Rugby Sevens OIympic Games Paris 2024: How to Watch, Schedule and more

Tue, Jul 30, 2024, 11:51 AM
Nathan Williamson
by Nathan Williamson
Maddi Levi gets her first in the Grand Final of SVNS Madrid

The Rugby Sevens is set to get underway at the 2024 Olympic Games from July 24.

Australia has two genuine gold-medal chances as both sides enter with plenty of expectations after strong World Series outings.

Watch every Rugby Sevens match from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games ad-free, live and on demand in 4K on Stan Sport and live on Nine and 9Now.

The men will kick off the tournament two days before the Olympic ceremony, with Australia into the quarter-finals after two wins on the opening day

The finals will be held on July 28 as John Manenti's side hunt for their first medal, with the women kicking off the following day.

The women's finals will be held on July 31, with Australia one of the teams to beat after the SVNS title.

WHEN DO AUSTRALIA PLAY NEXT IN THE RUGBY SEVENS OLYMPIC GAMES?

The Australian Women's Sevens side will face Canada in the semi-finals at midnight AEST on July 31.

They opened their campaign with wins over Great Britain and South Africa, before defeating the Irish to end their pool stages

As for the Men, they finished fourth after going down to South Africa in the bronze medal match.

WHAT CHANNEL IS AUSTRALIA'S RUGBY SEVENS OLYMPIC GAMES ON?

Australia's Rugby Sevens campaign will be shown LIVE on Stan Sport and the Nine Network.

Every Rugby Sevens match from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games will be shown ad-free, live and on-demand in 4K on Stan Sport.

Along with this, the Nine Network will have two dedicated free-to-air channels that will show several Olympic sports, including the Rugby Sevens, along with on 9Now

HOW TO WATCH THE PARIS OLYMPICS RUGBY SEVENS?

The Nine Network and Stan Sport has exclusive rights to broadcast every event of the Paris Olympics in Australia. 

Every Rugby Sevens match from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games will be shown ad-free, live and on-demand in 4K on Stan Sport.

Along with this, the Nine Network will have two dedicated free-to-air channels that will show several Olympic sports, including the Rugby Sevens, along with on 9Now.

