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Rugby · Level 7: Upper-Advanced · Sub-level 7.1

Sevens

10 tests · 100 facts · updated 28 October 2026 · markdown

The seven-a-side game: where it began, restarts, set pieces, attack and defence in space, the players, tournaments, crossing over from fifteens, squads and how matches are won.

Each test below is ten questions on Insporta. The list under a test is what the questions check: one fact per question, with the source it was written from. Read it before the test, or come back from a wrong answer.

Test 1What sevens isTake a test

  1. Melrose ran the first sevens in 1883.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. Ned Haig suggested the short game.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. It was a fund-raising day.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. Seven against fifteen.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Full field, few players.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Space beats defenders.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Short games, packed weekends.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Pools, then knock-outs.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. Seven, ten, fifteen.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. Space is the sevens story.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 2Sevens restartsTake a test

  1. In sevens the scorers kick off, so a good restart gives them the ball again.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. Winning restarts is a sevens weapon.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. Teams keep the ball for long spells.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. Drop kicks give height and control.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Height wins the contest.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Cover the landing zone.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Long kicks hand over possession.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Kick, contest, tap, attack.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. Best is clean possession.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. A contested short restart.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 3Set pieces in sevensTake a test

  1. A three-player front row.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. Small scrums set fast.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. Same as fifteens.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. Two or three in the line.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Quick ball, open field.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. First-phase space is huge.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Throwing stays with the hooker.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Feed, strike, pass, score.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. Six, about four to six, one.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. Three-player scrums.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 4Attacking in sevensTake a test

  1. Possession is precious.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. Space and pace.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. Width stretches seven defenders.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. Arcing runs create overlaps.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Decision-making leads attack.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Breaks need a finisher.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. A chip beats rush defence.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Draw, pass, score.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. Breaks score most.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. Deep arcing support.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 5Defending in sevensTake a test

  1. Seven cover a full width.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. One sits back for kicks and breaks.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. One miss can mean a try.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. Edges are the danger.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Keep numbers in the line.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Pressure from speed.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Calls keep the line joined.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Break, cover, tackle, support.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. Edge misses are fatal.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. The sweeper covers behind.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 6Sevens playersTake a test

  1. All seven must run and pass.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. Versatility matters.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. Mobile back-rowers suit sevens.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. Speed finishes moves.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Decisions run through them.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Link players move the ball wide.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Fresh legs keep the pace high.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Nine, playmaker, link, wing.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. The playmaker handles most.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. Restart catching.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 7Sevens tournamentsTake a test

  1. Many games, short rest.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. Plate, bowl and shield matches.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. Named after the home of sevens.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. Hong Kong Sevens began in 1976.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Sevens debuted in Rio.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Middlesex Sevens from 1926.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Series events around the world.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. 1883, 1976, 1993, 2016.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. 1883, 1926, 1976.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. Sevens weekends are parties.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 8From fifteens to sevensTake a test

  1. Handling at pace rules sevens.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. Space forces quick reads.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. Open-field defence is exposed.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. Footwork in space.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Lone tackles must stick.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Keep the ball.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Same core skills.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Train, test, play, return.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. Running dominates.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. One-on-one evasion.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 9Sevens squadsTake a test

  1. Freshness for the finals.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. Core players play most.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. Late speed changes games.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. Full-time sevens players.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Short turnarounds.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Quick team reviews.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Pool foes can return in knock-outs.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Warm up, play, recover, play.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. Starters play most.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. Between-game preparation.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 10How sevens is wonTake a test

  1. Open tries win sevens.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. Drop-kicked conversions.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. Time is short.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. One fewer in huge space.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Ball retention under pressure.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Quick taps suit sevens.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Momentum swings fast.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Try, conversion, kick-off, play.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. Tries most, penalty goals rare.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. Quick drop-kick conversion.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Sources

World Rugby handbooks and coaching material, union and competition records; original questions authored, nothing reproduced. Numbered Laws belong to the Laws category.

  • General rugby union reference100