Rugby has not been part of the Olympics since 1924 and back then it was the rugby union form of the game that was played. Rugby sevens is new to the Olympics this year and will be part of the Olympics again in 2020. The games will be played at the Deodoro Stadium, a temporary venue. The US men and women qualified in a North American championship.

The Team:

This rugby sevens teams are all 12 players, so 24 total for the US. Obviously with rugby being new to the Olympics this year none of the players have any Olympic experience. Carmen Farmer on the women’s team is the oldest player at 35 while Richelle Stephens is the youngest at 20.

Links are to twitter accounts for the athletes.

USA Men’s Sevens
Men:
Perry Baker
Danny Barrett
Garrett Bender
Andrew Durutalo
Nate Ebner
Madison Hughes
Carlin Isles
Folau Niua
Ben Pinkelman
Zack Test
Maka Unufe
Chris Wyles

USA Women’s Sevens
Women:
Bui Baravilala
Ryan Carlyle
Lauren Doyle
Joanne Fa’avesi
Carmen Farmer
Victoria Folayan
Kelly Griffin
Jessica Javelet
Kathryn Johnson
Alev Kelter
Jillion Potter
Richelle Stephens

Format:

The competitions will start with a group stage followed by a knockout round. Each event has three groups of four (draws allowed and GD is the #1 tiebreaker) with the top two automatically going to the quarterfinals and the two best third-place finishers also advancing. The knockout rounds will go all the way to determining each and every spot in the standings.

Schedule:

All Times ET
Saturday, August 6th
12 PM – Women’s Group Stage – USA vs. Fiji
5 PM – Women’s Group Stage – USA vs. Colombia

Sunday, August 7th
12:30 PM – Women’s Group Stage – USA vs. Australia
3/3:30 PM – Women’s Placing 9-12
4/4:30/5/5:30 PM – Women’s Quarterfinals

Monday, August 8th
11:30 AM – Women’s Placing 11/12
12 PM – Women’s Placing 9/10
12:30/1 PM – Women’s Placing 5-8
1:30/2 PM – Women’s Semifinals
4:30 PM – Women’s Placing 7/8
5 PM – Women’s Placing 5/6
5:30 PM – Women’s Bronze Medal Match
6 PM – Women’s Gold Medal Match

Tuesday, August 9th
12 PM – Men’s Group Stage – USA vs. Argentina
5 PM – Men’s Group Stage – USA vs. Brazil

Wednesday, August 10th
12:30 PM – Men’s Group Stage – USA vs. Fiji
3/3:30 PM – Men’s Placing 9-12
4/4:30/5/5:30 PM – Men’s Quarterfinals

Thursday, August 11th
11:30 AM – Men’s Placing 11/12
12 PM – Men’s Placing 9/10
12:30/1 PM – Men’s Placing 5-8
1:30/2 PM – Men’s Semifinals
4:30 PM – Men’s Placing 7/8
5 PM – Men’s Placing 5/6
5:30 PM – Men’s Bronze Medal Match
6 PM – Men’s Gold Medal Match

Past Results:

There are none!