Happy
Monday everyone!! I hope you had a lovely weekend. I thought I would start of
the week with a lifestyle post to tell you about my weekend. I was really lucky
to be able to go to the final of the London Sevens on Sunday and had an AMAZING
time and wanted to share the experience with you all.
I
love ruby, I love everything about it (well not playing it because that would
be going a bit too far for me). I have been going to rugby games since before I
can remember as my Dad was an avid rugby player so its something we always did
as a family. One of my favorite shirts as a kid was my England rugby shirt and
even these days, when I want to feel cozy and nostalgic I go put one on.
Rugby
reminds me of autumn and winter as this is when our season is really at its
best and it helps that these are also my favorite seasons! I love standing on
the sidelines, wrapped up warm with a hot chocolate watching a game, but sevens
was a whole new experience and I loved it.
First
off I have never watched a rugby game in the warm spring sunshine, where my
thin shirt and jeans were far too hot! Normally I’m reaching for an extra layer
and a hot toddy but this time I enjoyed sunglasses and a lovely chilled cider.
For
those of you who don’t follow sevens (and I didn’t until yesterday), it’s a day
of short burst rugby games lasting 14 minutes and there is only 7 of them on
the team rather than the usual 15. Loads of different countries join in and we
were lucky to see Fiji, USA, Australia, Kenya, England, New Zealand and many more. I was amazed at the amount of tries that were
scored when half the team was missing! In between matches there was various
entertainment, competitions and general chitchat with whoever was sitting
around you!
I would really recommend for anyone to go, even if your not a rugby fan or have no clue
what the game is about, because the thing that I enjoyed the most was the
atmosphere…being sat next to people who were supporting a completely different
team and there being no animosity, just a happy handshake at the end - regardless
of any of the results. The entertainment between matches was great and it was
just a lovely way to spend a Sunday.
Have
any of you been to a sevens game or can recommend something similar?
Much
love and thanks for reading
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