Editorial: The fun of the sevens wore off, but Wellington's still got the festival1 NEWS The Wellington Sevens have been put out of their misery after years of poor crowds. The costumes were fun and at their best they were a form of popular art. READ MORE:* Right call made to shift sevens from Wellington to Hamilton* Hamilton would 'screw it up' if city hosted sevens, says bar owner* Hamilton plans to bring the party back to SevensPeople who say the fun police killed the sevens are wrong. Stupidity killed the fun of the sevens, not the people who had to drag the drunks off to hospital or jail. 1 NEWS Liam Messam is backing Hamilton to turn on a great event after claiming the Sevens hosting rights from Wellington.

Source: Stuff May 22, 2017 20:37 UTC