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The Rugby 7s People Watching Field Guide

The amateur anthropologist’s guide to Hong Kong’s wildest weekend. By Sarah Fung.

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The Rugby 7s People Watching Field Guide

Yes, it’s that time of year again when the seething masses of the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens descend upon Hong Kong Stadium for a weekend of drinking, violent contact sports and silly costumes. (It's Fri-Sun, Mar 22, 23, 24.) Whether this is your first rodeo (it certainly ain’t ours) or you’re a veteran of the scene, you’re bound to find some useful information in our handy Rugby Sevens field guide. Read on:

 

Part 1: People-Watching

See if you can tick off all of these Sevens stereotypes with our handy spotter’s guide.

Former Sevens Veteran Getting Too Old for this crap

Scientific Name: Exhausticeria Curmudgeonous

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Description: The FSVGTOFTC has been there, done that and bought the souvenir T-shirt. Now, with a couple of kids and a body that can no longer function on a two-day hangover, the poor guy just wants to watch some sport with his buddies.

Habitat: Hiding in the North Stand, nursing a single jug.

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Behavior: Finds a comfortable seat, buys a tasty pie, and attempts to quietly watch some world-class rugby while a 40,000-person Romanorgy happens around him. Chump.

Call: “SIDDDOWNN!!!” *seethe*

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