sevens

British

/ ˈsɛvənz /

noun

(functioning as singular) a Rugby Union match or series of matches played with seven players on each side

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Thierry Henry was equal parts elegant and clinical, effortlessly eating up turf, striding through defences like a sixth-former schooling year sevens, scoring worldies and va va vindicating his spot here.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

The 29-year-old Olympic gold medallist in rugby sevens ruptured a cruciate knee ligament playing against Ireland in the last Six Nations in March.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

Galthie has included 10 uncapped players in the 42-man squad including Olympic rugby sevens gold medallist winger Aaron Grandidier-Nkanang, Bayonne's in-form back-rower Esteban Capilla and breakthrough Toulouse centre Kalvin Gourgues.

From Barron's • Oct. 22, 2025

So, that's their first aim here and if it's 11 v 11 then Chelsea can hurt Liverpool, even without Cole Palmer, because the Reds are at sixes and sevens at the back.

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2025

Then Mrs. Popper had to scrub and polish and straighten the whole place, for she was much too good a housekeeper to leave everything at sixes and sevens while the Poppers were away.

From "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater

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