RugbyX
| RugbyX | |
|---|---|
| File:RugbyX Poster.jpg | |
| Host nation |  England |
| Date | 29 October 2019 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  Argentina (men's) England (women's) |
| Runner-up |  Ireland (men's) United States (women's) |
| Third |  France (women's) |
RugbyX is a five-on-five variation of rugby union sevens tournament that took place on October 29, 2019 at The O2 Arena in London. There were six men's teams and four women's teams represented.
Format
For the men's side, there are two pools of three teams.[1] Each team will have two matches in that pool round. The first and second place teams, from each pool, will move on to the knockout stage. For the women's side, the tournament will start with the semifinal round and the winners will move onto the cup final, with the losing sides moving onto the third and fourth place match.
Rules
| Rule | Definition |
|---|---|
| Full Contact Rugby on a Half Sized Pitch | 55m x 32m pitch dimensions plus 5m run offs. |
| Five Players Per Side Plus Seven Rolling Substitutes | Rolling subs allowed at breaks in play following tries. |
| Single Scoring Unit | Five points for a try, no conversions, no drop goals, no penalty goals. |
| Tap Starts & Restarts Replace Kick Offs | To take place on the 5m line, with opposing team 10m back. |
| Chip kicks allowed; no box kicks or up and unders | Referee to receive real time notification using Sportable ball tracking technology when kick is over 10m in height, resulting in tap and play. |
| Quick Throws Replace Line Outs | All line outs to be quick throws taken by a substitute from the team awarded the throw with any match ball. In practice each team stations one substitute on each sideline, with a match ball in hand ready to take a quick throw when required. Offside line as per 7s and 15s quick throws. |
| Scrums | Three person scrums with no pushing. Hooking is allowed. |
| Rucks | Maximum two players per team. |
| Mauls | Maximum three players per team. |
| Sin Bin | Yellow card results in sin bin until next try is scored. |
| Drawn Matches Settled by One on One | Settled by a ‘one on one’ involving one defender on 5m line and one attacker 30m from goal with a ball. The attacker has 10 seconds to score. This is played as per a sudden death penalty shoot out – if Team A scores, Team B must then score or Team A wins the match. |
Teams
Ten teams will compete at RugbyX, six men's and four women's.[3]
Men's
Women's
Pool stages
Men's
Pool A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| England
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 60 | 0 | 0 |
 Barbarian F.C.
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 55 | 0 | 0 |
Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| Argentina
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
| United States
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 65 | 0 | 0 |
Women's
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| United States
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Ireland
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| France
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
Knockout stage
Men's
Quarter finals
Semifinals
Final
Women's
Semifinals
Third/Fourth place
Final
References
External links
RugbyX website
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