or anyone who lived in Hong Official Ticket Marketplace. In Kong BC – Before Children addition to being the place to buy – the Sevens was tickets, this is also the recognised one of the highlights of the channel where year.F Sports fanatics from around the fans can sell world descend on the city to join in the tickets when carnival atmosphere of a weekend of they can no non-stop and socialising longer attend an event. Some might with friends. have been lucky enough to pick up But don’t assume that the Sevens one of the 9,000 tickets offered in a and family fun are mutually exclusive. public ballot between November 27, While it’s a fixture on the calendar of 2015 and January 31, 2016. The Hong serious sports fans, there are a number Kong Rugby Union also allocates of events, part of the overall carnival, 5,500 child tickets to the Hong Kong which have created a family appeal. Mini Rugby Football Union for the It is possible with a bit of planning for Friday and Saturday of the Sevens. both the big and little people to be There is, of course, a lot of last-minute part of what is one of Hong Kong’s selling on online biggest parties. forums, but Hong From humble origins in 1976, Kong Rugby the is now an Union urges fans integral part of the to use the official Sevens Series. In a nutshell, Sevens channels. is a slimline version of traditional rugby with only seven players per Dress to impress side instead of 15. It is played at a One of the really fun aspects of the fast and furious pace with each game Sevens is the tradition of fancy dress, consisting of two seven-minute halves which the kids will love. There is no with a one-minute break in between. end of themed family It is often a testing ground for outfits to get into emerging players with previous the spirit of things. Sevens carnivals seeing the likes of But make sure you come prepared David Campese and as the weather can be unpredictable on the field. and the kids might get sick of wearing The 2016 Cathay Pacific/HSBC costumes after the first hour or two. Hong Kong Sevens will be held this Do bring a bag of ponchos, hats, year on the weekend of April 8-10 in sunglasses, sunscreen, rain jackets and the 40,000 seat Hong Kong stadium. spare clothes. Tickets are always in hot demand, especially with about to Be prepared make its Olympic Games debut in Rio Hand sanitiser and wet de Janeiro this year. wipes are also advisable. But remember you can’t Get your tickets bring in cans, glass The authorised channels include bottles or plastic bottles. Also banned viagogo (www.viagogo.com) – the are vuvuzelas, rugby balls, selfie sticks

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