Beach rugby is a sport that can be based on either of the
rugby football codes,
league or
union. There is no centralized regulation of the sport as in
beach soccer or
beach volleyball, but leagues are common across
Europe, and the sport is particularly popular in
Italy. Casual games are played across the world using different sets of rules, but organized leagues use a field that is a fraction of the size of a standard rugby field, far fewer players on each team, shorter matches, and a simplified scoring system. A popular tournament in the United States, 7's By The Sea, is hosted in Corpus Christi, Texas each summer or Beerfoot 7s in Fort Myer beach Florida on the last weekend of July.