BRENDAN GALLAGHER looks at how the World Cup Sevens has evolved since its 1993 inception

World beaters: England celebrate their success at the inaugural 1993 tournament in Edinburgh

THE World Cup Sevens are hoving into view again and while the last two, in my opinion, rather got lost amid the huge concentration on first winning the Olympic bidding and then focussing on Rio 2016, this year’s competition in San Francisco promises to be a classic.
The World Cup has generally been a mixed bag since the inaugural event in 1993, with both the formats and the nature of competition changin...