OLLIE Phillips warns Sevens must change its structure or risk losing fans – with the Covid crisis giving the sport a free hit to start again.
The 2009 World Sevens Player of the Year argues that the tournament days are too long and spread out over the globe and says now is the time for change.
The 38-year-old, who led England to three World Series Cup wins, said: “There is an amazing opportunity off the back of Covid to rewrite the script because everyone will understand. You don’t change the game, the contact and the tackle – it is all brilliant – but the tournaments are too long and ther...