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Olympics Get Ready, Rugby Sevens is On the Way

rugby-sevensGLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — The road to Rio de Janeiro for the 2016 Olympic debut of rugby sevens took a lively detour on the weekend to the home of Scottish football’s Rangers.

Played before nearly 200,000 spectators over two days, the Commonwealth Games sevens tournament in a packed Ibrox Stadium featured family-friendly crowds, karaoke-style sing-a-longs and appreciative players who rounded the ground following their final games to thank the crowd for their support.

On the field, it was all action — seven players covering a wide swath of field where 15 is the norm in regular rugby— speedy backs offloading or deking their way around opponents to score as many tries and points as they can in two seven-minute halves.

Disco rugby maybe, but in Glasgow on the weekend, it was a huge hit.

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