Sevens shine brightly but the party’s almost over
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The wording of the ticket pretty much summed it up.
‘Party Stand’, it declared, in bold black type: ‘Unreserved’.
For amidst the kaleidoscope of costumes, the ribaldry and the boisterous singalongs that erupted in that corner of the Scotstoun ground during the Emirates Airline Rugby 7s, it’s safe to say that unreservedness was pretty much the norm.
Yes, in a sport where douce Scots more usually express fervour by reluctantly removing their sheepskin gloves for a desultory round of applause, the Glasgow leg of the HSBC Sevens World Series stands out as a glorious, gaudy exception.
Scotst…
‘Party Stand’, it declared, in bold black type: ‘Unreserved’.
For amidst the kaleidoscope of costumes, the ribaldry and the boisterous singalongs that erupted in that corner of the Scotstoun ground during the Emirates Airline Rugby 7s, it’s safe to say that unreservedness was pretty much the norm.
Yes, in a sport where douce Scots more usually express fervour by reluctantly removing their sheepskin gloves for a desultory round of applause, the Glasgow leg of the HSBC Sevens World Series stands out as a glorious, gaudy exception.
Scotst…
