The live stream of the 2024 Olympic Rugby Sevens is shaping up to be very interesting as some of the most skilled rugby players on the planet showcase their talents in the summer tournament.

The women's tournament opened yesterday with a major shock as defending champions Fiji lost both of their opening Pool A matches.

The pool stage closes on Monday, with New Zealand looking to defeat Fiji to top their group (10:30 am CET/3:30 pm EST). Australia will face Ireland and will be looking for three wins from three matches. The U.S. can also advance with a perfect record if they beat hosts France (9:30 a.m. EDT / 2:30 p.m. EST).

Check out our 2024 Olympics spectator guide to make sure you don't miss a single moment of the Paris Games.

Australian viewers who want to enjoy every moment of the 2024 Paris Olympics are in luck. All of the sporting festivities will be broadcast for free on Channel 9 and 9Gem.

The 2024 Olympic Rugby Sevens will be broadcast on both Channel 9 and 9Gem and will be available for free on the 9Now streaming service for most streaming devices.

Free coverage of the Paris Olympics is also available in Canada (CBC Gem) and the United Kingdom (BBC iPlayer). However, these networks do not televise all of the events, so you may need to subscribe to a premium service to watch full coverage in these countries.

Even if you are usually in one of these countries but not during the Paris Olympics, you don't have to miss out thanks to the best VPNs. With these VPNs, you can watch the streaming you're after from anywhere in the world. Our favorite is NordVPN.

Even if you are not in your home country and cannot live stream anywhere during Olympic 2024, you can still watch via a virtual private network, or VPN. VPNs allow you to access streaming services that you have already paid for. access, making it look like you're surfing the web from home. It's legal and easy to do.

We've tested a variety of VPN services and our favorite is NordVPN. They offer great speeds, excellent customer service, and a no-questions-asked 30-day money-back guarantee, so try them out first and see if they're right for you. But there are other VPN options too, so check out our full list of the best VPN services.

Using a VPN is surprisingly simple.

1. Install the VPN of your choice. As we have mentioned, NordVPN is our favorite.

2. select the location you want to connect to with the VPN app. For example, if you are in the U.S. and want to see your usual U.K. service, select U.K. from the list.

3. sit back and enjoy the action: access BBC iPlayer and watch the Rugby Sevens at the Olympics live online.

The United States is set to host the Olympics in 2028, and Los Angeles, California is the confirmed host city, but to enjoy this year's Olympics in Paris, France, American viewers will enjoy Rugby Sevens on USA and NBC will rely on NBCUniversal. This may be included in cable packages.

The best option, however, is NBC's streaming service Peacock. This is because it promises to live stream all the events of the Paris Olympics and provide daily highlights of the biggest medal-winning moments. To watch, you need a Premium membership ($7.99/month) or a Premium Plus membership ($13.99/month, and some ads are not shown).

Cord cutters can opt for Sling TV; the Sling Blue package costs $45 per month and gives access to more than 30 channels, including NBC, USA, and MSNBC in certain markets. Or they can opt for Fubo; the Pro plan is $79. For $99/month, you can watch 121 channels, including all of NBC's channels airing Olympic 2024 events.

If you are outside the US, you can still watch the 2024 Olympic Rugby Sevens using a VPN such as NordVPN if you have one of these subscriptions.

In the good old days, the BBC was the exclusive UK broadcaster of the Olympics, but that changed with the arrival of Discovery in 2021. Fortunately, many of the competitions are still available for free on the BBC and BBC iPlayer, but remember that not everything is available.

Brits who don't want to miss a single second need to invest in Discovery Plus. For £6.99 per month for the standard plan (reduced to £3.99 per month during the Olympics), you can watch the 2024 Paris Games. Having to pay to watch the Olympics is an alien concept to many in the UK, but if you pay, you get access to all Olympic competitions, including Rugby Sevens.

All of which is great. But even if you're not in the UK, you can still follow Rugby Sevens at the 2024 Olympics with the best VPN services, such as NordVPN.

Olympic coverage in Canada is split between CBC, Sportsnet, and TSN, with many events streaming live for free on CBC Gem.

CBC Gem is a free platform, but paying $5.99 per month (for a 7-day free trial) removes some ads and gives access to the service's on-demand library. However, if you don't mind commercials, you can enjoy most of Olympic 2024 for free.

Access to Sportsnet, on the other hand, requires a Sportsnet Plus subscription for $19.99 per month or $179.99 per year, or you can opt for Plus Premium for $34.99 per month or $249.99 per year. Finally, you can also subscribe to TSN for $19.99 per month or $199.90 per year.

If you are a Canadian stuck abroad and want to access regular services, you can use a VPN such as NordVPN to make your device think you are at home in Canada.

Regardless of the final medal count, the real winners of the 2024 Olympics will be the Australians. That's because in the Land of Oz, all Olympic competitions will be broadcast for free on Channel 9 and 9Gem, with online live streams available via 9Now.

Now not available in Australia, you can watch the Rugby Sevens on 9Now as if you were in your own country simply by using a VPN like NordVPN.

If you want to watch the 2024 Olympics in 4K in Australia, you need Stan Sport, a Stan Sport add-on that lets you watch all sessions of all Olympic competitions ad-free for $15. You also need the Stan Premium basic plan for $21/month.

In New Zealand, the Olympics are usually split between TVNZ, a free service, and Sky Sport, a premium provider; this is not the case for the 2024 Paris Olympics; TVNZ is broadcasting the 2024 Paralympics, but not the Olympics No.

New Zealanders who subscribe to Sky Sport can watch the 2024 Olympics telecast. They can also subscribe to Sky Sport Now for live streaming digitally for $29.99 per week or $49.99 per month.

Sky Sport Now also has a limited-time Paris Olympics 2024 Pass, a one-time fee of $34.99 that gives full access to Sky Sports and ESPN from July 25-August 12, along with 12 Olympic channels and all other sports 12 Olympic channels and all other sports. Not bad.

During the 2024 Olympic Rugby Sevens, New Zealand residents abroad can follow the regular streaming service by using the best VPN services, such as NordVPN.