Saying it with a big screen
At last year's Sevens there were more marriage proposals (three) than tries scored by Hong Kong (two).
Maybe it's the euphoria of the event or, (more likely) the alcohol, but spontaneous and very public proposals of marriage are as much a part of the sevens as topless Taleban and bottomless jugs.
Those intending such a drastic course are usually relying on the crowd's deafening moral support to elicit the right response.
One notable proposal was that of New Zealand player Scott Pierce who popped the question to girlfriend Jane at the tournament in 1992 and then played the following year while on his honeymoon.
'It was the first year they had the big scoreboard and I put up a notice asking her to marry me,' he said. 'I love the Sevens and I thought it was the right way.