{"id":7995,"date":"2023-10-10T20:08:45","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T20:08:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/this-is-the-best-way-to-watch-rugby-in-london\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T08:55:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T08:55:59","slug":"this-is-the-best-way-to-watch-rugby-in-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/this-is-the-best-way-to-watch-rugby-in-london\/","title":{"rendered":"The London Sevens: Rugby’s Totally Fun Event"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s probably safe to say the idea of watching your typical Rugby match in London, is something of a no-brainer.<\/p>\n

You buy your tickets, you show up (probably dressed in your fave supporting gear finery), watch the game (perhaps, drink in hand) and head home when the game is over. There\u2019s not a whole lot more to it really.<\/p>\n

But this post isn\u2019t about your average Rugby match.<\/p>\n

This is about the London Sevens<\/a>, which has somehow managed to evolve into so much more than your typical Rugby match.<\/p>\n

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Like, it\u2019s one of those thing in London now that\u2019s pretty much for everyone \u2013 regardless of whether or not you\u2019re the biggest Rugby fan.<\/p>\n

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If you\u2019re looking to party with your friends \u2013 you\u2019ve got it. If you want a fun day out with the kids, it\u2019s got you covered. If you just wanna enjoy the Rugby \u2013 you\u2019re covered too! Everyone from 5 (perhaps even younger) right up to 80 (probably even older) was there and they were having the best time ever.<\/p>\n

So here\u2019s the thing, I\u2019d never actually been to the London 7s before so I kinda showed up as something of a novice. I\u2019d been to a Rugby match back when Edinburgh was home (saw Scotland play South Africa) and Lloyd\u2019s been to a few himself (he is Welsh after all).<\/p>\n

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Full disclosure though, we were actually invited by the London 7s<\/a> to attend it in Twickenham Stadium (it\u2019s THE Rugby stadium in London) and, seeing as it’s on a bank holiday weekend, and I quite enjoyed my previous Rugby match, it was a far too easy \u201cYes!<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n

Thing is though, I showed up expecting a regular Rugby match and came dressed as such but it\u2019s sooooooo much more than that! It\u2019s quite literally a party in London and is one of the best days out in London. Here\u2019s why…<\/p>\n

1.) You get to see so much more Rugby than a regular match day.<\/h3>\n

I figured I might as well start with the obvious one here \u2013 it is a day themed around Rugby, after all.<\/p>\n

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In a regular match, you get to see two teams play. In the London Sevens (and indeed, the Rugby Sevens as a whole), it\u2019s a chance to see ALL the teams play… and they play all day! No matter what country you support, you\u2019ll find a chance to cheer them on.<\/p>\n

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Understandably, of course, the games are actually a lot shorter in length than your regular Rugby match which is perfect as no matter what else you\u2019re up to when you\u2019re here, you can still make out enough time to watch several full matches for the team your supporting.<\/p>\n

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It is probably worth noting at this stage that a fair bit of your time will probably not even be spent watching the matches! I\u2019ll show you exactly why further down.<\/p>\n

I was also gonna try to explain the rules to the games (it is a different kettle of fish after all) but I\u2019ll just quote from the official London Sevens description.<\/p>\n

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\u201cLondon Sevens<\/a> is traditionally played with teams of fifteen players, so with less than half the players on the pitch, only seven minutes per half (ten for the finals) the pace of sevens is electrifying.<\/em><\/p>\n

The game demands speed, agility, a high level of fitness and clever tactics. Successful teams plan and practice how to exploit the big areas of open space you get from having fewer players on the pitch. Normally there are less rucks, mauls, scrums and lineouts in the sevens game, and this usually leads to a fast moving, skilful 14 minutes of nail-biting entertainment.<\/em><\/p>\n

In a nutshell, it\u2019s seven players for seven minutes each half. Each team can have five subs, and if it\u2019s a draw at full time the draw counts. In finals, extra time is played in five-minute periods, and the first team to score wins.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n

Now let\u2019s get on to the other reasons why you\u2019ll wanna plan to attend the next London Sevens…<\/p>\n

2.) It\u2019s a big fancy dress party and everyone\u2019s invited!<\/h3>\n

Seriously did not expect that one! I love a good bit of fancy dress (my friends and I take Halloween very seriously each year) and yes somehow this is the second time I\u2019ve missed the memo on the fancy dress.<\/p>\n

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It doesn\u2019t matter though if you decide to just come in your regular clothes \u2013 you\u2019ll still end up part of the action, it is nice though to go all out on the fancy dress front.<\/p>\n

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We love a good party in London (especially on a sunny bank holiday weekend) and we most definitely love a good reason to dress up so the energy here is brilliant. Everyone\u2019s here for a great time and it\u2019s just the best fun!<\/p>\n

