In a year when many of the perennial favourites underperformed on the pitch, the action on the executive levels at the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens featured the usual cast of contenders.
Some firms continue to keep a low profile for fear of public scrutiny, but there was still a decent field of banks that were in it to win it. Deutsche Bank, UBS and Morgan Stanley all maintained their enthusiasm for the event with boxes that showed plenty of thought and had coherent themes.
HSBC also stepped up to the plate or the cup, in Sevens speak. Clearly taking its role as sponsor seriously, its two...