But this year the Taieri Rugby Club is using its biggest event purely as a way to give back.
There are no entry fees for this year’s Taieri Sevens at Peter Johnstone Park today.
The tournament, now in its 59th year, has become a staple on the Otago junior calendar.
Normally held over Queen’s Birthday Weekend, this year’s tournament had to be postponed due to Covid-19.
Taieri junior club president Tim Guthrie said it was nice to give something back after a rough year and shortened season.
"From our point of view as a club, it was actually more about doing something for the kids.
"Yes it is normally our main fundraising event.
"From our point of view it was about giving something back to the rugby community as a club.
"We’re just asking for a gold coin donation from everyone as they enter to balance it out."
Entries to the event were looking good, although were a little down due to other weekend events clashing.
This week’s move to Covid-19 Alert Level 1 had been crucial.
The event typically attracts about 1000 players, as well as 2000-3000 supporters, which Guthrie said would have made negotiating gathering limits too difficult.
He said the delay had not created too much extra work.
It had been clear through lockdown Queen’s Birthday was an unrealistic date, so it was just a case of working towards a different date.
There were plenty of volunteers involved in making the event run smoothly, Guthrie estimating it would be in the hundreds.