Sevens Rugby gained approval as an Olympic Sport in 2009 and will be making its first appearance in 2016 at the Rio De Janeiro Olympic Games.

This creates an exciting opportunity within Australian Rugby, which has a proud history of Sevens, including its recent victory at the 2009 Sevens Women's World Cup and Men’s Silver Medal placing at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Queensland Rugby supplied a large number of players to both squads.  Success was also enjoyed at a schoolboy level with Keebra Park High taking out the inaugural Australian Schools Sevens in 2010 and again in 2011.

Queensland Rugby will continue to grow the game of Sevens in the future by developing programs throughout many regions in Queensland, giving anyone interested an opportunity to learn and master the game at all levels.  It is believed that Sevens can find a place in the rugby calendar that will allow it to add to the participative and competitive enjoyment of the game, while also providing another means for introducing rugby to new and emerging markets.

This will include the introduction of new Sevens competitions, along with the further development of existing tournaments/competitions.