NIG's partnership kicks off at the end of the month when the England team travel to the Hong Kong Sevens and on to the Singapore Sevens on the Far Eastern leg of the 2003/4 IRB Sevens Series Circuit.
Said David Grant, NIG's marketing director: “This partnership underlines our commitment to supporting the developmental side of Sevens rugby following our sponsorship of Scotland's Sevens development team, the NIG Scottish Thistles, from 2001 through to 2004.






