sevens

Is It Time to Grow Up?

Occasionally we all get flummoxed by an unexpected question. The question often more revealing than the answer. This happened to this writer at the recent Olympic Games in Tokyo. Someone whom I had only met a few times previously, but

Should Two Become One at World Rugby?

It was in August of this year with much fanfare that World Rugby announced “that its flagship 15s and sevens Rugby World Cup properties will no longer include gender in their titles.” This the world was told was because World

A Night To Remember – Farewell to A Champion

Anyone who was at NIB Stadium last night will remember the evening for many years to come, in spite of the rain tumbling down and the bungled post-game presentations. It was a night to celebrate on so many levels. First

Fitting Win For Fiji – A Lesson in Humility

Fiji have finally won an Olympic Gold medal and there are few who didn’t celebrate their victory. It took the IOC’s introduction of Rugby Sevens to the Olympic Games to give the pacific island nation their most realistic chance of

Universal Acceptance is Hard to Gain

Depending on whom you were supporting in the Wallabies quarter final against Scotland the comments of Fox Sports Greg Clark may have amused or annoyed. On several occasions he referred to players representing Scotland as “Kilted Kiwis” or “Jock Boks.”