It is a shame the Festival of Rugby held at KP in 2006 and 2007 didn't continue, it was a nice day out to end the season, with some good players on show who probably wouldn't otherwise get the opportunity to play at a Premiership ground.

And then there were the interesting characters – anyone remember “Sexual Chocolate” playing for that team in pink?

It will be interesting to see how the ten-a-side tournament scheduled for KP at the end of August goes, since Gosforth used to host a similar event every September back in the amateur days.

Overall, I think Sevens is a great day or even weekend out, with plenty of tries, plenty of running and none of the big boots up the middle or re-set scrums that have blighted the full game recently. It does lack the intensity of a tight Premiership game on a cold dark Friday night though, and I couldn't watch it every week.

Good luck to the Falcons playing at Welford Road next Friday though, I will be looking for a bar at which to watch it in Cape Town, and hoping for a reason to visit sunny Bath in early August. We are always competitive in Sevens, so I've every reason to be optimistic!