Even with a limited number of teams it would take too long to fit in the schedules over the two weeks of the Olympics, the Rugby World Cup last year was held in France – it took 7 weeks, some of that is to extend the competition for television, but the team’s recovery times are much longer than 7s.
7s have changed since I last played, far less kicking and more focus on the three quarters and half backs in the team and less on scrum players (from a 15 team), which has improved the speed and handling skills.
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