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This is a list of Olympic medalists in rugby. Current Program. Men's. Games Gold Silver Bronze 2016 Rio de Janeiro details Fiji ...
French rugby player Jean Bouin (right) at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics. A number in other fields have also been notable rugby players, these include: Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympics, was a rugby fan and referee of the first ever French championship rugby union final on 20 March 1892 between Racing Club de France and Stade ...
This is the complete list of Olympic medalists in rugby sevens. Seven-a-side. Men's. Games Gold Silver Bronze 2016 Rio de Janeiro details Fiji ...
Rugby at the Summer Olympics may refer to: Rugby union at the Summer Olympics (1900–1924) Rugby sevens at the Summer Olympics (2016–present)
Until rugby returned to Olympic competition, with sevens at the 2016 Rio Games, the United States was the reigning Olympic rugby champion, having won gold at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics. As of November 2024, [update] the men's Eagles are ranked 15th in the world by the World Rugby Rankings . [ 1 ]
Rugby sevens was played at the Olympics for the first time at the 2016 Summer Olympics, with both men's and women's contests. It was added to the Olympics following the decision of the 121st IOC Session in Copenhagen in October 2009. The champions for the inaugural rugby sevens tournament in 2016 were Fiji for the men and Australia for the
In September 1923, the U.S. Olympic Committee agreed to send an American rugby team to the 1924 Paris Olympics. The French Olympic Committee (FOC) had scheduled the rugby event to kick off the 1924 Paris Games, and Romania and the USA were expected to provide only token opposition for the European Champions. France was picked to win the gold ...
The visiting team competed in the London Olympics in conjunction with the inaugural Australia tour of the United Kingdom of 1908-09, in which they would ultimately go 25-5-1 (win, draw, lose) in their 31 matches. The Australian team entered the rugby tournament and were the only other team alongside Cornwall (who were representing Great Britain).