Fijian superstar the main attraction at the Kinsale Sevens

THE playing fields have been marked, the beer tents are up and tournament director Ronan Kett is confident it’s all systems go for tomorrow’s big kick-off to the Heineken Kinsale Sevens.

“The infrastructure’s in place,” Kett said following a last-minute inspection of the Kinsale RFC venue. “The pitches are in good shape, we’ve 82 teams coming in and we’re turning teams away now. We’re very pleased.”

And so he should be. This is the 15th year of this unique tournament and Kett believes it is the biggest and best yet, and possessing perfect timing at the end of Irish rugby’s most successful season in the professional age.