▁most ▁common ▁differences ▁in ▁adapted ▁versions ▁are ▁fewer ▁players ▁and ▁reduced ▁player ▁contact . ▁ ▁The ▁oldest ▁variant ▁is ▁rugby ▁se vens ▁( s ometimes ▁ 7 s ▁or ▁VII s ), ▁a ▁fast - p ac ed ▁game ▁which ▁origin ated ▁in ▁Mel rose , ▁Scotland ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 3 . ▁In ▁rugby ▁se vens , ▁there ▁are ▁only ▁seven ▁players ▁per ▁side , ▁and ▁each ▁half ▁is ▁normally ▁seven ▁minutes . ▁Major ▁tournament s ▁include ▁the ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁Se vens ▁and ▁Dub ai ▁Se vens , ▁both ▁held ▁in ▁areas ▁not ▁normally ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁highest ▁levels ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 5 - a - side ▁game . ▁ ▁A ▁more ▁recent ▁variant ▁of ▁the ▁sport ▁is ▁rugby ▁tens ▁( 1 0 s ▁or ▁X s ), ▁a ▁Malays ian ▁in vention ▁with ▁ten ▁players ▁per ▁side . ▁ ▁Touch ▁rugby , ▁in ▁which ▁" t ack les " ▁are ▁made ▁by ▁simply ▁touch ing ▁the ▁ball ▁car rier ▁with ▁two ▁hands , ▁is ▁popular ▁both ▁as ▁a ▁training ▁game ▁and ▁more ▁formally ▁as ▁a ▁mixed ▁sex ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁sport ▁played ▁by ▁both ▁children ▁and ▁adult s . ▁ ▁Several ▁variants ▁have ▁been ▁created ▁to ▁introduce ▁the ▁sport ▁to ▁children ▁with ▁a ▁less ▁physical ▁contact . ▁M ini ▁rugby ▁is ▁a ▁version ▁aim ed ▁at ▁fost ering ▁the ▁sport ▁in ▁children . ▁It ▁is ▁played ▁with ▁only ▁eight ▁players ▁and ▁on ▁a ▁smaller ▁pitch . ▁ ▁Tag ▁Rugby ▁is ▁a ▁version ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁players ▁wear ▁a ▁bel