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There was no genre, theme or movie inspiration left out on the fancy dress front! (*Still remember seeing a group of people dressed as chickens meeting a group dressed as the colonel from KFC and proceeding to cluck maniacally and bow down in reverence to the KFC colonels \ud83d\ude06\ud83d\ude06).<\/p>\n

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Then there are the bars. You\u2019ve got so many everywhere with everything from beers, Prosecco and Pimms (to mention, but a few) right through to speciality gin cocktails. There\u2019s also enough food offering here to match said bars so you won\u2019t go hungry here.<\/p>\n

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3.) There\u2019s a fairground here with rides and live performances.<\/h3>\n

I kid you not! I thought I\u2019d somehow walked out of the stadium and worried about whether I had my ticket on me to get back in for a brief second before realising that it was all part of the London Sevens.<\/p>\n

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You\u2019ve got bumper cars, Ferris wheels and other rides \u2013 which is in large part why it\u2019s making a fun day not just for adults but for kids as well.<\/p>\n

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4.) There\u2019s room to chill out for a bit and treat yo\u2019self.<\/h3>\n

The concept of VIP boxes is probably not new to anyone remotely interested in sports so I won\u2019t spend too long on this point but essentially, if you wanna treat yourself while you\u2019re here, it is worth considering ways to get yourself a box seat.<\/p>\n

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We were lucky that as guests of the London Sevens, we had access to the boxes but when we do return on our own dime (*which I already plan to, we\u2019ve rounded up the troops and have already locked in dates with our friends in our calendars \u2013 this time we plan on returning with epic fancy dress costumes), I plan on figuring out how to get ourselves box tickets.<\/p>\n

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The boxes also have other benefits on the food and drinks front too. When we were in the Britvic boxes, we got to try out some pretty great cocktails made with \u2013 you guessed it, Britvic mixers (even if you don\u2019t know the company name \u2013 you\u2019ll know their products; Tango, Robinsons, J20…etc are examples of some of them).<\/p>\n

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It was just brilliant \u2013 amazing views and a stream of seemingly never-ending cocktails. The. Best!<\/p>\n

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There\u2019s also somewhere else worth noting and that\u2019s the Ale House here which is kinda like a pub bar bit which is another great option if you don\u2019t have box seats. We got access to this as well and kept popping back in for drinks and just to kick back for a little bit (the queues were much shorter here as only those with access to it could pop in here).<\/p>\n

5.) Get yourself an official Rugby souvenir.<\/h3>\n

You\u2019re in the home of Rugby after all so it\u2019s only right that you get yourself something to remember the day by.<\/p>\n

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I went for a personalised t-shirt that said Yaya 7 – which you would think was because of the London Sevens but was actually because Lloyd had chosen the same shirt as me but had decided to go for number 1 which for some reason meant that any number lower than that wouldn\u2019t work except for lucky number 7! (Don\u2019t question my logic Lol! \ud83d\ude04 Even I know how flawed it is… \ud83d\ude04\ud83d\ude06).<\/p>\n

6.) Check out all the Rugby firsts, including the World Cup at the Rugby Museum.<\/h3>\n

A museum on a day like this, with the sun shining and many beers\/delicious cocktails out there still with your name on it might seem like a strange decision but this is actually a really fun museum.<\/p>\n

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Yes, you\u2019ll get to see the very first rugby ball ever played. You\u2019ll get to find out how the whole sport started, the baths the teams use and even see the shirts used in the first Rugby match but one of my favourite things about this museum is how interactive it is.<\/p>\n

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You can test your Rugby still by pushing again actual resistance, switch off all the sequences of lights on a wall to test your agility and even attempt a simulated kick across a virtual stadium.<\/p>\n

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And, if that\u2019s not enough, you get to see the actual Rugby World Cup \u2013 which is quite a thing of beauty! \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n

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Even after the Rugby has finished the party continues!<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Fine you\u2019ll have to leave Twickenham Stadium, and you\u2019ll probably want to cos the bars will be closed by this point anyway (which is around 6.15pm) but the party continues all around Twickenham.<\/p>\n

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Makeshift food stalls have been set up, the bars have been prepping themselves for your impending descent upon them and even the area down by the river is filled with revellers.<\/p>\n

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Long after we left (had a train to catch early the next day), you could still see the London Sevens<\/a> revellers (thanks to Instagram Stories<\/a>) carrying on till late. That energy you could feel in the air at the start of the day has only grown stronger as the day progressed and it is just one of the most fun ways to spend a bank holiday weekend in London, hands-down!<\/p>\n

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