Women's Sevens To Join 2018 Commonwealth Games

Women's sevens rugby will join the Commonwealth Games programme at the Gold Coast event in Australia in 2018. Confirmation by the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation follows earlier approval by the Commonwealth Games Federation and fulfils the IRB's objective to see women's sevens showcased at the games. The women's event will be run alongside the men's at the Robina Stadium. Rugby sevens has long been a major fan attraction at the Commonwealth Games with a world-record 171,000 fans attending at Glasgow 2014 and comes during a period of impressive growth for women's rugby sevens as …