I don't, I won,'t.

Yes, this was mentioned in the video. The games are identical except for a few rules.

@@NinhLyUK thanks .. I was just asking because the way it was explained in the video it was implying the no passing forward rule is only for rugby 7s

Maybe if there's enough demand.

These things take ages to make, I'm not joking!

Ninh Ly no I mean I finally a found a rugby 7s rule video

Oh right ... ummm, I must admit there's not that many around.

The conversion kick (the extra 2 points) will be on the same line as where the ball is touched down, generally you're going to want to touch down right behind the goal posts.

@@forestflood5338 ah, that now makes sense. Thanks much!

What @Forest Flood said.

Sevens is a variation of Rugby Union, so generally Union first. However, there are plenty of League converts as well as converts from other sports, such as 100m/200m sprinters.

Anyone play sevens thrive in both codes.

May I point out that I'm aware of that, but this is a beginners video and doesn't include every nuance. By doing so, would confuse a complete beginner who doesn't know what Rugby Sevens is.

Ninh Ly fair shout

Well spotted! I think it's an awesome rendition! :)

I think we can officially say Guile's Theme goes with rugby!

Interesting variation of the rules?! I know that in championship games the IRB may allow 10 minute halves but that's it. 15 minutes is way too long for a Sevens game.

Its just to make the game a little bit longer, we're only there just to have fun. not play professionally or competitively, and it a good cardio work out.

The law states that 'The scrum half must throw in the ball from the side of the scrum first chosen' so I think that means that the scrum half must pick a side and keep throwing the ball from that side.

I think every scrum they can choose which side but they can't choose one side and then quickly swap to the other side......unlike 15's where they can only put it in from the left.

If there's enough demand, but I don't see it. You're the only one that's asked for that.

Ninh Ly Ok fair enough

Already did.

The scoring is high enough anyway. Whilst I agree that games should be longer, realistically they came up with 'seven minutes' to keep games short and tournaments last a single day. It's mainly for TV and marketing purposes, not necessarily what's best for the game. Thanks bro!

You might want to check my other videos before you post comments for requests.

I was looking for this comment lmao

Lots.

Yes.

The lack of consistency is probably what brings Nines down. Otherwise, it's a totally watchable sport. Subscribe & check out my channel for more like this :)

The amount of time of the contest.

Tackles would hurt though.

@@NinhLyUK That's a good point. I didn't think of that. And they can't really put pads on the floor.

Too many variations of the game.

There's not many SFV tracks I haven't used!

Basically, yes and with a few other nuances.

Yes.

Yeah, never mind. But for clarification, you cannot score a try from a conversion kick.

Guile's theme goes with everything ...!

5 subs - there are 5 people sat on the bench. 5 interchanges - you can swap players 5 times.

I believe it only differs in Sevens.

Maybe if enough demand.

Ninh Ly Anyway great channel

Thanks! :)

What are 9s?

its rugby leagues answer to the sevens ,which i think is a yearly game , one or maybe two day tournament i think might be wrong ,only difference is NRLclubs compete in 9s and sevens rugby union ,is a world series game played all over the world with countries competing for the world series title on a yearly basis

It's roughly at the 22, though it can be further away or closer than the 22. I often use the term 'the twenty' as that's what everyone calls the 22 on average.

Wrong sport. That's Aussie Rules, not Rugby.

Apparently so.

Certainly does!

They usually play 3 or 4 matches in one day though so you get relatively decent game time even though you are on the bench

I believe that each code of Rugby are trying condensed versions of their games to make it more appealing to television and to newer spectators. Has it worked? I'm not so sure. As for a merger between League and Union, both codes have mutated into completely different sports, though on the surface they look similar.