Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics was held over six days in August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro. The 2016 Olympics was the debut for rugby sevens at the Summer Olympics, though rugby union was last played at the 1924 games.
Caroline Ladagnous is a French female rugby union player. She represented France at the 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup. She has been named in the squad to the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup
Fanny Horta is a rugby union player. She represented France at the 2006 Women's Rugby World Cup, and 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup. She captained France at the 2014 China Women's Sevens. She was selected as a member of France's women's national rugby sevens team to the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Gillies Gene Kaka is a New Zealand rugby union player for the Hino Red Dolphins.
France competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. French athletes had appeared in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era, alongside Australia, Great Britain, and Greece. The French Olympic Committee sent its largest ever delegation in Olympic history outside of when it was the host nation, with a total of 401 athletes, 232 men and 169 women, competing in all sports, except field hockey.
Brittany "Britt" Benn is a Canadian rugby union player. She represented Canada at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup. She was a member of the touring squad that played France and England in November 2013.
Camille Grassineau is a French rugby union player. She represented France at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup. She was a member of the squad that won their fourth Six Nations title in 2014.
Emilee Jane Cherry is a former Australian Rugby Union player. She represented Australia in Sevens Rugby and won a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio.
Charlotte Emily Caslick is an Australian professional representative and Olympic level rugby union player. She represents Australia in rugby sevens and in touch football. She won a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Emma Kate Tonegato is a professional Australian rugby footballer. She has represented Australia in rugby sevens and rugby league. Born in Wollongong, New South Wales and playing for The Tribe at rugby union club level, she debuted for Australia in November 2013. As of December 2015, she had 12 caps. She won a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio.
John Porch is an Australian professional rugby union player, currently playing for Irish side Connacht.
Evania Faaea Pelite is an Australian rugby union and rugby league player. She won a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio.
Pauline Biscarat is a French rugby sevens player. She was selected as a member of the France women's national rugby sevens team to the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Iera Echebarría Fernández is a Spanish rugby sevens player. She competed for Spain at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil. She was a member of the Spanish women's sevens squad. She was part of the squad that secured the final Olympic spot for the Rio Olympics.
Stephen Parez is a French rugby sevens player. He competed for France 7s at the 2016 Summer Olympics. In 2013 he played in the U-20 Six Nations Championship and the IRB Junior World Championship.
Jérémy Aicardi is a French rugby sevens player. He was selected for the French sevens team for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil.
Sacha Valleau is a French rugby sevens player. He represented France 7s at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He is a fan of EFL Championship side Fulham FC.
Bautista Ezcurra is an Argentine professional rugby union player. He currently plays for FC Grenoble in the French Pro D2.
Fernando Luna is an Argentine rugby sevens player. He was selected for Argentina 7s's sevens squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Laurent Johann José Bourda-Couhet is a Brazilian rugby sevens player. He competed for Brazil 7s at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
