RUGBY MATTERS
BRENDAN GALLAGHER

A weekly look at the game’s other talking points
The Rugby World Cup Sevens is upon us again and hopefully the men’s and women’s competitions in the splendid setting of Cape Town Stadium this coming weekend can breathe a little stardust into a tournament that has been looking a little bit frayed about the edges, overshadowed a little by the World Series Sevens and latterly the Olympic Sevens.
That’s a shame because the World Cup Sevens has an atmosphere of its own and a rich history spanning nearly 30 years with Scotland and Murrayfield staging the first ...