Before revision: 2014 amendments: Olympic loophole Following lobbying by the IRB, rugby sevens was added to the Olympic Programme for the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics on 9 October 2009.
After revision: 2014 amendments: Olympic loophole After a failed attempt in 2005, and following lobbying by the IRB, rugby sevens was added to the Olympic Programme for the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics on 9 October 2009.