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Eighteen professional female Rugby Sevens athletes were monitored across 18 matches in the 2024 Super Sevens Championship (Brazil) using 10-Hz GPS units and post-match video analysis. Friedman tests revealed significant phase differences for sprint distance per minute, \u03c72(2, N = 310) = 11.98, p = .003, \u03b72 = .032; sprints per minute, \u03c72(2, N = 310) = 7.45, p = .024, \u03b72 = .018; and decelerations per minute, \u03c72(2, N = 310) = 10.00, p = .007, \u03b72 = .026. Post hoc analyses showed greater sprint output during the attacking phase (p &lt; .05). No significant differences were found for distance per minute or accelerations per minute (p &gt; .05). Spearman correlations indicated negative relationships between BIP duration and sprints (\u03c1 = -.125, p = .027) and accelerations per minute (\u03c1 = \u2013.191, p &lt; .001). Conversely, BIP duration showed significant positive correlations with several technical actions, including tackles (\u03c1 = .578, p &lt; .001), passes (\u03c1 = .325, p &lt; .001), and rucks (\u03c1 = .321, p &lt; .001). 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