Our first experience of rugby sevens was in Ireland at the Heineken Kinsale 7s in May 2011. We were covering the event for the giant American retailer, Party City (www.partycity.com). They had entered a team made up of 8 students from Bath University, one from Exeter University and a player from Clonakilty RFC.
With a worldwide summer of sevens now coming to an end and the beginning of the Aviva Premiership already only just around the corner, Talking Rugby Union wanted to bring you a series of flashback photo galaries to whet your rugbying appetites before the new season.
Samurai sevens took the spoils from the inaugural City of Manchester Sevens festival, with an undefeated record, beating the Akuma Exiles 26-0 in the elite final to become the tournament’s first ever champions.
With the Premiership season now well underway and the weather worsening, summer sevens rugby now seems to be nothing more than a distant memory for rugby players and fans alike.