The Hong Kong Sevens is 50 years old this weekend which is a sobering thought, probably the first time in recorded history the words sober and Hong Kong sevens have been written in the same sentence. Another first for the Rugby Matters column.
Of course it’s not the same, these things never are.
The stadium is different for starters, in fact we are on our third venue, the format is different and the competition date has changed just as Hong Kong itself has changed drastically.
It no longer attracts the world’s very best players. Back in the day Cathay Pacific used to jet the glitterati in f...