RUBGY SEVENS | PARIS 2024 OLYMPIC GAMES
The rugby sevens matches for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games will take place at the Stade de France from 24 to 30 July.
Rugby's history with the Olympic Games spans several periods. The first, around the time of the renovation of the Olympic Games, was when rugby was played as a fifteen-a-side game, followed more recently by a seven-a-side version. In 1900, 1908, 1920 and 1924, a men's 15-a-side tournament featured on the Olympic programme, with victory going successively to the French team, Australasia (a team combining Australia and New Zealand), and then the United States twice.
Since the Rio Games in 2016, rugby has made a comeback on the Olympic stage, this time with seven players on the field. At the last Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2021, victory went to New Zealand in the women's tournament and Fiji in the men's tournament.
With seven players on the field and matches lasting just 14 minutes (two halves of 7 minutes each),rugby sevens is fast-paced and intense.
In 2024, 24 teams will travel to Paris for the Olympic Games: twelve men's teams and twelve women's teams. The rugby event will take place over two periods of three days: three days for the men's tournament and three days for the women's tournament.
On the first day, there will be two pool matches, followed by one pool match and the quarter-finals on the second day, then the classification matches, semi-finals and final on the third day.
>> Playing time: 14 minutes of play - 2 x 7 minutes + 2 minutes of half-time
>> Number of athletes per team: 7 players + 5 substitutes
>> Number of match officials: 1 central referee + 2 assistants + 1 TMO
>> Number of players in the scrum: 3 players
>> Points: Essai = 5 points / Conversion = 2 points / Penalty = 3 points /
Drop goal = 3 points / Penalty try = 7 points.
>> Kick-off and conversion: drop
>> Pitch: the same pitch is used as in rugby fifteens, but with less than half the number of players present
>> MEN'S MATCHES <<
Wednesday 24 July: from 3.30 pm to 10 pm
> Men’s Pool Rounds (12 matches)
Thursday 25 July: from 2 pm to 11 pm
> 2 pm: Men’s Pool Rounds (6 matches)
> 8 pm: Men’s Placing 9-12 (2 matches)
> 8 pm : Men’s Quarter-Finals (4 matches)
Saturday 27 July: from 2.30 pm to 8.15 pm
> Men Semi-Final
> Men’s Placing 5-8 (2 matches)
> Men’s Gold Medal Match
> Men’s Bronze Medal Match
> Men’s Placing 11-12
> Men’s Placing 5-6
> Men’s Placing 7-8
> Men’s Placing 9-10
> From 8.15 pm to 8.45 pm : Medal presentation ceremony
>> WOMEN'S MATCHES <<
Sunday 28 July: from 3.30 pm to 10 pm
> Women’s Pool Rounds (12 matches)
Monday 29 July: from 2 pm to 11 pm
> 2 pm: Women’s Pool Rounds (6 matches)
> 8 pm: Women’s Placing 9-12 (2 matches)
> 8 pm: Women’s Quarter-Finals (4 matches)
Tuesday 30 July: from 2.30 pm to 8.15 pm
> Women’s Semi-Final
> Women’s Placing 5-8 (2 matches)
> Women’s Gold Medal Match
> Women’s Bronze Medal Match
> Women’s Placing 11-12
> Women’s Placing 5-6
> Women’s Placing 7-8
> Women’s Placing 9-10
> From 8.15 pm to 8.45 pm: Medal presentation ceremony
>> Some information has yet to be confirmed between
now and the start of the Olympic Games by Paris 2024 <<
>> EVENING PROGRAMME
> Gates open 1 hour 30 minutes before the start of the events
> For detailed timetables, please refer to the "Schedule of events" tab above
>> TICKETING INFORMATION
Your 100% digital tickets are only available on the PARIS 2024 TICKETS application.
>> SECURITY INFORMATION & PROHIBITED ITEMS
To avoid long queues at the stadium entrance, we recommend you plan to arrive as early as possible.
Here is a non-exhaustive list of prohibited items in the Stade de France:
For more details on prohibited items, click HERE.
We thank you for your understanding and compliance with these safety instructions.
Free monitored lockers are located at each gate. They are provided exclusively for storing objects that are prohibited in the Stade de France, subject to available space.
Each owner of prohibited objects will be obliged to place these items in the lockers. Any refusal to do so will result in the owner being refused entry to the Stade de France® with no refund granted. You can collect your item(s) when you leave the stadium. The Stade de France declines any responsibility for the loss, theft or damage of items placed in the lockers.
>> HOW TO GET TO THE STADIUM
> PUBLIC TRANSPORT
- Metro 12:
- Metro 13: St Denis - Porte de Paris station.
- Metro 14: St Denis-Pleyel station.
- RER B: La Plaine Stade de France station.
- RER D: Stade de France - St Denis.
- Line H: St Denis station.
However, in order to avoid the exceptional crowds expected at these stations, spectators are advised to use the future "Pleyel" station (Metro 14) or the "Saint-Denis" station (train H from the Gare du Nord in Paris) wherever possible. Pedestrian routes to the Stade de France will be signposted from these transport hubs.
Spectators are advised to allow sufficient travel time and to arrive early at the competition venue.
> Download the Transport Public Paris 2024 application to plan your route, bookmark your compétition site and receive real-time personalised information on transport conditions.
Please note : T+ tickets are not valid on the RER. You will need an ‘Origin/Destination’ ticket.
> PRM/PSH mobility: Wheelchair users car park / People with disabilities drop-off zone: Passage des Stades in Saint-Denis. All the information on accessible mobility can be found on this page.
> GREEN TRANSPORT
Two cycle paths, along the Saint-Denis canal and National Route 1, provide easy access to the Stade de France. Download the plan.
- From the Gare du Nord - around 29 minutes
- From the Gare de l’Est - around 28 minutes
- From the Gare de Lyon - around 46 minutes
- From the Gare d’Austerlitz - around 46 minutes
- From the Gare Montparnasse - around 52 minutes
Several giant stations are available > From the cycle paths, follow the signposted route.
- Rue Ahmed Boughera el Ouafi, Saint-Denis.
- 10, boulevard Anatole France, Saint-Denis.
- Cours du Ru de Montfort, Saint-Denis.
- 221, avenue du Président Wilson, Saint-Denis.
>> CATERING & MERCHANDISING
> CATERING
Take advantage of our catering facilities, which are committed to supporting local businesses and French cuisine. Points of sale inside the stadium, at all stand levels.
For your health, take regular exercise.
> MERCHANDISING
PARIS 2024 products will be on sale at all official points of sale located both inside and outside the Stadium.
>> IN-SEAT DELIVERY SERVICE
Feeling peckish? Don't miss a minute of your event! With our delivery service, you can order when you want and have your food delivered to your seat.
Simply scan the QR code at your seat and place your order.
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Full information can be found on:
>> the official app PARIS 2024
>> the website: https://www.paris2024.org/en/
>> the FAQs: https://www.paris2024.org/faq/
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