WHAT with Covid doing its worst for the last 15 months or so, Sevens has rather disappeared off the radar with the World Series decimated, few tournaments surviving and some Unions cutting back their programmes.
That will change in Monaco next weekend when the Olympic repechage tournaments for Men and Women get underway exactly a year after they were due to be held. The Olympic tournament proper starts at the Tokyo Stadium on July 26 which suddenly seems almost upon us.
Everybody is up for the fight, there will be a limited crowd, spectators will be necking beers in the sunshine and it wil...