Rugby 7s Afterparty: a Fitting Finale

By Editor 7 years ago

Natasha Franks reviews the official 7s Afterparty, held this year at Pondside.

This past Saturday, forty-seven years of scrums, tries and tackles culminated in the largest Rugby 7s Afterparty to date. Held for the first time at Pondside, a humble field hidden behind Andrew Melville, the event melded the inherently raucous nature of rugby with the foamy fun of a house party. Further combining cheap alcohol, an eclectic guest list, and a powerful, pulsing sound system, and the party was anything but dull. Considering the state of the guests as they limped home at closing time, it certainly could be called the afterparty to end all afterparties – at least, for that particular night.

The Afterparty followed a gripping day of rugby – frigid at times, windy at others, yet always entertaining. Despite a strong show from the St Andrews Cavaliers, Durham ultimately emerged triumphant from the highly competitive Performance Tournament. They stood alongside the three Social Tournament champions: the Great North Molerats, the Skitesaders, and the Richmond Renegades. To clinch their victory, Durham took home an additional trophy from the Women’s Tournament.

Beyond a brief bout of icy rain and a slightly delayed timeframe, the tournament itself was an unbridled success. Students from across the country flocked to University Park in support of their home teams, drawn by the rugby and undaunted by the chill. Once arrived, the Union bar and Buffalo Farm burgers provided guests with adequate warmth.

With the most overall teams playing, St Andrews gave its supporters plenty to cheer for. In the Performance Tournament, the Scott Docherty-led Cavaliers won an early game against Dundee High, with a final score of 38-12. On the Social side of things, the Freshers narrowly lost to the Blackhorn Bulls; however, the standard of play remained high.

Once the games had been settled, rugby aficionados and novices alike could unite under the common cause of cheap alcohol. The sight of hundreds of students migrating towards the sound of music, like moths seeking a flame, brought to mind memories of school house parties. The unpretentiousness of the Afterparty contributed to this nostalgic aroma: Guests were, for once, bedecked not in black tie, but in blue jeans and trainers. Spearheaded by the rugby club’s own Ashton Squires, the music adopted a similarly relaxed tactic, as the speakers were dominated almost exclusively by throwbacks.

(An honorary mention must go to the night’s opening DJs, the trio of Scott Docherty, Harry Jose, and Sevens Convenor Rory Gardner, who ably handled the initial throng.)

As an introduction to Pondside, St Andrews could have done far worse. The sizeable marquee contained no fewer than four different bars and a circular stage. This allowed guests to rotate around the room, rather than dancing strictly in one area. The extra £5 charged this year for tickets was palpable in production value, from the multi-coloured lights to the smoke machine to the surprise dumping of foam onto the dancefloor.

Photo:  Ula Rustamova, Lightbox Creative

The foam clinched the night’s unique appeal. Guests did not shy away from the chaos; instead, they embraced it. When the clock struck 1.30 and the event came to an abrupt close, you would be hard-pressed to find a clean trainer in the vicinity.

On a final delicious note, the Blackhorn food truck could be found outside the marquee, serving their full menu of burgers and wraps. Per usual, queues rivalled – and at times, surpassed – those for the bars, a testament to the irresistible nature of the chunky chip. Assuming guests have recovered by this Saturday, the food truck will return for the hotly anticipated St Andrews Charity Polo Tournament.

Ultimately the Rugby 7s Afterparty was messy, unabashed fun. We can only hope for an equally foamy forty-eighth year in 2018!

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Check out The Stand’s photos from the tournament. 

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    我們透過反向链接向G搜尋引擎展示我們的網站。
    他們收到了到該網站的自然過渡，這也是向G搜尋引擎發出的信號，表明該資源正在被人們使用。
    我們如何向G搜尋引擎表明該網站具有流動性：

    個帶有主要訊息的主頁反向链接
    我們透過來自受信任網站的重定向來建立反向链接。
    此外，我們將網站放置在單獨的網路分析器上，網站最終會進入這些分析器的缓存中，然後我們使用產生的連結作為部落格、論壇和評論的重新定向。 這個重要的操作向G搜尋引擎顯示了網站地圖，因為網站分析器顯示了有關網站的所有資訊以及所有關鍵字和標題，這很棒
    有關我們服務的所有資訊都在網站上！

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  220. Pirámide de backlinks
    Aquí está el texto con la estructura de spintax que propone diferentes sinónimos para cada palabra:

    “Pirámide de enlaces de retorno

    Después de numerosas actualizaciones del motor de búsqueda G, necesita aplicar diferentes opciones de clasificación.

    Hay una forma de llamar la atención de los motores de búsqueda a su sitio web con enlaces de retroceso.

    Los vínculos de retroceso no sólo son una táctica eficaz para la promoción, sino que también tienen flujo de visitantes orgánico, las ventas directas de estos recursos más probable es que no será, pero las transiciones será, y es tráfico potencial que también obtenemos.

    Lo que vamos a obtener al final en la salida:

    Mostramos el sitio a los motores de búsqueda a través de vínculos de retroceso.
    Conseguimos visitas orgánicas hacia el sitio, lo que también es una señal para los buscadores de que el recurso está siendo utilizado por la gente.
    Cómo mostramos los motores de búsqueda que el sitio es líquido:
    1 backlink se hace a la página principal donde está la información principal

    Hacemos enlaces de retroceso a través de redirecciones de sitios de confianza
    Lo más IMPORTANTE colocamos el sitio en una herramienta independiente de analizadores de sitios, el sitio entra en la caché de estos analizadores, luego los enlaces recibidos los colocamos como redirecciones en blogs, foros, comentarios.
    Esta vital acción muestra a los buscadores el MAPA DEL SITIO, ya que los analizadores de sitios muestran toda la información de los sitios con todas las palabras clave y títulos y es muy efectivo.
    ¡Toda la información sobre nuestros servicios en el sitio web!

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