This past weekend was one of the most popular sporting events/drinking parties in Hong Kong - the Rugby Sevens. The Sevens is a weekend tournament of rugby games where the teams play 7 on 7 and in 7 minute halfs. Now, this is another area where I don't know much about the history or the rules - but I do know that it lasts all weekend, that New Zealand is really good, the US is not so good (I think they're still better than Canada), and there were STREAKERS! Nothing adds excitement to an event where you don't really have an interest in who wins or loses like some middle-aged, out of shape drunkards running across a field into the hands of authorities.
Aside to the streakers, it is also tradition to attend the game dressed in costume. We saw a huge group of guys dressed as the Harlem Globetrotters, the Dallas Cowboys (in full pads), Superman, and pretty much anything else you could think of. Here are some pictures of the people dressed up
We were lucky enough to be at the Rugby Sevens with my cousin Mitch and his wife Erin who were visiting from Chicago. We had an absolute blast with them here. Below are some pictures of all of us, Hong Kong Stadium, and John dancing with these chicks in ill-fitting costume with eye-balls as heads.
Oh yeah -- in case anyone was wondering...New Zealand won the tournament.
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