AUSTRALIA'S PARIS OLYMPICS RUGBY SEVENS TEAMS

MEN'S

1. Henry Hutchison

2. Ben Dowling

3. Corey Toole

4. Dietrich Roache

5. Mark Nawaqanitawase

6. Henry Paterson

7. Hayden Sargeant

8. James Turner

9. Matt Gonzalez

10. Nick Malouf (c)

11. Maurice Longbottom

12. Nathan Lawson

Reserves: Michael Icely and Josh Turner

WOMEN'S

1. Bienne Terita

2. Sharni Smale

3. Faith Nathan

4. Dominique Du Toit

5. Teagan Levi

6. Sariah Paki

7. Charlotte Caslick (c)

8. Kaitlin Shave

9. Tia Hinds

10. Isabella Nasser

11. Maddison Levi

12. Bridget Clark

Reserves: Kahli Henwood and Sidney Taylor

RUGBY SEVENS PARIS OLYMPIC SCHEDULE

*All games AEST and held at Stade de France, Saint-Denis

Men's Rugby Sevens Fixtures
POOL STAGES
Wednesday July 24

Pool B: Australia 21 def Samoa 14, 11:30 pm

Thursday July 25

Pool B: Argentina 31 def Kenya 12, 12:00 am

Pool C: France 12 drew with USA 12, 12:30 am

Pool C: Fiji 40 def Uruguay 12, 1:00 am

Pool A: Ireland 10 def South Africa 5, 1:30 am

Pool A: New Zealand 40 def Japan 12, 2:00 am

Pool B: Australia 21 def Kenya 7, 3:00 am

Pool B: Argentina 28 def Samoa 12, 3:30 am

Pool C: France 19 def Uruguay 12, 4:00 am

Pool C: Fiji 38 def USA 12, 4:30 am

Pool A: Ireland 40 def Japan 5, 5:00 am

Pool A: New Zealand 17 def South Africa 5, 5:30 am

Pool B: Samoa 26 def Kenya 0, 10:00 pm

Pool B: Argentina 14 def by Australia 22, 10:30 pm

Pool C: USA 33 def Uruguay 17, 11:00 pm

Pool C: Fiji 19 def France 12, 11:30 pm

Friday July 26

Pool A: South Africa 49 def Japan 5, 12:00 am

Pool A: New Zealand 14 def Ireland 12, 12:30 am

QUARTER-FINALS

9th Place Semi Final: Samoa 42 def Japan 7, 4:00 am

9th Place Semi Final: Uruguay 14 def by Kenya 19, 4:30 am

Quarter Final One: New Zealand 7 def by South Africa 14, 5:00 am

Quarter Final Two: Argentina 14 def by France 26, 5:30 am

Quarter Final Three: Fiji 19 def Ireland 14 6:00 am

Quarter Final Four: Australia 18 def USA 0, 6:30 am

SEMI FINALS
Saturday July 27

Fifth Place Semi Final: New Zealand 17 def Argentina 12, 10:30 pm

Fifth Place Semi Final: Ireland 17 def USA 14, 11:00 pm

Semi Final One: South Africa 5 def by France 19, 11:30 pm

Sunday July 28

Semi Final Two: Fiji 31 def Australia 7, 12:00 pm

FINALS

Uruguay 21 def Japan 10 (11th Place) - 12:30 am

Samoa 5 def by Kenya 10 (9th Place) - 1:00 am

Argentina 19 def USA 0 (7th Place Playoff) - 2:00 am

New Zealand 17 def Ireland 7 (5th Place Playoff) - 2:30 am

South Africa 26 def Australia 19 (Bronze Medal Match) - 3:00 am

France 28 def Fiji 7 (Gold Medal Match) - 3:45 am

Women's Rugby Sevens Fixtures
Sunday July 28
POOL STAGES

Pool B: Ireland 12 def by Great Britain 21, 11:30 pm

Monday July 29

Pool B: Australia 34 def South Africa 5, 12:00 am

Pool C: USA 36 def Japan 7, 12:30 am

Pool C: France 26 def Brazil 0, 1:00 am

Pool A: Fiji 14 def by Canada 17, 1:30 am

Pool A: New Zealand 43 def China 5, 2:00 am

Pool B: Ireland 40 def South Africa 0, 3:00 am

Pool B: Australia 36 def Great Britain 5, 3:30 am

Pool C: USA 24 def Brazil 5, 4:00 am

Pool C: France 49 def Japan 0, 4:30 am

Pool A: Fiji 40 def China 12, 5:00 am

Pool A: New Zealand 33 def Canada 7, 5:30 am

Pool B: Great Britain 24 def South Africa 17, 10:00 pm

Pool B: Australia 19 def Ireland 14, 10:30 pm

Pool C: Japan 39 def Brazil 12, 11:00 pm

Pool C: France 31 def USA 14, 11:30 pm

Tuesday July 30

Pool A: Canada 26 def China 17, 12:00 am

Pool A: New Zealand 38 def Fiji 7, 12:30 am

QUARTER-FINALS

9th Place Semi Final: Japan 15 def South Africa 12, 4:00 am

9th Place Semi Final: Fiji 22 def by Brazil 28, 4:30 am

Quarter Final One: New Zealand 55 def China 5, 5:00 am

Quarter Final Two: USA 17 def v Great Britain 7, 5:30 am

Quarter Final Three: France 14 def by Canada 19, 6:00 am

Quarter Final Four: Australia 40 def Ireland 7, 6:30 am

SEMI FINALS

Fifth Place Semi Final: China 19 def Great Britain 15, 10:30 pm

Fifth Place Semi Final: France 19 def Ireland 7, 11:00 pm

Semi Final One: New Zealand 24 def USA 12, 11:30 pm

Wednesday July 31

Semi Final Two: Canada 21 def Australia 12, 12:00 am

FINALS

Fiji 15 def by South Africa 21 (11th Place Playoff) - 12:30 am

Brazil 7 def by Japan 38 (9th Place Playoff) - 1:00 am

Ireland 12 def by Great Britain 28 (7th Place Playoff) - 2:00 am

France 21 def China 7 (5th Place Playoff) - 2:30 am

Australia v USA (Bronze Medal Match) - 3:00 am

New Zealand v Canada (Gold Medal Match) - 3:45 am

RUGBY SEVENS RULES AND TOURNAMENT FORMAT

With Rugby Sevens still a relatively new sport in the Olympic calendar, here is everything you need to know about the fast-growing sport.

Teams have been drawn into three pools of four, with the top two nations automatically qualifying for the quarter-finals.

They will be joined in the finals by the two-highest third-place finishes from the group stages.

The format has significant changes from the 15-a-side format, which includes:

  • 7 players per team on the field
  • Five substitutes, with five interchanges
  • Seven-minute halves
  • Maximum of two minutes half-time
  • Matches drawn after regulation in finals are continued into golden point and extra in multiple 5-minute periods.
  • All conversion attempts must be drop-kicked and taken within 30 seconds instead of having the option to place-kick
  • Three player scrums instead of the regular eight.
  • Kick-offs: in sevens, the team which has just scored kicks off, rather than the conceding team.
  • Players who receive a yellow card will be sidelined for only two minutes

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