How popular can Rugby sevens become?
The Olympic games in Japan are coming up next year. Rugby sevens is growing in popularity in the USA. The last Olympics had a big impact on the sport. There are over 2,673 clubs in US and there are 33 million people interested in rugby seven's in USA, which is slowly increasing. Fiji's success in 2016 attracted 30 million new rugby fans to the game. The sport is seen as a more relatable game than both union and league. It is also more popular than football. Fijihad won their first gold medal at the 2016 Olympics. They are among the favourites for a second in 2020.
