Rugby has its origins in Great Britain, in the city that gives its name to the sport – Rugby, 137 kilometers northwest of London . From the 1840s onwards, it began to be regulated and its practice organized in clubs.
It was part of the Olympic program at Paris 1900 , London 1908 , Antwerp 1920 and Paris 1924 . It returned almost a century later, at Rio 2016 , with the variant of seven athletes in each team , known as “rugby sevens” , a format created in Scotland at the end of the 19th century.
Since their return to the Games, the countries of Oceania have dominated the sport. In the women’s category, Australia and New Zealand won gold in Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo , respectively. Among men, Fiji is the current two-time Olympic champion.
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Rugby in Paris 2024 will take place between July 24th and 30th , at the iconic Stade de France , in Saint-Denis (greater Paris), an area that usually hosts large matches of this sport. It hosted the 2007 World Cup Final and will also host the 2023 World Cup (both with 15 players).
Rugby calendar in Paris 2024
Paris, France local time (five hours ahead of Brasilia and one hour ahead of Lisbon).
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Start: 15:30 – End: 22:00
- Group stage – male (12 games).
Thursday, July 25, 2024
Start: 14:00 – End: 17:00
- Group stage – male (6 games).
Start: 20:00 – End: 23:00
- Foursquare between 9th and 12th places – male (2 games);
- Quarterfinals – men (4 games).
Saturday, July 27, 2024
Start: 14:30 – End: 20:45
- Foursquare between 5th and 8th places – male (2 games);
- Semifinals – men;
- Definition by 11th place – male;
- Definition by 9th place – male;
- Definition by 7th place – male;
- Definition by 5th place – male;
- Bronze medal decision – men;
- Gold medal decision – men.
Sunday, July 28, 2024
Start: 15:30 – End: 22:00
- Group stage – female (12 games).
Monday, July 29, 2024
Start: 14:00 – End: 17:00
- Group stage – female (6 games).
Start: 20:00 – End: 23:00
- Foursquare between 9th and 12th places – female (2 games);
- Quarterfinals – women (4 games).
Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Start: 14:30 – End: 20:45
- Foursquare between 5th and 8th places – female (2 games);
- Semifinals – female;
- Definition by 11th place – female;
- Definition by 9th place – female;
- Definition by 7th place – female;
- Definition by 5th place – female;
- Bronze medal decision – women;
- Gold medal decision – women.
