Sevens heaven

Last weekend was the most awesome event I’ve experienced since I arrived to Wellington – the Rugby Sevens. 16 international rugby teams competed against each other for 2 days, 7 players on the field at a time and each game with 2x7 minute halves. It was a shame that New Zealand lost in semi-finals because I think the stadium would have just gone mad. The winner this time was Samoa. I think Kiwis were pretty happy about the fact that Fiji didn’t win as they beat NZ last year in the finals.

What makes the event really fun is that everyone gets dressed up in different costumes. It’s like a big weekend carnival all over Wellington. It’s brilliant!

I have to give some credit for Kiwis - they are very creative and outgoing. You could pretty much find any costume you could possibly imagine - Flintstones, trees, pregnant Britney Spears with “oops, I didn’t again” written on the belly, sperms, pink horses, aliens, babies in diapers, I could go on with the list forever. And Kiwis, well, they have no shame. I mean look at this guy

And as a tradition I guess, there was a random naked guy running to the stadium, twice:) The security had some trouble catching the person at first, haha…

Anyways, after being in the stadium I can understand Kiwis passion towards this sport much more. The video clip should tell you all about the awesome feeling at the stadium…